WEBVTT 00:00:00.120 --> 00:00:03.400 Welcome to our December District Update meeting. 00:00:03.960 --> 00:00:08.880 I'm going to let Miss Craig make a few announcements related to translation. 00:00:10.040 --> 00:00:13.600 So if you just give us one moment here and we will get started with introductions. 00:00:14.880 --> 00:00:17.880 When I started this nosotros esta noche. 00:00:18.560 --> 00:00:21.400 If didn't escuchar a presentation in Espanol. 00:00:21.400 --> 00:00:24.160 Tenemos interpretation and board espanol. 00:00:24.160 --> 00:00:26.040 A cargo bay. 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Coming. 00:02:08.840 --> 00:02:10.520 Miss Galvin. 00:02:10.520 --> 00:02:12.440 Hi, this is Gail Galvin, board member. 00:02:12.440 --> 00:02:14.360 Great to be with. You, 00:02:14.360 --> 00:02:15.760 Mrs.. Taylor. Taylor. 00:02:15.760 --> 00:02:17.360 And Jean Taylor. 00:02:17.360 --> 00:02:20.360 Great to be. Here. 00:02:20.520 --> 00:02:20.960 Okay. 00:02:20.960 --> 00:02:23.960 We also have several members of our district administration. 00:02:24.000 --> 00:02:27.840 Erica Craig is the superintendent for student programs and services. 00:02:28.240 --> 00:02:30.320 We also have, Yvonne Salas. 00:02:30.320 --> 00:02:33.320 This is superintendent for college and career readiness. 00:02:34.120 --> 00:02:38.160 Aurelian Nevarez, who's our director of career, a student career development. 00:02:39.160 --> 00:02:42.160 And, Danny Brink, the director of community relations. 00:02:42.480 --> 00:02:45.480 And we also have our principal, doctor, Dan Kraus. 00:02:45.800 --> 00:02:49.200 And principal Jack Andrews from Addison Trail. 00:02:49.440 --> 00:02:50.240 And Mr. 00:02:50.240 --> 00:02:53.760 Chuck Persky, who's the our, director of, 00:02:55.080 --> 00:02:57.120 software engineering and operations. 00:02:57.120 --> 00:02:59.040 And basically director of all that. 00:02:59.040 --> 00:03:01.160 It's technology here in the district. 00:03:01.160 --> 00:03:02.920 So it's a big role. 00:03:02.920 --> 00:03:06.040 So we again, thank you for being here, tonight, 00:03:06.360 --> 00:03:10.800 this December meeting, because we are so close, 00:03:11.400 --> 00:03:14.400 to choosing courses already for next year. 00:03:14.640 --> 00:03:19.320 It is heavily focused on our curriculum and the different career 00:03:19.560 --> 00:03:24.200 and college based offerings that we have, as well as the many student 00:03:24.200 --> 00:03:27.200 supports that we have for students here in district 88. 00:03:27.480 --> 00:03:29.160 And so we're very blessed here. 00:03:29.160 --> 00:03:35.400 Our Board of Education has been, very focused on making sure that each student 00:03:35.440 --> 00:03:38.440 can build an individual pathway 00:03:38.480 --> 00:03:41.480 to meet their post-secondary goals. 00:03:41.680 --> 00:03:44.960 So what we're going to share with you tonight, is quite a bit information 00:03:44.960 --> 00:03:48.440 about the different career pathways that students can choose, 00:03:48.720 --> 00:03:51.440 as well as the many supports that we have to help them 00:03:51.440 --> 00:03:54.440 be successful here in district 88. 00:03:54.640 --> 00:03:57.680 So in terms of the district's vision and mission, 00:03:57.920 --> 00:04:01.480 you can see that something that we're very committed to is making sure that, 00:04:01.640 --> 00:04:06.240 again, students can build individual pathways, that are rigorous and career 00:04:06.240 --> 00:04:10.240 based, that are, that are going to lead someday to, to gainful employment. 00:04:11.160 --> 00:04:15.120 And within our strategic plan goals, we focus on making sure our students 00:04:15.120 --> 00:04:18.640 can access as many college credits while they're in high school. 00:04:19.560 --> 00:04:22.800 As well as connect to, again, 00:04:24.080 --> 00:04:27.080 career based experiences as well. 00:04:28.080 --> 00:04:31.240 Our strategic plan, includes goals in this area. 00:04:31.280 --> 00:04:34.840 So we track the number of college credits our students earned last year. 00:04:34.840 --> 00:04:39.440 Our students earn 5500 college credits across the district 00:04:39.720 --> 00:04:43.600 and earned 1700 career industry credentials. 00:04:43.920 --> 00:04:46.520 So that's within our career pathway programs. 00:04:46.520 --> 00:04:49.520 And so a lot of just great work by our students. 00:04:49.640 --> 00:04:53.760 And district 88 is leading, the county in dual credit. 00:04:54.720 --> 00:04:57.720 Is, for, for right now. 00:04:57.960 --> 00:05:01.200 So we've got a few districts on our heels about we're doing we're doing well, 00:05:01.720 --> 00:05:02.840 for ourselves in that arena. 00:05:02.840 --> 00:05:06.760 So we appreciate what the board has authorized, in this area. 00:05:07.000 --> 00:05:10.440 So again, these things are written into the strategic plan of the district 00:05:10.440 --> 00:05:11.880 and things that we 00:05:11.880 --> 00:05:15.600 make sure that we're measuring and making sure we're getting better each year. 00:05:15.760 --> 00:05:16.520 Okay. 00:05:16.520 --> 00:05:20.040 We also measured graduation rates and making sure we have lots of pathways 00:05:20.040 --> 00:05:22.920 for our students to be able to meet their graduation, 00:05:22.920 --> 00:05:25.360 target and again, their postsecondary goals 00:05:25.360 --> 00:05:29.200 as well as, other areas that you could see that we are we are tracking. 00:05:29.200 --> 00:05:33.600 But again, tonight's focus is really on student choices for next year. 00:05:34.800 --> 00:05:37.520 In terms of where our students go after they leave us, 00:05:37.520 --> 00:05:41.600 you can see that each one of our students, is going to be accessing either 00:05:41.640 --> 00:05:45.480 four year college, maybe a two year college first, you know, for, 00:05:46.040 --> 00:05:49.040 either a technical program or maybe transferring to four year school. 00:05:49.200 --> 00:05:52.440 But also, we have many students now accessing trade schools, 00:05:52.800 --> 00:05:55.840 going right to the workforce, or the military. 00:05:55.840 --> 00:05:57.800 Okay. And so lots of different options. 00:05:57.800 --> 00:05:58.320 But you can see 00:05:58.320 --> 00:06:02.200 kind of where district eight students are heading after they graduate. 00:06:03.200 --> 00:06:05.040 And so 00:06:05.040 --> 00:06:07.960 looking at, at what is is something, you know, 00:06:07.960 --> 00:06:10.960 our priorities here in the district again, you know, is, 00:06:11.480 --> 00:06:15.280 as I mentioned, we have, very comprehensive curriculum. 00:06:15.280 --> 00:06:17.760 So we talk about opportunities for students. 00:06:17.760 --> 00:06:19.920 We offer more than 30 Advanced Placement 00:06:19.920 --> 00:06:23.760 courses, more than 50 college credit classes already 00:06:24.040 --> 00:06:27.640 while students are in high school in 18 different career pathway areas. 00:06:27.960 --> 00:06:31.880 And we and we've been very blessed that our board has, 00:06:32.240 --> 00:06:36.520 supported and continues to support also offering full fine arts programing. 00:06:36.520 --> 00:06:39.720 So choir, orchestra and band programs 00:06:39.720 --> 00:06:42.720 as well as a very robust music offerings, 00:06:43.080 --> 00:06:46.040 as well as art as well. 00:06:46.040 --> 00:06:48.720 So lots of choices for students to make. 00:06:48.720 --> 00:06:51.960 And so this is a really important time as we're heading into making 00:06:51.960 --> 00:06:53.080 choices for next year. 00:06:55.400 --> 00:06:57.040 So I'll turn things over, to Mr. 00:06:57.040 --> 00:07:00.480 Van Cicala is going to talk a little bit about the different pathways, 00:07:01.080 --> 00:07:05.160 that students can, can take in terms of their coursework in district eight. 00:07:06.360 --> 00:07:06.840 Good evening. 00:07:06.840 --> 00:07:09.240 I'm actually going to pass it over to Miss Navarro. 00:07:09.240 --> 00:07:12.000 Oh, sorry. No, not at all. Thank you. 00:07:12.000 --> 00:07:14.520 No worries. So good evening, everyone again. 00:07:14.520 --> 00:07:17.480 My name is already Nevarez, and it has been an honor, 00:07:17.480 --> 00:07:20.520 not only to graduate from district 88, but to also have served 00:07:20.520 --> 00:07:22.920 this incredible community for the past 20 years, 00:07:22.920 --> 00:07:26.000 with most recently as director of student Career development. 00:07:26.040 --> 00:07:30.720 So, district 88 offers, credentialed, career focused pathways. 00:07:30.720 --> 00:07:34.560 And we as you see here, we have medical careers, JROTC 00:07:34.800 --> 00:07:36.760 project lead the way in cybersecurity. 00:07:36.760 --> 00:07:41.120 And these programs allow our students to really explore interests, build skills, 00:07:41.120 --> 00:07:44.440 and earn industry recognized credentials while they're still in high school. 00:07:45.880 --> 00:07:48.880 Being. 00:07:49.200 --> 00:07:50.720 So additionally, 00:07:50.720 --> 00:07:53.840 I students have the opportunity to participate in the hands on learning, 00:07:53.840 --> 00:07:57.760 including internships, youth apprenticeships, and vocational programs 00:07:57.760 --> 00:08:01.640 that connect the classroom learning to real world, careers. 00:08:01.640 --> 00:08:05.760 So programs that you see here, include our Heritage Spanish career fluency 00:08:05.760 --> 00:08:09.000 program, our education teacher prep, and also RCT 00:08:09.280 --> 00:08:12.280 Youth apprenticeship program. 00:08:14.680 --> 00:08:17.040 So where can you find all of this information? 00:08:17.040 --> 00:08:18.600 So all of our students, 00:08:18.600 --> 00:08:22.440 are able to have easy access to all of our resources all in one place. 00:08:22.440 --> 00:08:26.040 So you're going to be seeing throughout several of the following slides, 00:08:26.080 --> 00:08:30.720 not only the sites that you can click on, but also a QR code that has been shared. 00:08:31.080 --> 00:08:32.720 We've also been trying to share it more on 00:08:32.720 --> 00:08:34.520 social media and will continue to do that 00:08:34.520 --> 00:08:37.880 so that you can always have access to it as it is a live site. 00:08:37.880 --> 00:08:39.720 So if there's ever any changes, additions 00:08:39.720 --> 00:08:42.000 to coursework or whatever, you are going to have it live. 00:08:42.000 --> 00:08:42.760 So you'll have that. 00:08:42.760 --> 00:08:45.520 So, you're going to continue to see the, the, 00:08:45.520 --> 00:08:47.880 the QR codes in the slides as we as we continue. 00:08:51.800 --> 00:08:54.840 So we are district 88, have worked tirelessly to, 00:08:55.120 --> 00:08:58.960 create 18 different, career pathways for our students. 00:08:59.760 --> 00:09:03.120 What we have here, is they're color coded and, 00:09:04.120 --> 00:09:06.640 actually now I'm looking at this as a different slide. 00:09:06.640 --> 00:09:10.520 I don't know what happened there, Yvonne, but we have 18 different slides. 00:09:10.520 --> 00:09:12.720 I will fix that there. 