Teacher and Administrator payroll can be up 80% of a school district’s budget.
As you can see, this district's payroll increased at a substantial rate for most of the years studied, although, not as substantial as some other districts.
What kind of pay increases did you receive over the same period?
This district’s School Board needs to here from you!
How to read the report.
Nine-Year Report – Skokie School District # 69
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Sunday, April 25, 2010
Nine-Year Report – Rosemont School District # 78
Teacher and Administrator payroll can be up 80% of a school district’s budget.
As you can see, this district's payroll increased at a substantial rate for most of the years studied. The same is true for the Superintendent salary.
What kind of pay increases did you receive over the same period?
This district’s School Board needs to here from you!
How to read the report.
Nine-Year Report – Rosemont School District # 78
In order to read the full report, click on Fullscreen view. Move your mouse over, and to the sides of the document. A cursor hand will appear. Click your mouse and you will be able to page through the report.
As you can see, this district's payroll increased at a substantial rate for most of the years studied. The same is true for the Superintendent salary.
What kind of pay increases did you receive over the same period?
This district’s School Board needs to here from you!
How to read the report.
Nine-Year Report – Rosemont School District # 78
In order to read the full report, click on Fullscreen view. Move your mouse over, and to the sides of the document. A cursor hand will appear. Click your mouse and you will be able to page through the report.
Nine-Year Report – Morton Grove School District # 70
Teacher and Administrator payroll can be up 80% of a school district’s budget.
As you can see, this district's payroll increased at a substantial rate for most of the years studied. The same is true for the last five years of the Superintendent salary.
What kind of pay increases did you receive over the same period?
This district’s School Board needs to here from you!
How to read the report.
Nine-Year Report – Morton Grove School District # 70
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As you can see, this district's payroll increased at a substantial rate for most of the years studied. The same is true for the last five years of the Superintendent salary.
What kind of pay increases did you receive over the same period?
This district’s School Board needs to here from you!
How to read the report.
Nine-Year Report – Morton Grove School District # 70
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Nine-Year Report – Golf ESD # 67
Teacher and Administrator payroll can be up 80% of a school district’s budget.
As you can see, this district's payroll increased at a substantial rate for most of the years studied. The same is true of the Superintendent salary between 2001 and 2007. A new Superintendent was hired in 2008.
What kind of pay increases did you receive over the same period?
This district’s School Board needs to here from you!
How to read the report.
Nine-Year Report – Golf ESD # 67
In order to read the full report, click on Fullscreen view. Move your mouse over, and to the sides of the document. A cursor hand will appear. Click your mouse and you will be able to page through the report.
As you can see, this district's payroll increased at a substantial rate for most of the years studied. The same is true of the Superintendent salary between 2001 and 2007. A new Superintendent was hired in 2008.
What kind of pay increases did you receive over the same period?
This district’s School Board needs to here from you!
How to read the report.
Nine-Year Report – Golf ESD # 67
In order to read the full report, click on Fullscreen view. Move your mouse over, and to the sides of the document. A cursor hand will appear. Click your mouse and you will be able to page through the report.
Nine-Year Report – Glenview Consolidated School District # 34
Teacher and Administrator payroll can be up 80% of a school district’s budget.
As you can see, this district's payroll increased at a substantial rate for most of the years studied. The same is true of the Superintendent salary.
What kind of pay increases did you receive over the same period?
This district’s School Board needs to here from you!
How to read the report.
Nine-Year Report – Glenview Consolidated School District # 34
In order to read the full report, click on Fullscreen view. Move your mouse over, and to the sides of the document. A cursor hand will appear. Click your mouse and you will be able to page through the report.
As you can see, this district's payroll increased at a substantial rate for most of the years studied. The same is true of the Superintendent salary.
What kind of pay increases did you receive over the same period?
This district’s School Board needs to here from you!
How to read the report.
Nine-Year Report – Glenview Consolidated School District # 34
In order to read the full report, click on Fullscreen view. Move your mouse over, and to the sides of the document. A cursor hand will appear. Click your mouse and you will be able to page through the report.
