Worth reading this article: http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130306/news/703069930/

"Of those District 211 retirees, 268 — or 42.5 percent — received pensions of $100,000 or more in 2012."

"More than 7 percent of TRS pensions are $100,000 or more for educators who retired from school districts in suburban Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will counties."

"Less than 1 percent of the retired educators in the state's other 96 counties receive pensions of more than $100,000."

And the candidates' response to the issue: http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130319/news/703199851/

Say no to Yung and LeFevre! If you've attended D211 Board meetings or communicated with the Board via email, you would have seen: LeFevre's lack of interest in anything the community has to say, complete disinterest in seeing reality, and a significant amount of arrogance. Yung adds no value whatsoever. We need new blood on the D211 BOE - that Board is not working the way Boards were intended - which is as representatives of the community.

211 is not broke James. It helps to check facts before you rant. Furthermore, I'm curious what, if anything you have to say about the 1994 Pension Reform or the 2005 "pension holiday" and the roles of those in the pension system funding system.

However, neither of those things have anything to do with the 211 school board. And once again, James, rather than discuss the candidates, would rather just rant about his own "facts."

211 is far from broke. They are on the other end of the spectrum; they are holding onto WAY more of our money than they need.

Yung was on the D15 board until 2005 when he lost a reelection bid. Prior to 2005 the D15 school board approved lavish Superintendent and other administrator contracts. These contracts provided 20% end of career raises. In 2006 the state approved the “Conyers Law” which effectively capped end of career raises to 6%. John Conyers, retired D15 Superintendent, was the poster administrator for the pension funding problems local school boards have hoisted onto the state. Think about this when you consider D211 School Board candidates.

SCHOOL BOARD RACE
District 211
Pensions top $100,000 for 42% of District 211 retired educators
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130306/news/703069930/
Schaumburg / Hoffman Estates / Palatine
Vote Roman Golash for D-211 School Board Election April 9th.
Roman Golash is the candidate this District needs. The current D-211 school board is oblivious to financial strain residents face. D-211 is a cash rich district that fights businesses like Block Buster to get even more money than it already has. The Superintendent told me that the enrollment in D-211 is 12,400. D-211's budget is 271 million (Daily Herald). This means that a High School education in Schaumburg costs taxpayers approximately $88,000 per student. How much is enough?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qG5oBYiUqrc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_OSJOCGcW4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y49qYv6KhEg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9SWJBDd68Y
Please take some time and watch local residents express their concerns to the current disinterested school board. It's time for a change in this school board. Vote for the (1) candidate that has leadership qualities and no affiliation with this school district. If you want to leave a message for the entire D-211 Board of education please call their open line 847-755-6600 and let them know how you feel.
Thank you
John Parker

In May, 2012, the collective debt reported by the local primary taxing agencies in Cook County was more than $140 billion! To put that in context, the total debt-per-household in the City of Chicago was $87,720, and $35,774 in the suburbs. Since local governments cannot print money, they rely on property taxes as their main revenue source to operate. Homeowners might be able to give their homes to their children, but that future generation won’t be able to afford to keep them because of the property taxes, which have doubled over a 10-year period.

http://www.cookcountytreasurer.com/taxingdistrictsearch.aspx

Chief Elected/Appointed Official: Robert J. LeFevre, Board of Education President
Phone: (847) 755-6600 Fax: (847) 755-6810 Email: rlefevre@d211.org

D-211's
Total Unfunded Pension Liability
$58,726,024.00

Vote Him out on April 9th

http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20110703/news/707039911/
The average salary of the 14,217 teachers the Daily Herald analyzed was $68,377.
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Avg. Teacher Salary in D-211 $99,263 (2012)
http://iirc.niu.edu/District.aspx?districtID=05016211017
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We all need to hold our local elected officials accountable for property tax levies and educate ourselves about D-211's excessive spending habits.
Lets start by voting for Roman Golash.
We need to get rid of all the current school board members. This will be difficult as the teacher supported union members will vote for the incumbent rubber stamp school board.
Lets get out and vote on April 9th.

The 630 educators who retired from District 211 averaged pension payments of $86,982 last year, almost twice the state average, according to records from the Illinois Teachers' Retirement System.
To put this in context, the total pension debt-per-household in Suburban North West Cook County is $35,774.
Vote the current incumbent rubber stamp school board out of office on April 9th.

