District Bookkeeper Opening For 27-28 SY
Germantown Elementary School District #60 is seeking a District Bookkeeper to join our Bulldog family!
With the upcoming retirement of our longtime District Bookkeeper, Leigh Ann Arentsen, at the end of the 2026-27 school year, we are beginning our search early to provide the successful candidate with plenty of time to learn the position and ensure a smooth transition.
Key areas of responsibility include:
Managing accounts payable, receipts, deposits, and financial records
Processing payroll and maintaining employee records
Assisting with budgeting, financial reporting, and the annual audit
Supporting grants and required state and federal reporting
Assisting with employee benefits, purchasing, and vendor communications
Preparing financial information for Board of Education meetings
We are looking for someone who is organized, trustworthy, detail-oriented, comfortable with numbers, and able to maintain confidentiality. Experience in bookkeeping, accounting, payroll, or school business is preferred, but we are willing to train the right person.
The position is:
Full-time | 12-month position
IMRF eligible
Benefits provided according to district policy
Salary commensurate with education, experience, and qualifications
The position will officially begin July 1, 2027. However, the district has budgeted for the successful candidate to receive paid, on-the-job training throughout the 2026-27 school year. This training can be flexible and scheduled around the candidate's current work schedule and availability. The new bookkeeper will also have the opportunity to work alongside Leigh Ann during July 2027 to further assist with the transition.
Applications will be accepted through Friday, October 2, 2026, or until the position is filled, with interviews anticipated for late October and/or early November.
Interested individuals should submit a cover letter, résumé, and letters of recommendation via email to:
mson@ges60.org
Applications may also be mailed or dropped off at:
Germantown Elementary School District #60
401 Walnut Street
Germantown, IL 62245
We are excited to begin the process of finding the next person to serve our students, staff, and community in this important role. Come join our Bulldog family!
We are excited to invite our Germantown families to our first SEL Family Night of the school year on September 24!
Technology is a big part of our kids’ lives, and finding the right balance isn’t always easy. This evening will give families an opportunity to come together, have some fun, and explore practical ways to build stronger connections, create healthy boundaries, and help our kids navigate a world filled with screens.
We hope you’ll join us for Connected Online, Grounded Offline from 6:00–7:30 PM. This is another opportunity for us to partner together as a school and community to support the whole child.
We would love to see you there! 💜🐾 #BulldogsUnite
Due to the extreme heat this week and heat index values predicted to reach the triple digits, we have made the decision to cancel tomorrow’s home cross country meet.
While we will not reschedule our home meet, we will look for an opportunity for our Bulldogs to compete in an additional race later this season.
The safety of our student-athletes, coaches, and spectators will always be our top priority. Thank you for your understanding and continued support of our Bulldogs! ❤️🐾
Last week, we shared the story of Silas donating $32 of his own saved money toward our new gym. Since then, members of our Bulldog community stepped up to “match Silas,” and those donations just kept coming!
Altogether, the Match Silas effort raised an incredible $1,448!
The students pictured represent just some of the families who contributed. We had many more students, families, staff members, and community members donate, and we simply want to say THANK YOU! Every donation, no matter the amount, continues to move us closer to making our new gym a reality.
With these donations, our Final Push has now raised $320,415! Combined with our Rock Fest proceeds, our community has raised an incredible $695,415 — 92.72% of our goal!
It is pretty amazing to see what can happen when one student's generosity inspires an entire community to step up. ❤️🐾
We’re getting closer, Bulldogs! Let’s keep pushing toward that finish line! #BulldogsUnite
🏃♀️🏃♂️ Great Day for Bulldog Cross Country!
Yesterday, our Cross Country team competed at Lebanon Middle School, and Coach Hempker shared that all of our Bulldogs had a great race!
Our boys team finished in first place out of 6 teams and our girls team finished in third place out of 6 teams. We had several Bulldogs turn in outstanding individual finishes:
Bentley Quisumbing – 1st Place
Autumn Jansen – 1st Place
Mia Pingsterhaus – 5th Place
Myles Venhaus – 6th Place
Tristan Schroeder - 8th Place
Coben Dumstorff – 10th Place
Pictured are Myles, Bentley, and Autumn.
Congratulations to all of our Bulldog runners on a great race and a strong start to the season! Keep working hard and representing Germantown with pride!
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Play Hard, Play Smart, Play Bulldog Strong.
Our Bulldogs open their 2026 season today at 4:00 p.m. in Lebanon!
They have some big footsteps to follow after both our boys and girls teams finished 4th in State last season, an accomplishment now proudly displayed on our Cross Country banner!
Today starts a new season and a new opportunity for this group of Bulldogs to make their own mark.
Good luck to all of our runners today! Run hard, compete together, and have fun!
Go Bulldogs! 🐾❤️
Students put their math skills to work by “shopping” at Germantown Groceries and calculating the unit price of different grocery items. This hands-on activity gave students an opportunity to practice an important math skill while also seeing how it can be used in everyday life.
We love seeing our Bulldogs learning through experiences that connect the classroom to the real world. Great job putting those math skills to work! 🐾
It is pretty special to see another group of our students find their own way to support our new gym. This group set up a lemonade stand and raised $350 to donate to the project!
Seeing our kids excited about the future of their school and willing to put in their own time and effort to help make it happen is one of the many reasons Germantown is such a special place.
This brings our total to $318,967 raised in our Final Push! Combined with our Rock Fest proceeds, we have reached an incredible $693,967, which is 92.52% of our goal!
What an incredible effort by these students! #BulldogsUnite 🐾🍋
Silas Beer came to see me because he wanted to make a $32 donation toward our new gym! When I asked Silas about his donation, he told me how much he really wants to see the new gym become a reality and that he thinks a lot of other people will be excited about it too.
What makes his gift even more meaningful is that this was money Silas had saved himself. That says a lot about how much this project means to our students.
Thank you, Silas, for believing in our new gym and choosing to be part of making it happen!
With Silas's donation, our Final Push has now raised $318,327! Combined with our Rock Fest proceeds, we have reached an incredible $693,327 — 92.4% of our goal!
We're getting closer, Bulldogs! ❤️🐾 UNITE!
If you’ve ever considered substitute teaching, ROE #13 has a great opportunity coming up to help you get started!
Their Subs for Subs event on September 1 will walk participants through the licensure process, provide required training, and answer questions about becoming a substitute teacher in our area schools.
We would love to continue growing our substitute teacher pool at Germantown! If you—or someone you know—might be interested, please check out the information below and help us spread the word!
🔗 https://roe13.org/event/subs-for-subs/
This generous gift brings The Final Push total to $318,295. Combined with the proceeds from Rock Fest, we have now raised $693,295—that's 92.4% of our $750,000 goal.
To join us in supporting The Final Push campaign, please visit:
Join us today: https://forms.gle/1LqFu1ok4v1K4NWr8
#UNITEdForTheFinish
Band Parent Meeting: 6:30 PM
Choir Parent Meeting: 7:30 PM
If you have any questions, please email kgrafton@ges60.org. We look forward to seeing all of our band and choir families!
