Thursday, December 13, 2012
Dr. Janet Stutz, who is serving as assistant superintendent of learning with Community Consolidated School District 181 in Hinsdale, was selected after a four-month search for a head administrator.
Orland School District 135’s choice for superintendent is coming from Hinsdale to take over in Orland. Dr. Janet Stutz, who has worked as the Community Consolidated School District 181's assistant superintendent of learning since 2008, was selected by the D135 school board for the role, according to an announcement made Thursday by D135. "I think D135 has an excellent reputation," Stutz said Thursday. "We've lived in Aurora for 26 years, our kids are grown and we're ready for a change. It's a wonderful opportunity and we're excited about it." Prior to her work with D181, Stutz served as assistant principal and principal at schools in Yorkville and Oswego, including overseeing the opening of Homestead Elementary and Bednarcik Junior High …
Monday, December 10, 2012
Orland School District 135 also adopted their tax levy for 2013 during Monday night’s school board meeting. Read our transcript from the meeting.
Update, 5:58 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012 Schools within Orland School District 135 will soon be getting a technological boost, thanks to an anonymous private donation of $18,000. The money will go toward adding 40 new iPad Minis and 40 Apple TV units to be used by teachers in lessons. Apple TVs allow images on iPad screens to be projected for all students and participants to see. “It is a more accessible and portable system to use than other projection tools,” said Dan Doogan, the district’s technology coordinator and supervisor. “Both the iPads and Apple TVs can all be used in every one of our buildings.” The district will put four iPads and Apple TVs in each school, with one pairing set aside for special education use, said D135 Asst. …
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Orland School District 135 board member Mary Bragg called for president John Carmody to leave the board, citing a violation of board policy about conversations between board members.
Orland School District 135 Board Member Mary Bragg called for Board President John Carmody to resign at the Nov. 12 meeting, claiming he violated a board policy about communication between board members. The District 135 board narrowed down its list of candidates for a permanent superintendent after a series of interviews recently. Though not all members have been included on conversations about the candidates, according to Bragg. “Too many times we have walked into public meetings without the proper information to be prepared for the meeting discussion,” Bragg said. “The board president is responsible for making sure all members are all informed. He doesn’t keep all board members informed. He calls his quorum buddies on the board and …
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
School board is taking applications for new superintendent through Sept. 21.
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Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Former Supt. Dennis Soustek was hired Monday to oversee the search for a new superintendent for School District 135. Soustek, who served as superintendent from 2006 to 2010 and again from January to June of this year, will be paid $60 per hour to screen applications, check references, and to make sure the candidates meet the criteria established by the district. He said he would work a maximum of 100 hours on the search. “Actually, it will probably be closer to 50 hours by the time it’s all over,” he said. “I will help them in the search process as much or as little as they want me to,” Soustek said after Monday’s school board meeting. The board hired Soustek in part because Dr. Carol Kunst, who is acting as interim superintendent, is …
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
The Orland School District 135 Board of Education discussed terms of taking on former superintendent Dennis Soustek as consultant for their permanent superintendent search during Monday's committee meeting. Board members also looked over the new budget.
They just can’t keep Dennis Soustek away. Orland School District 135 board members want to keep the former superintendent working as a consultant while they seek a permament superintendent to helm the district. Soustek was superintendent from 2006 to 2010. He came out of retirement in January to work as interim superintendent after Paul Howell moved back to the curriculum department. Soustek worked just under the maximum 100 business days between January and June, and considered serving as acting super for another 100-day stint after the board was not able to hire a permanent superintendent by July. He declined and the board hired Carol Kunst in June as interim superintendent. But since Kunst plans on applying for the permanent position, …
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
The Orland School District 135 Board of Education also approved a joint-food service agreement with District 146, and read a full policy on showing movies in classrooms. Read the live blog transcript.
Monday, August 13, 2012
The Orland School District 135 Board of Education also approved a joint-food service agreement with District 146, and read a full policy on showing movies in classrooms. Read the live blog transcript.
Update, 2:40 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012 Applications are now being accepted for a permanent Orland School District 135 superintendent. Board members will be vetting each candidate, though a few stipulations were added to focus the search. The job ad requires five years of elementary school administration. During Monday night's meeting, board member Tom Cunningham questioned the need for such a requirement, noting that when Dennis Soustek was originally hired as superintendent, his qualifications were different than what the board at the time was looking for. Soustek, as well as board member Mary Bragg and Assistant Superintendent of Buisness Services John Reiniche, said elementary experience can't be duplicated and would be key for the …
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Two new assistant principals are also hired on, and other details from last night's Orland School District 135 school board meeting. Read our live blog transcript from Monday night's meet.
Thursday, February 2, 2012
An electronic survey is now available for school district parents and residents to offer feedback on what they want in a head administrator.
Orland School District 135 is looking for input from parents and residents as they begin searching for a permanent superintendent. Posted on the district’s website Thursday is an electronic survey from the Illinois Associations of School Boards, where people are encouraged to add their thoughts on a proper head administrator. Take the superintendent survey here. Four questions are multiple choice, with one asking for five top desired aspects of a new superintendent out of a list of 15. A space is at the bottom for written comments. The school board formally hired the IASB to help with the superintendent search at Monday’s special meeting at a cost not to top $8,000. A tentative schedule given at the meeting shows candidate interviews – …
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
District 135 is expected to post the opening on its website within the next few days and a community survey is also planned to go out.
Orland School District 135 formally agreed Monday night to take on the Illinois Association of School Boards to help search for a new superintendent. The first step will be to post the job opening on the district’s website, and others such as the IASB’s and that of the Illinois Association of School Administrators. A survey will also be made available to district staff and parents of district students to add feedback to the candidate search. Hard copies of the survey is expected to be sent home with students, and electronic versions will also be available through the district's website. All present school board members voted in favor of hiring the association to help with selecting superintendent candidates. Members Lynne Donegan and Mary …
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11:16 am on Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Wow! One should not be so comfortable with this sudden coming together. Your question should be WHY? Why leave a nice job in Hinsdale (great schools), for the turmoils of a contentious board, outstanding lawsuit/problems and extremely low morale of staff and teachers caused by some of the top administration? WHAT happened in Aurora or Hinsdale that a person would run to this mess where the Board … more ›