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Hinsdale High School District 86 Board members have hired a superintendent search firm that could help them find a new district leader by the end of the year. School Exec Connect was one of five firms the board approached about conducting the search and one of two that made a presentation to the board at a special meeting July 20. “Our record is unmatched in this industry,” company President Kevin O’Mara told board members at that meeting. “Every single search that we have ever done has been on time and within budget....
We’ve written a number of editorials about areas of improvement for the Hinsdale High School District 86 Board. So we thought it only fair to highlight a handful of shining moments from the last regular board meeting July 27. 1. A 7-0 vote to hire School Exec Connect to help the board find a permanent replacement for Superintendent Tammy Prentiss, who is on paid leave through March 31. Two firms made presentations to the board July 20. All seven board members not only agreed on which firm to hire, they chose the firm The H...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 10 Hinsdale South High School 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien www.hinsdale86.org/board-of-education/board-meetings Hinsdale Plan Commission 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 9 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. www.villageofhinsdale.org On the draft agenda: sign permit review for 22 W. First St. (Images Med Spa), findings and recommendations for 830 N. Madison St. (Salt Creek Club), scheduling a public hearing for 125 S. Vine St. (Vine Street Station...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board At their July 27 meeting, board members: • listened as Hinsdale Central Principal Bill Walsh called for a moment of silence in memory of 14-year-old Sean Richards, who was hit and killed in a July 20 accident on Lincoln Street between Fuller’s Car Wash and Fontano’s Subs. Walsh also wished a speedy recovery to others injured in the accident. “We have not forgotten the driver of the vehicle. May the Hinsdale Central family wrap their arms (around) and share their heavy hearts with hi...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, July 27 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets www.hinsdale86.org/board-of-education/board-meetings On the draft agenda: superintendent search firm, academic committee update, procedures for livestreaming/recording meetings Hinsdale Historic Preservation Commission 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 2 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. www.villageofhinsdale.org On the draft agenda: public meetings on preservation incentive applications for 420 S. Park Ave. and 515...
Hinsdale High School District 86 will spend $312,000 for two interim superintendents to work a total of 240 days between now and June 30. The board voted 5-0 July 20 to hire Linda Yonke and Raymond Lechner to work 120 days each at a cost of $1,300 a day, starting July 24. "On behalf of the board, I want to congratulate Dr. Linda Yonke and Dr. Raymond Lechner on their appointment as co-interim superintendents for District 86," board President Cat Greenspon said in a written...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, July 27 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets www.hinsdale86.org/board-of-education/board-meetings Hinsdale Historic Preservation Commission special meeting 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 20 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. On the agenda: public hearing on properties to be added to Historically Significant Structures Property list, public meetings on 137 N. Clay St. (preservation incentives) and 133 S. Park St. (demolition/new construction in Robbins Park...
Hinsdale High School Dist. 86 special meeting 6 p.m. Thursday, July 13 District Administrative Center 5500 S. Grant St., Hinsdale Hinsdale Historic Preservation Commission special meeting 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 20 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. Hinsdale Parks and Recreation Commission 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 18 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. Hinsdale Zoning Board of Appeals 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 19 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave....
Am I the only District 86 taxpayer who is thoroughly disgusted with the endless and costly discussions of Tammy Prentiss’ departure from the district? Information has been sketchy at best, but it is clear the soon to be ex-superintendent received a sweet deal. Why did the members of the school board agree to this? I realize that District 86 has excellent schools, which were there long before Tammy Prentiss was hired. I also realize that details of personnel issues should remain confidential. However, if there was any a...
Moving to full-day kindergarten in the fall of 2025 and purchasing and renovating a new district office building are boosting capital expenses for Community Consolidated Elementary District 181. The fiscal year 2023-24 budget the school board approved June 26 estimates $108 million in expenses and $86.7 million in revenues. The budget calls for the district to borrow $26 million in debt certificates to pay for classroom construction for all-day kindergarten, Rick Engstrom, assistant superintendent for business and...
The ID numbers of 22 students from Hinsdale South and up to 18 students from Hinsdale Central and the Transition Center who received out of school suspensions during the 2022-23 school year were made public for about an hour June 20 on BoardDocs on the Hinsdale High School District 86 website. A district resident who was checking the FOIA log noticed the document, the 2023 OSS report, which listed student ID numbers, the length of their suspension, a description of the incident and whether police were notified. The resident...
The good news: the Hinsdale High School District 86 Board has finally announced the fate of Superintendent Tammy Prentiss, who has been on paid administrative leave since mid-May. The bad news: district taxpayers will foot the bill for essentially two superintendents during the 2023-24 school year. Board members last week voted 5-2 to continue to pay Prentiss, who earns $277,000 a year plus benefits, through March 2024. They’ve already paid Chris Covino $10,000 for his work as acting superintendent from May through June 3...
