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UpdatedFri, Apr 9, 2021 at 8:44 am CT Reply The La Grange Highlands School District 106 board this week approved a three-year superintendent s contract for John Munch, assistant superintendent for human resources for School District 181, which serves students in Hinsdale and Clarendon Hills. (Shutterstock) LA GRANGE, IL The incoming superintendent for La Grange Highlands District 106 entered a performance-based contract with the school board this week. On Monday, the board approved the hiring of John Munch, assistant superintendent for human resources for School District 181, which serves students in Hinsdale and Clarendon Hills. He starts July 1. A district news release reported the decision, but did not include his salary. Patch obtained the document through a public records request. ....
UpdatedTue, Apr 6, 2021 at 6:40 am CT Reply The La Grange Highlands District 106 board named John Munch, assistant superintendent for human resources at Hinsdale School District 81, as the new superintendent. He starts July 1. (Google Maps) LA GRANGE, IL La Grange Highlands School District 106 is getting a new superintendent as of July 1. On Monday, the school board approved a three-year contract for John Munch, who is now the assistant superintendent for human resources for Hinsdale School District 181. Patch has left a message with the district about Munch s salary. Munch replaces Amy Warke, who left in December after a year and a half. The reasons behind her departure are largely a mystery. She made $179,000 a year. ....
UpdatedFri, Feb 5, 2021 at 3:09 pm CT Reply Steve Griesbach, interim superintendent of La Grange Highlands School District 106, is also a partner in BWP & Associates, which the school board hired to search for a new superintendent. Griesbach said he is not benefitting from that arrangement. (Shutterstock) LA GRANGE HIGHLANDS, IL The interim superintendent for La Grange Highlands School District 106 is also a partner in the firm hired to recruit a permanent superintendent. The school board has agreed to pay BWP & Associates $14,800 plus consultant expenses for the superintendent search, according to the district. Interim Superintendent Steve Griesbach said he was not involved in the selection of BWP. ....
UpdatedThu, Feb 4, 2021 at 12:00 pm CT Replies(6) Amy Warke, superintendent of La Grange Highlands School District 106, left in December under the terms of a separation agreement. (Google Maps) LA GRANGE HIGHLANDS, IL The superintendent of La Grange Highlands School District 106 left in December under the terms of a separation agreement. The circumstances of her departure remain largely a mystery. At the school board s Dec. 23 meeting, members approved a separation agreement with Amy Warke, who started as superintendent in July 2019. Warke was absent from three board meetings in a row in November and December. The last time she appeared at a board meeting was Nov. 17, according to meeting minutes. These absences happened during a time of heightened scrutiny for school districts as they navigated the pandemic. ....