00:09:12.720 --> 00:09:16.360 We have 18 different, career pathways, and everyone is color coded. 00:09:17.360 --> 00:09:20.080 For a different industry, for our students. 00:09:20.080 --> 00:09:23.080 So this is really something to be more, 00:09:23.240 --> 00:09:25.880 user friendly for our students so that they can kind of zone 00:09:25.880 --> 00:09:28.200 in and hone in on something that they're interested in. 00:09:28.200 --> 00:09:30.880 Once they're interested and they pick an industry, 00:09:30.880 --> 00:09:33.840 then they can continue on and go to a slide that it's going to go. 00:09:33.840 --> 00:09:34.560 It's going to look very 00:09:34.560 --> 00:09:37.600 much like the following slide, which gives them an overview, 00:09:38.640 --> 00:09:39.600 of their pathway. 00:09:39.600 --> 00:09:42.360 And it gives them all of the details, not only from what courses that 00:09:42.360 --> 00:09:46.200 they need to take, but also what careers that they can participate. 00:09:46.320 --> 00:09:48.440 What I'm sorry, what clubs they can participate in. 00:09:48.440 --> 00:09:50.640 And it also gives them a recommended college path. 00:09:50.640 --> 00:09:54.960 And the reason for, us creating this is truly to provide our students 00:09:54.960 --> 00:09:59.480 not only a clear understanding of what is available, but also, 00:10:00.000 --> 00:10:03.000 to give them ownership, right, as a plan for a future 00:10:03.000 --> 00:10:06.000 outside of high school. 00:10:06.480 --> 00:10:08.280 So here we're going to go through, 00:10:08.280 --> 00:10:11.520 some of these, quickly because there are several of them. 00:10:11.520 --> 00:10:12.360 There's 18 of them. 00:10:12.360 --> 00:10:16.480 So we're going to start with our performing with now. 00:10:16.480 --> 00:10:19.480 Got that. Sorry. Yes. Thank you. 00:10:19.680 --> 00:10:21.120 Animal systems. 00:10:21.120 --> 00:10:24.120 So students that are interested in animals can explore, 00:10:24.600 --> 00:10:27.640 related careers, through the animal systems pathway. 00:10:30.480 --> 00:10:31.000 And our plan 00:10:31.000 --> 00:10:34.000 system pathway helps our students to really explore careers 00:10:34.040 --> 00:10:37.280 if they are interested in agriculture or any type of environment, 00:10:37.280 --> 00:10:40.280 environmental science. 00:10:40.840 --> 00:10:43.600 Our audio visual 00:10:43.600 --> 00:10:45.400 pathway prepares students to explore 00:10:45.400 --> 00:10:48.400 careers in audio, video and digital media production 00:10:48.440 --> 00:10:51.560 while developing those technical and creative skills. 00:10:53.920 --> 00:10:56.000 Our students interested in performance, 00:10:56.000 --> 00:10:59.760 can explore, theater related careers through our performing 00:10:59.760 --> 00:11:02.760 arts pathway. 00:11:03.000 --> 00:11:05.800 And the visual arts pathways for students who are enjoy, 00:11:05.800 --> 00:11:09.600 who enjoy being both creative and visual, and our visual thinkers. 00:11:09.600 --> 00:11:13.640 So those are those that are interested in exploring careers such as in design, 00:11:13.640 --> 00:11:16.680 digital media, photography, animation or other 00:11:16.680 --> 00:11:19.680 creative fields. 00:11:19.920 --> 00:11:20.720 The journalism 00:11:20.720 --> 00:11:24.840 and broadcasting pathway helps our students to discover careers in news 00:11:25.040 --> 00:11:28.440 media and broadcast communications and productions. 00:11:30.840 --> 00:11:31.600 And our Music 00:11:31.600 --> 00:11:34.600 Pathway supports students in exploring music related careers 00:11:34.760 --> 00:11:38.160 while developing performance and technical production skills. 00:11:41.280 --> 00:11:41.560 Then we 00:11:41.560 --> 00:11:45.280 move into hospitality, culinary and tourism, 00:11:45.480 --> 00:11:48.360 and this really prepares our students for those that are interested in 00:11:48.360 --> 00:11:51.360 one of those service focused industries. 00:11:53.920 --> 00:11:56.760 The accounting pathway builds essential financial skills 00:11:56.760 --> 00:12:00.560 while introducing students to the world of accounting and finance. 00:12:04.200 --> 00:12:07.920 And and this pathway, encourages students to think creatively 00:12:07.920 --> 00:12:11.600 and to explore what it really takes to build a business of their own. 00:12:16.480 --> 00:12:19.080 The health and science, the Health Sciences and Technology 00:12:19.080 --> 00:12:22.320 pathway introduces students to a wide range of health care 00:12:22.320 --> 00:12:25.320 related fields. 00:12:27.600 --> 00:12:31.240 Our education and training pathway is for those that are interested in education, 00:12:31.240 --> 00:12:35.160 so students are able to explore teaching related careers through, really through 00:12:35.160 --> 00:12:40.080 hands on learning experiences as they, visit with our, elementary schools. 00:12:40.080 --> 00:12:42.840 So they get to really have some hands on experiences. 00:12:45.800 --> 00:12:46.720 Our government and public 00:12:46.720 --> 00:12:50.680 administration pathway helps students to, learn about careers 00:12:50.680 --> 00:12:53.680 that serve communities to government and public leadership. 00:12:55.920 --> 00:12:59.880 Our Cybersecurity and Network Systems pathway introduces our students 00:12:59.880 --> 00:13:02.960 to in-demand careers in technology and also in digital 00:13:02.960 --> 00:13:05.960 security. 00:13:06.120 --> 00:13:08.800 And the programing and software development pathway helps 00:13:08.800 --> 00:13:11.800 students explore careers in coding and software development. 00:13:15.520 --> 00:13:18.600 Our architecture and construction pathway blends 00:13:18.840 --> 00:13:22.640 blends design and technical coursework to prepare our students in the fields. 00:13:23.440 --> 00:13:26.040 In construction, architecture, and any engineering 00:13:26.040 --> 00:13:29.040 related field. 00:13:30.480 --> 00:13:33.120 And our science, technology and engineering pathway helps 00:13:33.120 --> 00:13:36.360 our students explore a wide range of Stem careers. 00:13:40.720 --> 00:13:43.280 And lastly, here we have our transportation distribution 00:13:43.280 --> 00:13:46.920 and logistics, which is construction pathways that connects our students 00:13:46.920 --> 00:13:51.880 to more hands on, in-demand, careers that focus on building, maintaining, 00:13:52.320 --> 00:13:55.760 and supporting essential infrastructure and skilled trades. 00:13:59.040 --> 00:14:00.240 So beginning in August 00:14:00.240 --> 00:14:03.240 of 2026, district 88 will ensure 00:14:03.240 --> 00:14:07.600 that every graduate leaves school with a clear plan for what comes next. 00:14:07.600 --> 00:14:10.560 So all students, will have a post-secondary commitment. 00:14:10.560 --> 00:14:14.200 Such as, are they going to go to college or are they going to start a 00:14:14.400 --> 00:14:16.120 going to workforce? 00:14:16.120 --> 00:14:19.680 Are they going to, enlist in the military or any other training? 00:14:19.960 --> 00:14:24.120 So, and they will complete at least one meaningful career related experience 00:14:24.120 --> 00:14:25.280 before they graduate. 00:14:25.280 --> 00:14:29.560 And all of these experiences will be documented, in school length. 00:14:29.560 --> 00:14:31.080 So these experiences will help 00:14:31.080 --> 00:14:34.360 students really explore the interests and to build confidence. 00:14:35.080 --> 00:14:38.560 And experiences could include things like internships, job 00:14:38.560 --> 00:14:41.640 shadowing, career focused field trips, listening 00:14:41.640 --> 00:14:44.640 to a career panel or, 00:14:44.640 --> 00:14:47.320 participating in some sort of an industry project 00:14:47.320 --> 00:14:52.200 or an apprenticeship mentorship with a professional or, or also earning, 00:14:52.440 --> 00:14:56.440 industry credentials or certifications for those that are in those courses, 00:14:56.440 --> 00:14:59.760 particularly those that are attending our our TCD courses. 00:15:02.880 --> 00:15:03.520 And for me, this is 00:15:03.520 --> 00:15:06.680 probably been the most exciting, initiative this year. 00:15:06.680 --> 00:15:10.640 This is where we have, monthly speaker series where we invite 00:15:10.760 --> 00:15:12.200 local professionals. 00:15:12.200 --> 00:15:15.920 Many of them are alumni that come back and share their own personal journeys 00:15:15.920 --> 00:15:19.920 with our students, making some real connections for, for, for them, 00:15:20.440 --> 00:15:24.000 and, and allowing our students an opportunity to already start networking 00:15:24.000 --> 00:15:25.080 as a high school or so. 00:15:25.080 --> 00:15:28.440 Students gain insights, and careers. 00:15:28.920 --> 00:15:32.800 And they're also, invited to, to follow many of our guests 00:15:33.120 --> 00:15:35.640 on LinkedIn to have those connections again 00:15:35.640 --> 00:15:38.640 before they enter the workforce or college, 00:15:39.040 --> 00:15:42.800 just to have that, that mentorship and I will close with a plug 00:15:42.880 --> 00:15:46.720 if you or somebody you know, is interested in coming in and sharing your story, 00:15:46.720 --> 00:15:49.920 I don't know if any of you are alumni here, or not. 00:15:50.600 --> 00:15:54.720 Please use the link that's available on the screen for you to please let me know. 00:15:55.000 --> 00:15:57.480 We'd love to have you come back and share your story. 00:15:57.480 --> 00:15:58.560 And that is all I have. 00:15:58.560 --> 00:16:01.040 Thank you for joining us this evening. 00:16:04.640 --> 00:16:05.520 Hi, everyone. 00:16:05.520 --> 00:16:06.280 Now it's my turn. 00:16:06.280 --> 00:16:07.520 I'm Yvonne Seagal's, 00:16:07.520 --> 00:16:11.000 assistant superintendent of college and career readiness here in district 88. 00:16:11.000 --> 00:16:12.720 I've been in the district for. 00:16:12.720 --> 00:16:16.200 I'm going on my 19th year, and five years in this role. 00:16:17.080 --> 00:16:20.280 So, right around this time, it's always kind of, 00:16:20.720 --> 00:16:24.440 you know, exciting because we, begin our course selections, right? 00:16:24.440 --> 00:16:25.080 When? 00:16:25.080 --> 00:16:27.760 Pretty much right when we get back from winter break. 00:16:27.760 --> 00:16:33.080 So this this is organized by our classes, but our class of 2028 00:16:33.080 --> 00:16:37.440 is actually going to be the first one to, have individual meetings with counselors, 00:16:37.720 --> 00:16:39.640 to choose their courses and cross-reference 00:16:39.640 --> 00:16:43.320 those courses in their career interests, with teacher recommendations. 