Oak Lawn Community High School Dist. 229 superintendent admits he's not overly optimistic of district's efforts to reduce deficit spending without take drastic steps at first of two public forums.
D229 officials floated a plan to possibly cut the number of classes that student is allowed to take in an attempt to stem deficits in the 2013-14 school year. Subscribe to the Oak Lawn Patch newsletter and breaking news alerts. The measure was unveiled last week during the first of two public forums to discuss budget planning and rising deficits at Oak Lawn Community High School. The district is also considering a bond sale to help offset $500,000 in deficits when school reconvenes next month. Referring to a PowerPoint presentation, assistant superintendent Rick Hendricks told parents, teachers and community members that the district could start running up annual deficits of $1 million beginning next year unless drastic steps are taken. …
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The U.S. Republican senator and representative from Illinois spoke at a town hall meeting at Carl Sandburg High School Saturday afternoon.
Rep. Judy Biggert (R-Hinsdale) and Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Illinois) offered their party’s perspective on increasing government debt and ways to curb the spending. The two later fielded questions from concerned residents about abortion, health care reform, subsidies for oil companies, campaign funding and mortgages. Kirk also explained how Illinois' spending and borrowing habits compare to other states and countries, not in a good way. Check out videos of the two legislators speaking before a crowd at Carl Sandburg High School, and some of the attendees' questions for them, over at Orland Park Patch.
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Concerned Oak Lawn Resident
2:02 pm on Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Who eliminated the position of Principal at OLCHS yet assumed the role himself on top of his existing position as Superintendent and simply paid himself the extra salary associated to the role. Does a single school in one district community even need a Superintendent? This at the same time his teaching staff was asked (and agreed) to take an overall 6% cut from their already approved contract … more ›