FENTON COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL Dear Fenton families & valued community partners, FENTON COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL | District 100 1000 West Green Street Bensenville | Illinois 60106 630 766 2500 www.fenton100.org Mission Statement Cultivate successful, passionate learners through rigor, relevance and relationships. Board of Education Kit Tingpalpong | President Vacant | Vice President Leonel Figueroa | Secretary Sylvia Hayde Patty Jalowiec John Radzinski Juliet Rago Administration James Ongtengco | Superintendent Sam Bentsen | Principal Jose Jaramillo | Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources and Operations Bruce Martin | Chief School Business Officer Jim Batson | Director of Technology Rick Kambic | Director of Communications and Community Engagement Michelle Papanicolaou Director of Curriculum and Instruction Todd Becker Director of Activities and Athletics Thomas Kobel, Director of Building, Grounds and Transportation Eileen Roberts | Assistant Principal Pedro Castro | Dean of Students Jason Madl | Dean of Students Nancy Coleman | Director of Special Education Kate Ward | Division Leader Eric Koranda | Division Leader Brian Agustin | Division Leader
We have all done an amazing job of working toward “as close to normal as possible” while bringing students back into the building and reacquainting ourselves with various routines. Unfortunately, some aspects of “normal” involve facilities and learning spaces that are far too old and antiquated. A majority of our building was originally constructed in the 1950s and based around learning models from the 1950s. Fenton underwent a facilities audit in 2019 and early 2020, up until COVID put a halt to our efforts. The deficiencies and challenges highlighted in the 2019 audit were unavoidable when we brought our entire student body back to school after 18 months of no students or light student traffic in the building. Our kids deserve better. Together, as a community, we have openly talked about these challenges and potential solutions. Fenton is grateful to all who participated in person at our 10 Public engagement sessions as well as everyone who completed our communitywide phone survey or one of our online survey forms. We also are very thankful to the parents, neighbors, and business leaders on our Community Engagement Committee, which helped us test and refine our presentations during Phase 1 and Phase 2 of this outreach initiative. All of this incredible feedback lets us know what the community prefers and will support. This collaboration will ensure our final plan is fair, fiscally responsible, and reflective of the wishes of our community. These conversations will continue as we move forward, toward safe facilities that are capable of 21st Century Learning. We ask that our community stay involved. A Phase 3 phone survey will go out in January with the latest options that have been modified based on your feedback and preferences. All are invited to review our Community Engagement webpage, which contains reports, copies of our presentations, and our informational videos. Please visit: fenton100.org/district/community_engagement Myself, the Fenton Administrative Team, our teachers, and entire staff are all so proud to serve this community. We’re excited to see what the future holds for Fenton High School.
Go BISON! JAMES ONGTENGCO | Superintendent
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