There was also a point where Ray Millington, Board President, stuck his finger in Mr. Carbone's chest. It was a disgraceful action. If, as some claim here, the censure us for bad behavior, Ray should be immediately censured.

I'm so GD POd at you Shannon. You have turned out to be nothing but an awful thorn in the side of all. If I could take back my vote I would. I'm sad and disgusted at your angry attitude. Grandstanding.... Give me a break.

"Tempers flared throughout much of the meeting, including several shouting matches and a charge from Weinert of "grandstanding" by Evans, Smigielski and Carbone. "

I think that one of the requirements of becoming a superintendent is that EVERY question asked of you must be asked three times in three different ways. The Superintendent brotherhood code of ethics probably punishes any superintendent who would ever consider answering a direct question with a direct answer. In WHSD-1, our Superintendent makes the same amount of money as Correll, yet there are only 2 schools, 605 total students and the community asks questions, that never are directly answered. Correll, Guiser.......all part of a club that has been draining our property taxes, and robbing children of valuable resources through their ridiculously high salary & benefit packages.........yet they cannot answer a direct question with a direct answer. The public school system is broken due to this secret brotherhood of superintendents, who endorse a no Longer needed union. Hurray for Carbone, Evans and Smigielski for asking questions and expecting answers.

Yes, school board members can be recalled.

Homer wishes he coud have his vote for Shannon back also. This three question stuff is nonsense. This delay is nonsense. All the good people of D46 can see what is going on here. The Tea Party will disrupt and destroy the school system with constant attacks on other board members and administrators until their agenda takes over. I am proud of the four board members who have to put up with this garbage. The Tea Party leaders were evidently at the meeting again last night. Be nice if they could do something constructive and good for the community! Homer needs a Thirsty Thursday adult beverage!

Specifically, Illinois is one of the states that allows recalls, but I don't know the exact terms regarding local school boards. There is a general process, however. I suspect this wouldn't go anywhere, but it is something to keep in the back of one's mind.

Oh, and Lisa- I wouldn't have any qualms about a recall for Facklam, so please, no attacking a double standard that doesn't exist.

Lisa, how do you feel about a congressman yelling "you lie"!, during the State of the Union Address? Or how about all those tea partiers at town hall meetings last summer shouting over the speaker? How about Fred Phelps and his gang yelling "God hates fags" at funerals? Is that acceptable to you? if so, you're once again showing yourself to be the hypocrite you are. Now that I think about it, how do you feel about the police having to be called to the middle school during a board meeting because of your pals getting out of hand?

Illinois does have recall, but it may be specific to the governor and certain legislative officials. i don't think there's been a precedent for school boards, but it would be interesting to find out. However, recall elections can be very expensive.

No Lisa, I'm not saying superintendents don't have meetings.

The bill was passed after Blago-

http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=&SessionId=76&GA=96&DocTypeId=HJRCA&DocNum=31&GAID=10&LegID=48161&SpecSess=&Session=

It was approved Nov 2, 2010

As far as local officials, Buffalo Grove did something, but I'm not exactly sure what.

I did some research.
Lisa Stone was successfully recalled as a village trustee last year in Buffalo Grove I think. The process is allowed in Illinois, and at the local level nationwide, it's generally used with school boards and local governments.

The process is much more simple at the local level. And cheaper, too. You just get the required petitions and put it on the ballot in the next regular election.

Thanks Terri!

Lisa- you were talking about the behavior of an individual at the meeting last night and how it deserves censure. I was asking if you disagree with all other similar behaviors, or disagree just when it suits your purpose. With the exception of the tea partiers behavior at town hall meetings, which cannot be denied, I didn't mention the political parties of those I asked you about. So I guess you did approve of the conduct that required the police to show up at the middle school then. Okay.

