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Wilmette School District 39 Board of Education

7 meetings on our record, all from the past year · typical meeting 55 min · 3,285 students · 7 members on our roster

Latest · Sep 28, 2026
Board adopts fiscal year 2027 budget and approves strategic plan annual goalsPlay 1:30:47
Newest meeting we have
Sep 28, 2026 · District's board page ↗ (it may list later ones)
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On the board: Anne Hart, President · Judy Berlin, Board member · Kristin de Castro, Board member · Katie Hilton, Board member · Allyson Paflas, Vice President · Amy Poehling, Board member · Erin Stone, Board member

Watch the board’s yearA decision it made, its hours, its busiest night at the mic and where its time went, each with its source
Recent meetings

What the board took up lately

Board meeting · 1 h 39 minMonday, September 28, 2026Board adopts fiscal year 2027 budget and approves strategic plan annual goalsChronic absenteeismReading and test scoresSpeakers: Anne Hart, Allyson Paflas, Judy Berlin, Kristin de Castro and 2 more
Play 1:30:47
Board meeting · 43 minMonday, August 24, 2026Wilmette District 39 board approves consent agenda including notices for September 28 budget hearingsAI in schoolsSpeakers: Anne Hart, Allyson Paflas, Judy Berlin, Amy Poehling
Play 38:02
Board meeting · 2 h 44 minMonday, June 15, 2026Wilmette District 39 board approves consent agenda including 2026-2031 strategic planAI in schoolsReading and test scoresSpeakers: Allyson Paflas, Judy Berlin, Kristin de Castro, Katie Hilton and 2 more
Play 2:37:11
Board meeting · 55 minMonday, May 18, 2026Speakers: Allyson Paflas, Judy Berlin, Amy Poehling, Erin Stone
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The board

Who talks on this board

Minutes speaking per full board meeting · 7 board meetings, Dec 15, 2025 – Sep 28, 2026 · talk time only, never tone or stance

Listed by seat7 board meetings on our record; we rank members seated for 8.
Coverage: about 61% of members’ speaking time named (23%–62%)

Minutes = time we heard them speak per meeting, from the speech we have named so far, so each is a floor: at least that much.

Runs the meeting
Anne HartPresident · runs the meeting, not rankedShare3.4min, at least2 of 4meetings heard, of those while seated—runs the meeting, counted apart1.0questions asked per meeting, at least
Members · listed by seat
Judy BerlinBoard member · Seated for 7 board meetings on our record; we rank at 8Share1.6min, at least7 of 7meetings heard, of those while seated—not ranked0.0questions asked per meeting, at least
Kristin de CastroBoard member · Seated for 5 board meetings on our record; we rank at 8Share0.3min, at least2 of 5meetings heard, of those while seated—not ranked0.0questions asked per meeting, at least
Katie HiltonBoard member · Seated for 7 board meetings on our record; we rank at 8Share0.3min, at least2 of 7meetings heard, of those while seated—not ranked0.0questions asked per meeting, at least
Allyson PaflasVice President · Seated for 7 board meetings on our record; we rank at 8Share3.1min, at least7 of 7meetings heard, of those while seated—not ranked0.6questions asked per meeting, at least
Amy PoehlingBoard member · Seated for 7 board meetings on our record; we rank at 8Share1.0min, at least7 of 7meetings heard, of those while seated—not ranked0.0questions asked per meeting, at least
Erin StoneBoard member · Seated for 7 board meetings on our record; we rank at 8Share1.7min, at least6 of 7meetings heard, of those while seated—not ranked0.2questions asked per meeting, at least

Minutes speaking per full board meeting held while seated; a meeting they missed or stayed silent in counts as zero · bar = minutes named so far · talk time only, never tone or stance · Hamlet

Meetings on our record
All 7 meetings on our record
Meeting time

Where the board's meeting time went

Public comment6%0%–11%
Ceremony and recognition5%3%–9%
Budget and finance5%2%–10%
Safety and discipline0%0%–29%

    The two readers didn’t agree on 38% of the time; it counts toward no topic, so every share above is a floor.

    Not shown: facilities, closures and enrollment, curriculum and instruction, student services and special education, labor and personnel, governance and policy, routine business, other subjects, whose checks haven’t passed

    Public comment

    Of the 7 meetings on our record, we counted public speakers at 7; 2 had at least one. The busiest, on Jun 15, 2026, heard from 6.

    6 on Jun 15, 20266 speakers3 speakers1.4 a meeting on average
    Attendance

    The roll call at 7 of the 7 meetings on our record: the ones where we could read it

    Roll-call attendance, member by meeting
    MemberSep 28Aug 24Jun 15May 18Mar 23Jan 26Dec 15
    Anne HartPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentPresent
    Allyson PaflasPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentPresent
    Erin StonePresentNot shownPresentPresentPresentPresentPresent
    Judy BerlinPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentPresent
    Kristin de CastroPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentPresent
    Katie HiltonPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentPresent
    Amy PoehlingPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentPresent

    PresentNot shownNot recorded

    Federal district ID 1742600 · student count from the federal 2023-24 count · meeting videos posted by the district