Wednesday, January 23, 2013
The Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113A Board of Education held its monthly business meeting at Tuesday in the Old Quarry Middle School LRC.
During School District 113A Board of Education's business meeting Tuesday night, the board voted to permanently transfer $1.8 million from the district’s operations and maintenance fund to the education fund. Since December 2009, District 113A has been following a state-approved financial plan that includes enrollment, staffing plans, borrowing, cash flow analysis, and budget expenditures and reductions. Any deviation from the plan by the district must be approved by the ISBE before implementation. But board member Al Malley said he had doubts about the Illinois State Board of Education’s support for the district’s request for the $1.8 million funds transfer. After reading a recent email reply from Deb Vespa, Illinois State Board of …
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Administrator attributes progress to perseverance of principals, teachers, support staff and parents.
As school districts across the state await the Illinois State Board of Education’s release of School Report Cards by the end of September or beginning of October, students in Lemont-Bromberek School District 113A can already show they have met some important goals. At Tuesday’s board of education meeting, Assistant Superintendent Mary Gricus reported the district’s overall student population met Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) targets in tested grade levels. AYP serves as a measure of student performance under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. Gricus explained that although AYP focuses primarily on individual schools, the performance measure also reports the status of various subgroups (such as students with disabilities, limited …
Friday, September 14, 2012
Those who wish to be candidates for the Lemont-Bromberek School District 113A Board of Education may pick up packets now at the district office.
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Friday, September 14, 2012
Editor’s note: The following information was submitted by Susan Birkenmaier, Ed.D., Superintendent of Lemont-Bromberek CSD113A. School board seats up for election April 9 are currently occupied by Kevin Doherty, Karen Siston and Lisa Wright. Nominating petition forms for the April 9, 2013 school board election in Lemont-Bromberek CSD113A are now available. Packets with forms may be picked up in the office of the board secretary at 16100 127th Street, Lemont, Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The first day candidates may circulate nominating petitions for signatures is Sept. 25, 2012. A school board candidate’s petition must be filed in the same office no earlier than 7:30 a.m. on Monday, December 17, 2012 and no later than …
Thursday, September 6, 2012
As Lemont-Bromberek School District 113A’s belt remains tightened, school board members eye cost of additional teachers.
Some members of the Lemont-Bromberek School District 113A Board of Education would like to revisit the issue of reducing class sizes in district schools by hiring five to 10 additional teachers at the start of the next school year. Following a financial plan update by Superintendent Susan Birkenmaier Tuesday night, board members entered into a spirited discussion of how the district could accomplish the goal of reducing class sizes while remaining true to its financial plan. In April, the school board voted unanimously to approve a certified staffing plan that would include no additional hires for the 2012-13 school year. An option considered at the time – to use a portion of the savings from the salaries of retirees to hire five …
Friday, May 4, 2012
Dave Molitor was elected president of the Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113A Board of Education on Tuesday.
With a new superintendent set to take office in July and fund balances continuing to improve, Dave Molitor is ready to start planning for the long-term success of Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113A. Molitor was elected president of the District 113A school board during a special meeting Tuesday night, replacing board member Mike Aurelio. In an email to Patch on Wednesday, Molitor said he was honored to be selected for the position, and looks forward to working with the administration and his fellow board members during the next year. "I am honored to serve this district as the president of the Board of Education," Molitor said. "This district has incredibly dedicated administrative staff, teachers, parents and volunteers that—…
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Kevin Doherty was named vice president, while Cindy Kelly retained her position as secretary.
The Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113A Board of Education has selected Dave Molitor as its president for the upcoming year. Molitor, who has served as vice president for the past year, replaces current board member Mike Aurelio, who was also up for the position Tuesday night. Kevin Doherty was elected vice president—a position he held from 2010-2011. Cindy Kelly retained her position as board secretary. During the meeting, board members were split when it came time to appoint new officers. Molitor was nominated for the office of president by Doherty, and was elected by a 4-2 vote. Molitor, Doherty, Kelly and board member Lisa Wright voted for Molitor, and board members Al Malley and Karen Siston voted against. Aurelio …
Monday, April 23, 2012
April 23: Lemont Village Board, School Board meetings
Five things every Lemonter needs to know Monday. The Lemont Village Board will meet at 7 p.m. tonight at 418 Main Street. The meeting will include a public hearing on municipal electrical aggregation, a process that allows a municipality to bundle all residential and small commercial accounts and collectively bid the accounts to suppliers in the hope of offering a lower cost source of power for its customers. The residents of Lemont passed a referendum March 20 authorizing the village to engage in the process. The Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113A Board of Education will hold a special meeting at 5 p.m. tonight at Old Quarry Middle School, 16100 W. 127 St., to discuss requests for proposals for Old Quarry’s automation upgrade …
Monday, August 22, 2011
District board member and spokesperson Lisa Wright released a statement Monday afternoon addressing questions that arose during a July 19 board meeting.
School board officials in Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113A say a negative cash balance in the district's Education Fund last month was caused by lower than expected revenue and higher than expected benefit costs. In a statement released Monday, District 113A Board Member and newly appointed spokesperson Lisa Wright finally addressed questions surrounding the district's Education Fund and its projected cash balance of negative $329,568 at the end of June 2011. According to the release, the cash shortfall was caused by inaccurate projections of expenditures and revenues made earlier in the month. "As soon as the fiscal year-end financial statements were completed, it was then confirmed that revenues did not meet projected …
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Board Member Lisa Wright will now serve as the spokesperson for the board in place of Board President Mike Aurelio.
The Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113A Board of Education voted during its special meeting Wednesday to remove the board president as the district's official spokesperson to the media. Following a heated discussion, board members voted 4-3 to remove Board President Mike Aurelio as the district's spokesperson—a duty enumerated under District 113A Policy 2:110. Board Vice President Dave Molitor, Board Secretary Cindy Kelly, and Board Members Lisa Wright and Kevin Doherty voted in favor of the motion, while Aurelio and Board Members Al Malley and Karen Siston voted against. A motion was put forth by Kelly to nominate Wright as District 113A's new spokesperson. The motion was approved 4-2, with Aurelio and Siston voting no. Malley …
Monday, May 2, 2011
Mike Aurelio will serve as the president, David Molitor will serve as vice president and Cindy Kelly will serve as secretary.
UPDATE, 10:30 p.m. The four new District 113A board members released the following statement Tuesday evening: "We would like to thank the Lemont community for electing us to these important positions and entrusting us with overseeing the education of the children in our community. The task ahead is not easy, as many difficult decisions need to be made, but we will provide the best education we can with the resources we have, in an open and fiscally responsible way. “We have a dedicated group of teachers and staff, children eager to learn, involved parents, and supportive businesses and community members. We look forward to working together with board members Kevin Doherty, Karen Siston and Lisa Wright to determine the way forward for our …
Lennie Jarratt
8:52 pm on Saturday, September 22, 2012
The article title is misleading. In the article it states, "But the performance levels of several several subgroups at River Valley and the school district as a whole did not meet AYP, Gricus said." So River Valley and the school district as a WHOLE DID NOT meet AYP. more ›