Article: ELMBROOK DISTRICT Resolution expert helps relieve tension at meeting School Board members hope to establish respect

It was their first meeting with a conflict-resolution expert, and Elmbrook School Board members admitted their mistakes, recognized their problems and seemed to treat each other with more respect than they have in recent months.

Board members told James Warren, an Illinois-based consultant hired for $750 per session, that their use of time and communication with each other were key issues that blocked productivity.

"Is (time) a problem? Yes it is a problem," Superintendent Matthew Gibson said.

Gibson, who helped Warren facilitate the meeting last week, said:

"It causes meetings to go very late. It causes the board to lose

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