Lennie, we don't need to go to the board meetings for that. It's already being done (investigation). As far as Carbone is concerned, it's kind of moot at this point. Nothing has come of his censure, so what do you want? A speech in honor of Lord Michael by the other board members and a kiss on his butt? Maybe HE should be superintendent (it would be interesting to see the exodus of district employees if that were to happen). Maybe that's the only way you'd ever be satisfied. Hey, why don't you and Lisa apply for the job? You seem to know everything there is to know about education and running a school system. Come on Lennie- go for it. Just be prepared for taxes to go way up as the population of D46 goes way down.

Lennie, Lisa, you've interjected yourselves into D46 quite enough the past six or whatever years. Whatever your beef is, get over it.

So, it appears you don't want due process for everyone, is that correct? If so, why not?

http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/16566994 - The part in question about Ray is just past the 11 minute mark.

Brad, just in case you really don't know, Carbone is on the Lake County tea party board.

Boo hoo. We're all just mean ole bullies. Poor, poor Lennie and Lisa. They're just innocent victims. Hold on while I find my violin. Sorry, but your lines are worn out. You need some new ones- the old ones can't sell the goods.

Just giving the facts to everyone so they can review them for themselves so the district can be cleaned up and return to it's purpose of education instead of campaigning and a jobs program for family and friends.

Business Managers - the most important hire of the Superintendent
a. Ellen's first Business Mngr hire - Daily Herald discovered staff being over paid/underpaid. 2 Years in a row.
b. Brad Goldstein who stayed only 1 year
c. Ed Towle – Hired without a background check. A citizen brought up discrepancies and he was told to lie and resign by Ellen. He was then fired after not resigning. And is now suing the district. My understanding is he reached out to the district first and the district chose the expensive legal route
d. David Tylavsky – here less than a year and was fired/resigned under mysterious circumstances.
e. Now we have Mr. Covault, who appears to be a good choice. I guess we’ll find out for sure a year from now though given past experience

6/30/10 Audit
Had a 3.4 Million correction to the ed fund, i.e. auditors found you had 3.4 million LESS in the ed fund

Findings
#1 Could not prepare your own financial statements

#2 Financial records were materially misstated prior to the start of the audit

#3 Does not have sufficient internal control documentation for all its major processes

#5 Lack of review process over journal entries and bank reconciliations (same for 2 years, supposed to be corrected in the year following the finding)

#6 The person preparing the checks also prints the signatures on the check
Overbudget last year by 1.4 million (pg 27)

Yes Lennie, all of this definitely interferes with the teachers ability to teach. Do you think this is on their minds when they go into their classrooms each and every morning? Do you really believe that the superintendent and the goings on of administration affects the quality of teaching in the classrooms? No Lennie, you have no idea what happens in the actual schools. You couldn't care less what goes on in actual classrooms because all you can think about is some stupid meaningless vendetta. Don't even pretend to care about education Mr. Jarratt. You are despicable and the more you bring forward these ridiculous arguments regarding our children not getting a quality education solely because of Mrs. Correll and the election of 2011, you look more and more foolish. Get a real job Lennie and do something good for a change.

I just uploaded the picture of Ray in Michael Carbone's face before the second closed session.

Was it a 'fowl' picture, Lisa?

I watched the video last night and again The Patch publishes an article filled with misquotes and misinformation.
Karen W said the use of a word was grand-standing, not that 3 people were grand-standing. Shannon S. didn't say she has a rule of asking a question 3 ways; she said it seemed as if there is a rule because she has to ask questions 3-different ways/times before getting a straight answer- totally different meaning than what is written in this article.
Todd C. who is new to the district and gave 1 interview - he had to go on record correcting quotes and statements taken out of context.
Every time mis-quotes and mis-information is printed, it exasserbates controversy and pollutes public opinion.
Start getting it right Patch! You are turning into a gossip rag instead of credible news source.

