Board of Education
William Werner - President
Maria Infante - Vice-President
Taylor Burmeister - Secretary
The Cook County School District 130 Board of Education is composed of seven members who are elected by voters within the district's boundaries. Elections are held in odd-numbered years in the spring. Board members serve four-year terms.
School Board Elections
The next consolidated election will be held on April 4, 2023.
Prospective school board candidates may visit the Illinois State Board of Elections website at www.elections.il.gov for information regarding School Board Elections.
In accordance with changes to the Election Code in 2014 (10 ILCS 5/1-1 et seq.), prospective school board candidates will no longer file nominating petitions with the school district. Petitions must be filed with the Cook County Clerk's Office. Please contact The Cook County Clerk's Office at (312) 603-1127 for further election-related information.
Helpful School Board Links
Meeting Calendar
The Cook County School District 130 Board of Education meets at 6:30 p.m. on the third Thursday of every month. Meetings are held alternately either in Blue Island at Veterans Memorial Middle School or in Crestwood at the Eisenhower Cooperative.
Agendas and Minutes
For Board of Education Agendas & Minutes from December 2015 to present, please visit our BoardDocs site:
Contacting the Board
The Board of Education welcomes communications from the community. Staff members, parents and community members should submit questions or communications for the Board of Education’s consideration to the Superintendent. The Superintendent shall provide the Board with a summary of these questions or communications and provide, as appropriate, his or her feedback regarding the matter. (Policy 2:140)
Board Member Training
All Illinois school board members must receive training in professional development leadership (P.A. 97-8) and the Open Meetings Act (P.A. 97-504). Mandatory training will also be required after new teacher evaluation requirements are implemented in each school district. For additional information, see Board policy 2:120, Board Member Development.
The following table contains mandatory training and development activities that were completed by each Board member. When the training was provided by the Illinois Association of School Boards, an authorized provider, the acronym “IASB” follows the listed activity.
Name |
Development and Training Activity |
Provider |
Date Completed |
Taylor Burmeister |
Professional Development Leadership Training |
IASB |
9.6.2021 |
Performance Evaluation Reform Act (PERA) |
IASB |
9.6.2021 |
|
Open Meetings Act |
IASB |
5.19.2021 |
|
Maria Infante |
Professional Development Leadership Training |
IASB |
6.17.2021 |
Performance Evaluation Reform Act (PERA) |
IASB |
6.17.2021 |
|
Open Meetings Act |
IASB |
6.7.2021 |
|
Lindsey Kulma |
Professional Development Leadership Training |
IASB |
6.15.2019 |
Performance Evaluation Reform Act (PERA) |
IASB |
6.14.2019 |
|
Open Meetings Act |
IASB |
6.14.2019 |
|
Charlette Mitchell-Brown |
Professional Development Leadership Training |
IASB |
6.15.209 |
Performance Evaluation Reform Act (PERA) |
IASB |
6.14.2019 |
|
Open Meetings Act |
IASB |
6.14.2019 |
|
Kevin Piper |
Professional Development Leadership Training |
IASB |
5.6.2021 |
Performance Evaluation Reform Act (PERA) |
IASB |
5.6.2021 |
|
Open Meetings Act |
IASB |
5.6.2021 |
|
Jennifer Turn |
Professional Development Leadership Training |
IASB |
6.17.2021 |
Performance Evaluation Reform Act (PERA) |
IASB |
6.17.2021 |
|
Open Meetings Act |
IASB |
5.27.2021 |
|
William Werner |
Professional Development Leadership Training |
IASB |
6.22.2019 |
Performance Evaluation Reform Act (PERA) |
IASB |
6.21.2019 |
|
Open Meetings Act |
IASB |
6.21.2019 |
Cook County School District 130
Board Committees 2:150
Committee |
Board Member |
Board Policy |
Kevin Piper William Werner |
School Climate |
Maria Infante Jennifer Turn |
Promotion Standards |
Taylor Burmeister Lindsey Kulma |
Registration/Residency Policy Review |
Charlette Mitchell-Brown Kevin Piper |
IASB |
Maria Infante William Werner |
SCOPE |
Maria Infante William Werner |
Insurance |
Lindsey Kulma Charlette Mitchell-Brown |
The Illinois Association of School Boards (IASB) is a voluntary organization of local boards of education dedicated to strengthening the Illinois public schools through local citizen control. Although not a part of State government, IASB is organized by member school boards as a private not-for-profit corporation under authority granted by Article 23 of the School Code. The mission of the IASB is excellence in local school governance in support of quality public education.
For more information regarding IASB and its programs visit www.iasb.com.
Cook County School District 130 Board Policy Manual
POLICY MANUAL
The online manual provides the Board of Education's policies and related regulations in a fully searchable, easy-to-use format.
Navigation
Use the Table of Contents to the left to view all policies and related procedures within each section. Click on the closed book or open book icons beside each section heading to expand or collapse an item and view its subparts. Individual policies, exhibits and regulations are identified in the Table of Contents by the paper icon. You may also use the Next and Back buttons at top right to browse the policies.
Search
You may search for policies by policy number or specific words by using the search box at top left.
Recent Revisions
Click here to view recent modifications to board policies.
Questions
If you have any questions regarding this manual, please contact the District Office.