Brookfield/Elm Grove Monthly
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MAY 2013 Page 8A • Freeman Brookfield & Elm Grove Elmbrook School District reorganizes administrative positions OFFICER BISHOP LAID TO REST Several teachers issued non-renewal notices Charles Auer/Freeman Staff TOWN OF GENESEE – Mourners pay their respects to Town of Brookfield police officer Donald Bishop during visitation April 18 at St. Paul's Catholic Church in the Town of Genesee. Bishop died of a heart attack while responding to a call near midnight April 12. Police and firefighters from around the state gathered to show their respects. The funeral Mass was held at St. Paul's Catholic Church, and Bishop was buried at St. Joseph's Cemetery in Waukesha. Town of Brookfield Police chaplain Mike Murphy read a statement from the family which included, "It is with heavy hearts that we say goodbye to Don. He was taken away from us too soon. Rest in peace, sweet angel." After the funeral, a memorial was read on the radio channel used by the Town of Brookfield Police Department. It concluded,"Officer Bishop, you are 10-42," referring to the code officers use to signify they have concluded their shifts. Honor guard members line up outside St. Paul's Catholic Church before the funeral of Town of Brookfield police officer Donald Squads from police departments around the state proceed down Highway 59 near West Bishop Thursday. Avenue during the funeral of Town of Brookfield police officer Donald Bishop. BROOKFIELD – Several important administrative positions in the Elmbrook School District will have added or changed responsibilities for the next school year due to reorganizing and restructuring. Superintendent Mark Hansen updated the School Board in mid-April about the changes. One of the most significant is that Brookfield East High School Principal Dan Pavletich will be the district's human resources director as of July 1. His position will also incorporate that of the communications director, which has been vacant along with other support staff positions. "That has been well received and it will help as a system to respond to some of the HR changes that have occurred in our sector in the last 18 months as we shift from a collective bargaining environment to an employee handbook, benefit redesign. It will allow us to get better poised for changes in the HR world," Hansen said during the meeting. A response to intervention coordinator position has been created and will be filled by Chris Birr. Hansen said the position is funded with grant money. Kirsti Foy, the current HR director, will hold the staff legal counsel position so she can focus on legal matters the district is facing, Hansen said. Other roles that will be expanded include the director of the Waukesha County Special Education Co-op to include assistant director of student services and the director of special education position will be expanded to include director of student services. – Katherine Michalets, Special to The Freeman 231884001