March 25, 2026 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL - (6:00 p.m.) 
 

GOVERNING BOARD

District 67                                             District 68
Katie Leslie                                            Jill Scheer / Jeffrey Sterbenc (Alt.)

District 69                                             District 70
Mark Chao / Fernanda Perez (Alt.)       Pamela Alper / Claudia Popielarczyk (Alt.)

District 71                                             District 72
Matt Holbrook / Joe Kuffel (Alt.)            Jacqueline Bujdei / Estera Tomuta (Alt.)

District 73                                             District 73.5
Frank Santoro / Atanu Das (Alt.)           Karen Chan / Elana Jacobs (Alt.)

District 74
John Vranas / Elissa Rosenberg (Alt.)

ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM MEMBERS
Tarin Kendrick
Kathy Gavin
Candice Hartranft
Christine Perry
Sheila Arad
Joy Singh
Christina Dimas

2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

3. AUDIENCE TO VISITORS

4. RECOGNITION
Laura Frisch, Those Who Excel
Rebecca Canastra, Keshet Guardian of Hope Award
Jerika Gill, Golden Apple Nominee
PRESENTATION
Community-Based Instruction (J. Cushing)

5. INFORMATION/ACTION: CONSENT AGENDA
Recommended motion: I recommend that the Governing Board approve the Consent Agenda, which includes the Open Session Minutes of January 28, 2026, the Personnel Report, and the Accounts Payable reports for January 31, 2026, and February 28, 2026, as presented and recommended by the Executive

5.A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

5.A.1. Regular NTDSE Governing Board Minutes 

5.B. PERSONNEL

5.C. ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

6. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS

6.A. Executive Director: Tarin Kendrick

6.A.1. NTSA Update

6.A.2. Job Fairs

6.A.3. Negotiations

6.A.4. Legislative Update

6.B. Curriculum and Instruction Report: Candice Hartranft

6.C. Molloy Report: Chris Perry and Marie Sheedy

6.D. Satellite Report: Kristin Smith

6.E. Professional Learning Report: Sheila Arad

6.F. Technology Report: Joydeep Singh

7. BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS

7.A. Finance/Facilities Report: Kathy Gavin

7.A.1. Financial Reports

7.B. Policy Report: Mark Chao and Jill Scheer

7.C. Collaborative for Curriculum (CFC) Report: Claudia Popielarczyk and
Elissa Rosenberg

8. DISCUSSION ITEMS

8.A. Staff Projections and NTDSE Historical Data

8.B. ESY Budgets (Molloy and Satellite)

9. ACTION ITEMS

9.A. 2026-2027 Academic Calendar
Recommended motion: I recommend that the Governing Board approve the proposed school calendar of the Niles Township District for Special Education for the regular term of the 2026-2027 school year, as presented and recommended by the Executive Director.

9.B. 2026-2027 Governing Board Meeting Dates
Recommended motion: I recommend that the Governing Board approve the calendar dates for the Niles Township District for Special Education Governing Board meetings for the 2026-2027 school year, as presented and recommended by the Executive Director.

9.C. Non-Renewals
Recommended motion: I recommend that the Governing Board accept the Resolution Authorizing Non-Reemployment of First -Year Speech Pathologists, as recommended by the Executive Director.

9.D. Special Education Audit
Recommended motion: I recommend that the Governing Board approve the proposal with District Management Group (DM Group) to perform the special eduction audit for Niles Township District for Special Eduction #807, District 67, District 69, District 70, District 71, District 72, District 73, and District 74, as presented and recommended by the Special Education Audit Committee and the Executive Director.

10. COMMUNICATIONS: Tarin Kendrick

10.A. Student Enrollment Data

10.B. Staff Recognition 

10.C. Celebrating our Staff

10.D. FOIA Requests

11. CLOSED SESSION
Recommended motion: I recommend that the Governing Board enter into closed session to discuss the following:
Personnel: The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees, specific individuals who serve as independent contractors, or specific volunteers of the District or legal counsel for the District, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee, a specific individual who serves as an independent contractor, or a volunteer of the District or against legal counsel for the District to determine its validity. However, a meeting to consider an increase in compensation to a specific employee of a public body that is subject to the Local Government Wage Increase Transparency Act may not be closed and shall be open to the public and posted and held in accordance with this Act. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1).

12. ADJOURNMENT

13. CALENDAR NOTES
March 27 - 31, 2026 - Spring Break
April 1 - 3, 2026 - Spring Break
April 22, 2026 - Finance Committee Meeting - 5:00 P.M. - NTDSE Administrative Center
April 22, 2026 - Governing Board Meeting - 6:00 P.M. - NTDSE Administrative Center