The Latest News

Please visit this page often to keep up on news at Westbrook School. For community news please visit our Community News page. Also, you will find more info on your teacher’s webpage and Mr. Dowling’s webpage .

Dear Families,

Please join us Monday night from 6:30-8:00 pm for our Dance Night. The PTA sponsored event is our celebration of  our wonderful year!  The doors will open at 6:20 and we will be in the gym so please enter at door #2.  Dance Night has become a tradition and a fun way to get together with all of our Westbrook friends and families. Please come ready to dance and enjoy the evening.

Thank you for all your support, help and care throughout this year. It has been a great adventure to watch the children grow and learn. We are all looking forward to our Kindergarten students moving to our garden level next year  as we expand and grow.

Wishing you a very happy summer,

Jan Ewing

Asbestos Abatement Project (added 5/28/10)

NOTICE

Mount Prospect School District 57 has scheduled an asbestos abatement project for Westbrook School for approximately four weeks after the end of the school year throughout the building Custodial staff will move furniture and other items from these areas.  These areas will be off-limits to everyone during this time period except asbestos abatement personnel.  The asbestos abatement contractor is licensed by the State of Illinois and is required to follow strict Illinois Department of Public Health regulations.  District 57 has retained an independent third party environmental consulting firm, Regulatory Management, to provide oversight for the project and the asbestos abatement contractor, Valor Technologies, to ensure that the work is performed in accordance with applicable rules and regulations.

Asbestos Abatement Contractor

Valor Technologies, Inc., Attn:  Mr. Scott Montgomery, 3 Northpoint Court, Bolingbrook, IL  60440, Business:  (630) 679-9800, Email:  scott@valortechnologies.com

Environmental Consulting Firm

Regulatory Compliance Management, Attn:  Mr. Frank McNamara, 5400 East Avenue, Countryside, IL  60525-3135, Business:  (708) 485-8600, Email:  fmcnamara@reminc.com

If you have any questions or need further clarification, please contact the district’s business office at (847) 394-7300.

Board of Education Summary (added 5/21/10)

A brief summary of the Board of Education meeting May 20, 2010

• Transportation Audit – The transportation audit report was presented to the Board by the TransPar Group auditors. Following Board discussion, a timeline for next steps was recommended by Administration. This timeline follows recommendations set forth in the audit to seek additional information through the development and posting of a Request for Proposal (RFP). The RFP process will provide the Board and Administration the information necessary to conduct a cost analysis comparing outsourcing transportation service with in-district service. The Transportation Audit Report and timeline are posted on the District Web site.
• Revised 2009-2010 School Calendar – The Board approved the Revised School Calendar for 2009-2010. Below are the changes related to the current school calendar (2009-2010):

1. One emergency day included in the 2009-2010 school calendar is deleted so that the last day of school for students will be Thursday, June 10, 2010. No days were added that would have resulted in the emergency closing of schools.
2. Students in grades one through five will attend their respective schools from 9:05am to10:05am on June 10^th.
3. Sixth and seventh grade students will attend their school from 7:55am to 8:55am on Thursday June 10^th.
4. Kindergarten students’ last day of school will be Tuesday, June 8, 2010, where they will attend their regular session and will receive their report card.
5. The last day of school for the eighth grade students will be Tuesday, June 8^th.
6. The teachers will be in full day attendance on Wednesday, June 9, 2010, for Records Day (per Section 3-15 of the contractual bargaining agreement).
7. The teachers will be in attendance for one-half day per their respective school hours on Thursday, June 10^th.

• Consent Agenda – The Board approved the Consent Agenda which included minutes from the April 15^th and May 6^th Board meetings; personnel transactions; monthly financial reports; revision of the 2009-2010 school calendar; approval of NSSEO Articles of Agreement and FY11 Budget; and a cafeteria tables contract.
• New Business – The Board approved three items under New Business: A Resolution to Abate the Working Cash Fund; A Resolution to Direct Transfer from Ed Fund to Operations & Maintenance Fund; and Request for Proposal (RFP) Preparation for Transportation Services.

Elaine Aumiller, EdD

Superintendent of Schools

Parent/Teacher Satisfaction Surveys – A Change from Past Practice (added 5/14/10)

In recent years the District developed and administered a satisfaction survey to parents and teachers. For a number of reasons, there wasn’t a very large return rate of the surveys. When only a small number of surveys are returned, it is difficult to generalize any findings and target appropriate areas for improvement. We will no longer be administering that particular survey. However, collecting satisfaction survey data is very important to help guide and measure improvement for the District. To improve the process of collecting this information, the Board of Education approved the following Administrative recommendation to the District’s 2010-2015 Revised Strategic Plan: “Conduct satisfaction surveys beginning February 2011 and report findings to determine student, staff, and parent perceptions of our schools and the District – every other year on the odd-numbered years.” The Administration will work with a survey company to develop the questions and oversee administering the survey to ensure comprehensive, confidential data collection with comparables that can guide our ongoing performance improvement efforts.

Elaine Aumiller, EdD

Superintendent of Schools

Westbrook Directories (added 5/21/10)

The office has a few extra copies of the Westbrook Directory that was put out earlier in the Fall.  If you have misplaced yours and would like a copy so you can keep connected to your Westbrook friends over the summer, please let the office know.  We’ll send it home in your child’s backpack.

Moving Out-of-District (added 4/16/10)

If your student will not be attending a District 57 school next year, please send something in writing to the office. We will then be able to start preparing the documents you will need to register at your next school. Thanks for your cooperation!

Transportation News (added 4/1/10)

The District has hired an interim transportation coordinator. His name is Bill Willetts and he will be with us through the duration of the 2009-2010 school year. During this interim timeframe the Board of Education and Administration will be discussing what the next steps will be regarding transportation for the district.

Mr. Willetts comes to the district with extensive transportation knowledge having served as the transportation director for Community Consolidated District 15 in Palatine from 1998-2006 where he directed the daily operations and managed 193 employees for over 13,000 students with 138 buses and 15 schools. During his tenure, the transportation department also received the 2003 Leland E. G. Larson Student Transportation Quality Award, an award given by the National Association of Pupil Transportation recognizing and rewarding school districts that are committed to improving the quality of their school transportation services.

Most recently, Bill has served as an interim transportation director at Community Unit School District 302 (Kaneland).

Earlier in his educational career, Mr. Willetts served administrative roles in Indiana and Montana as principal and assistant principal and worked at the higher education level.

If you see Bill, please welcome him. Thank you.

Elaine Aumiller, EdD

Supt. of Schools

Kindergarten – Physical Education News (added 5/7/10)

Field Day for Kindergarten students will be June 7, 2010.  Mrs. Many is looking for volunteers to make the day a success!  More info

Notes from the Nurse (updated 5/21/10)

If your child has medication at school it will be sent home with them on the last day of school.  If your child is going to attend SummerQuest/ESY at Fairview, you will be contacted about sending their medication directly to Fairview and then it can be sent home with them on the last day of SummerQuest/ESY.  If your child is not planning to be attending school on the last day, please contact Pam Biasco in the Health Office to make other arrangements for sending the medication home.

Pam Biasco