Could a 1-to-1 school be coming to RB?

Cameron Kritikos, Sports Editor
April 30, 2013
Filed under Features, Top Stories

Twenty years ago, computer technology was in its mere infancy and its applications to everyday life were minimal. The ability of being able to connect with people throughout the world was a luxury that was just coming to the forefront as the Internet and e-mail became widely available to the public.... Read more »

CENSORED?

Clarion Staff, Clarion Staff
April 2, 2013
Filed under Opinion, Staff Editorial, Top Stories

Some people in the community have learned that Clarion was not allowed to run an online  school board candidate forum with a live blogging platform called CoveritLive (aka ClarionLIVE!) which Clarion has used this year to cover football games, the Oscars, and the 2012 Presidential Election. This is... Read more »

Pending election, teachers and board set to enter negotiations

Rachael Kluba, Staff Reporter
March 19, 2013
Filed under News, Top Stories

This April, the Riverside Brookfield Educational Association (RBEA)  and the District 208 school board will hold their first official negotiation session at which they will discuss establishing a new collective bargaining agreement, or contract.  However, before anything formal regarding negotiations... Read more »

COLUMN: Board, don’t give up on RB’s Green Goal

Kate Alaks, Opinion Editor
March 5, 2013
Filed under Columns, Opinion, Top Stories

As the school board sits down to approve their yearly district goals, there is one absence. The district’s Green Goal, last seen in the 2008-09 list of priorities, is not going to return this year to join the hopeful numbers for issues such as RB’s graduation rate, attendance, the number of students... Read more »

FIRST LOOK: Meet your six board candidates

Staff
February 20, 2013
Filed under Board Election, News, School Board, Top Stories

Six candidates are running to fill three open positions on the RBHS school board when elections are held in April of this year.  Clarion reached out to all six candidates with the same six questions, asking about their background, their skills, and their vision for RB’s future.  Before you vote,... Read more »

School Board Candidate Profile: Mike Welch

Mike Welch, School Board Candidate
February 19, 2013
Filed under Board Election, Mike Welch

Tell Clarion about your background, focusing on information that might be relevant to voters. I have a BS in Accounting and a Master in Accounting-Taxation.  I am currently a revenue agent with the Internal Revenue Service and have been an agent for almost 29 years.  I have served my community as a... Read more »

School Board Candidate Profile: Joseph Wanner

Joseph Wanner, School Board Candidate
February 16, 2013
Filed under Board Election, Joseph Wanner

Tell Clarion about your background, focusing on information that might be relevant to voters. I grew up in suburban Chicago and attended Prospect High School, where my father was a teacher and a coach for 31 years.  I earned an Economics degree from Columbia University and an MBA from Kellogg /Northwestern... Read more »

School Board Candidate Profile: Chuck Snyder

Chuck Snyder, School Board Candidate
February 16, 2013
Filed under Board Election, Chuck Snyder

Tell Clarion about your background, focusing on information that might be relevant to voters. I have lived in Brookfield since 1989 and volunteer with various community organizations. My wife Lisa and I have a son who is a freshman at RB. Since 2001 my service on the District 95 School Board has given... Read more »

School Board Candidate Profile: Ed Jepson

Ed Jepson, School Board Candidate
February 16, 2013
Filed under Board Election, Ed Jepson

Tell Clarion about your background, focusing on information that might be relevant to voters. I have lived in Riverside for 15 years with my wife, Susan, and three children.  My father was a Chicago Public School teacher.  I have a son at Riverside Brookfield and a daughter at Hauser.  I am civic-minded,... Read more »

School Board Candidate Profile: Matt Sinde

Matthew Sinde, School Board Candidate
February 16, 2013
Filed under Board Election, Matt Sinde

Tell Clarion about your background, focusing on information that might be relevant to voters. I am currently the President of the Riverside Brookfield Board of Education. I have served on several village/church boards such as Brookfield Zoning Board of Appeals, Brookfield 2020 Master Plan, Brookfield... Read more »