Brad, you are the winner of the least credible and most childish poster on the Patch. This will be my only post to you because engaging in any conversation with a *fist-bumping, *butt-slapping, dolt is pointless.
You go ahead and continue with posting hundreds of laughable remarks; the rest of us will attempt to engage in intelligent conversation based on accurate info. - in other words, some where else.

Oh Lisa, you're so clever with the 'who looks foolish ^". Are you an adult or what? So you and Lennie haven"t spent the last six years attacking D46 over who knows what? Neither of you has a clue as to what really goes on in the actual places of learning (that would be the schools, Lisa). Just what makes you think you know anything anyway? You really know nothing. You make assumptions based on preconceived ideology and misleading, no, make that false, information. You are a pretender, just like your husband. And yes, those are the facts. I'll say it again-neither you nor Lennie give a rat's a** about the children or the school system.

Anybody hear from Rob Smith and his demand-for-Ellen's-resignation petition? I miss that guy.

No Lennie and Lisa, the facts are the students of D46 are getting a good education. You want people to believe these school board issues affect student learning, but they don't. You fool no one with your false concern over the children. Lisa, I'm so sorry your early education was unsatisfactory. Perhaps that has something to do with you rather than your school.

If you believe the superintendent doesn't have affect the learning in the classroom, why have one?

Are you saying to ignore unethical/criminal behavior as long as it doesn't effect the classroom? That is a laughable argument.

Your argument that the quality of education provided by teachers is affected by things so unrelated to their actual teaching is specious at best. The superintendent is the manager of the system as a whole. The teachers are the players who deal with the students and make the difference. You wouldn't know anything about that, Lennie, because you're not in the schools. You pontificate without any real knowledge. Another fact.

It's always interesting to see how you spin and try to change the debate. I provide facts about Ellen's track record, you immediately make a false accusation about me and start talking about teachers. So funny, and so transparent that you want to ignore the real facts and issues.

Well Lisa, first of all, what support could I be seeking from teachers? i have no affiliation that would require their support. And as it was with your own educational experience, perhaps the schools have turned you down because of you. The argument is what is best for the students and you and your husband have no idea what that would be. Yet another fact for you, Lisa.

Well, I thought I was pretty clear, but I'll try again. The bottom line is the students of D46 and the quality of education they receive. Your husband's relentless attacks on Ellen Correll, the school board, and public education on the whole indicates nothing exhibiting that kids are the real issue. The issue with you and Lennie are your weak egos which result in constant attention-seeking at the expense of others. Claiming to have knowledge you clearly don't have, and passing that off as legitimate. In truth, you waste the time of the board and the tax-payers and keep the spotlight on anything but education.

It is very clear, you want to attack the messenger with personal and false accusations instead of dealing with problems that exist within the school board and administration. Until this mess is cleaned up I will stand with the residents of d46 against you and the other bullies who are passively and actively allowing the unethical and criminal behavior to continue.

No Lennie, it is clear that for whatever reason, you don't get it. So I will stand with the residents of D46 against you and your ill-informed shucksters who have no understanding or interest of the students.

For those who want to know if you can recall a school board member: only the ROE can make that decision. There would need to be an investigation and decision that a school board member was derelict of their duties as written by the IASB and school code. Removal of a school board member by the ROE has never happened in the state of Illinois. Those are the facts.

My apologies, I meant ISBE; not IASB.

Thanks Phil. So there's been no precedent set, but if challenged, it could happen.

Oh, I agree with you. Extremely unlikely.

Hey Jim, did you get the info you asked about? i think it's covered throughout this thread. I don't have anymore documentation besides the illinois statute for governor recall, and I posted that. Based on Phil's post, it looks like the ISBE website has something regarding education recalls.

Grayslake District 46 boss on hot seat -http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20110812/news/708129696/

Is this anything new, Lennie? Or are you just tooting your horn again while showing us something your buddy Bob wrote?

The real tragedy here is the fact that the school board and superintendant cannot facilitate a meeting. They continue to waste precious time and energy on grandstanding and one upping each other rather than taking care of the business at hand. Do what you were elected to do and knock off the show.

