Teacher opposition ousts School Board President Krinsky in District 59 Upper from left, Daisy Espino, Janice Krinsky, Roberto Mancilla and lower from left, Joseph Sagerer, Mardell Schumacher are candidates for the Elk Grove Township Elementary District 59 school board in the 2021 election.
Updated 4/6/2021 10:19 PM
Janice Krinsky, school board president in Elk Grove Township Elementary District 59, appears to have been ousted by the political strength of widespread teacher opposition.
Krinsky, of Arlington Heights. had lost the backing of the faculty because of her previous support for departing Superintendent Art Fessler, the subject of controversy among teachers partly because of how he introduced a new currciulum.
With union support, establishment candidates turn back critics of gradual school reopenings
Updated 4/7/2021 2:00 PM
Voters throughout the Northwest suburbs sent educators a message Tuesday for the most part endorsing the gradual reopening approach most districts have taken in response to the pandemic.
In school district after school district, candidates who put a priority on listening to the health experts were elected, apparently often with the help of teachers unions.
This was the case in Glenbard High School District 87, Stevenson High School District 125, Palatine-Schaumburg Townships District 211 and Northwest Suburban High School District 214.
But there were exceptions: In Arlington Heights Elementary District 25 and Barrington Unit District 220, voters split their choices between measured reopening candidates and those who were strongly critical of the remote learning environment.
Space heater may have caused fire that killed 5, officials say Authorities said a space heater may have caused a fire Wednesday in Des Plaines that killed Grace Espinosa, 1, Allizon V. Espinosa, 3, Genesis A. Espinosa, 5, Renata P. Espinosa, 6, and their mother, Cythaly Zamodio. Their father was not home when the tragedy occurred. courtesy of Violeta Gomez-Garcia The family on Wednesday released this unlabeled picture of one of the Espinosa children who were killed in Wednesday s fire at their Des Plaines home. courtesy of Violeta Gomez-Garcia Horacio Espinosa, a neighbor and relative of the five people killed in Wednesday s fire on Oakton Street in Des Plaines, spoke to the media Thursday while visiting the scene of the tragedy.
Citing work on curriculum and diversity, District 59 board hires new superintendent Terri Bresnahan
Updated 1/26/2021 4:38 PM
The Elk Grove Township Elementary District 59 school board has hired Terri Bresnahan as its new superintendent, citing her work on curriculum, as well as diversity, equity and inclusion issues.
Bresnahan, currently superintendent in West suburban Berkeley Elementary District 87, will become the 10th superintendent in the 75-year history of District 59, and the first woman to lead the district. Her three-year contract, which had not yet been released by district officials on Tuesday, begins July 1.
School board President Janice Krinsky said Bresnahan will be paid a base salary of $235,000 and receive raises of 2.5% in the second and third years of the contract. She will also receive 20 vacation days, an automobile allowance, phone stipend, and standard district benefit package for administrators, under terms of the agreement.
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