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Wednesday, April 27, 2011

School Board Reorganization 2011

Pictured: Robert Koch, Jeanne Grimmer, Jay Tiede

Pictured: Robert Koch, Dan Slayden, Jay Tiede

On Tuesday, April 26th the Center Cass Board of Education reorganized and elected officers for the new two year term ending in April of 2013. The BOE will meet the second Tuesday of the month at Prairieview School at 7:00 pm. New officers elected are:

Robert Koch President

Cathie Killian Vice-President

Suzanne Armato Secretary

Mark Motuelle Treasurer

The Board of Education also recognized retiring board members, Jeanne Grimmer 16 years of service and Dan Slayden 4 years of service. They are pictured above.


Saturday, April 23, 2011

Board of Education Re-organization

On Tuesday, April 26th the Center Cass Board of Education will re-organize. At that time we will celebrate with appreciation and thankfulness the 16 year service of Mrs. Jeanne Grimmer and the four year term of Mr. Dan Slayden who are leaving the Board. During the time of Mrs. Grimmer's service, Prairieview School was built and the addition to Lakeview was completed as well as major renovations to both Ide School and Lakeview. The leadership and service of these two dedicated public servants will be missed.


We look forward to welcoming back to the Board, Mrs. Suzanne Armato who was re-elected on April 5th as well as seating new members Mr. Charles Blazevich and Mrs. Alison Murphy. We are fortunate to have dedicated and interested community members willing to serve as board members in these tumultuous times and wish all member wells as they begin this new era.

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

German Musicians Perform at Lakeview


Today Lakeview students were treated to a concert by student musicians from the Bietigheim-Bissengen/Germany Music School. 65 young musicians are visiting Downers Grove and staying with families of students at both North and South high schools as part of a 25 year music exchange tradition. The visitors will also be performing tonight at the Tivoli Theater in Downers Grove at 7:00 pm. Go out and enjoy the show tonight. Tickets are $5.


Monday, April 11, 2011

Visiting Springfield


Last Wednesday, I spent the day in Springfield lobbying our local legislators regarding issues important to our school district. I was part of a group of 12 school delegates from DuPage County.

During the day we met with Senators Dillard and Sandack, as well as Representatives Bellock, Pihos, Chapa LaVia, Coladipietro and Fortner. We were able to discuss school funding issues, especially proposed cuts to transportation funding, Bilingual Education and the Chicago Block Grant, Drivers Education fees and School Consolidation. The highlight of the day was a 30-minute meeting to discuss FY 2012 budgets and pension issues with House Minority Leader, Tom Cross. It was a busy but productive day!


Tuesday, April 05, 2011

Spring Has Sprung!


Spring Break has passed and we are back to our normal routines at school. Children are working hard to complete the last weeks of a great school year that will conclude on June 7th. Spring sports teams are practicing and competition will begin next week. The springtime is a great time to visit our campus and see our students competing in soccer, softball and volleyball. The athletic schedule is available on our website.

We have finally received our first state aid payments for the current year that were vouchered in September of 2010. This is good news as with the exception of General State Aid we have received no state funds for this fiscal year. There is no good news from Springfield regarding a budget for next year. We expect any budget to be very lean and less than this year's budget. A big concern for our District is the projected cut in transportation funding proposed by Governor Quinn. This fund was severely cut last year and he has proposed another drastic cut to this MANDATED program while he funds other pet projects that are not MANDATED. The Governor states he wants to focus dwindling funds into classrooms which is admirable but not practical if there are not funds to bring the children to school. I am traveling to Springfield tomorrow with other DuPage County Administrators to discuss this issue with our representatives.


Thanks to everyone who attended or otherwise supported our PTO Activities last month. They were a great success and raised about $10,000 for our schools. It was great to see such a nice turnout for the Cabana Charlies event! Thanks to our PTO and community for their great support for our schools.