Community Consolidated School District 15

District Office/Educational Service Center

Joseph M. Kiszka Educational Service Center (click for more)
580 N. 1st Bank Drive, Palatine IL 60067-8110
Phone: 847-963-3000

Superintendent's Office Fax: 847-963-3200
Administrative Services Fax: 847-963-3200
Personnel & Human Services Fax: 847-963-3162
Business & Auxiliary Services Fax: 847-963-3061
Business Services Fax: 847-963-3388
Department of Instructional Services Fax: 847-963-3119
Student Services Fax: 847-963-3145
School Nutrition Services Fax: 847-963-3925
Environmental Services Fax: 847-963-3995
Technology Services Fax: 847-963-3235
Transportation Services Fax: 847-963-3906

Scott B. Thompson, Ed.D., Superintendent of Schools
Matthew J. Barbini, Ed.D., Deputy Superintendent of Schools
Morgan Delack, Chief Communication Officer
Julie O'Hara, Senior Executive Assistant
June Becker, Senior Executive Assistant/Recording Secretary
Min Goodwin, Senior Executive Assistant
Keith Cunniff, Custodian

Board of Education (click for more)

Lisa Szczupaj, President
Michael Smolka, Vice President
Anthony Wang, Secretary
Frank J. Annerino
David Border
Barbara A. Kain
Zubair Khan

Our Departments

Superintendent's Office  (click for more)

Scott B. Thompson, Ed.D., Superintendent of Schools
847-963-3205

• Responsible for administering and supervising all district activities to achieve the goals established by the Board of Education
• Oversees Business and Auxiliary Services
• Oversees Instructional and Special Services
• Oversees Personnel and Human Services
• Oversees Administrative Services

Administrative Services  (click for more)

Matthew J. Barbini, Ed.D., Deputy Superintendent of Schools
847-963-3202

• Complaint manager
• Student assignment
• District boundaries
• Student attendance
• District crisis and emergency management
• Homeless liaison
• Oversees Technology Services
• Oversees Data Services
• Oversees Communications Department

Business & Auxiliary Services  (click for more)

Michael Adamczyk, SFO, Chief School Business Official
847-963-3032

Corey Bultemeier, Director of Fiscal Services/Asst. Chief School Business Official
847-963-3033

• Financial operation of the district
• General business and support functions
• Fiscal planning
• Budgeting
• Accounting activities for the receipt & expenditure of funds
• Banking and expenditures
• General and workers compensation insurance
• Purchase of supplies, materials, or services
• Oversees School Nutrition Services
• Oversees Internal Services
• Oversees Central Distribution functions

Instructional Services  (click for more)

Meg Schnoor, Ed.D., Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning
847-963-3101

Thomas Edgar, Ph.D., Executive Director of Assessment, Accountability, and Programs
847-963-3106

• Development, implementation, instructional techology support, and assessment of instructional program
• Provide support to schools through service to buildings
• Curriculum development
• Instructional material development and adoptions
• Instructional strategies
• Student assessment
• Staff development
• Technology applications
• Student support services
• Specialized programs (gifted education, second-language programs, Title I reading services, etc.)
• Special education programs

Human Resources  (click for more)

Lisa Nuss, Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources
847-963-3013

Adam Palmer, Director of Human Resources
847-963-3020

• Recruiting, screening, and hiring all district employees
• Employee orientation
• Benefits administration
• Employee recognition
• Teacher certification
• Employee evaluation
• Board of Education policies
• Negotiation of collective bargaining agreements
• Official school calendar
• Workers' compensation
• Unemployment compensation
• Substitute teachers
• Staff development for classified employees
• Annual District Fifteen Educational Foundation/United Way campaign

Communications Department  (click for more)

Morgan Delack, Chief Communication Officer
847-963-3204

• Contact for all media questions and requests
• Coordinate all district publications
• Promote goodwill through news releases, presentations, speeches, etc.
• Website and staff web
• Oversees Reprographics Department

Environmental Services  (click for more)

Craig S. Phillips, Manager of Environmental Services
847-963-3950

Health Services  (click for more)

Susan Arndt, Health Services Coordinator
847-963-3151

• Allergy Awareness
• Care of Illness & Injury
• Communicable Disease Management
• Health & Wellness
• Medication Administration & Policy
• Required Health Exams and Immunization Recording

School Nutrition Services  (click for more)

Bobbie Desprat, S.N.S., Director of School Nutrition Services
847-963-3929

• Breakfast program offered at many schools
• Lunch programs offered at all 20 schools
• Central kitchen
• Menus, a la carte
• Free and reduced-price meals
• Pay fees online

Second-Language Services  (click for more)

Cheryl Wolfel, Ed.D., Executive Director of Second Language Services
847-963-3136

• Meeting the needs of students whose native language is other than English
• Accelerating English language literacy while valuing each child's social and cultural knowledge
• Assessments
• Bilingual Parent Advisory Committee (B-PAC)
• English Language Learner Program
• Junior High Foreign Language Program
• Transitional Bilingual Education (TBE)
• Transitional Program of Instruction (TPI)

Student Services  (click for more)

Susan Gehring, Assistant Superintendent of Student Services
847-963-3149

• Special education programs and services for disabled children
• School health services for disabled children
• Enrollment procedures
• Equal education
• Student absences/excusing children
• Expected student behavior and discipline
• Student fees
• Student records

Technology & Data Services  (click for more)

Dave Kuechenberg, Manager of Technology Services
847-963-3225

Tim Woomert, Manager of Data Services
847-963-3055

• Network use agreements
• Technology standards for students
• Data services

Transportation Services  (click for more)

Tom Bramley, Director of Transportation Operations
847-963-3905

• Bus transportation for students
• District-owned fleet
• Bus/Student safety