The District 62 Board of Education held its reorganization meeting on April 18, 2022. Board member Ronald Burton was elected board president.
(847) 824-1170
The Board of Education normally meets on the third Monday of each month. When Monday falls on a holiday, the meeting is moved to the next evening (Tuesday). Special meetings are scheduled as required. Closed meetings are held in accordance with the Illinois Open Meetings Act.
Meetings begin at 7:00 p.m. in the Board Room of Forest Elementary School, 1375 Fifth Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois. To confirm meeting times and dates, call the Leon Smaage Administration Center at (847) 824-1136. Meeting agendas are posted to the district website, the Administration Center and Forest Administrative Offices.
The Board of Education is composed of seven members elected to alternating four-year terms. Elections are held every two years. Board members volunteer their time to serve the community. The Board reorganizes annually. If a vacancy occurs, the Board names an appointee to serve until the next election.
RONALD BURTON
President
Representative, IASB Legislative Delegate
IASB Distinguished Board Leader
Board Member since 2012
Term Expires 2025
BETH MORLEY
Vice President
Board Liaison, Community Relations; Representative, Foundation
IASB Established Board Leader
Board Member since 2015
Term Expires 2023
STEPHANIE DUCKMANN
Member
Board Liaison, Finance; Representative, IASB North Cook Division, Director-at-Large; IASB Distinguished Board Leader
Board Member since 2004
Term Expires 2025
TINA GARRETT
Member
Board Liaison, Personnel; Representative, ED-RED Alternate
Board Member since 2017
Term Expires 2023
ELIZABETH MASSA
Member
Board Liaison, Policy; Representative, ED-RED
Board Member since 2021
Term Expires 2023
DR. KELLY MORRISSEY
Member
Board Liason, Building;
Board Member since 2019
Term Expires 2023
JEANETTE WELLER
Member
Board Liaison, Education;
Board Member since 2021
Term Expires 2025
MARGARET GOODCHILD
Secretary to the Board of Education
In accordance with Public Act 98-0930, you may contact Board of Education members directly via email boe@d62.org.
The Board Briefs are published following regularly scheduled meetings.
February 21, 2023 – The district has maintained recognition status for the past seventeen years. In FY2017, due to the improvement in the percentage of long-term debt capacity available, the district realized an uptick to a score of 3.8. With the debt retirement in FY2020, the percentage of long-term debt capacity increase enough to give District 62 a perfect 4.0 Financial Profile Score.
The Board of Education devote its full energies to its unique governance responsibilities and creates an environment in which the superintendent and all employees of the District know what the community expects of them and vigorously pursue those expectations to the very best of their abilities.
Community Consolidated School District 62 makes available all public records for inspection and/or copying, except to the extent the records are exempted under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). All requests under FOIA may be sent via email to FOIA@d62.org.