National Taxpayers United of Illinois President Jim Tobin held a press conference at McHenry County College on Wednesday in which he released pensions for the top 100 educators in the Teachers Retirement System.
Yesterday, the highest pensioners were posted. All had annual pensions exceeding $100,000. Today, after the first two, the annual payouts dip beneath that threshold. The lowest annual pension in the top 100 pensions is $90,138.
Again, most–58%–were employed by Crystal Lake High School District 155.
The number per district follows:
- 29 – Crystal Lake High School District 155
- 6 – Cary Grade School District 26
- 3 – Johnsburg Unit School District 12
- 3 – Crystal Lake Grade School District 47
- 3 – McHenry Grade School District 15
- 2 – McHenry High School District 156
- 1 – Harrison (Wonder Lake) School District 36
- 1 – Prairie Grove Grade School District 46
- 1 – Woodstock Unit School District 200
Name | Employer | Mo. Pension | Annual Pension | Average Salary Last 4 Years | Total Pension Payout |
Dill, Charles C | Johnsburg CUSD 12 | 8,374 | 100,484 | 114,992 | 520,050 |
Bennett, Joyce E | Community HSD 155 | 8,363 | 100,360 | 138,922 | 650,498 |
Bailey, Michael A | Community HSD 155 | 8,332 | 99,985 | 110,890 | 587,165 |
Thornhill, Sandra Lou | Cary CCSD 26 | 8,301 | 99,614 | 131,433 | 370,116 |
Steffen, George F | Prairie Grove CSD 46 | 8,299 | 99,585 | 132,781 | 597,513 |
Garman, Jeanne E | Community HSD 155 | 8,293 | 99,519 | 116,096 | 522,431 |
Gaydosh, Allen D | Community HSD 155 | 8,257 | 99,083 | 97,308 | 892,551 |
Ramirez, Louis | Richmond Burton HSCD 157 | 8,245 | 98,938 | 102,621 | 779,318 |
Palsgrove, Eileen T | Crystal Lake CCSD 47 | 8,241 | 98,897 | 105,996 | 643,133 |
Sola, Oscar L | McHenry CCSD 15 | 8,241 | 98,888 | 119,269 | 519,538 |
Calkins, Marcy E | Community HSD 155 | 8,216 | 98,587 | 109,798 | 581,379 |
Seiler, Gary J | Community HSD 155 | 8,195 | 98,341 | 109,068 | 577,514 |
Kay, George A | Community HSD 155 | 8,186 | 98,226 | 130,968 | 592,303 |
Syens, Patricia M | Johnsburg CUSD 12 | 8,177 | 98,121 | 113,807 | 636,789 |
Forsyth, Walter J | Community HSD 155 | 8,172 | 98,060 | 67,204 | 1,245,080 |
Downing, Dennis | Community HSD 155 | 8,154 | 97,846 | 96,093 | 881,405 |
Fitzgerald, Patrick M | Community HSD 155 | 8,128 | 97,537 | 98,649 | 828,209 |
Baker, Jeanne C | Community HSD 155 | 8,121 | 97,447 | 104,259 | 632,589 |
Gerlach, Kevin L | Community HSD 155 | 8,112 | 97,347 | 129,796 | 486,734 |
Phillips, Chris A | Community HSD 155 | 8,108 | 97,294 | 117,125 | 439,219 |
Green, James G | Community HSD 155 | 8,103 | 97,240 | 104,037 | 631,245 |
Lashelle, James W | McHenry CCSD 15 | 8,053 | 96,631 | 116,119 | 435,446 |
Rasmussen, Connie | Crystal Lake CCSD 47 | 8,031 | 96,375 | 115,769 | 434,132 |
Blazier, Robert P | Crystal Lake CCSD 47 | 8,003 | 96,037 | 64,157 | 1,247,171 |
Stumpf, Donald E | Community HSD 155 | 7,991 | 95,893 | 127,858 | 383,573 |
Lipinski, Robert P | Cary CCSD 26 | 7,954 | 95,443 | 127,257 | 572,656 |
Beck, James E | Community HSD 155 | 7,931 | 95,169 | 93,793 | 860,311 |
Kloepfer, Richard F | Community HSD 155 | 7,917 | 94,998 | 79,980 | 1,045,288 |
Podraza, Richard P | Community HSD 155 | 7,914 | 94,964 | 126,618 | 474,818 |
Van Horn, John H | Community HSD 155 | 7,911 | 94,927 | 80,025 | 1,045,868 |
Landon, Mary A | Community HSD 155 | 7,900 | 94,797 | 110,441 | 496,986 |
Klebbe, David G | Community HSD 155 | 7,887 | 94,645 | 104,087 | 551,138 |
Carl, Thomas J | McHenry CHSD 156 | 7,859 | 94,313 | 104,422 | 552,916 |
Landis, William | McHenry CCSD 15 | 7,829 | 93,953 | 80,634 | 1,067,003 |
Marks, Ronald K | Community HSD 155 | 7,827 | 93,929 | 91,987 | 843,744 |
Card, Richard R | Community HSD 155 | 7,812 | 93,741 | 89,676 | 892,288 |
Fluck, Richard A | Cary CCSD 26 | 7,797 | 93,562 | 80,823 | 1,121,496 |
Hawkinson, Ronald | Community HSD 155 | 7,761 | 93,132 | 93,609 | 785,896 |
Marcheschi, Eligio | Cary CCSD 26 | 7,705 | 92,463 | 104,807 | 473,991 |
Lutter, Marcia L | Community HSD 155 | 7,700 | 92,404 | 123,206 | 92,404 |
Fleshman, Joanne | Harrison School District 36 | 7,691 | 92,291 | 104,958 | 474,671 |
Roubik, Mary J | Community HSD 155 | 7,683 | 92,191 | 93,241 | 782,809 |
Groos, Robert E | Community HSD 155 | 7,642 | 91,708 | 97,785 | 593,311 |
Harbecke, Bruce A | Johnsburg CUSD 12 | 7,636 | 91,627 | 122,169 | 183,253 |
Banker, Albert C | Community HSD 155 | 7,633 | 91,593 | 74,844 | 1,036,690 |
McCauley, Harry D | Community HSD 155 | 7,592 | 91,100 | 76,698 | 1,002,394 |
Radka, John A | Woodstock CUSD 200 | 7,581 | 90,966 | 70,201 | 1,080,005 |
Sanders, John L | Cary CCSD 26 | 7,543 | 90,518 | 97,016 | 588,644 |
OConnor, Kevin M | Cary CCSD 26 | 7,517 | 90,200 | 120,267 | 360,800 |
Shanahan, Michael L | McHenry CHSD 156 | 7,511 | 90,138 | 102,135 | 461,904 |
We can stop the abuse by removing the school boards from the Districts and reformating them so it is a County School Board.
Set pay limits for Admin personnel and Salary caps for Teachers.
Make a pay grid that starts at 30,000 a yr and goes up to 100,000.
You can even create a slide scale for new hires like we have.
They start at 75% of full scale and in 4 yrs are at full scale.
That way the school district isn’t over burdened for higher salaries for new teachers
We only get so much at our jobs they should too.
What happens when a company over pays on salary it goes broke, their needs to be a limit.
This is the only job market that allows this to happen other than sales. Our kids are not sale items.
Give pay raises for service incentives.( like high grade marks for State tests). this shows the hard work the teacher has done for her students to learn.
They have shown that they can’t handle this responsibility at the District level no matter who is on the board, you still have corruption by the people on the boards.
This eliminates the friend end of the equation. Then make them fiscally responsible for their actions if they give gifts than they can be sued.