District 300 Says Income Tax Hike Won’t Prevent Cuts

Here’s the press release: State tax increase will not prevent cuts in D300, but will assure state payments The state tax increase now on Gov. Quinn’s desk for final approval would not prevent District 300 from needing to cut its … Continue reading

A More Extensive View of John Ryan’s District 300 School Board Service

Former District 300 Board member was out of the country on his new job when I emailed him asking what he thought his accomplishments were. Interestingly, he did not mention getting elected as a Home School Dad. In 2007, he … Continue reading

District 300 Extracurricular Activity Fund Thief Sentenced to Restitution of $75,000, Time Served, Community Service and Probation

The Daily Herald’s Josh Stockinger reported Friday that former District 300 Dundee-Crown High School secretary Lisa Burkhart-Foster of East Dundee was sentenced to repay Carpentersville District 300 $75,000 she apparently finally admits stealing from an extracurricular activity fund for sports … Continue reading

District 300 Gives Parents Opt-Out of Barack Obama Speech

As I was looking at how various area school districts are coping with President Barack Obama’s request to penetrate every school room in America, I was pointed to Carpentersville Unit District 300’s message to the public: “Message from the Superintendent: … Continue reading

District 300 Secretary Arrested for Stealing $100,000 at Dundee-Crown High School

Daily Herald reporter has written an article saying a secretary who is alleged to have stolen over $100,000 over a two year period from student activity funds has been arrested at a traffic stop. She was indicted two weeks ago, … Continue reading

District 300 Statement on Teacher Layoffs

Below is a statement issued by Carpentersville School District 300’s School Board President Joe Stevens and Superintendent Ken Arndt (additional paragraphs have been added in order to make it easier to read on a computer screen): Monday, March 9, 2009 … Continue reading

District 300 Legislative Breakfast Focuses on Money

I could probably cover this meeting in one article as reporter David Fitzgerald of the Northwest Herald did, but why waste good notes. The first notes I took at the Carpentersville School District 300 meting with legislators were of Superintendent … Continue reading

District 300 Legislative Breakfast Focuses on Money

I could probably cover this meeting in one article as reporter David Fitzgerald of the Northwest Herald did, but why waste good notes. The first notes I took at the Carpentersville School District 300 meting with legislators were of Superintendent … Continue reading

Pay To Play – District 300-Style

With all the state level Illinois corruption that can be linked to “pay-to-play” politics, you would think that Carpentersville School District 300’s board would leap to pass legislation that would eliminate that issue from future referendum campaigns. McHenry County Blog … Continue reading

Pay To Play – District 300-Style

With all the state level Illinois corruption that can be linked to “pay-to-play” politics, you would think that Carpentersville School District 300’s board would leap to pass legislation that would eliminate that issue from future referendum campaigns. McHenry County Blog … Continue reading

District 300 Releases Some Details on Huge Amount “Stolen” from Student Activity Funds

Guess I should have picked up on what Karen Plaza (wife of Lake in the Hills Village President Ed Plaza) said after the meeting held by State Senator Pam Althoff and State Rep. Mike Tryon at the Lake in the … Continue reading

District 300 Releases Some Details on Huge Amount “Stolen” from Student Activity Funds

Guess I should have picked up on what Karen Plaza (wife of Lake in the Hills Village President Ed Plaza) said after the meeting held by State Senator Pam Althoff and State Rep. Mike Tryon at the Lake in the … Continue reading

District 300 Strategic Planning Begins

As Huntley School District 158’s Strategic Plan is criticized for its teachers’ lack of acceptance, Carpentersville District 300 is unveiling its $80,000 survey results for various stakeholders. I haven’t had time to look at it, but Thursday’s Elgin Courier-News article … Continue reading

District 300 Strategic Planning Begins

As Huntley School District 158’s Strategic Plan is criticized for its teachers’ lack of acceptance, Carpentersville District 300 is unveiling its $80,000 survey results for various stakeholders. I haven’t had time to look at it, but Thursday’s Elgin Courier-News article … Continue reading

Tax Hikers Attack District 300 Tax Fighters Campaign Finance Reporting

The Northwest Herald’s David Fitzgerald had a story Friday about District 300’s most vocal tax hiker–Nancy Zettler–having filed a quarter inch thick complaint against District 300 board victors Monica Clark and John Ryan, plus Jack Roeser’s Family Taxpayers Network. I’m … Continue reading

Tax Hikers Attack District 300 Tax Fighters Campaign Finance Reporting

The Northwest Herald’s David Fitzgerald had a story Friday about District 300’s most vocal tax hiker–Nancy Zettler–having filed a quarter inch thick complaint against District 300 board victors Monica Clark and John Ryan, plus Jack Roeser’s Family Taxpayers Network. I’m … Continue reading