Nine-Year Report – Arlington Heights School District # 25
Teacher and Administrator payroll can be up 80% of a school district’s budget.
As you can see, this district's payroll increased at a substantial rate for most of the years studied. The same is true of the Superintendent salary.
What kind of pay increases did you receive over the same period?
This district’s School Board needs to here from you!
How to read the report.
Nine-Year Report – Arlington Heights School District # 25
In order to read the full report, click on Fullscreen view. Move your mouse over, and to the sides of the document. A cursor hand will appear. Click your mouse and you will be able to page through the report.
As you can see, this district's payroll increased at a substantial rate for most of the years studied. The same is true of the Superintendent salary.
What kind of pay increases did you receive over the same period?
This district’s School Board needs to here from you!
How to read the report.
Nine-Year Report – Arlington Heights School District # 25
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Saturday, April 24, 2010
A Rudyard Kipling approach to (FOIA) requests – Part One
| A Poem by Rudyard Kipling: |
| I keep six honest serving-men (They taught me all I knew); Their names are What and Why and When And How and Where and Who. I send them over land and sea, I send them east and west; But after they have worked for me, I give them all a rest. I let them rest from nine till five, For I am busy then, As well as breakfast, lunch, and tea, For they are hungry men. But different folk have different views. I know a person small- She keeps ten million serving-men, Who get no rest at all! She sends'em abroad on her own affairs, From the second she opens her eyes- One million Hows, two million Wheres, And seven million Whys! |
It has often been said that Kipling was describing the six questions traditionally associated with good journalism. They are: who, what, when, where, how and why. For this series, I will add one more question: how much.
I recently received the following e-mail:
| “Mr. Butterly, In March, you published a Blog titled: “When is enough, enough.” Can you tell me if Dr. Williams is still consulting District 63? If so, does she have a contract? What is she doing? How many days has she worked? How much money have we paid for her services? Thank you…..” |
I told the E-mailer that I couldn’t answer the questions at this time but I would see what I could do. That’s when I decided to write a series of Blog postings on writing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests.
The series will be a free flowing process that will take a bit of time to complete. The rubric will be Kipling’s and Butterly’s seven questions. Our goal will be to answer the E-mailer’s five initial questions, and of course, any others that might develop as part of the investigation.
My ultimate goal is to teach you a disciplined and repeatable approach to investigating your School District’s activities, utilizing the Freedom of Information Act.
So, let’s end this post with the first question. What is FOIA?
Part two in a few days.
Cheers!
Friday, April 16, 2010
Teaching is the effective transfer of knowledge and skills from one generation to the next.
Most of us received our taxpayer-funded education in a traditional setting; brick and mortar schools with the teacher standing or sitting in front and our peers seated around us. Today, Internet and other computer-based technology offer us alternatives to this time-honored learning model.
I recently heard an intriguing radio advertisement for an accredited on-line school, the National Connections Academy. After spending a little over an hour examining their web site and viewing the “Overview” presentation, I came away quite impressed.
I urge Districts #62, #63, #64 and #207 School Board Members, Board of Education Administrators, concerned parents and interested taxpayers to spend an hour or so at the site. Maybe we can learn something from them to more effectively transfer knowledge and skills from this generation to the next. We may even end up saving a buck or two.
You never know!
I recently heard an intriguing radio advertisement for an accredited on-line school, the National Connections Academy. After spending a little over an hour examining their web site and viewing the “Overview” presentation, I came away quite impressed.
I urge Districts #62, #63, #64 and #207 School Board Members, Board of Education Administrators, concerned parents and interested taxpayers to spend an hour or so at the site. Maybe we can learn something from them to more effectively transfer knowledge and skills from this generation to the next. We may even end up saving a buck or two.
You never know!
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Readum and weep...
In the midst of responding to a comment made to a ParkRidgeUnderground posting, I referenced The Program for International Student Assessment - PISA 2006 Executive Summary and the Special Analysis 2009 International Assessments.
These two recent reports clearly show the USA’s less than stellar academic performance relative to other industrialized nations.
Don't attempt to read these just before bedtime!
These two recent reports clearly show the USA’s less than stellar academic performance relative to other industrialized nations.
