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6 | December 6, 2018 | The glenview lantern news
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West Northfield D31 Board of Education
Requested tax levy calls for 5.1 percent increase
Neil Milbert
Freelance Reporter
West Northfield School
District 31 is requesting
a levy that is 5.1 percent
higher than last year’s tax
extension to ensure receipt
of taxes from new property,
including developments
from the Provenance Development
at Mission Hills.
Chief School Business
Official Cathy Lauria explained
the proposed tax
levy and the rationale behind
it at the Thursday,
Nov. 29 meeting of the
Board of Education.
The proposed 2019 levy
request totals $17,295,608.
This amount includes
$820,788 for bond and
interest purposes that is
estimated to be levied or
already has been levied.
A breakdown of projected
expenditures is: Educational
fund $14,274,320,
operations and maintenance
$1,300,000, transportation
$500,000, Illinois
Municipal Retirement
Fund $200,000, Social
Security $200,000 and
working cash $500.
A public hearing on the
proposed levy is scheduled
to be held at 7 p.m. Thursday,
Dec. 20, in Winkelman
School prior to the
regular board meeting at
which the finalized version
of the extension will be
voted on.
District schools earn
‘commendable’ grade
Field and Winkleman
received grades of “commendable,”
third-highest
of the four assessments
on the new Illinois School
Report Card to evaluate
public schools in the state.
Field’s grade was 79 and
Winkelman’s was 76.
“Our schools consistently
outperform other
schools in the state,” Dr.
Carrie De La Cruz, director
of Curriculum and Instruction,
told the board.
“Math is an area of
strength. Last year was
a down year for English
Language Arts.”
Traffic study for Field,
Winkelman approved
Acting on the recommendation
of Arcon, the architectural
firm engaged in
the construction projects at
Winkelman and Field, the
board approved the hiring
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of Kimley-Horn to conduct
a traffic study in hopes of
alleviating student dropoff
and pick-up problems
and traffic congestion on
Landwehr Road.
Laurie said even though
numerous adjustments
have been made over the
years in an attempt to rectify
the situation, safety
remains a concern.
The district’s renovation
plans include improvements
to the parking lots at
both schools.
Three other school
districts in the area —
Northbrook/Glenview
District 30, Glenbrook
High Schools District 225
and High School District
211 — have used Kimley-
Horn and all three provided
positive feedback when
contacted by Arcon.
Kimley-Horn representatives
have visited District
225 for an initial meeting
and to observe morning
and afternoon traffic
patterns and practices.
ROUND IT UP
A brief recap of Board of Education action on
Thursday, Nov. 29:
• The board accepted a $76,800 bid from
Chicagoland Paving Contractors, of Lake Zurich,
for an asphalt fire lane at Winkelman School. The
board rejected higher bids from Abby Paving and
Allstar Asphalt, as well as a nonconforming bid
from Superior Paving.
• Members approved payments of $2,081.881.14
and $874,769.77 to cover warrants for the
second half of October and first half of November,
respectively. They also approved payments of
$439,560.54 and $432,281.10 to cover payroll
for the second half of October and first half of
November, respectively.
• Fifth-grade teacher Kelly Alleya and speech and
language pathologist Karen McGrath had their
requests for family medical leave approved by the
board. Alleya’s leave will run from the beginning of
May 2019 through the end of the school year, while
McGrath’s will begin in May 2019 and end in mid-
October 2019.
• Board members accepted the resignations
of Winkelman library media specialist Judith
Lopez and Field instructional assistant Akhila
Lakkamsani.
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be renovated, while a small
“studio rink” and a large
rink will fill out the center.
The first of the complex’s
two floors will house locker
rooms with direct access
to the rink and a pro shop,
as well as a spacious lobby
area. The second floor will
feature a restaurant, a gallery
for spectators, a fitness
training room and two
multipurpose rooms.
According to Frank
Parisi of William Architects,
the site will feature
a drop-off area, 196 parking
spots, including nine
that meet the standards
of the Americans with
Disabilites Act, and a service
drive for zambonis
and other vehicles.
The groundbreaking
ceremony is scheduled for
next spring and the tentative
timetable calls for the
project to be completed in
the autumn of 2020.
Synchronized Skaters star
Teams of synchronized
skaters from the Glenview
Blades and individual
competitors from the
Glenview Ice Center and
Glenview Skate School
will perform in a free Holiday
Figure Skating Exhibition
from 5-8 p.m. on Dec.
21 at the Ice Center, kicking
off the Park District’s
annual Winter Carnival.
The skaters will showcase
routines they performed
on Nov. 10 at the
Autumn Classic at Pleasant
Prairie, Wisc. The
competition evaluated
skaters on their mastery of
skills in the Learn to Skate
USA program.
Glenview Skate School
performers who finished
first in the individual
competition:
• Basic 2 program —
Anna Machnicki
• Basic 4 program —
Audrey Kay
• Free skate 2 compulsory
moves — Ava Samaan
• Free skate 6 compulsory
moves and Free
skate 6 program —
Elizabeth Segel