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  1. chrisrobling
    Member

    “What we would like to see in our next A.D.”

    Public invited. Wednesday, May 5, 6:30 pm – 8 pm, North Riverside Public Library community room. RB Parents Committee hosts.

    The purpose of this meeting is to provide input to the RB school board. There will be a brief panel discussion and then an open-mic forum for attendees to speak up on what they would like to see in RB’s next athletic director. The meeting will be recorded for submission to the school board. All are welcome. NB: NRPL has changed its closing hour, so we will have to be out by 8 p.m. Thank you.

    Please forward to any parents you think would be interested. Written submissions welcome. Thank you.

    Posted Tuesday Apr 27, 2010 12:23 #

  2. anonymous
    Member

    I just went to the RB website and read that the deadline to apply for this position was April 23.

    Posted Tuesday Apr 27, 2010 16:19 #

  3. JoeM
    Member

    What is the RB Parents Committee? Is this the same as the RB Patron's Council? Who is in charge? Sorry if they are dumb questions but I don't have any kids at RB until next year and I might be interested in joining the group.

    Posted Tuesday Apr 27, 2010 18:01 #

  4. bulldog parent
    Member

    The RB Parent Committee has been around a couple of years and seems to be a group of parents who support the school. I read about a meeting in the Landmark last summer and attended their workshop at the North Riverside Public Library where they discussed positive ways to improve communication, transparency and the athletic administration. The superintendent and school board president attended and the police chief attended a previous meeting on safety. I thought last summer’s meeting was productive. As I understand the affiliation with RB is that their kids attend, but the meetings are open to all and I just got an invitation emailed by the RB Patrons Council.

    Posted Thursday Apr 29, 2010 09:34 #

  5. Rita D
    Member

    The Patrons Council? that's interesting because i called Dr. Bonnette's office and he was adamant that the school was not affiliated with this group. He did suggest that this group might be part of the RB Parent Group that was created a couple of years but again very specific in that the group had no affiliation with the high school. I will have to call Dr. Bonnette to clarify. I will be new to the high school and want to make sure i have all the proper information. Did the school administration request for input regarding the new a.d.?

    Posted Thursday Apr 29, 2010 17:32 #

  6. bulldog parent
    Member

    Hi Rita, no one called me looking for my opinion but the board and admin seem open to community input. From Dr Bonnette hosting Friday coffee to the board listening at meetings. I don't think that the lack of direct sponsorship by RB means supportive RB parents can't share ideas do you?

    Maybe an independently moderated forum, apart from RB, can be a start to healing the community. I thought the way RB handled the hiring of the new principal was open and refreshing, but that's just one opinion.

    Posted Thursday Apr 29, 2010 17:50 #

  7. Rita D
    Member

    I thought I was going to be attending and joining an RBHS committee but it’s not. I don’t like walking blindly into anything so I guess my concern is who is in charge of the committee and who will be hosting the open mic forum. Can you give me some background on the committee and what their purpose is? Thanks for you help.

    Posted Thursday Apr 29, 2010 18:37 #

  8. chrisrobling
    Member

    RB Parents Committee Invites You To:

    “What we would like to see in RB’s next Athletic Director”

    You are invited to voice your opinion!

    RB Parent Panelists (in formation):
    Brian Dowling, former Harvard University football player
    Maria Hawk, Principal, Incarnation School

    Moderator: Union League Club of Chicago Executive Director for Public Affairs David Kohn (Mr. Kohn is a parent of an Illinois high school state champion gymnast.)

    The purpose of this meeting is to provide input to the RB school board. A brief panel discussion will be followed by an open-mic forum for attendees to speak up on what they would like to see in RB’s next athletic director. The meeting will be recorded for submission to the school board by its May meeting. All are welcome. Written submissions welcome.

    Please forward to any parents you think would be interested.

    North Riverside Public Library community room
    Wednesday, May 5, 6:30 pm – 8 pm

    North Riverside Public Library has changed its closing hour, so we must be out by 8 p.m. We will begin promptly at 6:30.

    RB Parents Committee is an open forum on topics of interest to RB parents. Last year, at a discussion on communications, transparency and athletics, several members of the Board of Education and the Interim Superintendent attended. Please join us next Wednesday, May 5, to speak your mind on the future of athletics at RB.

    Posted Friday Apr 30, 2010 07:29 #

  9. JoeM
    Member

    If I understand correctly the group is not associated with Riverside Brookfield HS. It's just parents that formed a group. What's confusing is the Riverside Brookfield because we have other towns that go to RB. Since I'm not from either of those towns I think a name change might help get others involved so everyone feels welcome. Since no one has answered my original question, I'll ask again. Who is in charge? Who are the contacts and who do we submit written comments to? Although this is an interesting topic are there any plans for other discussion coming up?

    Posted Friday Apr 30, 2010 14:19 #

  10. chrisrobling
    Member

    RB Parents Committee Invites You To:

    “What we would like to see in RB’s next Athletic Director”

    You are invited to voice your opinion!

    RB Parent Panelists:
    Doug Bartlett, Northern Illinois University All-American, played in the NFL
    Brian Dowling, former Harvard University football player
    Maria Hawk, Principal, Incarnation School
    Mike Kenahan, former University of Notre Dame baseball player
    (RB Booster Club declined to participate.)

    Moderator: Union League Club of Chicago Executive Director for Public Affairs David Kohn

    The purpose of this meeting is to provide input to the RB school board. A brief panel discussion will be followed by an open-mic forum for attendees to speak up on what they would like to see in RB’s next athletic director. The meeting will be recorded for submission to the school board by its May meeting. All are welcome. Written submissions welcome.

    Please forward to any parents you think would be interested.

    North Riverside Public Library community room
    Wednesday, May 5, 6:30 pm – 8 pm

    North Riverside Public Library has changed its closing hour, so we must be out by 8 p.m. We will begin promptly at 6:30.

    RB Parents Committee is an open forum on topics of interest to RB parents. Last year, at a discussion on communications, transparency and athletics, several members of the Board of Education and the Interim Superintendent attended. Please join us next Wednesday, May 5, to speak your mind on the future of athletics at RB.

    Posted Friday Apr 30, 2010 17:09 #

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