00:16:43.840 --> 00:16:47.320 And that's when, like I said, the students meet one on one with their counselors 00:16:47.320 --> 00:16:51.520 to, you know, try to solidify their, schedules for the following year. 00:16:52.200 --> 00:16:56.200 Before these individual meetings, the counselors do go visit the students 00:16:56.200 --> 00:17:01.040 in their 80s in warrior times to give them instructions on how to use school links 00:17:01.040 --> 00:17:04.600 and how to, begin working on their four year plans and start, 00:17:05.160 --> 00:17:06.080 creating a semblance 00:17:06.080 --> 00:17:09.120 of courses that they would be interested in taking for the following year. 00:17:09.800 --> 00:17:12.240 So, you know, we are well underway. 00:17:12.240 --> 00:17:16.080 We're going to start, like I said, with the class of 2028 and then 27 00:17:16.520 --> 00:17:19.320 and finish up with the class of 2029. 00:17:19.320 --> 00:17:22.040 Before we, welcome our incoming freshmen. 00:17:22.040 --> 00:17:23.880 And at that point, 00:17:23.880 --> 00:17:26.880 and, you know, the current eighth graders, there will be individual meetings, 00:17:27.640 --> 00:17:31.040 with, with the families with, with the Guardians and the students 00:17:31.040 --> 00:17:35.200 with their counselor, to start that four year plan and to also start 00:17:35.200 --> 00:17:39.040 choosing courses for their freshman year, letters have gone out, 00:17:39.560 --> 00:17:42.840 to how to access school links and how to create accounts. 00:17:43.440 --> 00:17:46.280 If anyone is having any issues with access. 00:17:46.280 --> 00:17:49.280 I did reach out to the, heads of guidance today 00:17:49.280 --> 00:17:53.400 and they actually have a running tab of who has not, yet registered, 00:17:53.400 --> 00:17:57.560 so they will be reaching out to you all this week, via phone and email 00:17:57.560 --> 00:18:00.720 to make sure that, everyone is online and ready to go for that. 00:18:04.280 --> 00:18:04.800 So as far 00:18:04.800 --> 00:18:09.360 as new courses, for, for next year across the district, at Edison Trail 00:18:09.360 --> 00:18:12.960 and Willowbrook, we're going to be offering an AP cyber security course. 00:18:13.800 --> 00:18:15.040 And we're going to be adding 00:18:15.040 --> 00:18:18.280 an internship component to our current youth apprenticeship course. 00:18:19.040 --> 00:18:21.800 So we have had a youth apprenticeship course where students, 00:18:21.800 --> 00:18:24.680 act as apprentices, in manufacturing. 00:18:24.680 --> 00:18:28.440 And it, for the last few years, it's been very successful. 00:18:28.680 --> 00:18:31.680 And we are adding an internship component to this that will help, 00:18:31.920 --> 00:18:35.560 expand, the career experiences that we want for our students. 00:18:36.200 --> 00:18:39.680 So more to come on that, there is an application process 00:18:39.680 --> 00:18:43.360 and an interview process for this class because we want to make sure 00:18:43.360 --> 00:18:46.400 that every student that, is participates in that 00:18:46.400 --> 00:18:50.000 will have an appropriate placement, based on their career interests. 00:18:50.520 --> 00:18:53.520 So we do have to do a little bit of work ahead of time on this course. 00:18:53.600 --> 00:18:56.760 But, you know, everyone, seniors will be welcome to apply to this, 00:18:57.480 --> 00:19:00.720 at Willowbrook only, we are adding a foundations of civics 00:19:00.720 --> 00:19:03.200 class for our learning services students. 00:19:03.200 --> 00:19:05.200 And also Arabic three honors. 00:19:05.200 --> 00:19:06.000 That's a new course. 00:19:06.000 --> 00:19:09.000 We've had success with our Arabic one and two. 00:19:09.120 --> 00:19:09.840 And students. 00:19:09.840 --> 00:19:11.640 That was a student inspired course. 00:19:11.640 --> 00:19:13.080 And it's really been successful. 00:19:13.080 --> 00:19:15.640 So we're really happy to be able to offer it. 00:19:15.640 --> 00:19:18.920 And then finally at Edison Trail, we are adding the Blazer Cafe 00:19:18.920 --> 00:19:20.320 where students will be, 00:19:20.320 --> 00:19:23.760 doing work based learning and running the entire Blazer Cafe. 00:19:23.760 --> 00:19:26.440 So we're very excited to begin to offer that as well. 00:19:28.800 --> 00:19:29.600 And then, 00:19:29.600 --> 00:19:33.400 I'm not sure if this was mentioned or not to the group, but we will be sharing the, 00:19:33.680 --> 00:19:36.320 all of these slides with you after the meeting. 00:19:36.320 --> 00:19:40.000 So there is a link on this slide to our entire course catalog and school links. 00:19:40.000 --> 00:19:40.680 And then also, 00:19:40.680 --> 00:19:45.040 if you want to capture it on your phones, you can use this QR code to, take a look. 00:19:45.040 --> 00:19:46.560 But you can see, 00:19:46.560 --> 00:19:49.560 if you, if you go to this link, you'll see on the left hand side, 00:19:49.800 --> 00:19:51.160 is just like a menu. 00:19:51.160 --> 00:19:53.240 You can choose what school. 00:19:53.240 --> 00:19:55.320 And then you can filter down to subjects. 00:19:55.320 --> 00:19:58.440 Or if you want to look into a credit courses or honors or, 00:19:59.040 --> 00:20:03.360 you know, any of those, transcripts, credit courses that I'll talk about. 00:20:03.640 --> 00:20:05.400 This is all organized in the school links. 00:20:09.000 --> 00:20:09.960 So along 00:20:09.960 --> 00:20:12.960 along these lines, I'm excited to share, 00:20:13.120 --> 00:20:16.120 that we are creating a new marketing approach, a new, 00:20:16.800 --> 00:20:19.240 you no way to educate our students and our parents 00:20:19.240 --> 00:20:22.240 and our community about our dual credit offerings. 00:20:22.440 --> 00:20:25.640 And we're calling it the college launched the power of 15, 00:20:26.400 --> 00:20:31.960 and it centers on the idea that students who earn at least 15 credit 00:20:31.960 --> 00:20:35.120 hours of collegiate credit or dual credit before they leave 00:20:35.120 --> 00:20:38.120 high school, really, 00:20:38.520 --> 00:20:40.200 ensures and helps them 00:20:40.200 --> 00:20:43.200 be more successful when they leave us if they decide to go to college. 00:20:43.800 --> 00:20:48.360 So we will be marketing the courses that are available, as well as what year 00:20:48.360 --> 00:20:50.720 they're available to take, so students can start planning that out 00:20:50.720 --> 00:20:52.920 with their families and with their counselors. 00:20:52.920 --> 00:20:57.120 But our dual credit programs really are at no cost to the families. 00:20:57.520 --> 00:21:00.520 They are taught by our teachers in district 88. 00:21:01.040 --> 00:21:04.200 These teachers are credentialed, usually with masters, 00:21:04.640 --> 00:21:08.480 at least 18 hours of masters content in their subject area. 00:21:09.160 --> 00:21:13.360 And they are also considered adjunct faculty, with our partner institutions. 00:21:13.600 --> 00:21:17.040 So these students are really getting the college experience 00:21:17.240 --> 00:21:20.160 in district 88 with our supports. 00:21:20.160 --> 00:21:23.160 And, you know, with our teachers that our students are comfortable with, 00:21:23.760 --> 00:21:26.800 the dual credit courses are taught during the regular school day. 00:21:26.800 --> 00:21:28.080 There's no extra commitment. 00:21:29.040 --> 00:21:31.160 And they also the students that enroll 00:21:31.160 --> 00:21:34.600 and are successful, they get, credit towards high school graduation. 00:21:34.880 --> 00:21:37.800 And they also get a college transcript with those courses 00:21:37.800 --> 00:21:40.840 that they could take to their college that they choose to and, 00:21:41.240 --> 00:21:44.160 can, can pretty much bypass those classes. 00:21:44.160 --> 00:21:45.720 When they get there. 00:21:45.720 --> 00:21:48.600 So we're hoping to build confidence, you know, with the students 00:21:48.600 --> 00:21:52.440 so they can experience that rigor with, with that safety net of the district, 00:21:52.440 --> 00:21:56.720 88 teachers, and then also demonstrate that readiness for college success. 00:21:56.720 --> 00:21:59.040 So if they could do it with us, they can do it anywhere. 00:21:59.040 --> 00:22:01.120 So very excited. More to come. 00:22:01.120 --> 00:22:04.280 We're just getting everything organized, and we'll start, pushing that out 00:22:04.280 --> 00:22:07.280 shortly. 00:22:07.800 --> 00:22:09.080 And just to showcase 00:22:09.080 --> 00:22:12.960 all of our offerings, we have over 50 dual credit, 00:22:13.760 --> 00:22:16.760 opportunities for students across district 88. 00:22:16.880 --> 00:22:19.720 So on the screen here, these are our dual credit courses 00:22:19.720 --> 00:22:22.160 that we have in partnership with College of DuPage. 00:22:23.280 --> 00:22:24.720 And this is across the district. 00:22:24.720 --> 00:22:26.520 Some are only offered at Willowbrook 00:22:26.520 --> 00:22:29.520 or Addison Trail, but most are our district wide. 00:22:30.040 --> 00:22:32.320 And then the next slide, 00:22:32.320 --> 00:22:33.920 is our transcriptive courses. 00:22:33.920 --> 00:22:38.280 And so we have to kind of keep track of which college we're working with. 00:22:38.960 --> 00:22:43.760 So we call any, courses that are taken through Elmhurst University or Dominican. 00:22:44.000 --> 00:22:46.040 We call those courses transcripts of courses, 00:22:46.040 --> 00:22:48.400 but it's the same thing as dual credit. 00:22:48.400 --> 00:22:50.760 So students get a transcript 00:22:50.760 --> 00:22:54.200 from each of these institutions as they successfully complete the class. 00:22:54.920 --> 00:22:57.920 We also have a program called Project Lead the Way, 00:22:58.120 --> 00:23:01.120 which has, career pathways in biomedical science 00:23:01.400 --> 00:23:05.760 and also engineering and students, who successfully complete those classes, 00:23:06.480 --> 00:23:09.080 and, complete the end of year assessment. 00:23:09.080 --> 00:23:13.040 They also get transcripts from partner universities that, partner 00:23:13.040 --> 00:23:14.000 with project lead the way. 00:23:17.600 --> 00:23:18.120 And then we 00:23:18.120 --> 00:23:22.080 also offer over 30 Advanced Placement courses in addition to our dual credit. 00:23:22.080 --> 00:23:26.320 So, students as young as freshman, can, can experience an AP course. 00:23:26.320 --> 00:23:29.880 And if they choose to take human geography, and then we do 00:23:29.880 --> 00:23:33.200 have courses, for students all the way through high school. 00:23:33.840 --> 00:23:37.840 So just wanted to, to show you all and showcase our AP courses. 00:23:38.080 --> 00:23:40.960 We are growing, the number of AP courses that are 00:23:40.960 --> 00:23:43.960 also, granting dual credit. 00:23:44.160 --> 00:23:48.120 So it's, you know, the students get that AP, the chance 00:23:48.120 --> 00:23:51.120 to take that high stakes exam at the end of the course. 00:23:51.160 --> 00:23:54.400 But then also, if they are successful, in completion of the course, 00:23:54.400 --> 00:23:56.240 also get that transcript ID credit. 00:23:56.240 --> 00:23:59.240 So it's a win win for the students. 00:24:00.880 --> 00:24:04.240 And then the final, you know, extra opportunity for students 00:24:04.240 --> 00:24:07.680 is if they take courses through the Technology Center of DuPage. 