In a supposed time of "financial strain" Roman Golash would institute a new program in District 211:

"Establish an Army jROTC program and coordinate efforts with surrounding jROTC programs."
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130215/submitted/302158539/?interstitial=1

This program would require space in the buildings for classes, space for the unit to meet and drill. It would incur substantial personnel costs.

District 214, which has a Navy JROTC unit founded in 1961, has three employees for the entire district. It is the only unit in the nation to have one unit for an entire District. A program in 211 would be unlikely to follow that model (as no other schools have since 1961). A more realistic estimate is two employees per school. The DoD currently funds approximately half of instructor costs. So six employees would be funded by district salaries. Even at a bargain of $41,667 per employee that's still a quarter of a million dollars.

Would Mr. Golash like to comment on those costs or where the money will come from?

Does he believe that after the sequester the Army is likely to expand the JROTC program? Furthermore, why an Army unit? Does Mr. Golash believe that only an Army JROTC is good for the district? Would he be open to a Navy or Air Force unit or is his personal background as an Army veteran coloring his stance?

to Bucephalus,
Your facts and logic are incorrect. Please identify yourself so we can have an adult conversation.

Conyers, 64, retired from Palatine Township Elementary District 15. Conyers, 64, retired from Palatine Township Elementary District 15 in 2003, and according to public records, built a $690,000, 3,800-square foot home in Seabrook Island the following year. He got $217,482 last year as a pension from the state of Illinois, according to the Teachers' Retirement System.
Ed Young sat on the D-15 board and helped with this atrocity. Does Ed Young deserve another term on the D-211 BOE given the lucrative salaries he helped with once again? Where will the money come from Ed?

to Bucephalus

Like I said, your facts and logic are incorrect. When your ready, let me know who you are and I'll help get you on the right path.

Township Hsd 211 is ranked 173rd as a district. This hardly supports the highest paid teachers in the state. The superintendent blames the slipping district rankings on the "social economic variable".
The current rubber stamp school board is a failure. They were warned this day was coming 10 years ago. These are facts.

Vicki Wilson wrote,

7:09 am on Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Say no to Yung and LeFevre! If you've attended D211 Board meetings or communicated with the Board via email, you would have seen: LeFevre's lack of interest in anything the community has to say, complete disinterest in seeing reality, and a significant amount of arrogance. Yung adds no value whatsoever. We need new blood on the D211 BOE - that Board is not working the way Boards were intended - which is as representatives of the community.
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The above is an accurate description of the current School Board. Good comment Vicki.
Vote Roman Golash. He has only one vote but electing Roman would deffinately be a step in the right direction for a slipping D-211 school district.

John Parker has not once refuted a single fact I've posted. I have provided citations and sources, he has yet to refute a single one?

Why?

Is John unable to do so?
Is John unwilling to do so?

John Parker can talk a big game but refuses to actually answer the claims raised against him. John Parker is unwilling (but probably also unable) to have a discussion with someone who disagrees with them. Think about that as you consider whom he supports.

The site I posted ranks D-211 at 173rd in the State on Illinois. If we use this as a tool for comparison purposes only D-214 is nearly twice as good as D-211. D-214 is ranked 90th.
Why would a reasonable person vote for the current rubber stamp incompetent school board?
Vote Roman Golash. He is a leader that will stand up to the dinosaurs that now run an under performing D-211.

John still refuses to cite any specific facts of mine that he believes are wrong.

I am not an employee of District 211. I am not married to Board member of 211. I am not related to any employee of 211.

The fact that you are obsessed with who I am and not my facts speaks volumes about your inability to actually find one of them that is wrong.

nonsense

If there are any proposed tax increases by school districts the increase should be approved by voters via referendum. D-211 has school board members who do not seem to understand piggy bank economics, let alone make rational decisions regarding the use of taxpayer money. The actions of the D-211 school board can best be compared to that of a farmer who would hire a fox to guard his chickens.
Vote out all the incompetent self serving current school board members in D-211.
Roman Golash has the leadership qualities this district needs.

Voting out the current rubber stamp D-211 school board will be difficult. The D-211 teacher supported union has the people they want in office. The teacher supported D-211 union members will turn out in numbers to get more money for themselves by voting for Bob & Ed. This needs to change. The State on Illinois is broke and so is our community.
D-211 can set a precedent and show leadership if they choose to. We will see.

