Elmwood Park board appoints Carl Bonadonna, approves consent agenda and revised policies

The Elmwood Park Board of Education appointed Carl Bonadonna to an open seat and administered the oath of office at its June meeting. A board member moved to appoint Bonadonna from the floor; the motion was seconded and passed by roll call with eight yes votes and one recusal. Bonadonna repeated the oath and took his seat at the table.

The motion to appoint was made from the floor and seconded; the business administrator then administered the oath. The transcript records the roll-call sequence identifying board members and shows one recusal during the appointment vote (Missus Brzeszewski recused). After the swearing-in, multiple board members offered congratulations and expressed optimism about district progress and upcoming programs.

The board also approved a standard consent agenda of personnel items (PA1 through PL1), student actions (S1 through S12), general business items (pages 23–30), acceptance of minutes (M1), financial approvals (F1 through F10) and business items (BG1–BG2, H1). Several members recorded recusals on specific financial checks (the transcript lists recusal references for check numbers including 41609, 41533, 41527, 5537, 6164 and 6165 and references an F3 number 5513/46140). These recusals were noted on the record and did not prevent overall passage of the financial motion by roll call.

Earlier in the meeting, a policy committee member said the committee met on May 27 to review and revise policies that no longer met statutory regulations. The committee recommended updated language in policy 51.11 (eligible resident and nonresident student), policy 51.12 (age language to include 3- and 4-year-old pre-K), and policy 55.11 (dress and grooming) so pre-K students are included; the committee also recommended regulations 55-50, 55-56 and 54-10 for later acknowledgment. The board moved and approved revised policies under agenda item A1.

What happens next: The board concluded the meeting after general public comment and member remarks. The transcript does not show further procedural steps tied specifically to the appointment beyond the oath administered that night.

Vote at a glance: Appointment of Carl Bonadonna — Passed by roll call (8 yes, 0 no, 1 recused). Consent agenda motions (personnel, students, general, financials, business, legal items, revised policies) — Passed by roll call as recorded in the meeting transcript; specific recusals on financial checks were noted where applicable.