Students and staff at Burr Ridge Middle School and Anne M. Jeans Elementary School will have additional facilities awaiting them at the beginning of the 2002-03 school year. At its March 19, 2002 meeting, the Burr Ridge CCSD 180 Board of Education reviewed bids for cafeteria expansion at the middle school and for two additional classrooms at the elementary school. The bid total was $918,782, a figure slightly lower than anticipated. Wight and Company will supervise construction, which will begin in April.

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

. . . revised its kindergarten entry policy and stipulated that chronological age will be the sole criterion for entry into kindergarten. All students must be at least five years old on or before September 1 of the year of their entry into kindergarten. In fairness to those who had applied for early entry into kindergarten before the policy was enacted, the Board will allow those families the opportunity to participate in early entry screening procedures, proposed by the administration at the February 2002 Board of Education meeting.
. . . reviewed a letter of nomination written by Parent Teacher Council (PTC) president Mrs. Jenifer Mihalkanin, and presented the Board's Award of Excellence to outstanding PTC members Mrs. Angela Inman and Mrs. Pamela Slater.

. . . learned that the CCSD 180 Foundation for Excellence had realized a net profit of $6,659.75 for its "Night at the Races" fundraiser. Funds generated by the Foundation result in "extras for excellence" for the children of the school district.

. . . heard a presentation by teacher Ms. Jessica Bogie and her students Theresa Talabi, Marcus Myerholtz, and Melyssa Murphy. Students shared their Tech 2000 presentation with the Board. Students from Burr Ridge Middle School and Anne M. Jeans Elementary School will make presentations to legislators in Springfield during the Tech 2000 event held in May.

. . . welcomed Marilyn Campbell, a representative of Houghton-Mifflin Company and Great Source, Inc., who presented a summary of the language arts materials chosen by the CCSD 180 textbook committee members for Board consideration. The Board approved the Great Source language arts material for grades K-8 adoption.

. . . approved a summer school four-week program starting June 17 from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. at a tuition cost of $60.00 per student. Four teachers will be paid $1,500.00 each. Great Source Summer Success materials will be used for the program.

. . . recognized and congratulated Those Who Excel Honorees Gloria Pavese, Cathe Smith, Darlene Lavenhagen, and Kathy Dineen-Hendricks. All four individuals have received notification of invitation to the April 13, 2002 Those Who Excel banquet in Springfield.

. . . made its scheduled review and first reading of CCSD 180 policies relative to the second half of Section 2 ­ Board of Education. The policies are scheduled for adoption at the April 16, 2002 meeting. Newly adopted policies can be found on the school site at http://www.ccsd180.org/Policy/policies.html.

. . . approved the use of Burr Ridge Middle School as the child care site for the Western Open Golf Tournament from July 1 to July 7 with the understanding that the PGA will assume costs of custodial needs and insurance in addition to the $2,500 facility usage fee to the school district.

. . .approved the use of the Hinsdale South High School Gymnasium for the 8th Grade Graduation Ceremonies on May 30, 2002.
. . . approved the same general student fee structure for 2002-03 that was approved in 2001-02 with the exception of gym uniforms, fees for which will be increased from $12 to $13.

. . . dismissed nontenured teachers Mrs. Helen Marzec, Mrs. Angela McGreal, Ms. Jeanette Mrozek, Ms. Leslie Rademacher, and Mrs. Michelle Szadorski; and accepted the resignations of teachers Ms. Amy Jarrett, Mrs. Barbara Cunningham, and Mr. Sal Pienschke with thanks to the educators for their service to the children of CCSD 180.

. . . approved the request by teacher Mrs. Christina Wallace for an extension of her leave through the 2002-03 school year.

. . . heard reports from the administration including the following reports from superintendent Rink:

Mezzanine Storage Deck Installation at Anne M. Jeans Elementary School
Gifted Education Committee Update
February 28, 2002 Cafeteria Inspection
March 18-19, 2002 Telephone Installation
The Effect of Governor Ryan's State Aid Formula Proposal
Lunch Table Quotations
Budget Amendment in May 2002
Transportation for 2002-03
Band Festival/Honors Choirs
CCSD 180 Foundation Night at the Races
PTC Fashion Show
March 13 Feeder School Dinner Meeting
Curriculum Mapping
Staff Accomplishments

The Board's next meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 16, 2002 at 7:30 p.m. in the Board Room of Burr Ridge CCSD #180.