D161 Approves New Summit Hill Principal, Associate Principal

FRANKFORT, IL — The Summit Hill District 161 Board of Education recently approved a new principal for Summit Hill Junior High as well as an associate principal at the school. The district said Laura Goebel will serve as the new principal and Jen Winefka will serve as associate principal.

Goebel previously served as principal at Walker School and has received a 3-year contract for this position. Winefka was previously the assistant principal at Summit Hill Junior High; the associate principal position is a 12-month position.

The salary for Goebel's position is $115,000.

Board Approves Reimbursement Plan For Clubs, Activities

The board has also approved a reimbursement plan for miscellaneous fees, including refunds for club and activity fees, supplemental transportation services and the milk fee.

According to board documents, a credit will be issued in the amount of the club fee for clubs that were supposed to meet for the second semester of the school year only. If a club was scheduled to meet for the whole year, or the first semester only, a credit will not be given.

The credit could be applied to next year's club fee or a request for a refund check can be made.

The transportation fee is based on daily transportation for a normal 176-day school year, and students were only in attendance for 129 days before schools closed, according to board documents. The daily rate is $1.42 a day and 47 days were paid for but not used, so each family will receive a refund check of $66.74.

The district is also reimbursing the milk fee, which is again based on a normal 176-day school year. The daily rate for the fee is 30 cents a day, so the refund for each family will be $14.10. According to board documents, families have the option of receiving a check from the district or donating the amount of this refund to Summit Hill Educational Foundation or the school SCO.