Monday Grab Bag!

Grab a seat at a meeting, or grab a book to read! Either way, there's no reason for boredom here in Action Ridge!


#1 -- Our illustrious City Council will be holding another COW meeting tonight at City Hall, starting at 7:00 pm. The agenda (.pdf) covers Finance and Budget, and Procedures and Regulations.

It looks as if there is a ton of potential fun to be had! The PRU Crew is eagerly anticipating the discussion of the Davis separation agreement (.pdf), as well as another variance discussion concerning zoning code regulations. How new is the new zoning code rewrite? And how much did the City pay for consulting services to rewrite it?

We also see the 5th ward's Benedict Ald. Ryan has gotten his wish -- the Council COW will be discussing the merits of the possible unbudgeted purchase (.pdf) of the Scharringhausen parking lot. The PRU Crew again believes this to be an especially stupid idea at this time. But then again, consider the source of this idea, and stupid is to be expected.

Finally, for our faithful PRU readers who pay very close attention to what's taking place, we're sure the contents of two particular background memos caught your attention -- succinctly stated, no doesn't mean no for some people.


#2 -- The District 64 School Board will be holding their annual budget hearing (agenda.pdf) this evening. The budget hearing is scheduled to begin at 7:20 pm, before the regular School Board meeting (agenda.pdf) begins at 7:30 pm at Jefferson School.

We strongly urge anyone, who is interested in how the School Board has planned to spend our money in the upcoming year, to take full advantage of those ten generous minutes allotted to the task. Though the PRU Crew doesn't blame the School Board for setting such a brief budget hearing schedule -- traditionally, nobody shows up for the monumental event.


3# -- If attending meetings of your local government bodies isn't quite what you do for fun, may we suggest reading a book?

It's once again time for Banned Books Week!

For those interested in making a subversive selection of reading material, you can check here and here for ideas!

As we offered here, the PRU Crew still thinks "District 207 should consider adding an elective Junior and Senior level course to the high school curriculum devoted entirely to the reading and discussion of "banned" books.

With a heavy dose of Constitutional and public policy issues thrown into the mix.

Keep the thought police hopping!"

From Point A to Point B!

By -- DragonArtz Designs

In a May 10, 2010 online article by the Herald-Advocate,Scores vs. salaries: Survey shows pay outpacing performance, we read --

A study published last month in the Sun-Times showed that some Illinois school districts pay their teachers well but receive mediocre test scores in return. Districts that serve Niles and Park Ridge rank high in both salaries and test scores, with the expenditures sometimes outranking performance.

In each of three districts in the area, test scores trailed to varying degrees behind salaries. Maine High School District 207's salaries ranked eighth out of 483, with an average of $89,356, and its Prairie State Achievement Exam test scores ranked 102nd, with an average of 68.6. Park Ridge-Niles School District 64's salaries ranked 35th out of 769 with an average of $66,323.04, and its Illinois Standards Achievement Test scores ranked 55th with an average of 93.1.

The reporting seems straight-forward and simple enough. So what's the explanation for the discrepancy and apparent lack of teachers' salaries being tied to and based upon performance measures?

District 207 Superintendent Ken Wallace said the simplicity of an approach like the one the Sun-Times took can make its conclusions misleading.

"Part of the problem with some studies is that they make broad generalizations without doing sophisticated statistical inferences to make sense of what all that data means," he said. "We've got rigorous studies showing that among the top high school districts in Illinois we are getting better performance out of our students than many.

"One study shows that we are second among all districts when you factor in whether students are low-income and how many of their parents went to college."

Oh. Now we get it -- the straight-foward approach lacks "sophisticated statistical inferences." The PRU Crew is wondering if that's the school district equivalent of "the fulcrum of the genesis" where the school district is a "synergistic center" of learning?

The PRU Crew sure would like to get a look at those "rigorous studies."

Superintendant Wallace goes on to say --

Wallace pointed out that while some schools in the northern suburbs of Chicago are relatively homogeneous, Maine East High School educates students who speak about 60 different languages in their homes.

Oh. Now we get it -- some kids no speaka da Engrish. Dang furinears!

The PRU Crew did wonder if those "60 different languages" spoken in the homes of those students is to be construed as meaning those students aren't speaking Engrish at school and what percentage of the district's student body isn't speaking Engrish at school. But we're probably lacking "sophisticated...inferences" somewhere in our thinking.

And if anyone ever doubted the old mantra of location, location, location --

District 207 administrators said their high rank in salaries is partly due to location, and partly to timing. Wallace said the district's salaries are competitive with those of other school districts in the northern suburban region.

Assistant Superintendent for Business Mary Kalou said the high salaries were agreed upon at a collective-bargaining agreement in 2007, before the current recession began.