Like I said many tines before c2, you post nothing but nonsense. Please call me if you want to discuss this like reasonable adults. I will try to help you understand the gravity of the situation any way I can.

SCHOOL BOARD RACES: District 211 (Illinois) Pensions top $100,000 for 42% of District 211 retired educatorshttp://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130306/news/703069930/ (Suburban Chicago IL. Daily Herald newspaper)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qG5oBYiUqrc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_OSJOCGcW4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y49qYv6KhEg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9SWJBDd68Y

It seems to me that the teacher supported union in D-211 is doing to us locally the same thing the Auto Union did to Detroit. We need to get a ground swell going to try and bring D-211 back to reality.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qG5oBYiUqrc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_OSJOCGcW4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y49qYv6KhEg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9SWJBDd68Y

Vote for Roman Golash in the April 9th election.
The D-211 School board is incompetent and needs a change.

The money will come from the elimination of Square Dancing class.
Voting in the current aloof and detached school board is like rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.
We need to ask ourselves where the $62 MILLION DOLLARS in unfunded pension liabilities owed by D-211 will come from.
Will we trust nameless-faceless people like Coach/isit/Blakpphlus and the current BOE in D-211?
Voting for a Veteran and a Patriot like Roman Golash is one step in the right direction. Vote on April 9th.

The most adamant opponent to the six-figure pensions is Golash, a retired U.S. Army colonel who ran unsuccessfully for the board two years ago.

"I don't get nearly as much in my retirement pay from the military," said Golash, who now works as a microbiologist at the Illinois Department of Public Health. "Inevitably, someone's going to have to bite the bullet because 211 has to function with a much lower budget."

Golash, of Palatine, said the pensions are a product of salary increases and the board's consistent — and often unquestioned — hikes in the tax levy. Referring to state law limiting levy increases each year to the rate of inflation, he said levying for more now so as not to lose out in the future is not acceptable reasoning for the bumps. He also said salaries and pensions haven't translated to 211 being among the state's top-performing districts.
Great comment Roman. This school board needs more people like you.

I recommend to the Palatine Patch that all e-mails have the real name not a horse name. I will not discuss isssues with someone who hides, if you believe in what you believe, than come on out. John Parker called you our, I am calling you out.

A vote for Roman Golash will take D-211 in the right direction. We need his leadership.

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Katheryn, you wrote back on Sunday, March 27, 2011 the following.....................
After reading the Department of Defense Directives noted on Rob Sherman's website, it would appear that Col. Golash is in violation of the Directives. If he has such strong "core values" (which I have been unable to view on his website) and high regard for the military, I would think that he would abide by the Directives.
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It would seem Katheryn that your mind was made up years ago in 2011. If you would like to discuss this further please call my cell at 847-624-6686. I have answered all of the horses concerns with facts that are verifiable.
If you do not want students to have core values then by all means vote the incumbents back in.
If you feel bad about passing D-211's pension and salary burden to the elderly and those on a fixed income *state wide* then vote for Roman Golash.

Does anyone support LeFevre for the D-211 school board when he clearly doesn't understand the fiscal mess we all face? Property taxes have doubled in the last 9 years. Bob still doesn't understand his part in all this. He needs to go.

To Bob LeFevre (D-211 School Board President) that wrote,
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LeFevre, of Palatine, said.
"I'd gladly pay people more to make sure we put the absolute best teachers we can get our hands on in front of the students,"
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Bob,

I hope someday soon you and your family get the opportunity to pay.
Isn't $88 grand for a high school education in D-211 enough?
I am concerned that you still don't understand.
More money does not equal a better education.
Should I post the 435 teachers in D-211 that make WELL in excess of $100 thousand? The Superintendents $264k salary that is spiking? etc.....etc....

Pensions ‘take from poor, give to rich’ Jake Griffin's column about the legal corruption at District 211 and other districts was enlightening. I had no idea that pensions were so ridiculously high in District 211.
I think the reason that the pensions got so out of line was that home values went up dramatically from the mid-1990s until 2007. The property tax bills went up even faster and the money poured in. Large raises and pensions were handed out freely without any regard to the possibility that the good times might someday come to an end.

I'm sure Nancy Robb and her employees have no idea of the hardship the enormous tax bills are causing to homeowners and business owners in District 211. The saddest thing is that the pensioners probably don't even need this money, having received enormous salaries for many years prior to retiring. It truly is a case of taking from the poor to give to the rich.

