From November 19, 2009 Joliet Herald News:
The salary your school superintendent earns is just a part of his or her total compensation. Annuities and other allowances can add thousands of dollars on top of each school chief's base pay.
The Herald-News filed Freedom of Information Act requests with area schools in order to gain a clearer picture of how taxpayer money is being used to pay superintendents. Use the drop-down menu below to find how much your school district paid its leader during the 2008-09 school year.
School District Morris High
Superintendent Pat Halloran
Number of Students 1013
Base Pay $120,000
Retirement Contribution $19,529.59
Paid for Unused Vacation Days $0
Life Insurance $247
Board Paid Medical Dental Vision $31,863.24
Annuity $2,400
Travel Stipend or Mileage $1,724.31
Tuition Reimbursement $0
Personal Days 2
Disability Policy $21.58
Bonus $0
Meeting Stipend $0
Other Compensation $0
Total Compensation $175,786
School District Morris Grade
Superintendent Teri Shaw (administrator)
Number of Students 1,350
Base Pay $65,000
Retirement Contribution $0
Paid for Unused Vacation Days $0
Life Insurance $138
Board Paid Medical Dental Vision $14,007
Annuity $0
Travel Stipend or Mileage $1,867
Tuition Reimbursement $20,167
Personal Days 3
Disability Policy $0
Bonus $0
Meeting Stipend $0
Other Compensation $0
Total Compensation $101,179
School District Morris Grade
Superintendent Dennis Broniecki (interim)
Number of Students 1,350
Base Pay $70,000
Retirement Contribution $0
Paid for Unused Vacation Days $0
Life Insurance $0
Board Paid Medical Dental Vision $0
Annuity $0
Travel Stipend or Mileage $4,635
Tuition Reimbursement $0
Personal Days 0
Disability Policy $0
Bonus $0
Meeting Stipend $0
Other Compensation $0
Total Compensation $74,635
Read the complete article and look up other superintendents
Monday, November 23, 2009
Monday, November 9, 2009
Bruce forced out?
When Cliff Corbet "retired" as CEO of Morris Hospital, it was rumored that he was forced out by a heavy-handed and micro-managing board chair. Now it appears that William Bruce, the new CEO is involuntarily departing. Is this more handiwork from a board chair with a God complex? Instead of musical-chair CEOs, maybe it is time for a new chairman of the board.
Update: The Morris Daily Herald has finally gotten around to mentioning this, though their coverage is limited to repeating information from the Morris Hospital press release. Here is the article.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Muhammad Bomber
This is one of the cartoons published in a Danish newspaper that led to protests across the Muslim world. According to some counts, over 100 people have been murdered by Muslims because of this cartoon. The cartoons are also the motivation behind the Muslim terrorist supporters arrested in the wake of the Kinsman meat locker raid. All over a cartoon.
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Grundy County Board chairman muscles neighbor
County board chairman Frank Halpin recently made an appearance in the Illinois Supreme Court. Development of a new subdivision near his farm in South Wilmington disrupted drainage. The solution? A new drain tile through the farm of his neighbor, Mr. Schultz.
Schultz didn't like the idea of Halpin tearing up his property, and refused. Halpin sued for the right to install the tile through Schultz's farm - and won - in Grundy County circuit court. The appellate court reversed in an opinion which you can read here:
Halpin then appealed to the Illinois Supreme Court. Watch the oral arguments here:
Schultz represents himself. He names all the players and does a terrific job defending himself against the Grundy County machine. Watch the whole video. Schultz presents his case in the second half.
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