PlainfieldOnline.com » Members http://plainfieldonline.com PlainfieldOnline.com is a Plainfield Illinois news and blog aggregator that pulls in all the latest content from popular (and some not so popular) Plainfield, IL sites. Wed, 22 May 2013 02:54:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Letter: Dist. 202 Board Member’s View on Administrative Raises http://plainfieldonline.com/plainfield-patch/letter-dist-202-board-members-view-on-administrative-raises http://plainfieldonline.com/plainfield-patch/letter-dist-202-board-members-view-on-administrative-raises#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:01:45 +0000 Plainfield IL http://plainfieldonline.com/plainfield-patch/letter-dist-202-board-members-view-on-administrative-raises Send letters to Plainfield Patch at shannon.antinori@patch.com.

I want to be clear; I speak only for myself in this letter to the editor.

I recently voted “YES” for administration and non-union support staff to get a 2.5 percent raise. District 202 has really tightened its belt over the last 5 years as the State of Illinois’ financial situation has gone in to the pits. In that time, I reluctantly voted for almost every cut that came before me, trying to walk the very delicate line between balancing the budget and preserving a strong academic and support system for our students.  Those cuts have included about 345 full-time teaching, support and administrative positions. The proposals that I did not support were when changes would have actually added costs back in to the budget. School districts continue to see uncertainty on the financial horizon. At the same time we have asked our administrators to do more, with less resources and support. Yet we have not eliminated or even reduced our administrators’ responsibilities. One administrator that I know was working until 11 pm on evaluations just the other night. That example is more the norm than the exception.

When the Business Department recently did comparisons of our administration pay to our neighboring districts, District 202 was last in a number of categories. Using principals, as an example, the number of students in their school makes a huge difference in their day. District 202 has larger Elementary Schools than most comparable districts. Most District 202 elementary schools are between 800 and 900 students. These schools at times have had many more students than they do now. Most other school districts have between 450 and 600 students. As a result, when we do not support our principals and administrative staff financially, they begin to look at opportunities to go elsewhere. And some have. A principal that I have known for a number of years took a modest salary increase when she left and she now has just over 400 students in her school and much less staff to manage. Each administrator in District 202 has more to do and less recourses with which to do their job. Sometimes that counts double for our confidential secretaries, directors and other non-unions support staff.

I have heard some say “let them go”. We have good and dedicated people who work hard to help run the fourth largest school district in Illinois, help give our kids the best education possible and of course give our taxpayers value in the process. That means to me that I don’t waste your money.

Lots of people in the corporate world have told me that they have not gotten a raise in several years. I have empathy for their situation. What I don’t want to happen here in District 202 is that we turn our education system into the new big box store mentality where cheaper is better. Cheaper in education is not better. Our people are very highly educated and very talented and they know our system. On their resume, it also says that they worked in the 4th largest school district in Illinois. That is a big plus! The most talented people can go anywhere and work in education. I want the most talented educational staff to work in our town, at our schools, and for our kids. Not in Georgia, Iowa or Indiana where they are now looking for highly talented educators and in some cases paying a lot more.

My question to you our taxpayers is, “What is it that you want?” Ultimately, your answer is what counts. Do you want District 202 to have the cheapest education or something better for your children and grandchildren? Personally, I want the best education for my grandchildren that we can afford to give them. I have worked as a volunteer Board of Education member for 16 + years to offer our students the best future possible.  I have never made my decisions based on the popular sentiment. I have always made decisions on what I thought was best for our students. I am practical in that I don’t want to lose our good people. The $315,000 in raises for administrators and non-union support staff that the Board of Education could have approved was already budgeted in this year’s budget. It would have also gone a long way toward showing these hard-working and valuable employees that we do appreciate them and want them to stay. That’s the same message we gave our teachers and union support staff when we gave them the exact same percentage raise earlier this year. As it turns out we sent our administrators and non-union support staff an entirely different message – one that might not have been intended and does not reflect their real value to District 202. I thought you might want to know why I voted the way I did.  Again, what is it that you as taxpayers want?

Michael E Kelly

District 202 Board of Education Member 1997-2013

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Is it fair for planning commission members who weigh in on a building project to have a second vote when the county board makes a final ruling?

The question came up in Wheatland Township recently, as the township mulls a proposal for a construction recycling center at a quarry owned by Plainfield land clearing contractor E.F. Heil on 119th Street, near Plainfield East High School.

Two Will County board members representing District 3 – Laurie McPhillips, Plainfield, and Suzanne Hart, Naperville – also sit on the Wheatland Township Planning Commission.

A developer who wants a zoning change or a variance for a project in an unincorporated area first takes his proposal to the township planning commission. If members give it a positive vote, it moves to the full township board for approval.  

While a project doesn’t need a green light from the township to get county approval, most developers like to get a good word from the township in the hope that will make a favorable impression on county decision-makers.