Larry Schuetz
Rolling Meadows

http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130326/discuss/703269991/

Seriously? all I post is facts. Get some horse sense, ok?

Fact-$88 grand per student for a high school education in D-211.

Fact-D-211 has $62 MILLION DOLLARS in unfunded pension liabilities. Where will the money come from?

Fact- Conyers, 64, retired from Palatine Township Elementary District 15. Conyers, 64, retired from Palatine Township Elementary District 15 in 2003, and according to public records, built a $690,000, 3,800-square foot home in Seabrook Island the following year. He got $217,482 last year as a pension from the state of Illinois, according to the Teachers' Retirement System.
Ed Young sat on the D-15 board and helped with this atrocity. Does Ed Young deserve another term on the D-211 BOE given the lucrative salaries he helped with once again? Where will the money come from Ed?

Fact- The 630 educators who retired from District 211 averaged pension payments of $86,982 last year, almost twice the state average, according to records from the Illinois Teachers' Retirement System.
To put this in context, the total pension debt-per-household in Suburban North West Cook County is $35,774.

Fact- "They figured out how to game the system," said John Tillman, CEO of the Illinois Policy Institute, a conservative government finance advisory organization. "The districts don't have to pay for the pensions, the state has to pay for it. Poorer districts where teachers make far less money, taxpayers there are subsidizing millionaire pensions."

Fact-Nancy Robb (D-211 Superintendent)
"Obviously, like every other district we are concerned about this," she said. "People have to get beyond the finger-pointing and get to the solution. That solution is a shared sacrifice."
Will Nancy Robb sacrifice some of her $264,000 salary or her $200,000 pension?

Fact-(Reuters) - Illinois Governor Pat Quinn, Chicago's wealthy suburbs are retiring with six-figure salaries set by school districts on which pensions are calculated, and the state pays the bill.

Fact- Two State Elected Representatives brought the view of the community directly to the D-211 school board.

Fact- D-211 has $158 million in cash reserves.

Fact- At the December 2012 levy meeting Republican State Rep.Tom Morrison said to the D-211 School Board. Property taxes are the biggest complaint among his constituents. "Lest you think this group is just a vocal minority, I just wanted to assure you it is not," he said of the people in attendance. "Obviously emotions are very high. These are very, very difficult times for people." (source: Daily Herald)

FACT-
Dist. 211 approves increase in tax levy

State Rep. Michelle Mussman, a Schaumburg Democrat, was on hand to voice her opinion on the tax levy. She is an opponent of the recent income tax increase, and earlier this year explored legislation that would prevent levy increases when the taxing body's total equalized assessed value is lower than that of the previous year.

"Overwhelmingly, the number one issue on people's minds is their property taxes," Mussman said prior to the board's vote. "There's a growing frustration that property taxes continue to increase while family incomes have frozen or decreased.

"I strongly encourage you seek every possible alternative method of cost savings before asking the residents to pay more," she added.

By Jake Griffin
Fact- "It would force school boards to recognize the responsibility they have not just for setting salaries, but the pension liabilities that come with those salaries,"

Fact- D-211 was directly warned about their practices ten years ago.

Fact-
By Jake Griffin
More than 42 percent of the former educators who have retired from Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 receive pensions of more than $100,000 a year, while statewide less than 4 percent of retired educators receive six-figure pensions.

Bucephalus
8:56 pm on Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Now there's a reputable source
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Now that is your opinion. Stick to the facts.

Bucephalus
9:00 pm on Wednesday, March 27, 2013
I believe that our teachers here in 211 are better..........
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Again, your opinion and irrelevant to this conversation.

Bucephalus
8:57 pm on Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Yes? ***I call that a worthwhile investment in education***.
I have no problems spending that much on a four-year high school education at Fremd HS. That's why I moved into the district.
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I, I, I,~~~~Again, your opinion and irrelevant to this conversation. This is not about you.

Bucephalus
9:03 pm on Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Again, that's Tom Morrison's personal opinion
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Sorry horse. It's the view of the majority of the 70 thousand people he represents and not his personal opinion. Did you watch the video I asked you to watch?

Bucephalus
8:57 pm on Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Yes? I call that a worthwhile investment in education. I have no problems spending that much on a four-year high school education at Fremd HS. That's why I moved into the district.
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Yet more personal opinions posted by a horse. The fact is that the citizens in Hoffman Estates pay $88 grand per student as well.
Fact-the horse uses the word I a lot. This isn't about you Coach.

