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Glenbrook HSD 225 School District board meeting, Sep 14, 2026

1 h 08 min · 0 public speakers

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Board approves bleacher bid for summer 2027 stadium project 18:45

  • A district staff member presented a bleacher bid for the stadium project, with the lowest responsible bidder at just under $12 million, and a motion to move forward with the bid carried. 24:46
  • Staff then gave the first part of a 2-part presentation on measures of student academic performance, with the next part planned for the following meeting. 32:25
  • Board members asked about college admissions data and about a new data-focused position on the administrative team. 45:35
  • The board voted to enter closed session. 1:06:32
Item by item (4)
  1. Transition program student presentations 0:00
    • Students in the district's transition program spoke to the board about their jobs, activities and goals. 0:45
    • A staff member thanked the students for sharing their stories and thanked parents and staff who helped them. 10:48
    • The full board was asked to join the group for a photo. 12:08
  2. Bleacher bid for stadium projects 18:45
    • A staff member said summer 2027 is the first year of the district's 10-year master facility plan and that most bid results would come to the board in December. 19:04
    • Staff said the home bleachers would come down this fall after the season, new bleachers would be ready in early March, and teams would lose use of the track and field around April 23rd. 23:49
    • A staff member said bids opened on Tuesday, September 1st, the district received 2 bids, and the lowest responsible bidder, JW Industries, came in at just under $12 million, compared with an estimate of right around $12 million. 24:53
    • The board approved the motion to move forward with the bid on a roll call vote. 31:36
  3. Measures of student academic performance 32:14
    • A staff member said joining the EL Consortium lets the district compare its data with over 100 districts and that none of more than 30 indicators showed unsatisfactory growth. 33:34
    • A staff member said the district's English language arts proficiency rate was 84%, compared with 52.4% for the state and 67.5 predicted by a virtual peer group model. 36:05
    • Beth Hope asked whether the data would include college acceptance rates compared with other districts, and Skip Shein asked how a new data-focused administrative position would affect the work. 45:35
  4. Future meetings and closed session 1:04:58
    • The district will host the IASB North Cook Division meeting at GBN on October 7th, where the full board is to be recognized for governance. 1:05:16
    • A Finance Committee meeting on Monday, October 12th, will focus on the estimated tax levy. 1:06:17
    • The board voted to enter closed session to discuss employee matters and litigation. 1:06:32

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