tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961215159419443702.post542912633326366709..comments2023-05-05T03:15:17.710-05:00Comments on D181 Parents for Accountability and Transparency: Schuster Finds Time to Give TV Interview, But Did She Find Time to Accompany Her Staff to National Louis University?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961215159419443702.post-65954201507893778762014-01-30T18:26:48.488-06:002014-01-30T18:26:48.488-06:00It seems as if the job performances of Dr. Shuster...It seems as if the job performances of Dr. Shuster, Schnieder, Igoe, and Benaitis really need to be examined. <br /><br />If you have strong opinions please email the board to there individual email addresses. <br /><br />This is the time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961215159419443702.post-31027406136709186922014-01-30T17:29:26.519-06:002014-01-30T17:29:26.519-06:00Where in the world is Kirk Dillard? His daughter a...Where in the world is Kirk Dillard? His daughter attends CHMS........<br /><br />When people write their letters to board members, please also ask for Ms. Benaitis' contract not to be renewed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961215159419443702.post-71658771597839039122014-01-30T17:21:27.213-06:002014-01-30T17:21:27.213-06:00Every person who submits a comment calling for the...Every person who submits a comment calling for the board to hold Schuster accountable needs to send a signed letter to each board member saying the same thing. Unless concerned community members/parents/staff/teachers begin communicating directly to the board, the majority of the board will continue to ignore the situation. <br /><br />You can say in your letter that you are submitting your concerns and call for action by the board confidentially to them and expect that they will not violate your confidence by running to Schuster with your name. Tell them you fear repercussions. <br /><br />Here are the individual board member addresses (if you send to the general board email address, Schuster will get an automatic copy):<br /><br />mturek@d181.org<br />jvorobiev@d181.org<br />mgarg@d181.org<br />gclarin@d181.org<br />bheneghan@d181.org<br />mnelson@d181.org<br />gyaeger@d181.orgThe Parentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06479785630757500730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961215159419443702.post-11822556286170781542014-01-30T17:08:06.528-06:002014-01-30T17:08:06.528-06:00LOVE the idea of an emergency manager appointed by...LOVE the idea of an emergency manager appointed by the state. We should all contact Dr. Christopher Koch of the IL state of Education and Governor Quinn. Isn't this an election year? Where are our governmental leaders when we need them? Where is our representative Patty Bellock? She lives in Oak Brook, and certainly must know about this situation. Remember their apathy and absence when they start calling and asking for donations and support during election years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961215159419443702.post-75188340541880772742014-01-30T16:58:33.096-06:002014-01-30T16:58:33.096-06:00Children need to back in school asap. Although I ...Children need to back in school asap. Although I do not have any middle school children, I fully support paying the teachers to be at school on Sunday night. But the money to pay them should be docked from the paycheck of Dr. Schuster and all other employees/administrators/contractors who allowed this unresolved leaky roof/mold issue to go unchecked for years. The teachers have been working SO hard with this huge inconvenience and they did not deserve it! OUR CHILDREN did not deserve it. Parents and community members were paying hefty taxes to D181 people to ensure a healthy and safe environment for our children, yet no one was doing the work! <br /><br />So much damage did not happen in a few short weeks. It has been occurring over years and years. And now we are learning that over 80% of teachers have been complaining about mold and allergies for years and years to administrators, yet the board was never told? Shocking. Does the union have any evidence of this? Please correct me if I have my figures and facts wrong. Why should the taxpayers have to pay extra hours for the lack of supervision of our facilities? This was not simply an accident or "an act of God". This was pure negligence! We put faith in our administrators to have quality buildings and educational programs, but they are so scattered in their pursuits (technology, Acceleration, Tash Conferences) , that they can not do any one thing well. Yet, they still got paid, and continue to pat themselves on the backs. <br /><br />As a previous person posted, our students receive failing grades when they do not do homework. Analogously, poor administrators contract's should NOT be renewed and the reward of a generous salary and pension should end. What a great opportunity to teach our children accountability! Modeling to our children that when adults fail at jobs, or don't follow through with promises, they get fired, or at least penalized. <br /><br />Of course, this is not pleasant for me to say. No one wins when people break their promises or when people get fired. But parents are tired of being disappointed by one situation after another. We wanted Dr. Schuster and her team to succeed for years, but time is up. We gave them too many chances and we have lost faith in their ability . Time to hire people who are up to the task of working.