The Hinsdale Village Board, Community Consolidated District 181 Board and Hinsdale High School District 86 Board are not scheduled to meet the week of July 3-7....
Hinsdale High School District 86 Among other business June 22, board members: • approved a tentative fiscal year 2024 budget with projected expenses of $130.8 million and expected revenue of $131 million. The spending plan is about $4.2 million more than the previous year’s actuals, for a 3.2 percent increase.. A public hearing on the tentative budget was set for the Sept. 28 board meeting. • awarded a contract to Point Security to furnish and install concealed weapons detection systems at both district campuses for $157,...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Superintendent Tammy Prentiss, on paid administrative leave since May 16, will remain on leave through next March and then retire under an agreement approved by the school board at a special meeting Monday night. Board members emerged from a closed session discussion to vote on an amended employment contract with Prentiss that will end her tenure with the district four months earlier than originally planned. Board members split 5-2 on the measure, with Debbie Levinthal and Jeff Waters voting...
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, June 26 Hinsdale Middle School 100 S. Garfield Ave. www.d181.org On the draft agenda: public hearing and adoption of 2023-24 budget, kindergarten update, spring MAP and school improvement plan update, district office, middle school language arts resource approval Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, June 22 Hinsdale South High School 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien www.hinsdale86.org/board-of-education/board-meetings On the agenda: public...
“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” was a comment about the social studies curriculum made by Molly Hughes of College Bound Consulting in a letter read at the June 8 meeting of Hinsdale High School District 86. It was mistakenly attributed to school board member Debbie Levinthal, who was reading from the letter....
Eight days from today will be Chris Covino’s last day in Hinsdale High School District 86. The assistant superintendent for academics is leaving to become superintendent of a La Grange elementary school district. His replacement was hired in May and will officially step into the role July 1. So why is his last day worth noting on this page? He has been serving as acting superintendent since Superintendent Tammy Prentiss went on paid leave May 16. What will happen after he leaves? No one knows. The board did release a s...
For the fourth year in a row, The Hinsdalean was named the best large nondaily newspaper in the state in the Illinois Better Newspaper Contest. The paper earned the Will Loomis Memorial Trophy after receiving the most points in the Illinois Press Associations editorial contest. The paper also received the advertising sweepstakes trophy for mid-sized newspapers. The awards were presented at the IPA’s annual convention June 8 in Bloomington. “I’m so proud of our back-to-back-to-back-to-back victories,” said Jim Slonoff, publish...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Among other business June 8, board members: • approved the appointment of Chris Biddix as the new director of equity and inclusion by a 5-1 vote, with Jeff Waters opposing the measure and Peggy James abstaining. Biddix has spent the last seven years at Pritzker College Prep, part of the Noble Network of Charter Schools in Chicago, where he served most recently as the assistant principal of academics and instruction but was previously the manager of school culture and community engagement. H...
Hinsdale Zoning Board of Appeals 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 21 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, June 22 Hinsdale South High School 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien www.hinsdale86.org/board-of-education/board-meetings...
The Hinsdale High School District 86 Board has halted implementation of a previously approved social studies curriculum designed to align courses at the district’s two schools. By a 5-2 vote at the June 8 special board meeting, the board effectively reversed the prior decision after several members had expressed concerns that the planned changes would adversely affect students’ educational experience. “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” said board member Debbie Levinthal, a leading critic of the new curriculum slated to b...
Support staff, administrators and board members in Hinsdale High School District 86 hope a new three-year contract will help the district fill positions to support students. The contract, approved May 22 by the Hinsdale Township High School Support Staff Association and May 25 by the board, lists a new hire rate of $18.50 for paraprofessionals and student supervisors and $40 for 1-to-1 nurses. All current employees will have their pay increased to at least these rates. Negotiations took place a year early, as the previous...
The new board in Hinsdale High School District 86 has been busy. After almost 90 minutes in closed session at a special meeting May 24, board members voted 6-0 (Asma Akhras was absent) to affirm the “leave with pay” status of Superintendent Tammy Prentiss and designate of Chris Covino as acting superintendent. Prentiss’ leave was announced more than a week earlier on May 16, with no information available as to whether the leave was paid or unpaid or if board members had voted to place Prentiss on leave. Now we know they had n...
A new assistant superintendent of academics will work with a new academic committee in Hinsdale High School District 86, following board action at the May 25 meeting. The board approved hiring Jason Markey as the new assistant superintendent of academics, effective July 1. He will replace Chris Covino, who is leaving to become superintendent in La Grange Elementary District 102. Markey, who attended the meeting, told board members he has admired the district from afar for some time and acknowledged its proud tradition....
