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On the article Valley View Approves Plan to Cut $560,000 in Administrative Costs
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On the article Valley View Approves Plan to Cut $560,000 in Administrative Costs
tom
6:32 pm on Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Good point!
I do know that Jeff Mitchem, assistant principal at Pioneer is NOT related. -
On the article Valley View Approves Plan to Cut $560,000 in Administrative Costs
tom
3:05 pm on Tuesday, May 14, 2013
ReplyAnd to think that we could have increased these savings if the school board had refused to give Mitchem the huge bonus for getting a degree that was a requirement for his high paying job!
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On the article Compare Property Tax Bills: Valley View's Tax Rate Third Highest in Will County
tom
10:54 pm on Wednesday, May 8, 2013
ReplyThe chart is also a bit deceiving. Some of the districts listed are not K-12 school districts. For example, Joliet has an elementary district (86) and a high school district (204). Tax payers in Joliet pay the 3.7492 rate to District 86 plus the rate of 2.4858 to Dist 204 for a total of 6.235. Bringing Joliet taxpayers much higher in the chart.
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On the article Compare Property Tax Bills: Valley View's Tax Rate Third Highest in Will County
tom
9:09 am on Wednesday, May 8, 2013
ReplyMelissa,
How much can the tax rate go up without the voters approving a referendum? -
On the article Compare Property Tax Bills: Valley View's Tax Rate Third Highest in Will County
tom
9:07 am on Wednesday, May 8, 2013
ReplyTo top it all off, it looks like there will be a strike vote very soon. The teachers union, which includes custodians, electricians, para pros... have been working all year without a contract.
The district says that there's no money but had no problem giving Mitchem over $67,000 and refused to table the discussion so that a full school board could be there for the vote. We have administrators that were demoted because of poor performance but they're still collecting their salary based on their previous job.
Every administrator has an iPad while we have students that have to jump through ever hoop out there for years to even get an assistive tech evaluation. We don't give the students (SpEd included) the tools needed and then wonder why test scores are so low.
We provide bus transportation to students that attend the Catholic schools on Bolingbrook and Romeoville. For a long time, we even provided bus transportation to students living in Plainfield school district to attend St Dominic in Bolingbrook. But yet parents have to pay if they want transportation to a VVSD school if they live less than 1 1/2 miles from school.
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On the article Off-Track Betting Parlor Opens in Bolingbrook at McQ's Sports Dome
tom
10:45 am on Thursday, April 25, 2013
ReplyThe truth is that only a very small percent of your property tax bill is for the village. I wouldn't be looking for a decrease since the majority goes to the local school district. VVSD is still in contract negotiations and has a huge amount that they need to pay back to Adventist.
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On the article Valley View, Plainfield High Schools Left Off U.S. News 'Best in State' List
tom
2:47 pm on Wednesday, April 24, 2013
It's easy to get them in there. Just move within the boundaries. Heroin use there is a big problem so be sure to talk to them about peer pressure and the dangers of doing drugs.
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On the article Valley View's Gary Grizaffi Not Elected to Batavia School Board
tom
6:19 pm on Thursday, April 11, 2013
ReplyWhy does the chart show "City of Aurora" when he was running for the Batavia school board?
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On the article Bolingbrook Election 2013 Candidate: Ronnie Bull
tom
3:28 pm on Monday, April 8, 2013
Betty,
Actually, I think that the amount was more than that. since it was after taxes.
"This payment represents the reasonable value of tuition reimbursement for the Doctoral degree on an after tax basis."
tom
9:05 am on Wednesday, May 15, 2013
While the district is saying that they're cutting jobs at the administrative level, it appears that they may be adding at least one.
As of yesterday, they posted a job for a "Student Service Administrator".
We already have Erica Ekstrom as Executive Director of Student Services. Carie Johnstone was recently announced as "Assistant Executive Director of Student Services". Teresa Polson is listed in that position currently. Not sure if she's leaving or not.
Now they're looking to create this new position. The job description doesn't list a salary but says " Salary for this position is regionally competitive. Valley View offers excellent fringe benefits, including life, health and dental insurance. "