Dr. Robert J. Madonia, Consultant

7951 Savoy Club Court

Burr Ridge, IL 60527

Telephone 708-261-7750

E-Mail: rmadonia@yahoo.com

Website: http://sites.google.com/site/rjmconsultingservicesinc/

Dr. Madonia has a wealth of professional experience in education. A successful superintendent for 23 years, he also served for 11 years as a building level administrator with central office experience in curriculum, finance, professional development, strategic planning and more.  He also served as Interim Superintendent of Schools in Lemont-Bromberek School District 113A and Lyons School District 103.

Bob will be pleased to meet with you at your convenience to map out a customized plan of action to suit your needs.  His knowledge and experience can save you time and expense by implementing proven successful strategies to move your school district forward.

R.J.M. Consulting Services Inc. has served the following clients:

Lincolnshire-Prairie View S.D. 103, Flossmoor S.D. 161, Peotone S.D. 201U, Libertyville S.D. 70, Chicago Ridge SD 127.5, Homewood S.D. 153, Grayslake H.S. S.D. 127, Lincoln-Way S.D. 210, Sauk Village S.D. 168, Tinley Park S.D. 146, Frankfort S.D. 157C, Matteson S.D. 159, Skokie East Prairie S.D. 73, Orland Park S.D. 230, Chaney-Mongee S.D. 88, Brother Rice High School, Lemont-Bromberek S.D. 113A, DuPage ROE, Lake ROE, St. Barnabus School, Lemont H.S. S.D. 210, South Cook ISC, West 40 ISC, North Cook ISC, Southwest Cook County Cooperative, Professional Development Alliance, Mokena S.D. 159, Riverside S.D. 96, Leyden High School District, 212, Proviso Area For Exceptional Children (PAEC), Proviso Township High School District 209, Hillside S. D. 93, Homer S.D. 33C, Plainfield S. D. 202, St. Joseph School, Libertyville, Lyons Township High School District 204, Darien S. D. 61, River Grove S. D. 85.5, Lincoln Way High School District 210, Mundelein S. D. 120, Palos S. D. 118, Woodland S. D. 50,  Kaneland S. D. 302, Lyons S. D. 103, Lansing S. D. 158, Homewood Flossmoor High School District 233, Matteson S. D. 162 and Beach Park S. D. 3, Wauconda S.D. 118, Lockport S.D. 90, Komarek S.D. 94., Plainfield S.D. 202, Taft S.D. 90, Downers Grove S.D. 58 and LaGrange S.D. 102, Orland Park S.D. 135.

NEWS...Strategic Long Range Planning:

• • Welcome to:  Minooka School District 111 WHO ARE CURRENTLY DOING STRATEGIC LONG RANGE PLANNING WITH RJM CONSULTING SERVICES, INC.

  •  Strategic Long Range Plans were completed for  Komarek S.D. 94, Lincoln-Way High School District 210 (second plan), Downers Grove S.D. 58 and Homewood S.D. 153 (second plan) Plainfield S.D. 202, Wauconda S.D. 118, Taft S.D. 90, Libertyville S. D. 70 (Third plan since 2011) and Chicago Ridge S.D. 127.5 (Second plan since 2017). LaGrange S.D. 102, Orland S.D. 135. ALL OF THESE SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE  SELECTED R.J.M. CONSULTING SERVICES TO FACILITATE THEIR STRATEGIC LONG RANGE PLANS IN 2022, 2023 and 2024.

SERVICES:

• SCHOOL BOARD PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT/PERSONNEL SEARCHES:  Board member training in School Finance (2 hrs.), Governance (2 hrs.), Board/Superintendent team relationships (2 hours), New board member orientation model,  Development of taxing body coalitions to save money, Referendum strategies and superintendent/administrative searches.

• STRATEGIC LONG RANGE PLANNING AND STRATEGIC GOAL SETTING: in addition to offering full Strategic Long Range Planning Services, RJM Consulting Inc.now offers a One Day Strategic Goal Setting for school boards.  While not the same as Strategic Long Range Planning, this process can be very helpful.  PLEASE NOTE THE SHORT VIDEO CLIPS BELOW OUTLINING THE STRATEGIC LONG RANGE PLANNING PROCESS AND THE ONE DAY STRATEGIC GOAL SETTING INITIATIVE. 

• ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT--ADMINISTRATOR ACADEMIES: Consider an In-districrt Administrator Academy for your administrative team.  Experience a budgetary savings, team building and professional development all at the same time. Five state board approved academies are offered in Climate and Culture, How to Achieve Change, Law, Finance and Public Relations----how to deal with people and have difficult conversations.  (See below for details). 

State Board Approved Administrator's Academies:

Academy # 1923 Establishing and Enhancing Good School Climate and Culture

Administrator will learn how to establish and enhance good school climate and culture.  The development of stakeholder/leader relationships will be studied. Administrator’s roles will be defined and participants will practice and be prepared to implement important strategies. Participants’ climate/culture as it relates to academies will be pre and post assessed modeling the improvement they can expect in the field.  Upon the conclusion of the academy all administrators will leave with excitement and drive to deliver the model effectively.

ACADEMY #881 School Finance Made Easy for Every Administrator

This academy will benefit all administrators with an "easy to understand" format that develops and manages budgets at their administrative level. The decentralization of finance along with site based fiscal management will be covered. The dissemination component will be completed during the session and participants will develop a budget and show mastery of the fiscal concepts that they will implement in their role.

ACADEMY # 1118 Law as it Relates to Teacher Rights, liability & Litigation: Understanding Remediation and Dismissal.

This Administrators' Academy course gives essential legal information as it applies to the instructional program, religion in public schools and student rights and shows how these areas articulate with teacher liability. A special component of the academy will be addressing the rights, employment, retention and dismissal of teachers. Time will be devoted to how administrators can proactively take steps to avoid legal pitfalls in their roles. Role-playing “court in action” will help to master the concepts of the academy and make it enjoyable for participants.  The dissemination component will have everyone developing a legal plan that can be used in his or her district.

ACADEMY # 1129  Effective Communication Skills and Public Relations Strategies for Success in Educational Leadership

This is for everyone who wants public relations success. This academy will cover essential skills and strategies needed to build relationships and partnerships with stakeholders both in the district and in the community.  The program will include communication style development, refinement of the oral and written word, dealing with the media and networking.   Self-assessment of the participant’s existing communication style will be a springboard into the development of a plan for improvement.  Referendum strategies will be discussed that interface with the skills being taught.  At the end of the program participants will develop a public relations and communications plan.

ACADEMY # 1631“Strategies to Successfully Implement Change to Best Practice Initiatives.”         

Administrators will learn how to develop staff/leader relationships, collect input form staff and utilize consensus-building strategies to yield positive change.  Changing to a new teacher evaluation model, infusing technology into instructional delivery and individualizing instruction will be among the many highlighted initiatives.  Administrator’s roles will be defined and participants will practice role-play and be prepared to lead the change process necessary to deliver any initiative effectively.