Here are the details of what the Summit Hill School District 161 approved at Wednesday night's school board meeting: The issue: Creating a one-year test program for a room to deal with disruptive students at Hilda Walker and Summit Hill Junior High schools.  What it means: The room would be a discipline tool for teachers to use for students who act up in class. The room would be staffed by a permanent substitute teacher, and students would work on assignments. The program will begin at the start of the school year and will be evaluated through teacher and parent surveys. Comments by the board…

We take a look at some of the other items approved and discussed at the April 20 Summit Hill School District 161 Board meeting. Go here for more coverage of Wednesday's meeting. There was some good news and positive feelings amid all the arguing at Wednesday's SD161 Board meeting.  Superintendent Keith Pain announced that the Summit Hill Educational Foundation, a nonprofit group that helps teachers and students in the district by offering financial support in the classroom, had generated $63,143 for the year, thanks in large part to last month's Dancing With the Teachers fundraiser. …

We take a look at some of the other items approved and discussed at the April 6 Summit Hill School District 161 Board meeting. The request: Creating an assistant principal position for Dr. Julian Rogus School for the 2011-12 school year.  What it means: The new position would replace the kindergarten principal position being vacated by Nan Clinton, who retired this year. However, the new post would oversee the entire school, not simply the full-time kindergarten, and although the scope of the job would be larger, the position would come at a cost savings because it wouldn't be a full …