No... copied from the agenda, "g. Discussion Regarding Superintendent Contract Extension – Ray Millington".

Was anything really discussed that shouldn't have been in public, or did we just want to take the discussion out of the public's eye?

You are right, Lisa, they did make the discussion prior to approval during open session. What an incredibly dysfunctional Board of Ed! Personnel issues are not to be discussed in open session, especially a personnel issue as volatile as this! What are they thinking? And the questions asked of Ellen by Shannon and by Carbone are so unprofessional. Common sense dictates that comments and questions like those should have happened in closed session. No wonder nothing gets accomplished here, they don't know the first rules of a school board meeting. What a mess. :(

The discussion of Ellen's contract extension was already on the agenda, and MUST be discussed. It was discussed once back in April or May. It happens every time they want to discuss a contract. In July, they just did Lynn Barkley's. What was removed was the actual approval of her contract, because they hadn't discussed it twice, as board policy dictates.

Phil, in my opinion, the dysfunction of the board will continue despite any actions taken by the public. It is a highly polarized unit right now with neither side willing to capitulate to the other (which is actually a good thing, but does little for getting anything constructive accomplished). Unless they decide to compromise for the good of the students, I'm not too encouraged. And yes, i do post a lot on here for the readers to see, but that does not mean I do nothing in other arenas. You are right- the staff and students will move on despite the goings-on at the top. It has always really been about the students, and they will succeed (or not) regardless of the board of education.

PBIS is in place to reward good behavior. Yet the board continues to reward bad behavior by attempting to extend contracts during the middle of ethics investigations. They also continue to prevent a thorough investigation because of the personal agendas. The board will continue to be dysfunctional until all of this is resolved completely. As Colleen Wade said one time, the State's Atty knows the law. They are the proper place for an impartial investigation to get this over with once and for all. Why won't the board ask for their help? Let's get this mess over with so we everyone can move on? What say you Ray? Karen? Sue? Keith? You are the 4 preventing this from happening still?

Oh, Lennie, just to change the subject briefly- D50 still has those minutes posted stating you introduced yourself as a D46 tech specialist. That's misrepresentation if in fact that's what occurred. You said you've requested they change the minutes as that was their mistake. The next board meeting is Aug. 23. Maybe you'd like to show some of that diligence of yours to get that changed by going to this meeting. We wouldn't want to think you've been less than truthful.

I understand what you're saying, Phil. I really do. Short of recalling this whole group and having new elections, I'm just not optimistic that anything will change. It does not please me to say this, but one has to be realistic. Now that the new school year is about to begin, I'd like to see more focus on the schools and less on the board. I suppose it's priorities. I think more can be done at the school level to make a difference than at the board level. The distractions at the top do not have to interfere with the quality of education for the students. I resent those who criticize the whole district because of the board and I resent those trying to destroy public education using the board and superintendent as an excuse.

Sully: "I resent those who criticize the whole district because of the board and I resent those trying to destroy public education using the board and superintendent as an excuse."
You have been in and around Grayslake right? Then you know that there are very few who criticize the whole district, the staff, the education the kids are receiving and even less (if any) who are actually trying to destroy public education. Your exaggeration of the problem is part of the problem.

Maybe, Phil. Maybe not. I don't believe it's an exaggeration when the board is in the newspaper every other week. I don't believe it's an exaggeration when the founder of the Lake County tea party continually posts in every right wing blog he's on, and has a special section for D46 on his tea party website just for criticizing the district. Perhaps you'd like to ask Lennie to tone down his attack as well.

Bob Susnjera keeps the Daily Herald busy too. The point is, let's focus on the students, not the board.

