WE ARE CONTINUOUS LEARNERS WHO ARE
RESPONSIBLE, CARING CITIZENS IN A
GLOBAL COMMUNITY
Business and Operations
2014 – 2015
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 Developed the RFP, facilitated the selection process and
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negotiated contract for a new architect
Collaborated with the architect to develop a Facilities
Report/Life Safety Study
Commissioned a Demographic Study
Resolved the TIF extension with village
Sold Charles Quentin School
Focus for 2015–2016
 Identify and implement new point of service for food service
 Support the work of developing a recommendation for the
implementation of full-day kindergarten
 Participate in the work of the Facilities Committee an prioritize
work in a 5 year facilities plan
 Explore cost and feasibility of document archiving, develop
plan of implementation
 Reappraise fixed assets of the district
Transportation 2014 – 2015
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Executed a two-year bus purchase agreement with Midwest
Tra n s i t E q u i p m e n t fo r b u s e s w i t h a n e w C u m m i n s e n g i n e
which works with Diesel Exhaust Fluid technology
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Contracted with Casten Body Shop in Lake Zurich to provide
body work for our fleet which positively impacts value for
bus buy back program
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P a r t i c i p a t e d i n t h e p i l o t o f Ta l e n t E d f o r Tr a n s p o r t a t i o n
Staff Evaluations
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Met successfully the challenges of Route 12 construction,
an 18” of snow with blizzard like conditions, and several
days of sub zero wind chills that closed school
Focus for 2015-2016
 Edit and revise the training program to incorporate the new State of Illinois
CDL Manual. These areas are already being tested on at the DMV for the
driving permit and license tests.
 Partner with Technology and Nursing staff to automate the communication of
medical information into the Transportation database.
Facilities 2014 – 2015
 Co m p l eted H S At h l et i c S ta d i um u p g ra des w i t h n ew
bleachers, sidewalks, and fencing
 Completed upgrades to May Whitney
o Refinished gym floor
o Remodeled staff lounge and restrooms
o Renovated cafeteria serving area
 Refurbished E-Wing bathrooms at the HS
 Replaced softball field fencing and dugouts
Focus for 2015-2016
 Refurbish existing tennis courts and construct two additional courts
 Resurface Middle School North’s bus Lane
 Select and commission roof projects throughout the district for the Summer of
2016
 Begin Life Safety work as identified in the DLA Facilities Assessment
 Participate in the work of the Facilities Committee an prioritize work in a 5year facilities plan
Curriculum and Instruction 2014 – 2015
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Facilitated the creation of units aligned to standards, created
common assessments, and/ or reviewed and evaluated resources for
Wo r l d L a n g u a g e , L i t e r a c y, M a t h e m a t i c s , P E , S c i e n c e , E L L / B i l i n g u a l ,
Reading Support, and Library Media
Provided sustained professional learning experiences for all
certified staff through Institute Days based on curriculum
implementation and/or the research on impactful instructional
practices. Strands were organized to provide staff with choice
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At the secondary level, there were choices designed to create a balanced assessment
system by focusing on utilizing formative assessment, feedback and creating summative
assessments
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At the elementary level, teachers were focused on the implementing the literacy
curriculum by exploring guided reading, shared reading, text complexity and word study.
Teachers could also explore effective cooperative learning structures.
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Grew our capacity to create valid measures of student learning
while increasing our capacity to provide students with feedback
that assists them in knowing what their next steps are in the
learning process
Focus for 2015-2016
 Communicate to all stakeholders the changes being mandated with
PARCC and college entrance exams
 Begin the process of aligning the district’s report cards to the
Common Core State Standards
 Form a committee to plan for the implementation of all day
kindergarten
 Participate in the work of the Facilities Committee in planning for
and designing 21st century learning spaces
Human Resources 2014 – 2015
 Participated in contract negotiations with the LZEA
and helped ratify a new 4 year contract
 Purchased and piloted a new digital evaluation tool
Ta l e n t E d
 Conducted a full review and study of ESP positions
and compensation plan
 Established new salary ranges for ESP and Admin
 Completed first year with new self -funded
insurance and finished with a positive fund balance
Focus for 2015–2016
 Implementing student growth in the evaluation plan in
accordance with PERA
 Implementing TalentEd for entire staff
 Collaborating with the Curriculum Department and the Business
Department on programming needs (full day kindergarten,
technology, etc.)
 Continue to evaluate/monitor insurance options
 Implement additional Affordable Care Act reporting
requirements
Special Education 2014 – 2015
 Refined Little Leaders curriculum
 Provided professional development for reading
interventions for Special Education teachers Pre K through 12
Focus for 2015-2016
 Provide professional development for writing Individual Education
Plans (IEP) for all certified Special Education staff
 Increase parent involvement by forming a Parent Advisory
Committee and conducting “Parent Cafes” to address a variety of
Special Education topics with parents
 Form a Task Force to address student issues regarding exclusion,
risk assessments, sexting, and bullying
Communications
2014 – 2015
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Researched, designed, and issued RFP for district -wide two-way radio
system
Created eight page community print newsletter sharing highlights of
District 95 for all area residents
Purchased CrisisGo and worked with IT on roster integration
requirements and piloted with district administrators
Desi gn ed , p u rch ased , an d d i st r i b u ted n ew l anyard s for staf f,
contractors/subs, and visitors
Created and sent monthly newsletters to all district families and sent
quarterly internal newsletters
Managed daily website and social media updates to provide timely
information
Provided crisis communications as needed
Issued press releases and supported media requests
Facilitated completion of Incident command trees for each school
Focus for 2015-2016
 Implement district-wide two-way radio system
 Complete crisis plan revisions:
o Update crisis procedures to incorporate various communication methods
including two way radios
o Update CrisisGo with latest Incident Command trees, crisis plan, rosters,
maps
o Create and distribute classroom poster and emergency flip chart
o Meet with crisis response team, develop better communication plan for
the team
 Create a joint Veteran’s Day video in a community partnership with Ela 55 plus
 Begin demos of website vendors to determine feature list to be used for future
planning of website replacement
Technology 2014 – 2015
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Completed year three of a phased rollout of the Mobile
Learning Initiative
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Partnered with Curriculum Department in the Canvas rollout
and developed a custom two-way integration with Canvas and
our student management system
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I m p r o ve d t h e d i s t r i c t ’s n et w o r k i n f ra s t r u c t u re i n c l u d i n g
secondary Internet egress which provides additional bandwidth
a n d r e d u n d a n c y, u p g r a d e d M ay W h i t n e y ’s c o r e , e d g e a n d
wireless networks, and increase in wireless capacity at High
School by 30 %
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Developed secondary data center and re-engineered data
backups
Focus for 2015-2016
 Support Mobile Learning Initiative through identification and implementation
of new MDM or Mobile Device Management system to replace Absolute and
continued integration and API enhancements in Canvas
 Improve network infrastructure focusing on refresh of access switches at all
buildings
 Develop and implement disaster recovery strategy
 Develop custom entry portal for local data and assessments with integration
to our data warehouse
 Explore options for user provisioning and identity management
 Partner with Business Department on new POS system