Leadership Updates

April showers may bring May flowers (or a surprise blizzard), but for students and teachers, we are entering the most intense month of the year. Along with the senior season of banquets, breakfasts, cappings and commencements, May is also the culmination of all kinds of testing, final projects, friendly farewells, and nervous transitions to the next level.

Last month Superintendent Hilts and the Board of Education finalized our district’s strategic objectives that have set priorities for educators and support teams like Learning Services for the year ahead.

The Board of Education hosted its annual planning summit on February 3. The purpose of the summit is to affirm our district’s core commitments and to plan for strategic priorities in the year ahead. Here's a glimpse of our objectives for the near future.

When people come to our homes for the first time and request a grand tour of our residence, we show them the kitchen renovation, the new carpet, or other aesthetic upgrades. We seldom say, “Hey, let me show you our new water heater or HVAC system."

We’re all getting older and after recently turning 50, I now consider myself officially old. Now that I’m officially old, I find myself reminiscing about the good ol’ days and how great things used to be, and how crazy things used to be back then.

At the start of the ’23-24 school year, District 49 welcomed a new district leader to our team, Dr. David Trautenberg, Chief Financial Officer. We asked our new CFO a few questions to learn a little more about his role and plans for D49.

In District 49, we hold the safety and security of our students and staff close to our heart. We know that keeping schools safe impacts everyday learning and plays an important part in creating a positive environment for everyone who learns, works or leads in our district.