Oh. Now we get it -- being competitive with other school districts in the northern suburban region is fine and dandy, as long as the issue is teacher salaries. But whatever you do, don't even think about comparing salary levels in conjunction with other school districts academic performance. And anyone who suggests consideration of any direct connection between the two is just not very sophisticated!

The article concludes --

"This contract is similar to bargains we have settled in the past. The biggest difference is the downturn in the economy that occurred. Salaries negotiated after the downturn look very different," she said. "When ours expires in 2012, we will look at salaries, and, given the economic situation, where we should go."

Got it. Market forces within and without of the educational arena will be looked at, but there won't be any consideration given to any comparison of district test scores as a measure of teacher performance, which may merit the salaries the union can be expected to demand.

We Recommend --

Lifted from salon.com/story

For those of you paying attention to City Council antics, you'll want to stock-up on some good old fashioned lubrication in preparation for the screwing you're likely to get this week from your representatives -- we use the term really really really loosely.

Tonight's City Council COW agenda (.pdf) is set to cover topics under Public Safety, Public Works and Procedures and Regulations.

Topics to be covered under Procedures and Regulations look to be particularly entertaining.

Once again it appears the 4th ward's Alderman James Allspaghetti has taken some liberty in clarifying the cover memorandum submitted for public review by the City Attorney -- Here's a link to the original cover memorandum and here's a link to the revised cover memorandum regarding Supermajority voting to override denials by the Planning and Zoning Commission.

The revised language reads --

Alderman Allegretti states that this change is only directed at the ordinance adopted November 16, 2009, which he believes misstated the intent of the Council by requiring 6 votes instead of 5 votes as intended.

Our faithful PRU readers can review the videos of the November 16, 2009 meeting here -- the subject of supermajority voting is covered in videos #3, #4, and #5. So how about it PRU readers, do you think after talking the issue of supermajority voting to death, to borrow a phrase Ald. Allspaghetti so often likes to use, can any of the Aldermorons claim to not have been clear on what they were voting for or against?

And as everyone should understand by now, the only reason this issue has come up again is because Ald. Allspaghetti is doing his incompetent best to see to it Park Ridge has the privilege of billboards being erected within our borders. And in light of the legal cites and legal history surrounding the issues of billboards, zoning and fees -- the only question remaining is what exactly is in this for Aldermoron Allspaghetti, personally, because this guy has never worked this hard for any other single piece of City legislation in his entire term in office.

Also under Procedures and Regulations is a cover memorandum (.pdf) from City Manager Jim Hock discussing the District 207 Board of Education's proposal to add nominal interest to the deferred TIF payment from the City of Park Ridge -- and as we bantered back and forth in the comments on this post, it does indeed appear the discussion between the City Manager and the Board was, in fact, interesting.

Hopefully, the videos from tonight's meeting will be available for review at some point in the future!

Guest Essay! Sit Down At the Table!

Photo credit: reachgreenpeas on CiteHR.com

Open Letter to
District 207 Board of Education
and
Maine Teachers Association

From: COLLEENHIRSCHBINE(at)*******.net

Subject: Questions Board and MTA

To: ssullivan@maine207board.org, dpellar@maine207board.org, emueller@maine207board.org, mmcgrath@maine207board.org, eleys@maine207board.org, eburk@maine207board.org, jbraam@maine207board.org, kwallace@maine207.org, gdietz@maine207.org, maineteachersassociation@gmail.com

Date: Thursday, April 8, 2010

As you are aware I spoke at both the March and April Board meetings. In March I brought up the impact on the students in losing guidence counselors, who are extremely important to students during the educational process. Directly stating that Ms. Adams (Maine East) is my daughter's second guidence counselor and by her being RIFFed it would impact my daughter. I learned at the Board meeting that she will be returning next year at least part time. I thank you for efforts you continue to make to keep the staff in our schools.

In further review of the Maine 207 Board and the teachers union, I have found something I wish to address.

1. It appears to me that the Board has attempted in a reasonable manner to ask the MTA to sit down in the interest of options other then RIF (reduction in force) 75 of the teachers they represent.

2. As I see it changing the calander to 5 less school days could have a significant impact on the current financial issues we are currently facing, in that it would save 5 days teachers salaries, 5 days administrative salaries, and would reduce expenses normally used to operate the building for those 5 days. I believe this will be savings if directed towards keeping our teaching staff in place and would be of great benefit to the students, teachers, and our schools as a whole.

With this said I would like to know more about the Article I section 8 clause in the contract which in part reads,

"In the event of a financial disaster, the duly authorized representatives of
both parties shall meet to review action taken or to be taken by the Board
and/or Administration in response to the disaster and to recommend adjustments or modifications thereto."

