Menu

Hinsdale Township High School District 86 special meeting, date not confirmed yet

43 min · 2 public speakers

Click any moment below to jump the video to that second. Video length 43 min.

This board doesn’t post agenda times.

What happened

What happened at this meeting

Board receives superintendent search report from consultants 7:45

  • Representatives from BWP and Associates gave the board a summary of the superintendent search, reporting that 34 applicants applied for the position in about 7 weeks. 7:45
  • The consultants then led an interview workshop covering interview guidelines, proposed questions and a rubric for rating candidates. 21:24
Item by item (7)
  1. Opening and public comment rules 0:04
    • The board was called to order at 6:15 PM in the District Administrative Center, followed by roll call and the Pledge of Allegiance. 0:04
    • The presiding officer said audience comments would be heard for a total of 45 minutes, with 3 minutes per speaker. 0:31
  2. Public comment 1:30
    • A speaker at public comment said the survey responses were not representative of the community and said they hoped the next superintendent would send children to the district's public schools and live in the community. 1:30
    • A speaker at public comment said the community wants a superintendent who works in respectful dialogue with the community and the board, and said innovation should be cautious and piloted. 6:07
  3. Superintendent applicant data 7:45
    • A consultant said more than 200 stakeholders met with the firm over 2 days and more than 600 community members took part in a survey used to develop a leadership profile. 9:50
    • The consultant said 34 applicants applied in about 7 weeks and the firm interviewed 11 of them. 10:22
    • The consultant said most applicants came from Illinois, with 7 seated superintendents and 8 assistant superintendents, and the second largest group came from Indiana. 11:24
  4. Superintendent interview workshop 13:11
    • A consultant advised the board to ask every candidate the same questions in the first round and said the goal of that round is to identify finalists, ideally 2. 13:11
    • A speaker asked whether candidates could submit written responses to the traditional questions beforehand, and a consultant noted there are 50 traditional questions. 24:38
    • A consultant described a rubric based on the leadership profile with a scoring scale of 1 to 4, to be completed individually. 28:41
  5. Board representative appointment 38:50
    • The presiding officer said the change followed discussion at the November 13, 2025 special meeting about deferring certain curriculum matters until new administrators are engaged. 38:55
    • The motion carried 7⁠-⁠0. 39:58
  6. Closed session 39:58
    • The motion carried 7⁠-⁠0. 41:24
  7. Hearing officer appointments and adjournment 41:38
    • The board reconvened at 8:52 PM and considered a motion to appoint hearing officers for the remainder of the 25⁠-⁠26 year. 41:55
    • The motion carried 7⁠-⁠0, and the meeting adjourned at 8:53 PM. 42:32

Written by software from the meeting's transcript and checked sentence by sentence against it.

Who spoke

Who spoke

We can’t yet tell who is speaking at this board’s meetings.

Video: posted by the district as “Special Meeting December 8, 2025”