00:24:08.080 --> 00:24:11.960 And we're in partnership with TCD, and it's for our junior and senior 00:24:11.960 --> 00:24:17.400 students, who meet the criteria, are able to, spend half of their day at TCD. 00:24:17.520 --> 00:24:19.560 So they spend four periods there. 00:24:19.560 --> 00:24:22.320 And they get, dual credit through code, 00:24:22.320 --> 00:24:26.520 in these vocational areas as well as, vocational certifications. 00:24:27.120 --> 00:24:30.080 So a lot of our students are able to complete these programs 00:24:30.080 --> 00:24:33.200 through TCD and are able to enter the workforce upon graduation. 00:24:33.560 --> 00:24:36.840 And others continue on, with their education. 00:24:36.840 --> 00:24:39.320 But they already that much further ahead, 00:24:39.320 --> 00:24:42.360 than their counterparts that don't attend a vocational center like this. 00:24:43.800 --> 00:24:44.160 And I 00:24:44.160 --> 00:24:47.160 will come back to that and, come back to that slide in a second. 00:24:47.160 --> 00:24:50.240 But we're just going to keep moving with graduation and course selections 00:24:50.480 --> 00:24:51.400 right now. 00:24:51.400 --> 00:24:55.000 So in our student handbook, and there is a link on the at the bottom 00:24:55.000 --> 00:24:59.200 of the slide, we have our listing of graduation requirements. 00:24:59.200 --> 00:25:01.320 And there are three columns. 00:25:01.320 --> 00:25:04.560 The first column are our district graduation requirements 00:25:04.560 --> 00:25:07.560 that you students need to complete before they leave us. 00:25:07.680 --> 00:25:11.920 The middle column, our recommended courses for students who are college bound 00:25:12.360 --> 00:25:13.120 and then the third 00:25:13.120 --> 00:25:16.640 column is just the Illinois State Board of Ed graduation requirements. 00:25:16.920 --> 00:25:19.920 So just, you know, quickly at a glance for students 00:25:19.920 --> 00:25:22.920 to be able to get a district 88 diploma. 00:25:23.120 --> 00:25:26.000 We require eight semesters of English, 00:25:26.000 --> 00:25:28.960 six semesters of math and six semesters of science. 00:25:30.720 --> 00:25:33.720 The next slide, 00:25:33.920 --> 00:25:38.520 six semesters of social studies, three semesters of general education. 00:25:38.520 --> 00:25:42.840 So that's anything in, world language art, music or CTE. 00:25:43.200 --> 00:25:45.800 And then one semester of consumer education. 00:25:45.800 --> 00:25:50.040 And within consumer education, students can satisfy that requirement by taking 00:25:50.040 --> 00:25:55.560 consumer ed, they can take introduction to business or any of our econ classes. 00:25:56.160 --> 00:25:59.520 So we really we tried opening up some flexibility for our students to, 00:25:59.800 --> 00:26:04.040 be able to earn that consumer, credit, through various pathways. 00:26:04.360 --> 00:26:08.240 And then there is a physical education component, in the state of Illinois 00:26:08.240 --> 00:26:11.280 that says that students must attend, daily 00:26:11.280 --> 00:26:14.280 physical education. 00:26:16.120 --> 00:26:17.400 And then finally, 00:26:17.400 --> 00:26:20.680 there's a computer literacy piece that we take care of through our links. 00:26:21.480 --> 00:26:25.960 And then 13 electives that bring us to a total of 44 credits 00:26:25.960 --> 00:26:29.280 for a student to, graduate, district 88, 00:26:29.680 --> 00:26:33.120 and begin the next chapters, beyond us. 00:26:36.360 --> 00:26:38.760 So along with our graduation, 00:26:38.760 --> 00:26:41.760 requirements, we also, have been, 00:26:42.240 --> 00:26:44.640 allowed to, provide 00:26:44.640 --> 00:26:47.640 some graduation flexible for our students as well. 00:26:47.800 --> 00:26:50.800 So students who maybe, you know, have some specific, 00:26:51.720 --> 00:26:55.040 you know, career goals or have other, you know, 00:26:55.040 --> 00:26:58.680 needs or expectations that we are able to grant them these flexibilities. 00:26:58.920 --> 00:27:03.920 So if a student is participating in an apprenticeship or any vocational 00:27:03.920 --> 00:27:09.160 or technical education course, they may satisfy, one or more high school, 00:27:09.840 --> 00:27:12.840 graduation requirements by taking these courses instead. 00:27:13.080 --> 00:27:14.200 Okay. 00:27:14.200 --> 00:27:18.000 Also, if they are participating in a registered apprentice apprenticeship, 00:27:18.000 --> 00:27:21.120 they may, satisfy one of these requirements, 00:27:21.520 --> 00:27:25.320 including physical education, so they can, instead of going to PE or taking that 00:27:25.320 --> 00:27:28.800 PE course, they can, go into a vocational or technical 00:27:28.800 --> 00:27:31.800 ed course. 00:27:31.920 --> 00:27:33.280 Also, 00:27:33.280 --> 00:27:37.680 with our three year science requirement and, we said that for our third year. 00:27:37.680 --> 00:27:38.840 So as long as our students 00:27:38.840 --> 00:27:42.480 have taken one year of life science and one year of physical science, 00:27:43.080 --> 00:27:46.000 if they're in a capstone course of a career pathway 00:27:46.000 --> 00:27:48.000 and those are listed right there on your screen, 00:27:48.000 --> 00:27:51.080 they can waive that third year of science and substitute these, 00:27:51.400 --> 00:27:54.480 capstone courses for that science course. 00:27:57.120 --> 00:27:59.520 And then finally, we do have a, 00:27:59.520 --> 00:28:02.920 p, graduation flexibility and physical education. 00:28:03.400 --> 00:28:06.400 So if students need to take a course that, 00:28:06.520 --> 00:28:10.040 you know, that is required for admission into, into a college or university, 00:28:10.040 --> 00:28:13.640 they may, talk to, requesting administrative approval, 00:28:14.440 --> 00:28:17.480 to want to waive that PE class for that class 00:28:17.760 --> 00:28:20.760 or if they need to take a class to graduate from high school. 00:28:21.040 --> 00:28:25.800 They can also, talk to their, building administration regarding that. 00:28:25.800 --> 00:28:29.480 But then if a student is participating in marching band 00:28:29.480 --> 00:28:32.960 or in, interscholastic athletic programs. 00:28:32.960 --> 00:28:38.080 So if they're an athlete, at one of the buildings, they can also get a waiver. 00:28:38.320 --> 00:28:41.680 And then finally, also for students that participate in JROTC, 00:28:42.520 --> 00:28:46.360 and then of course, students whose IEPs dictate so can also, 00:28:47.040 --> 00:28:50.680 get the waiver from the PE as well. And 00:28:52.480 --> 00:28:53.000 so as 00:28:53.000 --> 00:28:56.000 far as all of our graduation requirements, here's all the links. 00:28:56.200 --> 00:28:58.840 If you want to do some some light reading 00:28:58.840 --> 00:29:01.800 in your spare time, all of the documents are linked here. 00:29:01.800 --> 00:29:04.800 Once we share, the, this with you. 00:29:06.120 --> 00:29:09.080 And then finally, like I promised, I would come back to this, 00:29:09.080 --> 00:29:12.920 students interested in TCD, we do have some requirements for them. 00:29:13.160 --> 00:29:16.240 Okay, so we do require that students, 00:29:16.760 --> 00:29:20.000 have a minimum, attendance at school. 00:29:20.640 --> 00:29:23.040 So because we really want to invest in our students of 00:29:23.040 --> 00:29:26.040 students are have, you know, really good attendance. 00:29:26.040 --> 00:29:27.320 We will recognize that. 00:29:27.320 --> 00:29:30.800 And and, you know, it'll be a discussion when, when students do 00:29:31.080 --> 00:29:32.760 put in their application for TCD. 00:29:32.760 --> 00:29:35.760 But then another requirement is that they attend the open house, 00:29:36.400 --> 00:29:40.080 because we want the students to go to TCD and we want them to see what it's like. 00:29:40.400 --> 00:29:45.360 So that open House this year is on January 15th, from 630 to 8 p.m. 00:29:45.360 --> 00:29:46.200 at TCD. 00:29:46.200 --> 00:29:50.640 So I just wanted to share with everyone, even if you have a freshman sophomore 00:29:50.640 --> 00:29:54.600 and they're thinking about TCD, this is a great time to go and explore. 00:29:55.200 --> 00:29:57.240 All the all the different areas will be open. 00:29:57.240 --> 00:30:00.240 You'll be able to talk to students and instructor, 00:30:00.480 --> 00:30:03.480 and just see if this is something that your student would be interested in. 00:30:03.640 --> 00:30:05.640 Okay. So do you have any questions? 00:30:05.640 --> 00:30:08.280 You can feel free to reach out to me about that. 00:30:08.280 --> 00:30:10.320 So now I've spoken enough. 00:30:10.320 --> 00:30:13.880 I'd like to pass it off to pass it on to Doctor Krauss, I think. 00:30:13.880 --> 00:30:16.040 And Mr. Andrus, thank you. 00:30:18.080 --> 00:30:19.480 Thanks, Mr. Guy. 00:30:19.480 --> 00:30:20.440 Hi, everybody. 00:30:20.440 --> 00:30:22.920 Dan Kraus, principal at Willowbrook High School. 00:30:22.920 --> 00:30:25.920 You heard about all the great programs that are available? 00:30:26.080 --> 00:30:27.840 Certainly throughout the high school career. 00:30:27.840 --> 00:30:31.880 One of the best ways to learn about those or see them, live in action is. 00:30:31.880 --> 00:30:32.440 And hour. 00:30:32.440 --> 00:30:34.080 Of course, if I'm right, information right. 00:30:34.080 --> 00:30:35.960 And, curriculum showcase. 00:30:35.960 --> 00:30:36.720 And I know Mr. 00:30:36.720 --> 00:30:39.720 Andrews, if you want to go ahead and kick us off that I can, 00:30:39.840 --> 00:30:41.920 talk a little bit about our event. 00:30:41.920 --> 00:30:44.240 Yeah, yeah, that'd be great. Great. 00:30:44.240 --> 00:30:46.920 I know we have two different styles, so if you're from Addison Trail, 00:30:46.920 --> 00:30:48.920 make sure you kind of listen to how ours is set up. 00:30:48.920 --> 00:30:51.280 And I know Doctor Krauss has a different set up at fullbrook. 00:30:51.280 --> 00:30:55.840 So at 630 and Addison Trail, we will kick off, on January 15th. 00:30:57.240 --> 00:30:59.040 That will first start off with our meet 00:30:59.040 --> 00:31:02.400 the coaches and sponsors inside of our field house, kind of like, 00:31:04.080 --> 00:31:06.000 you know, an activity, fair style setup. 00:31:06.000 --> 00:31:09.000 So you'll be able to go around at the tables from 630 to 7. 00:31:09.120 --> 00:31:12.240 At 7:00, there will be a quick, parent meeting, 00:31:13.080 --> 00:31:15.280 as well as, student meeting. 00:31:15.280 --> 00:31:16.840 We'll be able to, 00:31:16.840 --> 00:31:19.920 kind of learn about the registration process, those types of things. 00:31:19.920 --> 00:31:21.200 When do things happen? 00:31:21.200 --> 00:31:23.640 A lot of people think, like you register for school 00:31:23.640 --> 00:31:25.680 and then you select courses and it's actually the other way 00:31:25.680 --> 00:31:26.800 around in high school, right? 