Phil has an excellent point-There is such partisanship on these message boards, that neither side is looking at the whole picture. It's like I tell my children when I'm tring to make a point that they do not want to hear - you need to listen and consider what I'm saying instead of thinking up your own defense. When all either side of this argument can do is spew out their own "talking points", it becomes quite evident that no one is listening! There are problems here, with the Board / Administration, and with those who continue to go on witch hunts. Regarding the BOE and the administration - they need to be accountable for thier actions, and they need to get the district's financial house in order. As for Lennie and whomever else is spending otherwise productive hours combing through e-mails, get a life and do something good for a child - help them read, or learn math, or buy an underpriviledge kid a backpack with school supplies - you'd be amazed at how that changes your perception of what is necessary and what is meaningless. No offense to any of you, but I'm so tired of the far left minded Sully dictating how we should think like him/her, lest we be some fringe right wing conspirator in cahoots with the Koch brothers. Mr. Faxton, remember Andrea saying "look at the post above me - it's a clown"? Well, your "boil any chickens" line puts you in a category with her. Lennie - I'm speechless at your anger and finger pointing. It's disgusting. Get over it for all of our sakes

HM, with all due respect, you nor anyone else has to think like me. If one can present a logical argument based on facts and with at least a little objectivity, it doesn't matter to me what you believe. If one cannot deal with the real facts of an issue and simply believes what one reads on right wing blogs, then no, I have no patience for you. I will never understand how adults can believe such nonsense.

Well Lennie, why don't you go to the meeting in person instead of writing a letter? You have no problem going to D46's meetings. D50 shouldn't be any different. If you want something done right, you have to do it yourself. Go on record stating their mistake.

Sully, I said no offense and meant it - I find that if anyone identifies with republicans, you immediatly point out how wrong and misled they are, and lump them all into one big pot with the koch brothers. You say it quite often. You are passionate about what you believe, and I respect that. I see the world quite differently, and would like to feel that you respect that as well, but from what you say, I am small minded and ignorant. I do not align myself with most of what the tea party says, and am generally a centrist who leans right on fiscal matters, but I am indeed for smaller government and lower taxes. I have never regularly read a right wing blog, and I don't regularly read left wing blogs either - neither provide truth. Rather they are full of extreme opinions of which I have little use. I don't mean to bring politics in - but you go there quite often, and have appeared to be as closed-minded toward "the right" as you claim "the right" to be. Again, I appreciate your passion. I appreciate that you want what is best for the kids in this district. I have no idea what you do for the schools, but if you are truthful in how you claim to help, I commend you for it - too many people offer opinions, but do nothing, and that is something I have no patience for. We part ways on our political leanings, but I would never say you are ignorant or ill-informed. You just see the world differently than I, and I have no problem accepting that. There is no room for intolerance

You're right, HM- I am very passionate about politics. I don't mean to belittle republicans as whole. My anger is more directed at the tea party, and the republicans who have abdicated responsibility to cater to these people. If one looks at a most polls, a majority of Americans disapprove of the tea party and what it stands for, yet the pols. on both sides of the aisle treat them with kid gloves. I don't know if that's because of the money involved or what, but it is not a good thing for this country. If you are not familiar with ALEC, i again post this link for you to see what is happening behind the scenes-

http://alecexposed.org/wiki/ALEC_Exposed

Lisa, Ellen was not found guilty of helping anyone in the election. Sorry to disappoint you.

@Sully and @Nightcrawler, Ellen was found guilty of violating the district ethics policy (even without a thorough investigation) in July. The violation was soliciting another Superintendent on behalf of the Garcia/Facklam campaign to have him put up election signs.

Because the case was not reviewed thoroughly, it was appealed and the board is ignoring the appeal.

Um Lennie- you are just plain sad. My response was a reply to HM and really had nothing to do with you. But I guess in your head, everything is about you, isn't it?

