Board of Education Members
All Board Members - d51board@central51.net
Kim Blundy - Board President (current term ends 2027) - kblundy@central51.net
Matt Rampenthal - Board Vice President (current term ends 2025) - mrampenthal@central51.net
Michelle Unes - Board Secretary (current term ends 2025) - munes@central51.net
Michael Fritz - Board Member (current term ends 2027) - mfritz@central51.net
Jessica Harvey - Board Member (current term ends 2025) - jharvey@central51.net
Amy Johnson - Board Member (current term ends 2025) - acjohnson@central51.net
Dominic Lang - Board Member (current term ends 2027) - dlang@central51.net
Central Board Member Mandatory Training
Public Act 97-08 requires completion of Professional Development Leadership Training (PDLT) by board members. It includes instruction in education and labor law, financial oversight and accountability, and fiduciary responsibilities. In addition, it includes training on Performance Evaluation Reform Act (PERA) evaluations for school board members who will participate in a vote on a dismissal based upon the Optional Alternative Evaluation Dismissal Process. *Applicable only to those board members who were elected after June 13, 2011, and and must be completed within the first year of the board member's first term.
The course that satisfies Public Act 97-504 is entitled “Open Meetings Act Training for Board Members.”
It focuses specifically on the law as it applies to school board meetings and members.
Board Member | Opening Meetings Act Training P.A. 97-504 | Professional Leadership Training P.A. 97-08 | Performance Evaluation Reform Act (PERA) Training P.A. 97-08 | Other Training |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Kim Blundy | Completed 7/25/2021 | Completed 2/6/2022 | Completed 2/6/2022 | The Basics of Governance 2/04/2022 |
Matt Rampenthal | Completed 6/19/2020 | Completed 6/26/2020 | Completed 6/26/2020 | |
Michelle Unes | Completed 7/12/2019 | Completed 7/12/2019 | Completed 7/12/2019 | The Basics of Governance 7/13/2019 |
Michael Fritz | Completed 8/17/2023 | |||
Jessica Harvey | Completed 6/8/2019 | Completed 6/7/2019 | Completed 6/7/2019 | The Basics of Governance 6/8/2019 |
Amy Johnson | Completed 6/14/2013 | Completed 6/14/2013 | Completed 6/14/2013 | The Basics of Governance 6/15/2013 |
Dominic Lang | Completed 6/26/2023 | Completed 08/08/2023 | Completed 08/08/2023 | The Basics of Governance 08/08/23 |