IL January Board of Education Meeting
Posted on 01/13/2026
Indian Lake Board of Education members celebrated a milestone award and received a special education update during their regular meeting in January.
The district PBIS Team announced that Indian Lake Elementary School was awarded a Gold Rating for the long-time Laker Zone program. PBIS stands for Positive Behavior Incentives and Supports. District PBIS leader and ILES Co-Principal Pam Scarpella credits the staff and students for this top-level achievement.
"My PBIS team-my tier one team- everyday we continue to practice the Laker Zone, reminding and teaching kids the expectations. The tier two and tier three teams have been able to take negative behaviors and turn them into positives for the kids."
She continued, "I've seen increases in students' attitudes and their learning. It's just been great all around!"
ILES has been using the Laker Zone system for decades, continually improving the methods to make a greater impact on behaviors and significantly reduced discipline referrals to the office.
Indian Lake Special Education Director Krystal Loy also presented her annual update. She says the district continues to diligently serve the nearly 20-percent of IL students who are on individual education plans or 504 plans for enhanced specific instruction. Loy says challenges ahead include an increasing special education population and greater needs for this group.
Finally the board accepted several donations and gave a first reading to the proposed 2026-27 calendar. (pictured below) The calendar is open for public comment until the February meeting.
The Indian Lake Board of Education will meet next on Tuesday, February 19th at 5 pm in the Board Office.
