With 4 District 86 School Board Seats Up For Grabs, 2 Members Say They Won't Seek Reelection

This Monday is the first day school board candidates are able to file their nominating petitions to be included on the April 4 ballot, and it’s looking like the outcome of the election will leave Hinsdale District 86 with some new faces.

Four of the seven seats on the Hinsdale High School District 86 board are up for grabs in April, and two incumbents have already announced they won’t be seeking reelection, the Chicago Tribune reported.

Kay Gallo, the board’s president, said she’ll be letting her position go come springtime, and board member Ralph Beardsley, who was appointed in 2015, said he won’t be seeking another full term.

That leaves Claudia Manley and Edward Corcoran, whose four year terms also expire this coming April. According to the Tribune, Manley said she wasn’t sure if she wanted to go for another term yet, and Corcoran wasn’t reachable for comment.

Manley and Corcoran were part of a group that has lobbied in the past for reduced teachers’ salaries and the rise of property taxes. Also backed by Richard Skoda, this economic push led to clashes in the board room and the possibility of a teacher’s strike.

Right now, the board is facing the decision of whether or not to seek a referendum that would issue bonds to make improvements at both Hinsdale South and Hinsdale Central high schools in the future. Projects could cost anywhere from $41 million to $66 million, based on what the board is considering now. They will have until Jan. 17 to make a decision.

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