1. Due to the financial crisis that the district is currently experiencing, is the MTA in accordance with this clause obligated to sit down with the Board and discuss potential adjustments and modifications such as reducing the school calander by 5 days.

2. In reading the contract, it states,

"So long as the minimum number of pupil attendance days required by
law is satisfied, the 185-day requirement will be reduced when schools have been closed for duly declared emergencies, up a maximum of five (5) days."

What is the definition of duly declared emergencies? Could this be a way to reduce the calander by 5 days without reopening the entire contract? If both the Board and the MTA declare the 5 day reduction as a duly declared financial emergency requiring the closing of the school?

3. How much total would the district save closing all 5 schools for the 5 additional days?

4. Would the Board agree to use all these saved funds to keep the 75 teachers in place?

5. Would the Board provide funds from the reserve to assist in keeping all of the 75 teachers, should the school be allowed to close for an additional 5 days a year?

As stated by MTA Board President Emma Visee in her statement to the BOE on 02/01/2010, "Rhetoric and emotions aside, the members of the Maine Teacher Association have recognized and acknowledged the financial situation of District 207. Our research teams spent two months this past fall pouring over district financials and impact data."

1. You acknowledge the financial situation of District 207. Why not sit down with the Board and hear the available option?

2. By sitting down with the Board, wouldn't it appear you are attempting to work for the 75 teachers who are losing their jobs as a result of the RIF?

3. As your raises are considered "cost of living increases," do you think it is fair to refuse to communicate when the cost of living increase is ZERO? Try living on Social Security, no cost of living increase, and no one to fight about it!

4. Do you honestly believe your posturing is positve representation to ALL the people covered by the contract, the student's, and the schools?

Again I will repeat...The ones at risk of losing in this battle between the MTA and BOE is the students and people losing their jobs. This is not a time to think of ourselves. I do not believe anyone becomes a teacher for the great pay and benefits they receive. I believe a person becomes a teacher because they have a desire to make a difference in the life of the students they teach, and teach them something that they are passionate about.

There is no harm at sitting down at the table and hearing cost saving ideas from both sides of the table.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Colleen Hirschbine


Below is a video of Ms. Hirschbine's remarks to the District 207 Board of Education and Maine Teachers Association at the April 5, 2010 Board of Education meeting.

Guest Essay and Report

Open Letter
to
Maine Township School District #207 Taxpayers

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

This is my third “Open Letter” addressing District #207’s current financial crisis.

In the first letter, I posted a four-year study covering teacher salaries for 2005 through 2008 and asked school board members to hold the line on future payroll increases. The second letter criticized the teachers union for refusing to renegotiate scheduled 2011 and 2012 pay increases in order to save young teachers’ jobs. This third letter clearly prompts a call to action.

In attempting to resolve financial problems in the last few years, some of our neighboring school districts, resorted to tax increase referendums or the issuing of bonds to bring revenues and expenditures back into balance. Recently, District #207 found itself facing its own financial crisis. Rather than continuing to increase the District’s deficit further, the Board has chosen instead to address their financial issues in an aggressive, professional and timely manner… now.

Last week, Maine Teachers Association (MTA) members voted 345-224 to reject the District’s offer to save teacher jobs.

Surely MTA leadership was well aware of their vital role in resolving the district’s financial problem. Additionally, the union leadership was aware of the consequences to its most vulnerable members, the younger untenured teachers, when it refused to accept the District’s latest proposal. Moreover, at the time of the vote, union brass already knew MTA had lost a great deal of public support over this issue.

Before that vote, the tax-paying public wanted to know: Is the Teachers Union interested in saving jobs or more interested in their lining pockets? Now they know.

I have posted an updated five-year version of the payroll analysis, which includes additional information not available before. An additional document on how to read the report is also included. I urge you to study the analysis carefully. Upon completion, please tell your friends about these letters and reports and most importantly, communicate firmly, your thoughts and feelings about this subject to the District #207 School Board;

Joann Braam, jbramm@maine207board.org

Eldon Burk, eburk@maine207board.org

Eric Leys, eleys@maine207board.org

Margaret McGrath, mmcgrath@maine207board.org

Edward Mueller, emueller@maine207board.org

Donna Pellar, dpellar@maine207board.org

Sean Sullivan, ssullivan@maine207board.org

and the leadership of the MTA Teachers Union;

Emma Visee, President, maineteachersassociation@gmail.com.

Kenneth Butterly, Taxpayer

How To Read This Report

Maine Township District #207

In order to read the full report, click on Fullscreen view. Move your mouse over, and to the sides of the document. A cursor hand will appear. Click your mouse and you will be able to page through the report.

