Summary of January 17, 2006 Board of Education Meeting

Burr Ridge CCSD #180 Board of Education accepts donation for academic excellence opportunities

A CCSD 180 parent, whose desire was to remain anonymous, donated $2,000 to the school district at the January 17, 2006 Board of Education meeting to be used for enrichment/competition activities for students. In making the recommendation to the Board for acceptance of the donation, Superintendent Frank Rink said, “Effective schools are characterized by a commitment to academics as our main mission. That desired characteristic has been most evident during recent days as we have hosted or plan to host a district Spelling Bee, a district Geography Bee, a Readers’ Digest National World Challenge competition, and Instrumental Solo competition. This generous and gracious donation will further support our efforts to provide challenging and gratifying opportunities for our students. What happens in our classrooms provides an outstanding instructional foundation, but it is participation in these “extras for excellence” that creates lifelong memories and incentives to further excel. My thanks and congratulations to those who have sponsored/initiated these programs, to our parents for supporting and encouraging participation, to our students for their willingness to enrich their experiences at CCSD 180, and to our generous benefactors who give so much so that all of our children, no matter what their aptitudes or abilities, can and will be challenged to reach their potential.”

In other action, the Burr Ridge CCSD #180 Board . . .

. . . established a 2006-07 calendar that is as consistent as possible with the calendar of Hinsdale South High School. Major features of the calendar are as follows: New Teachers’ Workshop-August 18; Teacher Institute-August 21 and 22; First Day of School (Early Dismissal)-August 23; Labor Day (Holiday)-September 4; Columbus Day (Holiday)-October 9; Curriculum Planning (Early Dismissal)-October 19; Teacher Institute-October 20; Parent Conferences-November 9 in p.m. and Nov. 10 in a.m.; Thanksgiving Holidays-November 23 and 24; Winter Vacation Begins (End of Day)-December 22; School Reopens-January 8; Curriculum Planning (Early Dismissal)-January 12; Dr. Martin Luther King's Birthday (Holiday)-January 15; Parent Conferences at BRMS-January 18 in p.m. and January 19 in a.m.; President's Day (Holiday)-February 19; Curriculum Planning (Early Dismissal)-March 1; Parent Conferences at AMJES-Mar. 1 in p.m. and Mar. 2 in a.m.; Teacher Institute-March 2; Casimir Pulaski Day (Holiday)-March 5; Curriculum Planning (Early Dismissal)-March 16; Spring Vacation Begins (End of Day)-March 23; School Reopens-April 2; Good Friday (Holiday)-April 6; Memorial Day (Holiday)-May 28; Last Day of School-June 7 (May 31 if no emergency days are used.).

. . . honored Miss Ashley Smith and Miss Sarah Fazal for their contributions and achievements as students at Burr Ridge Middle School.

. . . approved implementation of the 2005-06 Burr Ridge Middle School and Anne M. Jeans Elementary School improvement plans as presented by Principals Dr. Debra LeBlanc and Mrs. Wesley Gosselink.
. . . adopted the CCSD 180 Seniority List for 2006.

. . . approved a child leave request by Mrs. Melissa Johnson.

. . . adopted the following dates for Board meetings for 2006: Tuesday - January 17, 2006
Tuesday - February 21, 2006
Tuesday - March 21, 2006
Tuesday - April 18, 2006
Tuesday - May 16, 2006
Tuesday - June 27, 2006
Tuesday - August 15, 2006
Tuesday - September 19, 2006
Tuesday - October 17, 2006
Tuesday - November 21, 2006
Tuesday - December 12, 2006

. . . employed Mrs. Tracey Potempa as Grade 4 Teacher.

. . . reviewed actuarial tables from the Teacher Retirement System of Illinois which establish penalties for teacher pensions that reflect increases in the last four highest paid years of service in excess of six percent (beginning with 2005-06).

. . . determined that executive session minutes from June 2005 through January 11, 2006 were no longer in need of being confidential and, subsequently, made them available for public inspection.

. . . learned that the Foundation for Excellence sponsored Waterfall Glen Xtreme 10 race on July 22, 2006 has been added to the Chicago Area Runners Association Circuit Race series. This should dramatically increase participation to nearly 500 runners.

. . . reviewed and discussed information presented by the administration regarding their recommendation to adopt the Read 180 reading intervention program developed by Scholastic, Inc. The Board tabled its decision regarding adoption of the program, and directed the administration to provide more information about the statistical significance of the program’s results at a special Board of Education meeting scheduled for February 2, 2006.

. . . accepted the resignation of Grade 4 teacher Caley McGuigan.

. . . heard reports from Superintendent Rink as follows:
Budget Projections
Superintendent Recruitment Timeline
Board of Education Election
Fire Prevention Installation
Mini-Bus Delivery
State Review of Cafeteria/Food Services Program
Tax Assessments
Board Room Presentation Equipment Installation
CAC Focus
Outstanding Service Award presented to Dr. LeBlanc
The Board’s next regular meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 21, 2006 at 7:30 p.m. in the Board Room of Burr Ridge CCSD #180. The Board will also hold a Special Meeting scheduled for Thursday, February 2, 2006.

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