Multilingual Services department update

Director of Multilingual Services Dr. Yadi Alfaro shared an update on student programming, language development initiatives, and plans for the 2026-27 school year. The district currently serves more than 550 English Learners representing 44 languages, with Spanish, Urdu, Russian, Ukrainian, and Arabic among the most commonly spoken languages other than English.

Dr. Alfaro discussed the upcoming closure of the self-contained bilingual program due to changing EL students' needs. With these changing language needs, the current self-contained model is not providing the support and opportunity for growth these students deserve. Students in the program will return to their home schools for the upcoming school year, and staff have been allocated to other schools where needed. These EL students will continue to be supported, but in a different way.

The presentation also reviewed the district’s successful pilot of the Language Power English Language Development curriculum, which demonstrated strong alignment with district instructional priorities and WIDA standards. Teacher feedback indicated increased student engagement and improved support for language development, leading to approval of full implementation beginning in 2026-27.

Additional updates included student ACCESS reclassification data, coaching initiatives, and plans to continue expanding collaboration, progress monitoring, and targeted support for multilingual learners across the district.

SASED Governing Board appointments

The Board of Education reappointed Lorie Barber as the School Association for Special Education in DuPage County (SASED) Governing Board representative. The superintendents of the member districts serve as representatives on the Board of Directors. Cricel Molina de Mesa was reappointed as the alternate representative to both the Governing Board and Board of Directors.

2025-26 finalized school calendar

The Board of Education adopted the final 2025-26 school calendar and officially declared the last day of school to be May 28, 2026.

Resolutions regarding treasurer & depositories

The Board of Education approved the appointment of Curtis Saindon as school district Treasurer for FY 2026-27 and the associated treasurer's surety bond, approved depositories, and other required resolutions and documentation as presented.

Server maintenance and service agreement

The School Board approved the renewal/extension of the district's VMWare software maintenance and support agreement with Broadcom through Trace3 Technologies of Grand Rapids, MI, for one year at $40,784.64, as presented. This contract extension will be paid for from the Education Fund Technology Budget with existing funds.

Meadowview targeted status school improvement plan

Due to Meadowview’s targeted status, the school has undergone an intensive school improvement planning process this year. After a comprehensive analysis of strengths, growth areas, and opportunities, the leadership team has developed strategic goals for the upcoming academic year.

To comply with state requirements, these goals must be formally approved by the local school district during a regularly scheduled meeting. The Board of Education approved the Meadowview Targeted Status School Improvement Plan as presented.

Discussion items

The following topics were discussed by the Board of Education. Any action has not yet been taken.

• Amendments to SASED's Joint Articles of Agreement
• Budget - preliminary projections
• FY26 interest and fund transfer
• Transportation contract extensions
• SELF renewal update
• Jefferson Jr. High challenge course

Next meeting

The next Woodridge School District 68 board of education regular meeting is scheduled for Monday, June 15, 2026 at 7:30pm at the District Administrative Center. All regular Board meetings are also streamed live on the Zoom platform; links to the livestream will be posted on the district calendar. A schedule of upcoming meetings, notices and agendas are posted in accordance with the Open Meetings Act (5 ILCS 120/) on the district website through BoardBook.