I admire John Parker for trying to have a conversation with a horse's name. I suggest to the Patch that real names be used in the future. What is the horse hiding? His/her identity, perhaps this is a frustrated politician or an adminstrator? Bottom line is this: we cannot afford what we currently have. We need to have excellent schools for less. It now costs $22,000 per student per year. The highest in the state is $26,000, we are getting close. Private schools in the area charge around $15,000. Yet we are buying computers for everyone, re-building swimming pools and adding elective courses. The d211 board is not involved in contract negotiations, this is a problem. If elected, I will strive for an excellence in teaching, but we must lower the costs. Yes, I do support a jROTC for d211, Go Army!

Bucephalus
2:04 pm on Thursday, March 28, 2013
Where will the money for your JROTC program come from?
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From the elimination of Square Dancing Class.

Don't forget the $55 million dollar project when they prettied up the schools curb appeal. I wonder where that money came from? I would rather put it toward ROTC.

Army ROTC is one of the most demanding and successful leadership programs in the country. The training a student receives in Army ROTC teaches leadership development, military skills and career training. Courses take place both in the classroom and in the field and are mixed with normal academic studies. Additional summer programs, such as Jump School, may also be attended. Upon completion, an Army ROTC graduate is awarded officer status in the Army.

This is why we need Roman Golash on the D-211 school board. He is a leader. Go Roman! Go Army!

John Parker and Mr. Ed, thank you for your comments. Horse face should remove himself from any public discussions. It is sad that horse face ends up acting like a child. I know that the Herald stopped this practice because it brings out the worst in people, as you see above. I believe this person is hiding something from his/ner past.

There is no commitment in jROTC, however a high school graduate can go on to an ROTC program in college. John, you are right that high school jROTC students can go to camps and experience what a soldier does in the military. They also issue ranks in high school, but this does not translate into permanent rank. The jROTC program is paid 50% by the Department of Defense and the rest by the district. This is a very worthwhile program, if we can fund clubs and sports, we can find the money to train future leaders of this great Nation.

As a final note, someone brought up my uniform on a web site. This is over two years old. A local person reported me to the Pentagon, I did have a discussion with the Pentagon, nationally there was ONE complaint. Mark Kirk, Allen West and Dave Harris are seen in uniform on their web pages. The Pentagon just asked me to put a disclaimer on the bottom of the page, which I did. The same local person then began making things up, the press ignored him. I talked to him, his basic complaint was my use of "God" on my web site. Go figure.

to horse/c2
Imagine the benefits to our students who sign up for The Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps over square dancing class. The program prepares high school students for leadership roles while making them aware of their rights, responsibilities, and privileges as American citizens. JROTC teaches young men and women the kind of self discipline, self-confidence, and leadership skills that can help them successfully meet the challenges of adulthood. This program is conducted at schools throughout the nation, by instructors who are retired Navy, Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard officers and enlisted personnel. The curriculum emphasizes citizenship, character development, leadership development and community service. Education classes introduce cadets to the elements of Leadership, Drill instruction and ceremonies, military customs, Uniform Inspections, Physical Fitness Training, Marksmanship, and Military history. Classroom instruction is augmented throughout the year by community service activities, drill competition, field trips, marksmanship training, and other extra-curricular activities. Cadets are required to participate in civic service, wear a uniform and dress up at least twice a month. Uniforms, textbooks, training aids, and a substantial portion of instructors' salaries are provided by the Military. The programs, run through the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines, are taught as elective courses at more than 3,000 high schools nationwide.

Bucephalus
5:29 pm on Thursday, March 28, 2013
John, you really should stop making stuff up. What square dancing class?
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Seriously horse coach, square dancing class is taught in D-211. I suggest you do your home work before you post more anonymous rants. Call and do some research on your own.
Fact-Square dancing is taught in D-211
My opinion is that this money would be better used teaching our students,
leadership roles,making them aware of their rights, responsibilities, and privileges as American citizens, self discipline, self-confidence, leadership skills ,character development, leadership development and community service.physical fitness marksmanship, and Military history. drill competition, field trips, marksmanship training, and other extra-curricular activities, and civic service.

If the horse thinks square dancing class is better please post your opinion.
As a matter of fact coach I think you could have benefitted from ROTC especially the
~character development~ part.