Now, regarding guilt, why did the Herald report this?-

"An internal investigation has found Grayslake Elementary District 46 Superintendent Ellen Correll didn’t commit ethics violations, as alleged in a complaint that accused her of sending political emails supporting two board candidates." further, from Patch- ""The mediator has found that Superintendent Correll did not violate the school code in any of the e-mails cited. She did, however, respond to an e-mail request to have (campaign) signs placed in Douglas Parks yard, and she should not have responded to that request," said Ray Millington, board president."

So she responded to an email which you think influenced the election. Sorry Lennie. You lose. I agree with I think HM (sorry if I'm mistaken) in that Mrs. Correll has made a lot of questionable calls, but your wanting to string her up is a bit over the top.

Like Phil said, there is lots of inaccurate reporting going on in the papers.

So Lennie, what is this smoking gun you're sure will be found if the board will just stop covering it up? Selling students on the black market into the slave trade? Correll spiriting school funds into her secret Swiss bank account? Hacking into the computer voting system and changing votes? Just what is it, Lennie? Maybe she was trying to illegally get into subfinder to find personal information on her employees. Is that it, Lennie?

Lennie - it's all a matter of perspective. Yes, you are right, some BOE members made really bad judgements. What I don't understand it why you are taking it this far? What are you getting out of this? I ask that with all seriousness. Sadly, we should all be reacting as passionately about Jacob Schrimpf getting a perfect score on the ACT - did you even NOTICE that? He is an amazing young man, bright, talented, personable, and a product of this district you so despise. Instead of focusing on kids like him, and how to find more potential in all of our students, you are wallowing in your miserable mess, and trying to drag down an entire district to prove what? That mistakes were made? We GET IT!! Now, let it go already. Lennie - I am as appalled as anyone at what Sue and Mary allegedly did - and based on the evidence you found, I am pretty certain they did it. But the 3-ring circus you are creating is not helping my kids, or anyone who attends D46, get a better education. It's a huge distraction. I tend to agree that Ellen's contract should not be voted on until this is all cleared up, but I can't bring myself to take it to the extent you want this to go. It's not helping one child. And realize, as I said earlier, I am not a supporter of the current D46 administration. I have vocally spoken out against things I have issues with. I just think it's time to let the school operate as a school.

Thank you HM for showing the patience I don't myself, have.

So again, I have to ask you @HM, are you suggesting that all the unethical behavior and possible criminal activity should just be swept under the rug and ignored? What is so wrong to ask to have this thoroughly investigated and dealt with?

What unethical and criminal activity are you referring to, Lennie? If you have information, then share it. What are you so certain is being covered up?

Lennie, this is the final time I will engage you in this. I've been following these posts for weeks. I see every tactic you throw out there, and won't be sucked into arguing with a brick wall. I pride myself on being a good listener, and being open minded. I have not seen either of those traits in you and will not waste my time beyond this last response. I never said to sweep anything under the rug. I said the State's attorney needs to take it from here. If the State's atty office is not salivating over this, then maybe it is time for you to accept the fact that they have bigger issues to deal with, and this might not be the huge corrpution case you dreamt it would be. I also said I agree with you that what happened is wrong, and I take issue with a number of things Ellen has done. One last time - it's all about PERSPECTIVE. The State's atty office has limited resources, and needs to focus on those cases that have a higher priority. While what happened here is wrong, there are serious crimes and corruption that also need attention. You may have found two BOE members discussing handing out gift cards, but do you have any evidence of who received the gift cards? Did the recipients vote for Sue and Mary? Did the recipients redeem the gift cards? Lenny, if someone gave my 18 year old a gift card to buy a vote, I'd be furious and want answers. But do you have PROOF anyone received & used the cards, and that they voted as a result of that? If not, your case is not solid.

