Wednesday, February 20, 2013
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] …
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Bremen High School District 228 board of education approved a move to online registration for classes at its Jan. 15 meeting. The online process is expected to save thousands of dollars for the district and ease the process for students.
Parents of students and students registering for courses in Bremen High School District 228 are about to have a lot less paperwork to fill out and sort, thanks to a move by the district's board of education at its Jan. 15 meeting. The board, which was without member Marc Turner, passed a measure to transfer all class registration to an electronic format, potentially saving the district thousands of dollars annually on paper mailings. “The process will save the district considerable funds, by eliminating the annual mailing, as well the cost associated with providing workers for the walk-in registration dates,” said board member Evelyn Gleason. The board's finance committee and Superintendent Bill Kendall recommended the district's move to …
Monday, January 14, 2013
District 228 Board of Education President Deb Stearns filed for candidacy for the April 9 election. Her petition to appear on the ballot is being challenged by Ron Szabo. The matter was continued to Jan. 23 during a hearing Jan. 11.
Bremen High School District 228 school board president Deb Stearns and the rest of the school district community will have to wait a little longer to find out if she will be on the April 9 ballot. Resident Ronald Szabo objected to her candidacy, and appeared before the district's Education Officers Electoral Board on Friday, Jan. 11. During the special meeting of the electoral board, Stearns's lawyer, John Murphy, outlined a motion to dismiss Ron Szabo's objections to her candidacy. Murphy spent the majority of the nearly half-hour meeting explaining why the electoral board should dismiss the objections before answering questions from the board about his motion. Murphy said there were several reasons to dismiss the challenge, the first …
Friday, January 11, 2013
A candidate contending for a seats on the Bremen 228 Board of Education faces objections to her candidate petition nominations. An Education Officers Electoral Board special meeting will be held Jan. 11 to hear the objections.
The filing date for the April 9 election has passed, and one member of the Bremen District 228 Board of Education faces objections to her candidacy. Current board president, Deb Stearns, will appear before the Education Officers Electoral Board on Friday, Jan. 11. Stearns, and possibly other Bremen School District 228 Board of Education candidates, will attend a special meeting 9 a.m. Jan. 11, at the district offices. The electoral board will hear the objections to Stearns' candidacy and then determine if she will remain on the ballot. Stearns is one of six candidates who filed for the April 9, 2013 election. Candidates include: * denotes incumbent candidate
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Patch has the names and hometowns of the six candidates who are running for Bremen High School District 228 Board of Education seats on the April 9, 2013 ballot.
The Bremen High School District 228 board of education could have a few new faces at meetings, following the April 9, 2013 election, if voters decide to elect new members. The ballot will feature six candidates, with three incumbents running against three new comers for three seats on the board. Below is a listing of the six candidates who will be on the April ballot, along with their hometown. * denotes incumbent candidate
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Bremen High School District 228 teachers gave five presentations to the board during its Nov. 20 meeting. The five presenters were then graded, with the top performer earning a trip to a teaching conference of their choice.
The spotlight was on several teachers during the District 228 Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 20, as teachers from all four district high schools presented six ideas to improve the district. At the district's annual institute day, which took place Oct. 5, teachers from across the district presented various ideas and programs for possible use in the classroom. Of all the presentations, six were chosen as standouts to be presented before the board. Although only five of the six presenters were available for the meeting, the board was left with a hard choice of who would be named as the top presentation and earn a nice reward for their efforts. “Whoever the board chooses as the top pair or person, they get to choose a state or …
Friday, December 23, 2011
Teens from all four of the district's high schools participated in an annual student run meeting. Read on to see what they talked about.
District 228 students got a taste this week of a "night in the life" of a board member. Teens from all four of the district's high schools—Tinley Park, Oak Forest, Bremen and Hillcrest—filled in Tuesday for board members and district staff in an annual student-run meeting. Participants presented agenda items, discussed topics and cast votes just as the typical board would do. READ: Bremen Schools Tech Director Says a Bittersweet Farewell Bremen High School senior Laura Gonzalez led the meeting, acting as board president Deborah Stearns. She called it to order, initiated votes, presented awards and introduced guests with the aplomb of a seasoned veteran. “I'm glad to do this, to make my school proud of me, to make my principal proud of me…
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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 ›