This is a sumary of the actions of the Oak Park and River
Forest High School Board of Education at its last meeting on Tuesday, April
10, 2001.
| Recognition |
The Board expressed its heartfelt thanks to resigning board
member Stephen C. Bruner for his superior leadership skills, his preparedness,
and his warmth as a human being. His presence on the Board will be
sorely missed. The Board and the administration gave him a standing
ovation as they wished him the best in his future endeavors. |
Board
Actions |
approved the consent items: minutes of March 22, 2001; personnel recommendations;
and financial reports;
approved the Resolution for Canvassing and Declaring the results of
the April 3, 2001 School Board Election;
accepted John McCulloh’s resignation as Board member of his full-term
and president of the Board to immediately accept his newly-elected two-year
term;
re-elected John McCulloh as president of the Board until November 2001;
appointed Carlotta Lucchesi to fulfill Mr. McCulloh’s remaining full
term from April 10 through November 13, 2001;
accepted Stephen C. Bruner’s resignation as Board member effective immediately;
appointed Paul Wolfman to fulfill Mr. Bruner’s remaining term from April
10 through November 13, 2001;
accepted with gratitude donations made to the music department in honor
of graduate, Teddy Phillips, by Ms. Mary Simms Lazopoulas (sister of Mr.
Philips), Ms. Teresa Cairo, and Mr. Ken Hawkinson;
approved the abatement of emergency days for the 2000-01 school year;
approved the resolution authorizing Notice of Reduction of Educational
Support Staff;
expelled student EXP 4/10/01-16 for the remainder of the 2000-01 school
year and summer school, but held the expulsion in abeyance contingent upon
completion of enrollment and regular attendance at BEACONS Academy for
the remainder of second semester of the 2000-01 school year and ongoing
counseling; and
approved a $2,000 contribution to the OPRFHS Faculty Senate Student
Scholarship Fund.
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Textbook
Assignment |
Board members volunteered to review the following
textbooks for the divisions as indicated: Special Education Division—Study
Strategies Made Easy/A Practical Plan for School Success, to be reviewed
by Mr. McCulloh, and HM Learning & Study Skills Program Level One,
to be reviewed by Mr. McCulloh; History Division—The American Nation,
to be reviewed by Mrs. Leavy, Comparative Politics – A Global Introduction,
to be reviewed by Mrs. Fisher, World History: Patterns of Interaction,
to be reviewed by Mr. McCulloh, Kaffir Boy, to be reviewed by Mr.
Stewart, and HERLAND, to be reviewed by Mrs. Leavy; Foreign Language
Division—En Espanol 1 and soft cover workbook to be reviewed by
Mrs.
Peterson, and En Espanol 2 and soft cover workbook to be reviewed
by Mrs. Peterson. |
| Reports |
Dr. Bridge reported that: 1) four faculty members will be involved
in Fulbright programs—Naomi Jackson, has been offered a position
in Glasgow, Scotland for a full year; Marie Urbanski was selected
to go to Japan this summer; Mr. Boulware was also selected to go
to Japan in November; and Mr. Goldberg was selected to go to India
this summer; 2) there will be 19 valedictorians at commencement
who are working collaboratively on a single valedictorian speech
in which they will all participate; 3) all (parents and students)
are invited to the Community Panel Presentation on teen drug and
alcohol involvement specific to Oak Park and River Forest on April
23, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. in the South Cafeteria; and 4) on Sunday,
April 29 at 2:00 p.m., 160 alumni will perform at the OPRFHS Choir
and Orchestra Alumni Reunion Concert under the direction of their
retired directors, Robert Fuller, choral director, and Jack Wirtz,
orchestral music director. Proceeds from this event will be
used to assist 70 current choir, orchestra, and band students traveling
to Italy this June. More information may be obtained through
the website at www.mrwirtzsopus.org.
Mr. Edgecombe and Evaluation Committee members Paul Noble and
Marcia Hurt presented the extensive Proposed Performance Review for Tenured
Staff, which will be brought to the Board for approval in May after the
faculty has had an opportunity to review and comment on it.
The Board Members reported on their various Board committee and liaison
representative responsibilities. |
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| Personnel |
Certified Staff |
| Appointments |
Jamie Bender, Science Teacher, effective 8/22/01
Melinda Poe, Art Teacher, effective 8/22/01 |
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| Call backs |
Sharon Bole, Mathematics Teacher, effective the 2001-2002 school
year |
The next regular Board Meeting will be on Thursday, May 24, 2001
at 7:30 p.m. in the Board Conference Room.
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