IN BRIEF
October, 1999

 
This is a summary of the actions of the Oak Park and River Forest High School Board of Education at its last meeting on Thursday, October 28, 1999.
 
 
Board Actions
  • aproved the consent items: minutes of September 16, 23 and October 2, 1999; personnel recommendations; FDSE actions; and financial reports; 
  • approved the Illinois State Library Grant FY 00 Application;
  • accepted the Annual Audit;
  • accepted with gratitude from John C. Ruckauf a donation of a set of the Great books of the Western World; from Linda Stehno and Garth Swan a donation of a 1986 Toyota Camry; from Sandy Price a donation of two books titled The Kenju Park Grove and Kenji Miyazawa Picture Book Series; from Mary Devore a donation of a sheffalera tree; and from Robert W. Magee of the Class of 1949 a donation of travel audio tapes;
  • approved Policy 3600, Prohibited Gifts; and
  • expelled two student for the remainder of semester one of the 1990-00 school year, but held the expulsions in abeyance contingent upon completion of enrollent and regular attendance in an Ombudsman program for the remainder of semester one of the 1999-00 school year; and receive counseling via the Community Support Staff.

Reports Superintendent's Report -Dr. Susan Bridge reported that 1) Oak Park and river Forest High School's Homecoming was larger than anyone expected and thanked Student Council sponsor Mike Mitchell and Ted Demos as well as spirit leaders Pat Graham and Linda Belpedio; 2) four out of ten students passed the Proficiency Exam in consumer Education; the Community forum titled "Long-Term Racial digersity: scheduled for November 6 will be held at Percy Julian Junior High from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.--everyone is invited to attend; 30 a press conference would be held Monday, November 1 to announce the School Resource Officers Jacques conway and Kendra Sullivan; 4) the next Minority Student Achievement Network meeting would be held in Nashville, November 11-13, and 5) the Class of 1949 made a cash donation of $7557 to the Oak Park and River Forest High School Scholarship Foundation.

Mrs. Bennett presented the Triton School Evening Report.

Dr. Danes presented the 1999-00 Certified Staff Seniority List, the Certified Personnel Profile for 1999-2000, the Sabbatical Leave Reports of the 1998-1999 School Year, and the Educational Support Personnel Profile for 1999-2000.

Mr. Lanenga presented the October 1 statistics report.

Mr. Sye presented the reports on Student Withdrawals and Aids to Needy Children.

The School Report Card and the School Profile were also presented.

The Board Members reported on their various Board committee and liaison representative responsibilities. 
 

Personnel
Certified Staff
Leave of 
Absence
Laureen Hall, English Teacher, 2000-2001 school term
Shara Storandt, Science Teacher, second semester of the 1999-2000 school year
 
Resignation Deborah Walker, Business Teacher, effective 1/21/00
Non-Certified Staff
Appointments   Karen Gruszka, part-time Evening School Secretary, effective 10/26/99
Joan Hatchett, Library Assistant—Study Hall Monitor, effective 10/06/99
Marsha Holmes, Security Monitor, effective 10/13/99
Sheila Land, Community Support Secretary, effective 11/1/99
Michael Powell, Special Education Teachers Assistant, effective 9/2/99
Antwanette Williams, part-time Food Service personnel, effective 9/26/99
 
Resignation Helga Stawski, part-time Night School Secretary and Special Education TA, effective 10/21/99
Sergio Vasquez, Special Education TEAM Teaching Assistant, effective October 1, 1999
 
The next regular Board Meeting will be on Tuesday, November 9, 1999, at 7:30 p.m., Board Conference Rooms.

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