June 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM - Regular Meeting

1. Call to Order

2. Establish a Quorum

3. Pledge of Allegiance
   Led by Giles School Gebert Award Winner 

4. Mission Statement
The mission of Norridge School District 80 is Inspiring Educational Excellence in a Nurturing Environment.

5. Oath of Office for New Board of Education Member: Mrs. Maria Lala

6. Celebrate the Success
   Giles School Gebert Award Winner 

7. Action Item

7.A. Consider motion to approve the agenda as presented/modified

8. Recognition of Visitors

9. Correspondence

10. Public Participation (must sign in)

11. FOIA Request

11.A. We received a request from Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W on Thursday, June 12, 2025:
Hello, This is Michael A. Ayele sending this message though I now go by W and I prefer to be referred to as such. I am writing this letter for the purpose of filing a request for records with your office.[i] The bases for this records request are [1] the decision of the United States government to commemorate the month of June as “Gun Violence Awareness Month;” [ii] [2] the Department of Justice (DOJ) Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) processing of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, which was assigned Case No.: 1531505 – 000 and [3] the April 17^th 2025 mass-shooting perpetrated by racist Phoenix Ikner on the campus of Florida State University. [iii]

Please find attached to this email the content of my records request as well as information explaining my request for a fee waiver and expedited processing. Thank you. 
Be well. Stay well. Take care. Keep yourselves at arms distance. 
Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W 

12. Presentations

12.A. District 80 New Website - July 2025

12.B. School Improvement Plan: Giles School 

12.C. School Improvement Plan: Leigh School 

13. Administrative Reports

13.A. Superintendent - Mrs. Guzik

13.B. Special Education - Mr. Masters

13.C. Building Reports

13.C.1. Giles School - Mr. Biedke

13.C.2. Leigh School - Dr. Rabiola 

13.D. Discipline Reports

13.D.1. Giles - Mrs. Gulo

13.D.2. Leigh - Mrs. Ahrens

14. Board Committees

14.A. Education

14.B. Board Policy Development 

14.C. Behavioral Intervention

14.D. Negotiations and Human Resources

14.E. Finance

14.F. Buildings and Grounds 

14.G. Communications

14.H. Norridge Park District

15. Discussion Items

15.A. District Business

15.B. District Policy

15.C. Buildings and Grounds 

16. Consent Agenda

16.A. Consider approval of Board minutes

16.A.1. May 20, 2025 Board of Education Regular Meeting Minutes

16.A.2. May 1, 2025 Board of Education Closed Meeting Minutes

16.B.  Consider approval of Policies 5:20-E, 5:30, and 5:185 on second read

16.C. Consider approval of agreement with Wold Architects and Engineers for District Facility Plan 

16.D. Consider approval of contract with Organic Life for lunch food services for the 25-26 school year at the student meal cost of $4.48 per lunch.   

16.E. Consider approval of agreement with Kochanowski School of Polish Culture for the 2025-2026 School Year 

16.F. Consider approval of agreement with Ukrainian School Ridne Slovo for the 2025-2026 School Year 

16.G. Consider approval of contract with Ro Health for Substitute Nurse Services during the 25-26 school year 

16.H. Consider approval of payment of monthly bills (listing of bills $3000.00 and over) :

VENDOR                                                                                        AMOUNT
Safeway Transportation Services                                                  $35,516.36  
Citywide Building Maintenance Inc.                                             $31,821.52
CDW                                                                                              $24,426.60
Maxim Healthcare Services                                                           $24,290.51
OrganicLife                                                                                    $23,038.83
Sunbelt Staffing                                                                             $21,845.00
ComEd                                                                                           $19,087.57
Instructure                                                                                      $15,144.58
Mc-Graw Hill                                                                                $15,116.12
Renaissance Learning                                                                    $13,547.30
Metro Prep                                                                                     $12,745.52
Warehouse Direct                                                                          $11,728.30
Branching Minds                                                                           $11,497.00
Soaring Eagle Academy                                                                $10,548.93
G & O Thermal Supply                                                                   $7,769.80
Kriha Boucek                                                                                  $7,071.00
Parkland Preparatory Academy                                                      $6,835.71
conneXion                                                                                      $6,734.56
Midwest Computer Products                                                          $6,667.50
New Horizon Center                                                                       $5,305.23
Glen Oaks Therapeutic Day School                                               $4,927.67
BrainPop                                                                                         $4,500.00
Quinlan & Fabish                                                                            $4,336.30
IASB                                                                                               $3,703.00
Arthur J Gallagher Risk Management                                            $3,700.00
Constellation New Energy                                                              $3,294.02
First Student                                                                                    $3,108.00
Conway                                                                                           $3,050.00
 

17. Board Comments

18. Closed Session
Consider motion to adjourn to closed session to discuss the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees (5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1), collective negotiating matters between the public body and its employees or their representatives, or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(2), the purchase or lease of real property for the use of the public body, including meetings held for the purpose of discussing whether a particular parcel should be acquired. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(5), student disciplinary cases 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(9) and review of closed session minutes (5 ILCS 120/2(c)(14).

19. Action Items 

19.A. Consider motion to approve agreement with STR Partners LLC and final payment of $30,857.88

20. Personnel Action Items

20.A. Employment 

20.A.1. Consider motion to approve Semina Adzic, 5th/6th grade Math 

20.A.2. Consider motion to approve Natalie Piraino, 7th/8th grade Science 

20.A.3. Consider motion to approve Diane Cairns, District Paraprofessional 

20.A.4. Consider motion to approve Kathryn Witt, District Paraprofessional 

20.A.5. Consider motion to approve Special Education Self-contained Teacher for Leigh School 

20.B. Resignations

20.B.1. Consider acceptance of resignation from Judy Figliuolo for Giles Yearbook at the end of the 2024-2025 school year 

20.B.2. Consider acceptance of resignation from Shanna Russell for PRIDE at the end of the 2024-2025 school year 

20.B.3. Consider acceptance of resignation from Amy Brammer, District Paraprofessional 

20.B.4. Consider acceptance of resignation from Aaisha Khatoon, District Paraprofessional 

20.C. Other

20.C.1. Consider motion to approve Randy Steen, Assistant Principal for Giles School for FMLA Leave 

21. Adjournment