00:31:26.800 --> 00:31:28.880 You select your courses and then we figure out 00:31:28.880 --> 00:31:30.960 the registration process and a couple months here. 00:31:30.960 --> 00:31:32.680 So we'll explain all of that. 00:31:32.680 --> 00:31:34.160 Walk all of the parents through that. 00:31:34.160 --> 00:31:37.160 You'll hear from some current students as well. 00:31:37.800 --> 00:31:40.240 And then we will kind of open house style. 00:31:40.240 --> 00:31:41.440 So all of our different 00:31:41.440 --> 00:31:44.880 departments will be set up either in their areas or in the Commons. 00:31:45.520 --> 00:31:48.760 Our different parent organizations will be there and have a table set up to 00:31:48.760 --> 00:31:50.040 learn how to get connected. 00:31:51.080 --> 00:31:54.360 So that'll be from 730 until 8:00. 00:31:55.080 --> 00:31:58.920 So we do definitely encourage, you know, especially the class of 2030, 00:31:59.360 --> 00:32:02.120 who's going to be joining us, but, all families. 00:32:02.120 --> 00:32:05.760 So if you're a parent of maybe somebody who's going into their junior year, 00:32:05.760 --> 00:32:09.080 that's a really big year for our students and kind of that, that decision 00:32:09.080 --> 00:32:12.080 time for a lot of our, our young adults. 00:32:12.120 --> 00:32:14.000 And you just want to learn more about the opportunities. 00:32:14.000 --> 00:32:16.800 It's also a great night for that as well. 00:32:16.800 --> 00:32:19.000 Doctor Kraus, back to you. You bet. 00:32:19.000 --> 00:32:20.520 We will start at 630 as well. 00:32:20.520 --> 00:32:22.640 We'll have our welcome message at that point. 00:32:22.640 --> 00:32:23.400 And then it is truly 00:32:23.400 --> 00:32:27.560 an open house, for both meet the coaches and the curriculum, areas 00:32:27.840 --> 00:32:30.840 that you've heard a little bit about, but you'll actually get a chance to, 00:32:30.840 --> 00:32:32.080 you know, speak with and, 00:32:32.080 --> 00:32:34.920 instructors, department heads is a great opportunity to learn 00:32:34.920 --> 00:32:37.920 about all the things that are available throughout Willowbrook High School. 00:32:38.160 --> 00:32:38.640 As Mr. 00:32:38.640 --> 00:32:43.440 Andrews said, really encourage, not just the members of the class of 2030, 00:32:43.680 --> 00:32:45.720 but any of our current students to come on out. 00:32:45.720 --> 00:32:47.400 And, and experience it. 00:32:47.400 --> 00:32:49.720 It's a great event, tons of fun. 00:32:49.720 --> 00:32:52.920 And, we always have current students available there 00:32:52.920 --> 00:32:56.160 to not only, answer questions, but offer advice. 00:33:02.120 --> 00:33:03.080 So one of the things we talk 00:33:03.080 --> 00:33:07.040 a lot about is, once you do start high school is making sure that you are, 00:33:07.440 --> 00:33:11.680 you know, the things that are available, for support throughout our school day. 00:33:12.480 --> 00:33:13.360 I'll jump in really quick. 00:33:13.360 --> 00:33:16.520 For Willowbrook High School, we have what's called our Warrior Resource Center 00:33:16.680 --> 00:33:18.120 that's scheduled throughout our day. 00:33:18.120 --> 00:33:21.960 And some students have that as part of their actual, schedule. 00:33:21.960 --> 00:33:25.800 And they have support from, English, math and science, 00:33:25.800 --> 00:33:30.600 as well as potentially learning services or literacy or just general support, 00:33:31.120 --> 00:33:34.120 depending upon their academic needs or your time 00:33:34.120 --> 00:33:37.480 is, period that has been scheduled, now for more than a decade. 00:33:37.480 --> 00:33:40.480 I think we're more than 15 years at some at this point. 00:33:40.800 --> 00:33:43.800 That is a part of our Bell schedule where Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 00:33:43.800 --> 00:33:47.800 Friday, students have an opportunity to have access to content 00:33:47.800 --> 00:33:51.680 area teachers for support our writing center in our English area, 00:33:51.680 --> 00:33:56.040 and then afterschool tutoring that we host, at Willowbrook High School. 00:33:56.280 --> 00:33:59.560 And you'll see, side by side, almost identical for Mr. 00:33:59.560 --> 00:34:00.920 Andrews. Yeah. 00:34:01.920 --> 00:34:02.480 One thing 00:34:02.480 --> 00:34:06.440 I always comment when we get to this slide is just you heard a lot about college. 00:34:06.440 --> 00:34:08.960 You heard a lot about career credentialing and all of that. 00:34:08.960 --> 00:34:11.120 And depending on where you or your student is at 00:34:11.120 --> 00:34:14.120 and their kind of high school career, that's a lot of pressure. 00:34:14.360 --> 00:34:19.000 But know that these resources are here, and this is not an exhaustive list, right? 00:34:19.000 --> 00:34:20.600 It doesn't talk about our staff 00:34:20.600 --> 00:34:23.880 and social workers and counselors and all of those other types of supports, 00:34:24.680 --> 00:34:27.200 that are even outside of the academic, you know, need. 00:34:27.200 --> 00:34:31.920 So, you, know, your student is struggling and maybe they're not connecting 00:34:31.920 --> 00:34:35.560 with one of these, you know, and you're, you're interested to hear more about that, 00:34:35.560 --> 00:34:39.000 or specifically who might be, inside these programs. 00:34:39.000 --> 00:34:41.400 Feel free to reach out to us because it's a lot, 00:34:41.400 --> 00:34:43.760 to kind of take on and decide those pathways. 00:34:43.760 --> 00:34:46.280 But then once you're in a lot to manage, once they're in there. 00:34:46.280 --> 00:34:47.240 So we're here to support you. 00:34:50.120 --> 00:34:53.040 One of the other areas of support, that we do provide 00:34:53.040 --> 00:34:57.320 is now that the state of Illinois has, shifted from the SAT to the Act 00:34:57.400 --> 00:35:00.800 exam is a preparation course, for junior level students. 00:35:01.320 --> 00:35:02.400 We'll be offering that. 00:35:02.400 --> 00:35:05.400 And you can see the dates on the slide if you would like it. 00:35:05.640 --> 00:35:07.920 More information. Go ahead and click the link. 00:35:07.920 --> 00:35:11.040 We are planning to offer it in both buildings. 00:35:11.040 --> 00:35:14.360 And if not, then we do, combine the program to be sure 00:35:14.360 --> 00:35:18.400 that we can still offer, the support and preparation for the act. 00:35:19.600 --> 00:35:23.000 Before we take the state level, assessment 00:35:23.000 --> 00:35:26.000 on April 15th. 00:35:29.240 --> 00:35:30.480 Thank you, Doctor Krauss. 00:35:30.480 --> 00:35:32.280 Good evening everyone. My name is Erica Craig. 00:35:32.280 --> 00:35:33.480 I'm the assistant superintendent 00:35:33.480 --> 00:35:36.440 for student programs and services for district eight. 00:35:36.440 --> 00:35:40.160 I'm happy to be here and proud to be a part of this wonderful community. 00:35:40.440 --> 00:35:43.680 One of the things that we are very proud of, and we've always been proud of 00:35:43.680 --> 00:35:46.800 in district eight, is the tremendous linguistic 00:35:46.800 --> 00:35:50.480 and cultural wealth that our families and our students bring to our district. 00:35:50.920 --> 00:35:53.800 We have, approximately 50 languages that are spoken 00:35:53.800 --> 00:35:55.440 by students in district 88. 00:35:55.440 --> 00:35:59.960 You can see on the screen, the breadth and scope of the languages that are spoken. 00:35:59.960 --> 00:36:03.080 And that's something that we, that we value is something 00:36:03.080 --> 00:36:06.080 that we endorse and we stand by in district 88. 00:36:06.200 --> 00:36:09.320 And so one of the amazing opportunities that we have, 00:36:09.600 --> 00:36:13.160 in place for students is what's called the seal of Biliteracy. 00:36:13.200 --> 00:36:16.200 So the Illinois Seal of Biliteracy is, 00:36:16.400 --> 00:36:20.280 a qualification that students can earn once they can demonstrate 00:36:20.280 --> 00:36:23.720 that they are proficient in, two or more languages. 00:36:24.440 --> 00:36:27.440 We're proud to be able to offer, testing for, 00:36:27.600 --> 00:36:30.600 the seal, at no cost for students. 00:36:30.600 --> 00:36:34.360 And if they qualify and they earn the commendation or the seal of Biliteracy, 00:36:34.760 --> 00:36:35.640 they have the potential to, 00:36:35.640 --> 00:36:38.880 to earn college credit at Illinois state universities and colleges. 00:36:39.480 --> 00:36:42.000 So again, it's offered during the school day at no cost. 00:36:42.000 --> 00:36:43.920 I have listed here on the screen 00:36:43.920 --> 00:36:47.000 the two dates that we have that are upcoming for testing. 00:36:47.600 --> 00:36:50.360 If you think that your students would be interested, 00:36:50.360 --> 00:36:51.600 you know, please reach out to me. 00:36:51.600 --> 00:36:53.600 We can put you in contact with the building. 00:36:53.600 --> 00:36:54.120 So that way 00:36:54.120 --> 00:36:54.640 we can make sure 00:36:54.640 --> 00:36:57.840 that your student, learns more about whether or not they would qualify. 00:36:58.160 --> 00:36:59.000 And also, 00:37:00.480 --> 00:37:01.640 how to go about doing that. 00:37:01.640 --> 00:37:03.240 The other thing that I'd like to mention, 00:37:03.240 --> 00:37:06.960 just so that we understand the culture that we create here in district eight, is 00:37:07.000 --> 00:37:10.800 we want to make sure that our families and students are, feel comfortable and are 00:37:10.920 --> 00:37:14.520 able to access all of our services, regardless of language that spoken. 00:37:14.920 --> 00:37:18.160 So we do have demand language interpretation for our staff 00:37:18.440 --> 00:37:20.120 and over 240 languages. 00:37:20.120 --> 00:37:25.320 That way you can directly communicate, with staff members, at any time on demand. 00:37:25.560 --> 00:37:28.560 And the staff are able to connect you to a live interpreter. 00:37:28.840 --> 00:37:31.880 We also, as you can see this evening, we have live, interpretation, 00:37:32.120 --> 00:37:35.520 with our very own Candi Calderon, a very talented interpreter, 00:37:36.000 --> 00:37:37.840 and translator here for the district. 00:37:37.840 --> 00:37:40.880 And we've also, increased the number of, 00:37:41.520 --> 00:37:42.720 English learner, 00:37:42.720 --> 00:37:45.880 credentialed staff and bilingual credentialed staff in our district, 00:37:46.120 --> 00:37:49.680 not only teaching staff, but also our clerical and our student support services. 00:37:49.960 --> 00:37:54.000 So, our goal and our objective, a district has always been to be inclusive 00:37:54.000 --> 00:37:55.280 and to make sure that all of our families 00:37:55.280 --> 00:37:57.320 and students are as supported as possible. 00:37:57.320 --> 00:37:59.000 So if you're interested in that opportunity, 00:37:59.000 --> 00:38:01.160 please reach out to me for the seal of Biliteracy 00:38:01.160 --> 00:38:03.720 and they'd be happy to connect you with the appropriate folks at each building. 