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961215159419443702.post-80287739641119573172014-01-30T16:44:20.493-06:002014-01-30T16:44:20.493-06:00As the CPA mother of a 7th grader at CHMS, I could...As the CPA mother of a 7th grader at CHMS, I couldn't help but look across the room at Monday's board meeting and add up the annual run rate of D181 administrative salaries in attendance - about $1 million per year<br /><br />In the private sector, overhead salary costs of $1 million per year in a service business (say like like DeVry to make a comparison) would be expected to deliver commensurate economic value of $3 million to $5 million per year.<br /><br />The D181 Overhead executives contribute nowhere near that value and quite likely, upon closer scrutiny, are likely to be costing D181 rather than adding any value at all.<br /><br />With HMS "red tagged" and not being occupied due to a foreseeable event is clear evidence of gross negligence.<br /><br />Accordingly, there needs to be an emergency manager appointed by the state to supervise Schuster and her executive overhead as well as the board until fiscal and financial responsibility is returned to D181Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961215159419443702.post-63267621980687514512014-01-30T10:57:46.166-06:002014-01-30T10:57:46.166-06:00I agree that the students at HMS/CHMS have got to ...I agree that the students at HMS/CHMS have got to get back to a normal school routine ASAP! This has gone on long enough and these children are losing valuable instruction time. Get the all clear and get the kids back in class.<br /><br />And I agree with the comment above....the bloggers should consider a freestanding post regarding the information revealed about Marty Turek and FOIAsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961215159419443702.post-36949653971313985372014-01-30T08:48:46.796-06:002014-01-30T08:48:46.796-06:00I share the outrage of the HMS parent. The whole s...I share the outrage of the HMS parent. The whole situation at HMS is a travesty and it must remain front and center. It cannot be ignored and it must to remedied ASAP. Having said that, the Turek FOIA reveal yesterday was HUGE. I am concerned that Turek's hypocrisy will simply get lost in the comments of a previous post. Would the bloggers consider making it a free standing post?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961215159419443702.post-74944918546177847092014-01-30T08:20:09.686-06:002014-01-30T08:20:09.686-06:00Outraged HMS Parent:
You raise a good point. HMS...Outraged HMS Parent:<br /><br />You raise a good point. HMS should reopen the second that the "all clear" is sounded. But even if Schuster wants to give HMS teachers some time to get their rooms ready, how much do they actually need? Why can't she Schuster ask them to bring their stuff back on Sunday when they tour the school. In light of the concerns they raised at the beginning of the crisis, we'd be surprised if there were any teachers who don't tour the school on Sunday. Even if teachers need to be compensated for "working" on Sunday night, isn't that better than keeping the students from a full day of school on Monday? We can't imagine any taxpayers who would object to this extra compensation being offered to the HMS teachers.<br /><br />If that isn't an option due to some unknown School Code regulation, or because "someone" might be out of town, again on Sunday, at a a minimum, if HMS teachers need any kind of time, have them go to HMS on Monday morning and then run the buses to HMS, for classes there on Monday afternoon. That way students at CHMS can go to school for a full day, and HMS students will be back in their home school as well, even if only for 1/2 day. <br /><br />If Schuster is suggesting that the teachers would need more time than one morning to get ready back at HMS, is she also suggesting that the afternoon split shift at CHMS will be taught by substitute teachers? That too would be "stupid."<br /><br />Guess we'll have to wait and see how she plays this card.<br /><br />The Parentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06479785630757500730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961215159419443702.post-39004139333808258522014-01-30T08:07:41.878-06:002014-01-30T08:07:41.878-06:00Read Schuster's email carefully because it loo...Read Schuster's email carefully because it looks like she is subtly suggesting that HMS might not reopen until Tuesday and that parents at both schools should be prepared to continue split shifts on Monday, in order "to allow HMS staff to come in the building in advance of students so they can do any needed preparation in their rooms." WHY DOES THE COMMUNITY HAVE TO READ EACH WORD SCHUSTER SPITS OUT AND ANALYZE THEM FOR ANY HIDDEN MEANING? <br /><br />Is she kidding? Teachers -- and not all of them -- were only allowed back at HMS for a very brief time to retrieve items before the split shifts at CHMS started. I doubt very much that there is much that they will need to do to bring their items back. But after all of the inconvenience suffered by students, parents and staff at CHMS who had to report to school by 7 am. during the split shifts, is it too much to ask that Schuster direct the teachers to show up early on Monday morning to quickly "prepare their rooms" before students show up at 7:50?<br /><br />The rooms might not be 100%; certainly SERVPRO has already said that the rooms will not be painted and baseboards will not be back up yet, but FOR GOD'S SAKE, DON'T DELAY the reopening of HMS one minute beyond the "tour" on Sunday and the "all clear" signal from Integrity Environmental Services.<br /><br />Only a stupid, stupid superintendent would further test the patience of parents and students! Outraged HMS Parentnoreply@blogger.com