Homer enjoyed HM's response. This will never stop. How long has the tea party leadership husband and wife combo been attending D46 board meetings? How long have they worked against D46 referendums? This is not about ethics and putting issues under the rug. This is about a school system, period. An investigation, following established policy has been concluded. The results shared and a reprimand issued. It is over. The rest of the good people of D46 will move on. The tea party makes their own issues. A FOIA request is incomplete, thus new issue. Stop! D46 has three tea party members. Nothing positive has come of their service. And by the way, Carbone said he stands by his actions and did it for all the taxpayers of D46. Sounds like an admission against self interest to me. Homer needs a vacation!

This is definitely an emotional debate. The emotions are exacerbated by the political leanings of the board meetings and online commentary. At the end of the day, this is the internet. Whether productive or not people have the right to voice their opinion no matter how irrelevant or inflammatory. To me the more important issue is the board itself. Everything has been contentious and basically all decisions have been put on hold as the back and forth debate rages. There are absolutely political undertones to the board debates. The problem as I see it is that you have Carbone as well as the other 2 new members Shannon and Kip. They are all about having their voices heard. That is fine, but to what benefit of the children.

Hi Phil. Carbone is on the board of the Lake County tea party, and Evans has stated his affiliation every now and again. Shannon reports she is not member, but she does appear to lean in that direction, and did run on a sort of 'ticket' with Evans. I believe she was endorsed or promoted in some way by the tea party.

How about you, Crawler? You interested in a board position?

Homer does not engage in gossip! The tea party and their apologists, seems like they have another shill, can ramble on. It is they, the tea party and their attendance at meetings that disrupt the flow of the meeting and engage in expensive investigations and FOI requests. It is wrong for commentators on this post to ask for truth and evidence when they themselves are clueless. Homer has not engaged in mis-quotes or mis-information nor will he. Homer is now going to engage in an adult beverage and let the good people of D46 take on these tea party wingnuts!

But Crawler, is your wife a member of the union? You'd have to get a few bonus points if not! And you're right about low voter turnout. That is the tea party's best friend. Sure worked for 'em in 2010, didn't it? As Paul Weywich, founder of the Heritage Foundation and noted conservative said, "Our election wins increase as the number of voters decrease ..."

Lennie, I think I saw someone on here ask you what the Lake County Tea Party's Federal Tax Id Number was. As a political group/not-for-profit group that is taking donations, where is Federal Tax ID number? Where can I get a copy of the Lake County Tea Party's financial statements?

Here's an interesting video regarding the Koch Brothers and what they are doing to public education. You know the Kochs, Lennie- the founders of Americans for Prosperity and the tea party to which you are affiliated. I know it's not Illinois or Lake County, but then again, neither is the Cartel-located state of New Jersey.

http://kochbrothersexposed.com/education/

Uh oh, Brad. May need a FOIA here! It's really very interesting just how little information is out there regarding the LCTP and it's mothership, tea party patriots. The patriots were originally formed through FreedomWorks. Here's some brief information of that organization-

"FreedomWorks is a non-profit organization heavily involved with the Tea Party movement.[1] It does not disclose its corporate donors, and its leaders are drawn heavily from the leadership of the Republican party and right-wing operatives. In 2006, the Washington Post revealed that from 2001 - 2006 FreedomWorks engaged in a hidden deal with insurance brokers whereby the brokers would sell high-deductible insurance policies and tax-free medical savings plans to individuals at a group discount, and those who purchased the plans would automatically be added FreedomWorks membership list. Customers unaware of the membership arrangement, for which they were charged extra fees. Membership was a condition of getting the discounted insurance plan. The arrangement was credited with helping increase the number of "members" FreedomWorks could claim belonged to the organization." - (from Sourcewatch.com)

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Breaking news! Hot off the wire (well, not really, but thanks Stephen Colbert for pointing this out!)! So, for those who don't know, it costs thirty dollars to buy a ticket to to be able to vote in the iowa straw poll. It appears that Michele Bachmann purchased a boatload of those tickets and gave them to people so they could vote for her. Hmmm. Buying votes? A tea party candidate? Oh my!