Herb Pomeroy
9:49 am on Friday, March 29, 2013
Bucephalus - Bam!
Also, aren't you from Burr Ridge? Isn't that a little outside of District 211?
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If you want please look it up.
I have no issue meeting both you and the horse at Lamplighters. Some times a face to face discussion is more productive than your behind the bush stuff.

Herb Pomeroy
10:28 am on Friday, March 29, 2013
John Parker: I would rather have my high school aged kids learn a useful recreational dance than be prepared for military service before they can drive. I also believe the dance class would be less expensive than jROTC
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Good for you. Please continue to pay for square dancing in d-211.
In my opinion the kids deserve better.

If the horse thinks square dancing class is better please post your opinion.
As a matter of fact coach I think you could have benefitted from ROTC especially the
~character development~ part.
Still no answer horse?

To herb and horse- tell us why you think Ed Young earned another term on the d-211 school board when Roman Golash is the better candidate.
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Matt writes the facts listed below
8:07 pm on Sunday, March 24, 2013
Yung was on the D15 board until 2005 when he lost a reelection bid. Prior to 2005 the D15 school board approved lavish Superintendent and other administrator contracts. These contracts provided 20% end of career raises. In 2006 the state approved the “Conyers Law” which effectively capped end of career raises to 6%. John Conyers, retired D15 Superintendent, was the poster administrator for the pension funding problems local school boards have hoisted onto the state. Think about this when you consider D211 School Board candidates.

John: Any sane voter will beat lively feet opposite the direction of Mr. Golash at election time. All necessary proof that this course is advisable can be found in Mr Golash's odd and fascinating post above. Here we have a forum custom made for candidates to introduce themselves, their ideas, and their plans to voters. Mr. Golash has taken this opportunity to tell us that he wants ROTC in the high schools, he's been on the wrong side of an argument with the US Army, and he is transfixed by squabbles which he believes relate to God on his web site. He also engages in the same childish name calling as you. I think most of us would first write in Daffy Duck before voting for Mr. Golash. I personally might sooner vote for even you ... nah.

Duty, Honor, Country should be rated higher than square dancing class don't you think?

I know that Duty, Honor, Country isn't popular with today's liberal progressives but it should be. Do you agree Ed Young?

Herb Pomeroy
Here we have a forum custom made for candidates to introduce themselves, their ideas, and their plans to voters.
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Funny Herb, I don't see your candidates Ed Young or Robert Lefever any where on this thread. I guess with their sub par record it's best they hide.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sg3pGb-oX_o
D-211 is ranked 173rd as a school district. This means there is a lot of room for improvement. Lets get started, Vote for Roman Golash D-211 school board.

Herb Pomeroy writes- I would rather have my high school aged kids learn a useful recreational dance than be prepared for military service - -
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To Herb, I want to buy you a ticket to Parris Island so you can tell those guys your opinion on recreational dance. Are you in?

So, here comes Roman Golash, defender of the frugal and (presumably) serious minded candidate for public service. With the stage set for him to make his best case to voters - he writes these immortal and memorable words .... "horse face". (see his comment above)

Seriously?

For a minute there I had a serious flashback to Sister Mary Agnita's 2nd grade classroom. What's next? Does Mr. Golash threaten to take our lunch money?

Vote Roman Golash.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sg3pGb-oX_o
D-211 is ranked 173rd as a school district. This means there is a lot of room for improvement. Lets get started, Vote for Roman Golash D-211 school board.

To horse- What is it you don't understand? Look at your tax bill. It says Township DISTRICT.
As a DISTRICT D-211 is ranked 173rd. The superintendent blames it on the social economic variable. She told me this. As a comparison D-214 is ranked 90th. We need to improve. The incumbent school board isn't doing its job.
Why doesn't the horse counter the numerous facts I have listed?
The horse can only discuss his opinions?
Not a peep from your heroes Ed or Bob. Huh go figure.

Vote Roman Golash for D-211 School Board

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sg3pGb-oX_o
D-211 is ranked 173rd as a school district. This means there is a lot of room for improvement. Lets get started,
Vote for Roman Golash D-211 school board.

Fremd is ranked 22nd, 13th, 22nd, and 40th among all secondary schools, public and private, in Illinois by the Sun-Times, Newsweek, Washington Post, and US News and World Report.