So, is there a conflict of interest if the people who voted for it at the beginning of the approval process are the same ones who cast votes in the final round?

This month’s township information packet included a 1992 opinion penned by Michael J. Luke, then senior assistant Illinois attorney general and chief of the opinions division. Luke characterizes his opinion as “advisory,” not “official.” In it, he concludes “the offices of county board member and plan commission chairman are not incompatible, and one person may hold both offices.”

Township Supervisor Todd Morse talked about more recent concurring opinions, but did not provide the documents to Plainfield Patch.

The Heil recycling center issue was tabled at this month’s township board meeting so Morse can work on a deal with the county to establish just one public notification process for both township and county rather than holding to hearings on the project.

While the planning commission endorsed the center, which would handle “clean” construction debris and keep most of it out of landfills, townshp board members raised concerns about additional truck traffic, possible groundwater contamination and other issues.

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Edward Hospital has been named one of Becker’s Hospital Review’s 65 Great Community Hospitals. Edward is one of only three Illinois community hospitals to make the list, which recognizes high-performing leaders in patient care, clinical quality and community outreach.
 
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Design & Processing Resources, Inc.
Contact: Jennifer Brody-Paul
Address: 12009 S. Spaulding School Dr., Plainfield, IL 60585
Phone: 815-609-8950
Fax: 815-609-8951
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Process engineering services for food, pharmaceutical, nutraceutical & cosmeceutical industries along with offering high quality process equipment.
 
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Linden Oaks at Edward and the National Association for Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Eating Disorders hosted the 8th annual Candlelight Vigil for eating disorders on May 16th. Miss America 2011, Teresa Scanlan delivered the keynote address “Eating Disorders: A Generation at Risk”.
 
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PHSCC inducted its new members on April 20, 2011. PSHS inducted its new members on April 28, 2011. PNHS will induct its new members on May 2, 2011, and PEHS will induct its new members May 4, 2011.

These students have been invited into membership to the National Honor Society class of 2011:

PLAINFIELD HIGH SCHOOL – CENTRAL CAMPUS:

Benlina Aier; Peter Argus; Amanda Arneson; Lizbeth Aviles; Cassidy Baker; Cailey Baker; Michael Bentson; Nicole Berard; Kelli Bergeson; Autumn Bernicky; Veronica Bonderski; Crystal Bongabong; Keegan Bosch; David Bryant; Michelle Carbonel; Kellie Chrismer; Nicholas Cichon; Diana Cirstoiu; Brenda Cornejo; Katelyn Cunningham; Hannah Domark; Morgan Dorsey; Rachel Egly; Tyler Eickholtz; Brandon Emrath; Ann Favia; Marshaye Giles; Laura Haffey; Brigid Hanley; Connor Herbeck; Kelly Holden; Adam Juodis; Breanne Kirby; Matthew Kulhanek; Grace Lawrence; Kyle Ledbetter; Elizabeth Lengsfeld; Rachel McDonald; Alexandria McGue; John Michalik; Zachary Middleton; Anna Mihelich; Rachel Moore; Cody Morrell; Shannon Morris; Emily Obradovich; Alexis Perona; Dana Peterson; Jessica Poggi; Catelyn Radtke; Ajay Raghuraman; Rachael Rayas; Amanda Resendiz; Paige Robins; Bridget Rosendahl; Helaina Rosenmayer; Alexa Roy; Shannon Sampson; Daniella Sanchez; Audrey Paige Sauer; Megan Schroeder; Louis Scola; Savanna Sessler; Mikayla Shaw; Amanda Span; Cara Spriet; Casey Stachelski; Monica Stamper; Julie Tamayo; Jade Thomas; Maighdlin Tierney; Brianna Trevino; Taryn Trubich; Nicholas Tyrell; Lyndsie Ucci; Kelly Vazquez; Morgan Vogt; Nathaniel Wegner; Blake Wuestenfeld.

PLAINFIELD SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL:

Sumaita Azam; Danielle Ball; Kelly Baumgartner; Nicole Berger; Jeffrey Bond;
Ariel Brownlee; Meghan Bruckner; Rebecca Bryant; Tyler Crawford; Megan DeLong; Samantha Deverick; Kara Disanto; Lauren Dodd; Grant Dziuda; Alexandra Eischen; Sarah El-Khatib; Jared Elwart; Jerry Estes; Jacob Faltin; Raymond Farias; Melissa Filippone; Bennie Ford; Sara Fries; Colton Gallt; Miranda Gardley; Kayla Gawlik; Brianna Gibson-Lincoln; Jesus Gonzalez; Amanda Hernandez; Eric Hoar; Zachary Howard; Gunnar Huddleston; David Inda; Jeremy Jeske; Cecilia Jimenez; Leslie Juarez; Steven Keeley; William Klebenow; Joshua Lillwitz; John Lyznicki; Stephanie Machotka; Ashley Mackenzie; Tiffany Markley; Tyler Marshall; Tanner Mathis; Nicholas Mazzone; Marissa McCarthy; Cory McCleave; Patrick McElhone; Todd McGuire; Kristen McWeeny; Rachel Mickow; Joseph Mirabelli; Egypt Moyenda; Elizabeth Naprstek; Jiovanni Navarro; Haley Neumann; Anthony Overhiser; Marian Denise Pangilinan; Vincent Park; Kaitlyn Paschke; Chase Paterson; Paige Pellerin; Van Irah Punzalan; Christian Quinones; Chassion Rice; Janet Richard Smith; Breanne Somach; Kevin Spellman; Sarah Stegmeyer; John Strand; Colin Supple; Matthew Tracy.

