Well-attended District 300 School Board meeting.
National Taxpayers United of Illinois President Jim Tobin has been touring the state releasing the top 100 public pensions for various counties.
From looking at the lists, it’s obvious that judicial pensions are missing. Haven’t seen any legislators’ retirement income either.
Tobin made it to Kane County recently and tagged a couple of Carpentersville District 300 administrators. Their names and pensions follow:
- Norman R. Wetzel, retired District 300 superintendent: $212,651
- Joseph Scime, retired District 300 superintendent: $157,233
- Robert Hansen, retired District 300 associate superintendent: $131,136
Wetzel’s was the highest Kane County pension found.
OK, District 300 taxpayers in Algonquin, Barrington Hills and Lake in the Hills, let’s hear that unfamiliar football cheer in the Chicago area:
“We’re number one! We’re number one!”
It is worth mentioning that the Elgin School District is larger than the Carpentersville one, yet its retired administrators don’t show up higher on the list than Scime.
I have one thing to say…these great educators not only deserve these pensions, but in my opinion, it is NOT nealy enough. These men dedicated their lives to ensuring our children receive quality education. They should be commended and admired, not called out as not deserving…they are more than deserving. I am a taxpayer and I for one am happy to pay these pensions.