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Wednesday, February 20, 2013

D228 Board of Education OKs $1.25M in Spending

The Bremen High School District 228 Board of Education approved a two-year busing contract renewal and capital needs funding at its Feb. 19 meeting.

District 228 board members doled out and earmarked a pretty penny on the future of the district at its Feb. 19 meeting. The board first approved a two-year contract extension with Illinois School Bus and Alpha School Bus, before approving 2014 capital needs funding in the amount of $1.25 million. Both moves were approved in a 5-to-0 vote, with board president Deb Stearns and board member Marc Turner absent from the meeting. Assistant Superintendent of Finance Tom O'Malley negotiated the busing contracts, said board member Evelyn Gleason. The contracts call for a 1.7 percent increase in cost for the 2013–14 school year and the lesser of the CPI, or 2.5 percent, for the 2014–15 school year. “These are great renewal costs, so the [finance] …

doug miraballi

12:01 pm on Friday, February 22, 2013

Roxanne, just so you know that the admin and Board of Education of the prized School District 228 don't need or want community input... They are the smartest human beings on the south side.... There is anything that anyone could add that hasn't already been created by Kendall and his cronies-the 2013 version of "Dumb & Dumber" Just ask anyone conencted to 228- the district office does a great job…   more ›

Thursday, August 9, 2012

D161 Live Blog Returns: Busing, Classroom Sizes Highlighted Wednesday's Meeting

Read the live blog transcript from Wednesday night's meeting of the Summit Hill school district board for the details

At Wednesday's meeting, he Summit Hill School District 161 board discussed class sizes and listened to the concerns from parents about district busing changes that will only provide transportation for students who do not live in designated walking areas. Read the transcript from Wednesday's meeting, which also includes a discussion of the state's new Common Core curriculum standards. Originally published Aug. 8. After a bit of a summer vacation, the live blog of the Summit Hill School District 161 board meetings is back, beginning Wednesday, Aug. 8, at the meeting at the Summit Hill district offices. But the blog you've followed in the past will be a bit different for the time being. Patch is trying out a new live-blogging platform that …

FSR

6:02 pm on Sunday, September 16, 2012

Blog coming back soon. Listening to podcasts are interesting. Sounds like the board is ready to toss the superintendent under the bus along with the new finance directors? What am I missing?   more ›

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