00:38:07.920 --> 00:38:10.880 In addition to the myriad of of opportunities 00:38:10.880 --> 00:38:15.040 that we have available and the academic supports that that, Doctor Krauss and Mr. 00:38:15.040 --> 00:38:18.800 Andrews have spoken about, I do also want to discuss a very, 00:38:18.800 --> 00:38:23.760 very serious concern, of mental health and social, emotional well-being. 00:38:23.960 --> 00:38:26.920 We know, that, 00:38:26.920 --> 00:38:29.320 families and communities and students are struggling. 00:38:29.320 --> 00:38:31.400 Adolescence is a difficult time in life. 00:38:31.400 --> 00:38:35.080 We know also that, there have been community impacts lately 00:38:35.360 --> 00:38:40.080 that have had, you know, significant, influence on students and their families. 00:38:40.080 --> 00:38:43.680 And so we are deeply committed to making sure that all of our students, again, 00:38:43.680 --> 00:38:47.520 feel included and feel safe at school and in their lives. 00:38:47.800 --> 00:38:50.480 So we have robust and expanded. 00:38:50.480 --> 00:38:52.880 So those are pupil personnel, services staff. 00:38:52.880 --> 00:38:55.880 Those are counselors, social workers. 00:38:56.240 --> 00:38:59.880 Psychologists who are always on staff, and part of all of our decision 00:38:59.880 --> 00:39:02.880 making teams to make sure that students are as support as possible. 00:39:02.880 --> 00:39:06.440 We also have student support groups, many that we run, 00:39:06.720 --> 00:39:09.720 grief, teen pregnancy, 00:39:10.040 --> 00:39:12.840 school anxiety, anything that you can think of. 00:39:12.840 --> 00:39:15.840 We run different groups to provide students with that access 00:39:15.840 --> 00:39:17.400 to trusted adults. 00:39:17.400 --> 00:39:21.400 We also run our Signs of Suicide program to make sure that we can help students 00:39:21.400 --> 00:39:25.800 to identify if they have critical signs of, of, mental distress, 00:39:25.800 --> 00:39:28.800 where they would need to connect with providers that can provide 00:39:28.800 --> 00:39:32.040 immediate assistance and making sure that they're safe and healthy. 00:39:32.400 --> 00:39:33.080 Right. 00:39:33.080 --> 00:39:36.240 We also, as part of this commitment, have partnered 00:39:36.240 --> 00:39:40.000 with Medifast and Serenity House, which are local agencies that provide, 00:39:41.240 --> 00:39:42.480 therapy, 00:39:42.480 --> 00:39:45.840 social emotional support and substance abuse, counseling. 00:39:46.040 --> 00:39:49.920 So if students are struggling and need additional, intervention 00:39:49.920 --> 00:39:50.640 beyond what we're able 00:39:50.640 --> 00:39:54.200 to provide in house with our own staff, we do have those licensed, 00:39:55.400 --> 00:39:58.680 clinicians who come and partner with us, on campus. 00:39:59.840 --> 00:40:03.240 We also make sure that we have our student inclusion and student success 00:40:03.240 --> 00:40:06.160 coordinators who work directly with students of the in the event 00:40:06.160 --> 00:40:10.560 that students, are struggling, are having a hard time connecting, 00:40:11.040 --> 00:40:14.600 with, with staff or with students that we have, personnel 00:40:14.600 --> 00:40:17.600 that are directly responsible for making sure that students are connected. 00:40:18.040 --> 00:40:22.800 And interestingly, we also we are happy to continue providing therapy dog visits. 00:40:22.800 --> 00:40:25.800 So, every month, we do have therapy dogs that come in 00:40:25.800 --> 00:40:30.280 and all students have access, to, to those, to those sessions as well. 00:40:32.640 --> 00:40:34.840 So in addition to what we offer, 00:40:34.840 --> 00:40:35.840 during the school day 00:40:35.840 --> 00:40:39.440 and with our personnel, we are also, proud that we have been able 00:40:39.720 --> 00:40:43.840 to offer additional mental health services, to students and their families, 00:40:44.400 --> 00:40:48.320 through a partnership with referral G-P-S, and a grant that we had received. 00:40:48.960 --> 00:40:52.640 And this project has allowed us to expand mental health services 00:40:52.640 --> 00:40:54.440 for students and their families. 00:40:54.440 --> 00:40:55.960 So I think that's really important. 00:40:55.960 --> 00:41:00.920 It's not just our students, but district 88 families as well to access up to eight, 00:41:01.680 --> 00:41:05.160 counseling sessions at no cost, whether that's in-person or telehealth. 00:41:06.040 --> 00:41:09.040 And what's what's, powerful about this is that, 00:41:09.640 --> 00:41:13.440 the partnership that we have with referral GPS will allow us 00:41:13.440 --> 00:41:18.400 and our teams to help families connect to counselors and therapists. 00:41:18.600 --> 00:41:20.040 So you're not alone. 00:41:20.040 --> 00:41:22.720 And if there's if there's challenges in trying to even find, 00:41:23.920 --> 00:41:24.840 psychologists and 00:41:24.840 --> 00:41:28.160 social workers who are available, we know many times there's waiting lists. 00:41:28.720 --> 00:41:33.240 Our agency, partnership allows us to, to get more immediate access 00:41:33.240 --> 00:41:36.240 for students and their families to that support. 00:41:38.040 --> 00:41:40.200 And finally, when we talk about, 00:41:40.200 --> 00:41:43.200 all of our students feeling included and feeling safe, 00:41:43.440 --> 00:41:46.440 we also want to just discuss, the, 00:41:46.800 --> 00:41:50.920 the commitment, the district has to, physical safety and security 00:41:50.920 --> 00:41:55.080 and making sure that our students and our staff, are safe. 00:41:55.080 --> 00:41:56.240 Always. 00:41:56.240 --> 00:41:58.080 That is our number one priority, is making sure 00:41:58.080 --> 00:42:00.920 that students can come to an environment where they feel safe 00:42:00.920 --> 00:42:04.280 and that their physical, safety is number one. 00:42:04.440 --> 00:42:08.560 So the part of that commitment, we have adopted, various protocols, 00:42:08.920 --> 00:42:14.280 that are in alignment, with the state and national provisions, 00:42:15.360 --> 00:42:17.320 related to, to school safety. 00:42:18.440 --> 00:42:18.800 One of 00:42:18.800 --> 00:42:22.280 those is the Comprehensive School threat Assessment guidelines, where we take 00:42:22.280 --> 00:42:26.400 all threats seriously, making sure that all students are safe and supported. 00:42:26.600 --> 00:42:26.960 All right. 00:42:26.960 --> 00:42:28.440 And we can analyze that 00:42:28.440 --> 00:42:31.440 and make sure that we can determine appropriate interventions as needed. 00:42:31.520 --> 00:42:33.240 And we also follow, 00:42:33.240 --> 00:42:37.160 the standard response protocol through, the I love you guys foundation. 00:42:37.320 --> 00:42:40.320 And you can see that on the on the right hand side of the screen. 00:42:40.520 --> 00:42:43.520 This is the language that we use in emergency situations. 00:42:44.160 --> 00:42:47.160 These signs are posted around the building. 00:42:47.760 --> 00:42:49.680 These signs are, practice. 00:42:49.680 --> 00:42:52.680 And all of these steps are practiced and discussed with students, 00:42:53.120 --> 00:42:54.000 in plain language. 00:42:54.000 --> 00:42:57.840 So that way, in the event that we have an emergency situation, whether that be, 00:42:59.040 --> 00:43:03.520 from a threat or from whether, we, we know exactly what to do and the steps 00:43:03.520 --> 00:43:06.680 that everyone needs to take in order to make sure that students are safe. 00:43:09.480 --> 00:43:12.480 Thank you. 00:43:14.360 --> 00:43:16.080 So, just a 00:43:16.080 --> 00:43:19.880 couple reminders as we are now into, winter weather. 00:43:19.880 --> 00:43:22.880 We've already seen quite a bit of it, early here in the season, 00:43:22.920 --> 00:43:27.920 just to reminder that, when when we're going to make a decision, 00:43:28.280 --> 00:43:31.280 to close school or to move to an e-learning day, 00:43:32.280 --> 00:43:37.080 that those, messages will always come directly to parents, from us. 00:43:37.080 --> 00:43:40.200 We'll be putting out, you know, messages and, and calls 00:43:40.200 --> 00:43:44.000 that will come in an email and, phone call as well, as, 00:43:44.040 --> 00:43:48.240 but the, the always the most updated information is going to be on our website. 00:43:48.560 --> 00:43:52.680 And so if you have questions about what are the things that we consider 00:43:52.680 --> 00:43:54.440 when we're closing, we have some guidelines 00:43:54.440 --> 00:43:57.480 posted on our website that you can access with this link. 00:43:58.240 --> 00:44:01.480 And really keep in mind that we're typically looking at 00:44:01.560 --> 00:44:04.840 whether we can get students to and from school safely. 00:44:04.840 --> 00:44:08.000 So it's really about is it too cold for students to be on bus 00:44:08.000 --> 00:44:10.480 stops is a lot of times what it comes down to. 00:44:10.480 --> 00:44:14.680 And so we're looking at windchills of, you know, 25 below is, 00:44:14.720 --> 00:44:17.840 you know, is when is when we're going to say that's, that's too much. So 00:44:19.360 --> 00:44:21.720 but again if you the guidelines are here 00:44:21.720 --> 00:44:25.600 and we will also always be communicating directly with parents. 00:44:25.880 --> 00:44:29.760 If in the event of a closing or, if we're moving to an e-learning day, 00:44:30.640 --> 00:44:33.240 we also try to warn students to bring home devices 00:44:33.240 --> 00:44:35.760 if we anticipate something coming. 00:44:35.760 --> 00:44:38.760 But it is good practice for students to make sure they bring home devices 00:44:38.800 --> 00:44:39.360 every day. 00:44:39.360 --> 00:44:42.360 Anyway, we just never know. 00:44:44.760 --> 00:44:46.880 Okay. 00:44:46.880 --> 00:44:49.880 Doctor Kraus and I were going to jump back in on this thing, so. 00:44:50.040 --> 00:44:51.120 Yeah. 00:44:51.120 --> 00:44:55.040 So we obviously cannot do everything that happens in district 88 00:44:55.040 --> 00:44:59.320 without the support of our parents and, the community overall. 00:45:00.000 --> 00:45:03.360 Both schools have very similar, kind of parent program meetings. 00:45:03.360 --> 00:45:06.600 But just to kind of highlight a few as well as, I think, talk 00:45:06.600 --> 00:45:10.480 about the commitment that some may have and others are, 00:45:10.520 --> 00:45:14.800 you know, more of that, kind of like you can come and participate and hear 00:45:14.800 --> 00:45:16.800 more about what's happening in district 88. 00:45:17.760 --> 00:45:19.320 Rather than this feeling of like, you know, 00:45:19.320 --> 00:45:23.080 I don't have the time or commitment or the ability to to, you know, 00:45:23.080 --> 00:45:25.040 run the concession stand or whatever it might be. 00:45:25.040 --> 00:45:29.360 So just to talk about a few, both schools have a citizens advisory council. 00:45:29.840 --> 00:45:33.120 These meet on I believe it's a first or second Wednesday. 00:45:33.720 --> 00:45:36.720 Usually I've every my second Wednesday of every month. 00:45:36.720 --> 00:45:40.240 And it's an opportunity to sit with, Doctor Kraus 00:45:40.240 --> 00:45:44.000 or myself, as well as board members, and cabinet, 00:45:45.120 --> 00:45:49.040 to kind of talk about a number of different topics, in district 88. 