The board moved to approve a personnel slate including leaves, retirements, resignations and new hires; the motion was moved by Mr. Whitcomb and seconded by Mr. Patterson and partial roll call recorded before the transcript ends.
District staff presented proposed English Learner materials and recommended novels for Introduction to English and AP English, noting pilots and students' preference for paper readers; no formal vote on curriculum is recorded in the provided transcript.
At a brief session, the presiding speaker recorded that a motion moved by Mister Patterson and seconded by Mister Whitcomb was approved by unanimous roll call. The board announced a special meeting for Tuesday, March 10 at 7 p.m. at Bremen High School and later completed adjournment proceedings.
Board approved the February personnel report, accepting retirements and leaves and appointing Ray Lang as dean at Bremen High School, Dan Mauer as district math supervisor, and recommending Jennifer Winefka as director of special education (noted in the transcript also as 'Jen Wanaka' in a prior introductory segment).
At its February meeting the Bremen CHSD 228 Board approved the consent agenda including February bills and payroll, acceptance of construction bids for a Timney Park High School water replacement project, a furniture purchase for the new administration center, and an overnight field trip for Oak Forest softball.
Bremen CHSD 228 principals reported a senior seminar pilot that rotated seniors through college- and career-focused sessions and a pilot early-voting site on Feb. 26 limited to registered students and staff in Cook County; principals also previewed Black History Month fairs and student achievements.
At its December meeting, the Bremen Community High School District 228 Board adopted the 2025 tax levy (one recorded Nay), approved the 2027 school calendar, awarded an elevator restoration contract, approved bills/payroll with two items held, and confirmed multiple personnel actions including an associate principal appointment.
The board received a report that the district completed numerous Freedom of Information Act requests seeking contracts with law firms, investigation training materials, records of misconduct investigations, purchase-order summaries and staff contact information; several requests were submitted by Max Binnington and related groups.
Students and staff presented hands-on learning highlights: Northwestern Medicine Discovery Program interns described hospital rotations and paid internships; a building-trades class demonstrated two-month fabrication projects; the district's new media internship showcased student social-media and photography work.