Link to Agenda this evening....Would like to point out the following items which are particularly important and relevant.
1. Under item IX New Business, the Discipline Improvement Plan & Update PDF. Above this pdf , B.Waterman has been appointed the Hearing Officer for a student disciplinary proceeding.
https://meetings.boardbook.org/Public/Agenda/1797?meeting=527536
2. LTHS has been in the Press perhaps a bit more than usual in both the Patch & West Cook News as well as a local Chicago news piece on WGN. Included are just a few of those links for concerned parents to familiarize themselves with recent events at their school. An easy google search should show anything else of interest.
https://patch.com/illinois/lagrange/lths-teachers-split-grading-policies-official
https://patch.com/illinois/lagrange/broken-spirit-among-lths-teachers
https://patch.com/illinois/lagrange/lths-discipline-policies-under-review-official
*WARNING.....If you choose to open the Westcook news pieces, there will be student name(s) in those articles. That being said, it's nice to make your own decisions/evaluations on safety & policy (grading/behavior etc.) implementation at your school.
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3. Hinsdale D.86 is facing many similar issues as LT and had their monthly BOE meeting last TH. The Vimeo link of this meeting is below, at around 42 min. or so there is some pertinent discussion. Their district is also looking at "exclusionary discipline policies" as well as "grading implementation, A-F, percentages, in specific classes, etc.