00:45:49.040 --> 00:45:51.160 But it really good discussions. 00:45:51.160 --> 00:45:53.760 Again, it's kind of that direct line to administration. 00:45:53.760 --> 00:45:57.320 The board, as well as, our superintendent, 00:45:57.920 --> 00:46:01.440 both schools have booster club programs that are just absolutely incredible 00:46:01.440 --> 00:46:06.000 and support specific, organizations or clubs inside of each group. 00:46:06.800 --> 00:46:08.960 And then another fun one that highlighted added some trails. 00:46:08.960 --> 00:46:10.680 The partners and also Nancy Owen Group, 00:46:12.000 --> 00:46:14.280 talking about again, a number of different topics. 00:46:14.280 --> 00:46:16.680 But if you're interested in being a part of any of these 00:46:16.680 --> 00:46:19.120 or just want to hear more about one specifically, 00:46:19.120 --> 00:46:22.120 we're happy to connect you with some of the parent leaders, that 00:46:22.120 --> 00:46:25.120 we get the opportunity to work with every day. 00:46:25.920 --> 00:46:27.240 Yeah. Just to echo what Mr. 00:46:27.240 --> 00:46:30.400 Andrew said, this is not something that has to be in every month 00:46:30.400 --> 00:46:33.960 or, you know, every meeting, commitment, participate when you can. 00:46:34.240 --> 00:46:37.080 I know the, Parents of Black Scholars is another, 00:46:37.080 --> 00:46:40.280 new organization for us that is emerging and continues to grow. 00:46:41.040 --> 00:46:43.200 But it's an opportunity for all of our parents 00:46:43.200 --> 00:46:45.600 to feel like they're connected and engaged. 00:46:45.600 --> 00:46:48.560 We see it all the time that when students start high school, 00:46:48.560 --> 00:46:52.600 having parents and a community, supporting them is vital, 00:46:53.000 --> 00:46:55.920 so that they feel as though, they have everyone 00:46:55.920 --> 00:46:59.280 around them supporting them in their, and their efforts. 00:46:59.280 --> 00:47:04.480 And these are great opportunities, to participate as, as a year goes on. 00:47:08.080 --> 00:47:10.200 And you really can't talk about the middle of the year 00:47:10.200 --> 00:47:13.200 or winter weather without talking also about final exams. 00:47:13.440 --> 00:47:15.400 We are just about ready to close out. 00:47:15.400 --> 00:47:17.880 The first semester has been tremendous. 00:47:17.880 --> 00:47:22.680 So final exams begin tomorrow, and you see the schedule on, on the screen there. 00:47:23.160 --> 00:47:27.880 One of the things to remember is that, we operate with a, semester 00:47:27.880 --> 00:47:31.360 based system of credits for, for our classes, as Mr. 00:47:31.360 --> 00:47:34.320 Collis mentioned, for graduation requirements. 00:47:34.320 --> 00:47:36.800 But 80% of the students overall 00:47:36.800 --> 00:47:39.880 semester grade is comprised of what we call the term grade. 00:47:39.880 --> 00:47:43.600 And that's what they do during class, throughout the semester. 00:47:43.600 --> 00:47:48.840 And then 20% is, comply, comprised of their final exam 00:47:48.840 --> 00:47:51.960 that they will take either tomorrow, Thursday or Friday. 00:47:52.560 --> 00:47:56.880 One of the things that we make sure that our, our staff is, especially doing, 00:47:57.280 --> 00:48:00.280 with our ninth graders is helping them understand the importance of the, 00:48:00.440 --> 00:48:02.320 these exams, how to prepare for them. 00:48:02.320 --> 00:48:05.400 And then as students progress through high school, junior and senior year, 00:48:06.040 --> 00:48:09.080 they are sort of the veterans of the other group, and they understand 00:48:09.080 --> 00:48:13.160 really well, the importance of the exams as, as are completed. 00:48:15.360 --> 00:48:17.960 Was one, quick thing, I think winter break. 00:48:17.960 --> 00:48:19.000 No, no, no worries. 00:48:19.000 --> 00:48:20.800 I'm just going to say winter break. 00:48:20.800 --> 00:48:24.520 Obviously, you know, while majority of the school, is closed 00:48:24.520 --> 00:48:27.520 and people are home, with their families, 00:48:27.640 --> 00:48:31.000 we do still have an active building from sports and different things. 00:48:31.000 --> 00:48:34.440 And so, I know administration is constantly checking, 00:48:34.440 --> 00:48:36.480 you know, voicemails and it's present on site. 00:48:36.480 --> 00:48:39.480 So please don't hesitate to reach out over the winter break 00:48:39.480 --> 00:48:40.800 if there's something that comes up. 00:48:40.800 --> 00:48:44.280 Some of you may even be parents of alumni who need certain things over break. 00:48:44.560 --> 00:48:45.680 Feel free to reach out. 00:48:45.680 --> 00:48:47.240 You know, we're happy to get you connected. 00:48:47.240 --> 00:48:50.240 Still, just don't hesitate. 00:48:50.400 --> 00:48:53.920 I think one of the things also to to add in is that while final exams 00:48:53.920 --> 00:48:58.560 will be completed on Friday final grades so that we give students and staff 00:48:58.560 --> 00:49:03.240 the opportunity to collect either, missing assignments or redo 00:49:03.240 --> 00:49:08.800 some assessments will actually not be done until Tuesday, January 6th at 3 p.m.. 00:49:09.120 --> 00:49:10.920 So that's when the grades will be final. 00:49:10.920 --> 00:49:13.160 You'll still be able to view Powerschool. 00:49:13.160 --> 00:49:16.560 You may be able to see how your student performed on their final exams, with the 00:49:16.560 --> 00:49:20.960 actual final grade for the semester will not be submitted until 3 p.m. 00:49:21.120 --> 00:49:23.680 on Tuesday, January 6th. No. 00:49:27.960 --> 00:49:28.320 So just 00:49:28.320 --> 00:49:31.360 a couple, updates related to our facilities. 00:49:31.360 --> 00:49:35.240 So this past, this past summer, we had a few updates, 00:49:35.880 --> 00:49:39.040 including the practice turf field, replacement at Edison Trail. 00:49:40.200 --> 00:49:45.200 A company switch in the auditorium so that we can, we are hosting the dress 00:49:45.200 --> 00:49:49.680 rehearsal and the practices for the the the state theater performance. 00:49:49.680 --> 00:49:53.880 And so, we started to go ahead and implement some of our auditorium 00:49:53.880 --> 00:49:54.360 upgrades. 00:49:54.360 --> 00:49:58.920 To facilitate that, we had to replace the hot water heater, and the auditorium 00:49:58.920 --> 00:50:03.000 catwalk and lighting upgrades took place, this past summer and the DLP renovation. 00:50:03.000 --> 00:50:05.040 So that's our life skill classrooms. 00:50:05.040 --> 00:50:08.040 Over in our learning services wing there at Willowbrook. 00:50:08.280 --> 00:50:11.280 In terms of what's what's on the docket for this summer, 00:50:11.720 --> 00:50:15.040 we've heard a lot, recently, over the last few months, 00:50:16.120 --> 00:50:17.760 as we've kind of been been 00:50:17.760 --> 00:50:23.120 gathering feedback from the community related to our facilities, of a desire 00:50:23.120 --> 00:50:27.880 to have some temperature control within the fieldhouse, in both buildings. 00:50:28.320 --> 00:50:30.240 And as we explored air 00:50:30.240 --> 00:50:33.480 conditioning options, there, we found it to be very prohibitive. 00:50:34.320 --> 00:50:38.280 It's in the tune of $3 million to put air conditioning in the field houses. 00:50:38.840 --> 00:50:39.920 Which is a lot. 00:50:39.920 --> 00:50:43.040 However, we have found a solution that the board is considering. 00:50:43.880 --> 00:50:46.280 For a large fan, 00:50:46.280 --> 00:50:50.600 the very large fan systems that would be in the ceilings of the field houses, 00:50:51.320 --> 00:50:53.920 as well as, being able to, to be used in the East 00:50:53.920 --> 00:50:56.920 Gym and Edison Trail and the auxiliary gym at Willowbrook High School. 00:50:57.000 --> 00:51:00.600 So these are very, very large fan systems that do bring the temperature down. 00:51:00.840 --> 00:51:04.560 And have, tremendous ventilation, through the, through the facility. 00:51:04.560 --> 00:51:07.560 So we're excited about this option that will go in this summer. 00:51:08.000 --> 00:51:12.560 We'll be doing some roof replacements, as well in both building. 00:51:12.560 --> 00:51:14.280 So that's what's on the docket. 00:51:14.280 --> 00:51:17.040 For in the short term, in the long term, 00:51:17.040 --> 00:51:20.840 we have been engaging in a, a process to really 00:51:21.040 --> 00:51:24.040 look at our long term facility needs in the district. 00:51:24.200 --> 00:51:29.520 We have, over 1,000,000ft² of facilities to maintain in the district. 00:51:29.520 --> 00:51:32.760 So it's a very large, large area, big facilities. 00:51:33.040 --> 00:51:36.040 And, we're only able to allocate, 00:51:36.440 --> 00:51:39.800 just, you know, a very small portion of our budget each year towards 00:51:39.800 --> 00:51:42.800 large projects, you know, large maintenance and upgrades, 00:51:43.160 --> 00:51:45.200 that, that are needed within our facilities. 00:51:45.200 --> 00:51:49.400 You heard about the the the, the vast, you know, offerings 00:51:49.400 --> 00:51:52.560 that we have in our curriculum and to support all of that 00:51:52.680 --> 00:51:55.920 and the extracurricular, you know, commitments that we have, 00:51:56.200 --> 00:51:58.320 it takes to, you know, the facilities 00:51:58.320 --> 00:52:01.320 we have to have the facilities that can support those programs. 00:52:01.440 --> 00:52:04.440 And so the board is considering, 00:52:04.880 --> 00:52:07.560 going out for referendum in November 00:52:07.560 --> 00:52:10.560 of, of 26. 00:52:10.680 --> 00:52:13.240 This would be a no tax increase referendum 00:52:13.240 --> 00:52:17.600 that would be focused on facility maintenance and upgrades. 00:52:17.600 --> 00:52:20.600 And so we've been engaging with the community, 00:52:20.760 --> 00:52:23.800 informally over the last, several months, 00:52:24.480 --> 00:52:28.760 and sharing, a little bit about what is being considered in terms of upgrades. 00:52:28.760 --> 00:52:32.760 This is not a final list by any means, but it is a preliminary 00:52:33.000 --> 00:52:36.840 prioritization that the board has done in areas of priority. 00:52:36.840 --> 00:52:39.880 So we'd be making upgrades, you know, with this potential referendum. 00:52:39.880 --> 00:52:42.760 Again, this would be a no tax increase 00:52:43.920 --> 00:52:44.840 referendum. 00:52:44.840 --> 00:52:48.280 There would be possibilities of upgrades related to safety and security, 00:52:49.080 --> 00:52:52.440 that are outlined here, Ada accessibility. 00:52:52.440 --> 00:52:55.440 So that we can ensure that we're able to, 00:52:55.920 --> 00:52:58.080 to, to, allow 00:52:58.080 --> 00:53:02.040 wheelchairs into all aisle spaces that we, that we have, 00:53:02.040 --> 00:53:06.720 including our auditorium and, gym spaces as well as our stadiums. 00:53:07.080 --> 00:53:09.080 Those are heavily, you know, community usage. 