PLAINFIELD NORTH HIGH SCHOOL:

Jaclyn Aremka; Ashley Auble; Jad Bahhur; Mackenna Beckman; Emily Brodict; Rebecca Cardone; Katherine Chilton; Kyle Chynoweth; Diana Clark; Sara Crews; Kyndal Currie; Camara Curry; Chloe Dale; Jaclynn Dame; Jordan Dame; Colin Donnally; Kristin Dykema; Crystal Eng; Katelyn Erickson; Colleen Fazio; Matthew Fenza; Kayla Flanagan-Rembert; Samantha Fregeau; Elizabeth Gemelli; Kelsey Gill; Ryan Girves; Carl Goshert; Matthew Guerrieri; Michalene Gurgel; Theresa Guzaldo; Madison Hansen; Syeda Hasan; Nadeen Hejja; Shantell Hernandez; Alexander Hish; Allison Hochhalter; Quinn Holler; Caleb Ivey
Gabrielle Jomant; Rebecca Kalnicky; Azka Khan; Caleb Kissel; Veronika Kondev; Grant Kramer; Kelly Kratschmer; Caitlin Kruse; Cortney Kunkle; Kyle Lawell; Samantha Lomnicki; Mariam Maamari; Kristina Mallari; Anthony Margotta; John Marsiglio; Ashley Maylath; Elizabeth McHugh; Genta Mecolli; Alyssa Mitchell; Meaghan Noel; Daniella Nuzzi; Callie O’Donnell; Anna O’Donnell; Benjamin O’Donnell; Jennifer O’Neil; Allison Osborn; Alexa Pace; Stephanie Palumbo; Aanchal Patel; Nisha Patel; Stephanie Patino; Christopher Piemonte; Saige Pilgrim; Paige Polonus; Smaritha Ponnala; Monica Raimondi; Adriana Ramirez; Eric Rash; Kathryn Ready; Edward Roebert; Alexis Schaefer; Taryn Seeland; Clayton Shelton; Brittany Sorlien; Alexander Starks; Tayllor Stumpe; Derick Suss; Kaitlyn Tedd; Gladys Trejo-Terrazas; Zachary Uram; Mitchell Wagner; Iffat Waris; Shaw Watkins; Robert Whalen; Taylor Whalen; Luke Wilimitis; Denise Wilwayco; Daniel Wooldridge; Scott Workman; Megan Youngs; Ashley Zepeda.

PLAINFIELD EAST HIGH SCHOOL:

Amy Arevalo; Karina Barrios; Dalayah Beard; Taylor Benes; Brian Bennett; Deontre Brown; Julia Buchholz; April Butcher; Courtney Cook; Alonzo Diaz; Andrew Elam; Kimberly Forbes; Matthew Fuqua; Timothy Fuqua; Alexis Gatses; Delaney Gialo; Adrianne Gimenez; Fran Giovanni; Justin Glenn; Maggie Harper; Connor Higgins; Hayley Hughes; Amanda Ico; Aquita James; Taylor Jennings; Lauren Kanady; Jacob Kotopka; Tyler Lancaster; Kaitlin LePard; Vivian Lu; Takira Mack; Reid Mitchell; Annalise Molek; Karina Negron; Ryan Neil; Makeeta Osei; Denitsa Owikoti; Divya Patel; Alyssa Peek; Ashley Peek; Helena Pelikan; Nicholas Protich; Salma Qamruddin; Rachael Ras; Trina Reuther; Brooke Roemer; Melissa Scheer; Priya Shah; Casey Skorski; Shannon Smith; Caitlin Stachura; Marina Stewart; Javier Suarez; Lakshmi Tatineni; Christopher Trefry; Jessica Vargas; Amber Walsh; Cara Warning; Victoria Wehner; Hailey Weidner; Jasmine Wissinger.

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The Chicago Metro Chapter of the American Public Works Association selected Plainfield’s Director of Public Works, Allen Persons, as the recipient of the Top Ten Public Works Leader of the Year Award. Mr. View full post on Recent Articles

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