Board of Education

NOTE ABOUT LIVESTREAMING OF JULY 15 MEETING: The July 15 special meeting of the Board of Education will be streamed. Click the link below to view the meeting. The streaming will begin shortly before the public portion of the meeting starts.

► Link to July 15 Livestream

NOTE ABOUT VIRTUAL MEETINGS: During the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, some District 401 Board of Education meetings may be done remotely rather than on site. For more information, please see the sections below titled Participation in Virtual Meetings and Audio or Video Recordings of Virtual Meetings (click the preceding links to get there without scrolling).

Elmwood Park Community Unit School District 401 is governed by a seven-member elected Board of Education. The current members of the District 401 Board of Education are:

► Mr. Frank J. Parisi | President
► Mr. Michael V. Scheidt | Vice President
► Mrs. Sue Capraro | Secretary
► Mrs. Mary Bruscato
► Mr. Timothy P. Loughnane
► Mr. Jonathan M. Rivera
► Mr. Peter A. Volpe

All Board-approved policies are contained in the District Policy Manual, which is available online in a fully searchable format.

Next Meeting: July 15 Special Meeting

A special meeting of the Board of Education will be held Wednesday, July 15, 2020, at Elmwood Park High School, 8201 W. Fullerton Ave., Elmwood Park, IL 60707. The executive session will start at 6:30 p.m. in the LGI Room, and the general session will take place in the auditorium after the executive session. The meeting is on site, and the general session will be streamed.

► Notice | July 15 Special Meeting | PDF
► Agenda | July 15 Special Meeting | BoardDocs — to be posted
► Agenda | July 15, Special Meeting | PDF — to be posted

When regular meetings of the entire Board of Education are held virtually, community members will have the opportunity to participate by submitting comments and questions several days ahead of the start time. For information about how to submit public comments and questions, please scroll below to the section titled "Participation in Virtual Meetings."

For links to all required public information related to the Board's complete schedule of 2020-21 meetings, please visit our 2020-21 Notices, Agendas, Minutes page.

Participation in Virtual Meetings

As noted above, due to school closings caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, some District 401 Board of Education meetings during this period may be done remotely rather than on site. When this occurs, members of the public will be able to comment on or ask questions of the Board by submitting a Public Participation Form.

Submission of the form must happen prior to the Board meeting's start time. The submission will be read by the Superintendent. To access the form, please click this link:

► Public Participation Form | Request to Address the Board 
(This link be activated several days prior to the July 15 meeting)

Audio or Video Recordings of Virtual Meetings

When a virtual board meeting occurs in 2020-21, an official audio or video recording of the public session will be made. The recordings of these meetings will be posted on the following page:

► 2020-21 Notices, Agendas, Minutes

Recordings of virtual meetings held in 2019-20 are available at our 2019-20 Notices, Agendas, Minutes page.

To Learn More About the Board

For more information about the responsibilities, procedures and operations of the D401 Board of Education, please see the sections below.