The in box. Local School Council budget rejection movement continues.
Dan Kleinman is the Community Rep for the Senn High School LSC. He voted against the Senn budget, although it was passed. Senn did not face as sharp a budget cut as have other CPS schools. Dan explains his vote.
Ten minute drawing. Teachers or toilet paper.
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The in box. Honoring contracts. Avoiding litigation.
Dear Edgewater and Andersonville Neighbors,
Last night, at the Senn High School Local School Council, I, as your community representative, voted against the proposed school budget.
The $6.8 million allocation this year, while representing a budget cut, is enough to keep our tremendous, out-performing faculty and staff employed for another year. We did not have to cut a single instructional position. The transformation of Senn High School, under the leadership of Principal Susan Lofton, can continue for another year.
Still, I found the budget unacceptable.
I voted against the budget because I questioned its sustainability.
Ten minute drawing. Teachers or toilet paper.
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The in box. Honoring contracts. Avoiding litigation.
The Chicago Tribune published my last letter to the editor on June 19, 2013—-I am going to try again. I sent the copy below to the Chicago Tribune
Metra negotiated a separation agreement for CEO Alex Clifford that carries a potential price tag of $740,000. Clifford’s three-year contract was due to expire in February 2014 (eight months from now). The term that interests me is CONTRACT. The Metra board has chosen to honor Clifford’s contract with a sum of money nearly three-times Clifford’s annual salary. The action was taken “so that Metra can move forward with a clean slate and avoid wasting time and money on attorneys.”