Board Preview: February 2021 Special Meeting/Instructional Workshop

Board Preview: February 2021 Special Meeting/Instructional Workshop

The District 58 Board of Education will hold a Special Meeting/Instructional Workshop on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021 at 7 p.m. at O’Neill Middle School, 635 59th St. Under Gov. J.B. Pritzer’s guidelines for Phase 4, a limited number of seats will be available for the public to attend the meeting in person. The public is strongly encouraged to participate in the meeting remotely via District 58’s YouTube livestream.

The Special Meeting/Instructional Workshop will provide the Board and community with information regarding District 58’s learning model options for the remainder of 2020-21. The Board may then take action on proposed changes to the District’s Return to Learn Plan.

To view all Board meeting topics, view the agenda.

How to view the meeting:

The State enacted legislation last spring that amended provisions to the Open Meetings Act. Public Act 101-640 allows school boards to hold meetings virtually during a disaster proclamation such as that due to COVID-19.

The public may view the meeting via a live stream on the District’s YouTube page. After the meeting has concluded, this live stream will be saved on District 58’s YouTube channel and shared on the District 58 website.  

For those who choose to attend the meeting in person, seating for visitors will be limited to 25 on a first come, first served basis. Social distancing must be adhered to and all visitors must wear a mask. The doors will open at 6:45 p.m.

How to make a public comment during the meeting:

The Board encourages public comment from the community. To make a remote public comment, please call 630-743-4085 and record your comment. Comments must be recorded between 6 p.m. and the beginning of the Public Comment portion of the meeting on Feb. 22.

Recorded public comments will be played during the meeting. Members of the public may communicate with the Board at any time by emailing boe@dg58.org.

View more information about these and all Board meeting topics in the Board agenda at https://go.boarddocs.com/il/dg58/Board.nsf/vpublic?open.