Conant is ranked 46th, 35th, 31st, and 36th. Schaumburg is 36th and 43rd on the Newsweek and Washington Post lists. Hoffman took 33rd on the Washington Post list. Palatine made it at 50th on the US News and World Report list.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2012/05/20/america-s-best-high-schools.html
http://www.suntimes.com/news/education/8475592-418/the-top-50-high-schools-in-illinois.html
http://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/illinois/rankings
http://apps.washingtonpost.com/local/highschoolchallenge/local/highschoolchallenge/schools/2012/list/illinois-schools/

Vote Roman Golash for D-211 School Board

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sg3pGb-oX_o

D-211 is ranked 173rd as a school district. This means there is a lot of room for improvement. Lets get started,
Vote for Roman Golash D-211 school board.

Let's talk about your candidates Bob and Ed. Why do you keep ignoring the facts?

1 Northside College Preparatory* Chicago 92.49
2 Young Magnet * Chicago 87.51
3 Payton College Preparatory* Chicago 87.41
4 New Trier Township Winnetka 85.50
5 Hinsdale Central Hinsdale 84.00
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The top five individual schools are listed above. I don' see D-211.

Let's talk about your candidates Bob and Ed.
Why do you keep ignoring the facts?

Hoffman Estates High School:

SchoolDigger Ranks Hoffman Estates High School 226th of 669 Illinois public high schools. (See school ranking list.)

To horse- still no peep from Bob or Ed.
Try to find a link you can copy and paste it.

Vote Roman Golash!

from ... (see above)
"Roman G. Golash
9:21 pm on Thursday, March 28, 2013
John Parker and Mr. Ed, thank you for your comments. Horse face should remove himself from any public discussions. It is sad that horse face ends up acting like a child. ..."
this is what passes for discourse? This is childish idiocy. Brilliant compared to John Parker's contributions to be sure, but that's not a high standard.

If it looks like a horse what should I call you?
Do you want to talk about schools or more nonsense?

From herb-Maybe they are looking for a forum that you can't spam with mindless word bullets.
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Do you want to talk about schools or your spam?

Vote Roman Golash

I'm not sure what it is you don't understand?
Please stick to the facts instead of ignoring them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sg3pGb-oX_o
D-211 is ranked 173rd as a school district. This means there is a lot of room for improvement. Lets get started,
Vote for Roman Golash D-211 school board.

Read Bob and Ed's record below. Any sane voter would run from these two
Tax and spend liberals
In May, 2012, the collective debt reported by the local primary taxing agencies in Cook County was more than $140 billion! To put that in context, the total debt-per-household in the City of Chicago was $87,720, and $35,774 in the suburbs. Since local governments cannot print money, they rely on property taxes as their main revenue source to operate. Homeowners might be able to give their homes to their children, but that future generation won’t be able to afford to keep them because of the property taxes, which have doubled over a 10-year period.

Any sane voter would run from Ed Young and his record.

Yung was on the D15 board until 2005 when he lost a reelection bid. Prior to 2005 the D15 school board approved lavish Superintendent and other administrator contracts. These contracts provided 20% end of career raises. In 2006 the state approved the “Conyers Law” which effectively capped end of career raises to 6%. John Conyers, retired D15 Superintendent, was the poster administrator for the pension funding problems local school boards have hoisted onto the state. Think about this when you consider D211 School Board candidates.

Vote for the current incompetent school board if you are part of generation what's for me.

FACT-
Dist. 211 approves increase in tax levy

State Rep. Michelle Mussman, a Schaumburg Democrat, was on hand to voice her opinion on the tax levy. She is an opponent of the recent income tax increase, and earlier this year explored legislation that would prevent levy increases when the taxing body's total equalized assessed value is lower than that of the previous year.

"Overwhelmingly, the number one issue on people's minds is their property taxes," Mussman said prior to the board's vote. "There's a growing frustration that property taxes continue to increase while family incomes have frozen or decreased.

"I strongly encourage you seek every possible alternative method of cost savings before asking the residents to pay more," she added.

Vote for Ed and Bob if you want to see more of the below.

http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20110703/news/707039911/
The average salary of the 14,217 teachers the Daily Herald analyzed was $68,377.
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Avg. Teacher Salary in D-211 $99,263 (2012)
http://iirc.niu.edu/District.aspx?districtID=05016211017
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We all need to hold our local elected officials accountable for property tax levies and educate ourselves about D-211's excessive spending habits.
Lets start by voting for Roman Golash.
We need to get rid of all the current school board members. This will be difficult as the teacher supported union members will vote for the incumbent rubber stamp school board.
Lets get out and vote on April 9th.