Don't attempt to read these just before bedtime!
Friday, April 09, 2010
Ms. Hirshbine’s Letter...
The Park Ridge Underground (PRU) just published an Open Letter from a District #207 parent. I will not comment on her letter here as I have already commented on her letter at PRU. However, I think it’s important for other parents and fellow taxpayers to make their opinions known to the School Board and MTA Teachers Union; not only regarding the current Budget related problems but also on any other school related subject that may be of concern to them.
Ms. Hirshbine’s has set a good example for other District #207 parents to follow.
Wednesday, April 07, 2010
Eight Year Changes In Net Assets – District #207
In order to better understand the depth of School District #207’s financial situation, I solicited the help of District #207 Business Manager, Ms. Mary Kalou. Ms Kalou provided me with the source document: “Eight Year Changes In Net Assets” report.
The original report was in a different format. I enhanced the report by reformatting to information and adding totals and differences by dollar and percentage. The data illustrates this district’s consistently rising costs. But there is probably more to learn.
One of the problems with only one person reviewing any report like this, is limited experience and judgment of any single viewer. Therefore, for this post, I have chosen to not comment (findings) on the report. Instead, I am asking for your help, by reviewing the report’s content and commenting on your findings.
So, please take a look at the report and tell us what you see.
8 Year Changes in Net Assets - D#207
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Saturday, April 03, 2010
Don't Fence Me In: Essays on the Rational Truant
Dr. Dennis O’Keeffe, an internationally acknowledged expert on the subject of truancy and it’s causes, has just published his latest book on the subject.
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Dr. O’Keeffe and I collaborated on minimizing truancy in Chicago High Schools in the mid-1990’s.
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There’s no one more versed in the theoretical aspects of this subject.
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Press here for more information.
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Nine-Year Report – Maine Township School District #207
Teacher and Administrator payroll can be up to 80% of a district’s budget.
I am treating the School District #207’s post a little different than the other districts. Unlike the others, this District's post has two reports attached.
The first report: “Comparison Report for District Superintendent,” is a summary study for all District #207 Teacher and Administrators and Superintendent payroll history covering school years 2001 through 2009. The second report: “Year to Year Pay Analysis 2005 – 2009,” is a detail study covering all District #207 Teachers and Administrators individually . Combined, they tell a story of extraordinary payroll growth and help to shed additional light on this district’s current financial problem.
How to read the report.
Nine-Year Report - Maine Township School District #207
In order to read the full report, click on Fullscreen view. Move your mouse over, and to the sides of the document. A cursor hand will appear. Click your mouse and you will be able to page through the report.
How to read the report.
District #207 - Year To Year Pay Analysis - 2005-2009
In order to read the full report, click on Fullscreen view. Move your mouse over, and to the sides of the document. A cursor hand will appear. Click your mouse and you will be able to page through the report.
The District #207 School Board and Board of Education are aggressively responding to their expected 2011 budget deficit. The Board recently announced a reduction in the number of teachers expected to report for duty next year.
I am treating the School District #207’s post a little different than the other districts. Unlike the others, this District's post has two reports attached.
The first report: “Comparison Report for District Superintendent,” is a summary study for all District #207 Teacher and Administrators and Superintendent payroll history covering school years 2001 through 2009. The second report: “Year to Year Pay Analysis 2005 – 2009,” is a detail study covering all District #207 Teachers and Administrators individually . Combined, they tell a story of extraordinary payroll growth and help to shed additional light on this district’s current financial problem.
How to read the report.
Nine-Year Report - Maine Township School District #207
In order to read the full report, click on Fullscreen view. Move your mouse over, and to the sides of the document. A cursor hand will appear. Click your mouse and you will be able to page through the report.
How to read the report.
District #207 - Year To Year Pay Analysis - 2005-2009
In order to read the full report, click on Fullscreen view. Move your mouse over, and to the sides of the document. A cursor hand will appear. Click your mouse and you will be able to page through the report.
The District #207 School Board and Board of Education are aggressively responding to their expected 2011 budget deficit. The Board recently announced a reduction in the number of teachers expected to report for duty next year.
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