00:53:09.080 --> 00:53:12.400 And so we have some, some barriers right now to being able 00:53:12.400 --> 00:53:15.400 to have wheelchairs in those facilities. 00:53:15.440 --> 00:53:17.640 You've heard a lot about our career pathway work, 00:53:17.640 --> 00:53:20.760 so we need some upgrades within our career technology areas. 00:53:21.440 --> 00:53:24.760 Primarily in this project will focus on woods and autos. 00:53:26.520 --> 00:53:29.520 But again, many areas will get a refresh. 00:53:29.600 --> 00:53:33.920 We have some infrastructure needs as well as some athletic needs. 00:53:34.320 --> 00:53:36.200 Within within both buildings. 00:53:36.200 --> 00:53:40.080 So we are inviting the community, to a citizens 00:53:40.080 --> 00:53:44.320 task force meeting, to be to learn more about what? 00:53:44.320 --> 00:53:48.360 This, this, this, this process, may look like 00:53:48.560 --> 00:53:54.240 and how to be a part of that process, provide feedback as well as, to, to be, 00:53:54.280 --> 00:53:59.960 you know, involved as we, as we go forward in this, leading up to November of 26. 00:54:00.160 --> 00:54:03.480 So the meetings are coming up, January 26th at Willowbrook 00:54:03.480 --> 00:54:06.760 High School and February 19th at Edison Trail. 00:54:07.520 --> 00:54:09.960 And parents are welcome to attend. 00:54:09.960 --> 00:54:12.600 And be part of this process will include some building tours to 00:54:12.600 --> 00:54:17.840 look at some of the areas that that need some, some attention, as well as, again, 00:54:17.840 --> 00:54:21.880 learning about how this process will, will work over the course of the next year. 00:54:23.400 --> 00:54:26.400 Okay. 00:54:26.560 --> 00:54:27.240 Hi, everybody. 00:54:27.240 --> 00:54:29.000 Good evening. My name is Danny Brink. 00:54:29.000 --> 00:54:31.200 I'm the director of community relations for the district. 00:54:31.200 --> 00:54:32.960 Thank you all so much for being here. 00:54:32.960 --> 00:54:35.680 We appreciate you taking the time to meet with us. 00:54:35.680 --> 00:54:39.800 Just wanted to share some information and some reminders about communication 00:54:39.800 --> 00:54:40.920 through the district. 00:54:40.920 --> 00:54:45.080 We really strive to make sure that we're as transparent and as timely as possible, 00:54:45.120 --> 00:54:49.200 making sure that we get you information that only about important information, 00:54:49.200 --> 00:54:52.200 but also keeping you connected with what's going on in the schools. 00:54:52.400 --> 00:54:57.480 So just as a reminder, last year we implemented an 8888 video segment. 00:54:57.720 --> 00:55:00.120 As we mentioned at the beginning of this meeting, 00:55:00.120 --> 00:55:03.000 currently there's a four part series that we're doing regarding 00:55:03.000 --> 00:55:06.720 the career pathways in the college work that we mentioned earlier. 00:55:06.960 --> 00:55:07.520 So please 00:55:07.520 --> 00:55:11.400 feel free to check those out there for topics from our superintendent level. 00:55:11.400 --> 00:55:14.920 So kind of the overarching, areas that with the district. 00:55:15.120 --> 00:55:16.960 So we encourage you to view those. 00:55:16.960 --> 00:55:18.960 We also have our newsletter that's published 00:55:18.960 --> 00:55:21.960 every Friday in English as well as in Spanish. 00:55:21.960 --> 00:55:23.480 And we have our social media. 00:55:23.480 --> 00:55:27.040 Each school has an Instagram as well as a face Facebook account. 00:55:27.360 --> 00:55:30.840 And then we also have our different athletic groups, clubs, 00:55:30.840 --> 00:55:32.520 our extracurricular activities. 00:55:32.520 --> 00:55:35.600 A lot of them have their own social media accounts as well. 00:55:35.600 --> 00:55:37.760 So the link is there and how to view those. 00:55:37.760 --> 00:55:41.000 So we encourage you to to join those to stay connected. 00:55:42.000 --> 00:55:44.200 And then one area I'd also like to mention 00:55:44.200 --> 00:55:46.960 we have on our website, the feedback we received was 00:55:46.960 --> 00:55:50.040 we have all this great information, but it can be a little hard to navigate. 00:55:50.040 --> 00:55:51.320 So we created a parent. 00:55:51.320 --> 00:55:53.160 Resource tab on our. Website. 00:55:53.160 --> 00:55:55.560 So it kind of puts all of this in one spot. 00:55:55.560 --> 00:55:58.600 So you can get to that a little bit easier and quicker. 00:55:59.160 --> 00:56:01.760 So we also have our website is Doctor Robert. 00:56:01.760 --> 00:56:02.520 And he mentioned 00:56:02.520 --> 00:56:06.240 in the event of an emergency or a weather related school closing or any 00:56:06.560 --> 00:56:10.560 emergency situation, that's where we would post a lot of the information. 00:56:10.920 --> 00:56:13.560 We also do automated calls and emails that you 00:56:13.560 --> 00:56:15.280 I hopefully have gotten throughout the year, 00:56:15.280 --> 00:56:18.720 so we'll continue to communicate directly when there is a need for that. 00:56:19.160 --> 00:56:22.720 And then we certainly encourage you to contact us directly if you ever have 00:56:22.920 --> 00:56:23.760 any questions. 00:56:23.760 --> 00:56:24.480 Concerns. 00:56:24.480 --> 00:56:28.240 We are more than happy to meet with you in person, by phone, via email, 00:56:28.480 --> 00:56:30.160 so please don't hesitate to reach out 00:56:30.160 --> 00:56:33.160 if there's anything that you need or anything we can do to help. 00:56:33.560 --> 00:56:36.840 And then if you are an alumni, I know, Mr. 00:56:36.840 --> 00:56:40.120 Barrows mentioned earlier, we do have opportunities for alumni to connect. 00:56:40.120 --> 00:56:42.560 One of those is through an alumni database, 00:56:42.560 --> 00:56:44.280 so we would love to stay in touch with you. 00:56:44.280 --> 00:56:45.480 And if you know any alumni, 00:56:45.480 --> 00:56:48.960 please send this to them and share it with them as well to get connected. 00:56:49.440 --> 00:56:50.160 And then the links 00:56:50.160 --> 00:56:53.160 are there for our school calendars just so you can stay connected. 00:56:53.520 --> 00:56:56.480 Connected with any meetings, events, performances, 00:56:56.480 --> 00:56:59.800 anything coming up at the schools, including athletic events. 00:56:59.800 --> 00:57:02.040 You can connect through those links. There. 00:57:03.320 --> 00:57:06.320 So if there's any questions or anything that you ever have with, 00:57:06.320 --> 00:57:08.280 connecting with us or any of the communication 00:57:08.280 --> 00:57:10.080 efforts, please don't hesitate to reach out. 00:57:10.080 --> 00:57:13.080 We'd be happy to answer any questions or help with that. 00:57:13.440 --> 00:57:15.960 We also wanted to share just a reminder about. 00:57:15.960 --> 00:57:18.080 Our QR code flier. Again. 00:57:18.080 --> 00:57:19.920 So online we have that webpage. 00:57:19.920 --> 00:57:23.720 This is kind of a visual version of that web page where a lot of these resources, 00:57:23.720 --> 00:57:27.400 we just wanted to get them in one spot for everybody, so it's easier to find. 00:57:27.720 --> 00:57:32.040 So on, on this, on this flier, you can see links 00:57:32.040 --> 00:57:35.320 to the career pathways that we talked about, the mental health resources. 00:57:35.320 --> 00:57:39.200 We spoke about the community groups, the school calendar, the business 00:57:39.200 --> 00:57:40.800 partnerships, how to stay connected. 00:57:40.800 --> 00:57:42.320 All of those different areas. 00:57:42.320 --> 00:57:44.680 So the links are on there to get those fliers. 00:57:44.680 --> 00:57:46.840 But again, just kind of our goal was to make a one 00:57:46.840 --> 00:57:49.880 stop shop to try and help make that information accessible. 00:57:52.560 --> 00:57:54.280 Oops. 00:57:54.280 --> 00:57:57.280 Oh yeah. 00:57:57.840 --> 00:57:58.080 Okay. 00:57:58.080 --> 00:58:01.080 I think that one just accidentally got copied over. Oh. 00:58:01.560 --> 00:58:02.640 Sorry. No, no. 00:58:02.640 --> 00:58:03.480 Oh, good. 00:58:03.480 --> 00:58:06.480 Here we go. I'm. 00:58:07.160 --> 00:58:07.680 Okay. 00:58:07.680 --> 00:58:09.760 And then for our students at our board level, 00:58:09.760 --> 00:58:13.560 our board of education is always looking to hear from our students directly 00:58:13.800 --> 00:58:16.760 and make sure that they have their voice and that they are heard. 00:58:16.760 --> 00:58:17.800 And the board really does 00:58:17.800 --> 00:58:20.880 take seriously their feedback to make sure that we're improving our schools 00:58:20.880 --> 00:58:25.440 and making them as as a friendly and safe environment for our students as possible. 00:58:25.720 --> 00:58:28.120 So we do have an email address that we. 00:58:28.120 --> 00:58:30.240 Encourage you to share with your students or students. 00:58:30.240 --> 00:58:32.520 Who are on with us tonight. Please feel free. 00:58:32.520 --> 00:58:34.000 That is a way that you can reach 00:58:34.000 --> 00:58:37.320 all of our board members and share any thoughts or ideas or concerns 00:58:37.320 --> 00:58:40.920 that you have, so please don't hesitate to use that outlet as well. 00:58:45.480 --> 00:58:47.280 Well, thank you for joining us tonight. 00:58:47.280 --> 00:58:50.280 We really appreciate your continued support. 00:58:50.520 --> 00:58:52.680 Our next district level meeting 00:58:52.680 --> 00:58:55.680 is April 28th, at 630. 00:58:55.920 --> 00:58:59.680 But as we shared, you know, you are always welcome to attend our parent groups. 00:58:59.680 --> 00:59:02.800 We've got parent meetings every month, in both building. 00:59:02.800 --> 00:59:06.960 So please feel free to join us, to again learn more 00:59:06.960 --> 00:59:11.040 and be more, participate more in a more in depth level. 00:59:11.360 --> 00:59:14.360 As a parent in the district, we would love to have you. 00:59:15.120 --> 00:59:18.120 So I'm going to stop sharing here, 00:59:18.960 --> 00:59:21.120 for a minute and to see, if 00:59:21.120 --> 00:59:24.120 there are any questions. 00:59:28.560 --> 00:59:29.240 That we can answer. 00:59:29.240 --> 00:59:33.160 There was one question submitted ahead of time about pre-registration 00:59:33.160 --> 00:59:37.200 information and, and, and registrations, I think I think we addressed that. 00:59:37.200 --> 00:59:40.840 But if there's additional information or additional questions about, 00:59:41.800 --> 00:59:43.320 about that, please 00:59:43.320 --> 00:59:46.320 feel free to unmute and ask your question or put it in the chat. 01:00:08.880 --> 01:00:10.080 Okay. 01:00:10.080 --> 01:00:12.120 Seeing none. 01:00:12.120 --> 01:00:14.160 No questions. 01:00:14.160 --> 01:00:14.400 All right. 01:00:14.400 --> 01:00:16.440 Well, thank you so much for joining us again. 01:00:16.440 --> 01:00:17.760 This, video 01:00:17.760 --> 01:00:21.600 and materials will be on our website, so please feel free to share them. 01:00:21.960 --> 01:00:23.720 And thank you all for being here tonight. 01:00:23.720 --> 01:00:25.120 Have a wonderful holiday season.