Any informed voter knows that incumbents Bob L. And Ed young are running from their record. Read on. . . .

http://www.cookcountytreasurer.com/taxingdistrictsearch.aspx

Chief Elected/Appointed Official: Robert J. LeFevre, Board of Education President
Phone: (847) 755-6600 Fax: (847) 755-6810 Email: rlefevre@d211.org

D-211's
Total Unfunded Pension Liability
$58,726,024.00

Vote Them both out on April 9th

Listed below is the record Bob and Ed are running on. The D-211school board was warned that this would happen 10 years ago.

Pensions top $100,000 for 42% of District 211 retired educators
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130306/news/703069930/

Below is even more of Bob and Ed's record

Superintendent Robs salary has spiked 54 thousand dollars in the last few years bringing her up to $264,000. This type salary spiking has contributed to the pension funding crisis in Illinois.
In my opinion a fair name to call this school board is aloof and detached.

Incumbents Bob L and Ed Young' s legacy will be the bill listed below passed on to and paid for by our kids and the less fortunate state wide.

D-211 has $158 million in cash reserves.
A high school education in D-211 costs taxpayers $88,000. per student.
They have a budget of $272 Million and an enrollment of 12,400 students.
Take their budget $272 million divided by the 12,400 students times 4 = $88,000.00 per student in D-211 for a high school education. More money does not equal a better education.
The pension debt per house hold in North West Suburban Cook County is approximately $36.000. D-211 is the flag ship model of taxpayer abuse in Illinois.
Pensions for D-211 top $100 grand for 42% of them.

Any sane voter would run from Ed or Bob and there record.

Vote Roman Golash

H. Pomaroy will not tell us how Ed & Bob have earned another term in office.
Horse and H. Pomeroy can make their own video and post it on line if they have problems with the ones I posted.
I have asked the incumbent school board members to meet me at the Schaumburg assessors office several times to make their case to taxpayers,they refused. My point here is to have a forum where Horse & Herb can make their point for higher property taxes to the community. Let me know when you are ready Herb & Horse I have a camera and I will volunteer my time.

Vote Roman Golash on April 9th

I haven't made up my mind about those two candidates, so I can't pretend to speak for them.

I couldn't care less about your amateur videos.

You could be contributing to constructive dialogue here. Your practices of attacking people, spamming threads with repetition, ignoring the substance of others remarks, putting words in people's mouths – are all combative, childish and counter-productive.

You destroy the value of these comment threads as a vehicle for public discussion.

Grow up.

Let's first establish a pattern of reasonable, rational discussion in these forums and go from there.

Ok

Call when you can. Happy Easter.

Thank you John. Happy Easter to you and your family, from me and my family.

The People certainly SPOKE to Roman Golash with a DISTANT fifth place finish.
Gruesome.

How does this "Mr. Parker" spin that kind of a CRUSHING LANSLIDE MANDATE DEFEAT (H/t Bushspeak)?

Will they both go AWAY? Please?

Erica, there were only about 9000 people that voted for D-211 school board members. That means that roughly 3000 people voted in Schaumburg. Is this a mandate?
The good news is that Ed Young is gone.
Where is the spin Erica?

to Coach horse:
Given today's events 4-19-2013 do you still feel radical Islam isn't a threat?
and
Do you still support square dancing over jROTC in D-211?

Radical Islam is just as much of a threat as the Catholic Timothy McVeigh Oklahoma brand domestic terrorist, ditto radical christianity like the Michele Bachmann brand of 3rd wave prosperity gospel types and association with end-timers in Israel, ditto white supremacists etc. Get the radical theme here?

As a use for district funds, I would vote for square dancing over JROTC in D-211, in fact (facts r hard for you) WE just did. Your candidate Roman finished LAST.
I can dance on the grave of Roman Golash's 2013 last place finish for as long as you keep bringing up the things we voted against.
Roman was gracious in his last place defeat. I don't think you represent him well at all, or do you?

Erica, I believe the kids in D-211 deserve better.

Erica, I think you misunderstood the numbers I posted previously:

Erica, there were only about 9000 people that voted for D-211 school board members. That means that roughly 3000 people voted in Schaumburg. Is this a mandate?
The good news is that Ed Young is gone.
Where is the spin Erica?