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Hefty Price Tag on Pensions for Retired District 211 Employees

In 2012, 42.5 percent of District 211 retirees received six-figure pension payments.

Retired educators from District 211 are taking home pensions that are much higher than most educators in other districts across the state. 

In 2012, 42.5 percent of District 211 retirees received over $100,000 in pension payments while the 630 total district retirees received an average pension of $86,982, according to the Daily Herald. 

While six-figure pensions make up seven percent of the total pension payments in Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will counties, less than one percent of retired educators in the remaining Illinois counties bring home that amount, according to the Daily Herald

james urban March 7, 2013 at 01:47 pm
and they all deserve it NOT
Chicago Food Guy March 7, 2013 at 06:48 pm
Being a teacher is easy money, easy retirement, all at the taxpayer's expense. Just wait until the pension funds go away...then they will have a good reason to cry.
joan tessman March 7, 2013 at 10:52 pm
I have no children in school, and I'm sick of paying taxes for the schools and everyone else's pensions. My taxes go up all the time. I don't think senior citizens should be paying these taxes!
John Parker March 9, 2013 at 11:53 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qG5oBYiUqrc
Please watch local residents address the unresponsive D-211 school board. Our local Palatine State Rep was there as well to show his support.
John Parker March 9, 2013 at 11:54 am
General state revenues can't be automatically siphoned off to make sure pension checks don't bounce. ...
http://illinoispolicy.org/blog/blog.asp?ArticleSource=5456 It seems to me that the teacher supported union are the people destroying public education. They are shooting the golden goose in the foot with an assault rifle.
John Parker March 9, 2013 at 11:55 am
435 teachers in D-211 make well in excess of 100k. As a school district in Illinois they rank 173rd. We are not getting our money's worth.
John Parker March 9, 2013 at 11:56 am
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. How much is enough?
John Parker March 9, 2013 at 12:15 pm
D-211 Superintendent Nancy Rob said "People have to get beyond the finger-pointing and get to the solution. That solution is a shared sacrifice."
======== In a recent phone conversation with D-211 Superintendent Rob she pointed her finger at the State of Illinois. Which is it Mrs. Rob? Will D-211 Superintendent Rob be willing to share in this sacrifice by chipping in some of her $264 Thousand Dollar Salary? Maybe she can abate some of her generous pension back to taxpayers. We will see.
John Parker March 9, 2013 at 12:18 pm
f you want D-211 to stop their excessive spending habits please call or write them at,
G.A. McElroy Administration Center 1750 South Roselle Road • Palatine, Illinois • 60067 • 847-755-6600 Leave a message for the entire board of education. At $88 thousand per student property tax payers can no longer afford the cost of a high school education in D-211.
Bucephalus March 10, 2013 at 01:40 am
I don't know, I just bought my house last year and paid my first property tax bill eight days ago. I'm having no problems at all. Maybe other people should plan their finances better?
Chicago Food Guy March 10, 2013 at 01:53 am
Plan our finances better? Arrogant and ignorant...two of your strong traits.
Bucephalus March 10, 2013 at 03:10 am
I don't know, blithely claiming that people can't afford something because you made up numbers is pretty ignorant. John should try doing math.
The District 211 budget for the 2013 year is $285,477,000 (http://palatine.patch.com/articles/school-board-approves-district-211-tentative-budget). They have a student population of 12,546 (http://www.d211.org/pdf/current_profile.pdf). Now I can do simple math and I think John should be able to as well. 285,477,000 divided by 12,546 is not 88,000. It is $22,754.42. Now either John is really bad at math or he's ignorant of the facts. Either way, his statement of $88,000 per student is widely incorrect. But we wouldn't want to call John ignorant.
Chicago Food Guy March 10, 2013 at 04:02 am
If you actually comprehended what he wrote, than you would know its $88,000 per student for a high school education. Like I said....
Bucephalus March 10, 2013 at 05:24 am
First of all, John specifically cited the tax levy, not the operating budget. So in actuality, the amount per year would be less. The 211 tax levy for 2012 was $203,844,800, smaller than the $285,477,000 operating budget.
Secondly, citing the four year cost is something never done by anybody. You aren't taxed for four years at once, so why cite the four year cost? Each year of your taxes pays for one year of education. If you wished to pay for four years of education in one year I don't think 211 is going to stop you. But citing $88k is a pretty large number, so we can't be bothered by truth or reality to cite numbers appropriately.
John Parker March 10, 2013 at 08:55 pm
It seems to me that the teacher supported union is doing to us locally the same thing the Auto Union did to Detroit.
Guy, please do me a favor and pass this youtube clip to everyone you know. We need to get a ground swell going to try and bring D-211 back to reality. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qG5oBYiUqrc
Bucephalus March 11, 2013 at 12:15 am
Hmm, those Youtube comments are the exact same John is posting here. It's almost like he's copying and pasting things rather than responding to comments and discussion.
John Parker March 11, 2013 at 10:08 pm
Bucephalus
======== Please identify yourself. Your numbers and logic need to be corrected.
John Parker March 12, 2013 at 09:17 pm
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.
John Parker March 12, 2013 at 09:18 pm
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?
John Parker March 12, 2013 at 09:18 pm
SCHOOL BOARD RACES
District 211 Pensions top $100,000 for 42% of District 211 retired educators http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130306/news/703069930/

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