Here's one to FOIA. Years ago, Lenny went on a rampage because the high school didn't take the lowest bid for artificial turf. Instead, they got quality product from a reputable firm still working today. Seems D46 decided it wasn't worth the fight so they bought the lowest bid on air conditioning. The system NEVER worked, almost blew up, leaks coolant gas in the building and guess what? The company is out of business. Happy Lenny?

Good ole Lennie. As long as it doesn't affect him, what does he care?

But it will affect him. If he ever starts paying taxes again. Hiring another company to fix the mess will cost the district double.

'If' being the key word.

I'm doubtful he'll leave the post up...but here's his rant:
http://educationmatters.us/2007/05/23/grayslake-high-school-gets-high-end-synthetic-turf/

From your link-

"The odd thing, though, was that FieldTurf’s bid was so embarrassingly high, school officials made a counter-offer. And FieldTurf agreed to cut its price..."

Isn't that generally how business is done? An initial price is given, then a counter is offered?

Not with Lenny. You take the lowest bid...period.

Let's see, if I recall,
AC = Mike Linder = ex-board member hired to save money = campaign supporter of Garcia/Facklam.

Oh, I get it. Blatant nepotism. But Lennie, if the district had hired someone more expensive, you'd have had a fit. So it looks like it was just another no-win position you put them in. Gosh, imagine that.

By the way, Lennie, I have a question for you because I really don't know. Do you really not pay taxes? If not, why don't you?

Terri, you're asking for logic where none exists. It's simply concrete "I don't want to have to pay for anything and to hell with the consequences" thinking. They preach about the future, but their short-sightedness doesn't allow them to see beyond next week.

You guys are so entertaining. You'd make good fiction writers with the stories you come up with here.

Not too surprising. Hand in hand.

Lennie- do you pay your taxes? From what I've read and heard, you don't. Here's your chance to set the record straight.

Question at hand now is: Does Lennie have the personal vendetta or is acting as a puppet??

As a D46 taxpayer and as a voter, I have the right to expect a certain standard from those I vote into office.

State's Attorney Dan Jasica is now IGNORING his oath to uphold the laws through State's Attorney Mike Waller's office.

http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20111029/news/710299901/

And if the board doesn't demand Sue Facklam's resignation they are just as guilty. This charade has gone on long enough. The board needs to drop their poitical affiliations NOW and ALL demand Facklam resigns.

This was a FELONY and the fact the state's attorney's office now ADMITS IT and refuses to uphold their oath of office to enforce and prosecute this crime is sickening.

Go ahead, try going out and committing a felony sometime and see if they let it slide and let you off the hook. They spend FOUR months investigting this, openly admit they have found Facklam to have commited a felony, and they do nothing but send her a letter?

With all due respect, I and others here waited for the investigation patiently just as all Facklam's supporters asked. The woman committed a felony. The State's Attorney has said so even if they refuse to uphold their oath of office now, which is inexplicable.

I would hope others would join me in asking for Sue Facklam's resignation immediately. This has no place in our school district. And states attorneys who ignore felonies but admit that one was committed should resign as well.

It's that simple.

Hope tomorrow's board meeting is packed with people demanding her resignation!

Tim, You are correct Flacklam should resign, plain and simple. The investigation shows she did break the law, and for that she should be gone. As far as the S.A. goes, well, sometimes they make decisions on how winnable it is in court. Right or Wrong, they do it all the time. They are most likely weighing the cost of a trial vs any punishment , plus if they can feel like they can win it in a court of law. That is how the justice system works all the time.

Yep. She needs to step down. It will be interesting to see what happens tomorrow night.

If Facklam was going to resign don't you think she would have done it before going to a meeting where she will be publically chastised? She won't resign. I'll bet a supply of limes and salt that she won't even show up to the meeting.

I won't take that bet! I don't know what she'll do. I don't know her nor do I understand her. I've never found her to be too impressive. Maybe she'll surprise us (but as I said, I wouldn't make that bet).