PRU Potluck! *Addendum*

For our faithful PRU readers who appreciate a little ADHD --


From the Humpty Dumpty file of municipal management comes the following story -- Arlington Heights development falls into foreclosure. The article opens with "(Crain’s) — A foreclosure suit seeking nearly $20 million has hit Arlington Town Square, a publicly subsidized mixed-use project that sparked a revival of the northwest suburb’s downtown."

And what's another way of saying "publicly subsidized mixed-use project?" If you said "TIF district" you would be right!

The article goes on to point out the investment group for the Arlington Town Square has been accused of fraud. However, it doesn't take accusations of fraud to cause a foreclosure filing -- missing mortgage payments is what it takes.

And as somebody once pointed out, TIF districts are no gurantee of redevelopment success -- TIF districts are as subject to economic forces and their own special problems as the rest of the real estate market.

Watch your pocketbooks and wallets, ladies and gentlemen!



Will the Park Ridge Park District Board agree to the proposed T-Mobile erection of two cell towers?

At the last Park Ridge Park District Board COW meeting, the Executive Director's discussion included a proposal for "T-Mobile Cell Towers at Northeast and South Park."

The PRU Crew has been told T-Mobile may be willing to pay a hefty sum per month to the Park District for the privilege -- perhaps as much as $20,000.00 per month year.

Cell towers aren't pretty, but considering the revenue constraints on the Park District and the fact that cell towers aren't all that different from utility poles, the Crew feels this is a revenue generating idea worth serious consideration.

We also feel cell towers don't suck as much as billboards!

The Park Ridge Park District Board will probably be discussing this issue at their next regular meeting Thursday, March 18th, beginning at 7:30 p.m. in the Board Room at the Maine Park Leisure Center, 2701 Sibley.

*Addendum* -- Anonymous said...

Cell towers do not have to be unsightly. I was fortunate to be in Colorado a few weeks ago and noticed that the cell towers were disguised as evergreen trees. They blended in quite well, and it was a local who pointed it out to me. Seems like a workable solution in our parks that we require that as well.
March 10, 2010 1:53 PM



Anon@1:53 -- You weren't joking!

We found the photo at left on the website Destination Knowlton.com

Gotta love those crazy Canucks!







In an online article published by the Herald-Advocate, we learn "a majority of the Maine Teachers Association membership voted "no" today (March 9) on a board request that the teachers open their contract, a district news release stated.

The Board and Administration had proposed salary adjustments that would have facilitated the recall of some or all of the 75 teachers laid off in response to a current and projected structural budget deficit, the release stated. "

"Salary adjustments" translated means less of a pay raise than originally contracted.

And again to the MTA rank and file we say, WTF?!?!

For those interested in an editorial analysis of the subject, check out the Pub-dog's post today -- Teachers Union Betting District 207 Blinks First.

Our Briefs Runneth Over!

1. -- H.S. District 207 Board Meeting tonight!

The agenda for tonight's meeting is here (.pdf). Older minutes for District 207 Board meetings are here. We posted an open letter to the District Board here.

And unfortunately, after tonight's meeting, many of our younger, energetic, non-tenured teachers may find themselves here.


2. -- City Council Meeting tonight!

The agenda (.pdf) for tonight's meeting looks fairly full -- we expect the real meat and potatoes of Council discussion will take place behind closed doors, as the City Manager has two line items asking the Council to adjourn to Executive Session. We also expect that, given the thinking caps worn by a super majority of the Aldermorons, Executive Session won't be any more enlightening than open sessions. But the Aldermorons won't be as subject to public embarrassment and ridicule.


3. -- Videos and Documents!

The PRU Crew finds Mayor Schmidtzkrieg's promotion of his campaign web site very entertaining. We aren't eager to promote any politician's personal web site, but in this instance we're making an exception.

The budget documents provided to the City Council for the workshop are available for viewing on Mayor Schmidtzkrieg's campaign web site here. The City of Park Ridge web site also contains a 2010/2011 budget message document (.pdf) for public review.

As usual, faithful PRU readers can view the videos from the City Council Budget workshop at the Melidosian Motionbox web site -- here's the link to all the budget discussion videos. There are only 3 videos and each are well worth your time.


4. -- Master Blaster!

A member of the Park Ridge O'Hare Airport Commission sent out the following email and a faithful PRU reader was kind enough to forward a copy to us --


Dear Neighbor,

As you are a neighbor and resident of the City of Park Ridge, it is important that you carve out a little time to make your voice heard.

On Monday March 1, 2010, the O’Hare Airport Commission will be making their recommendations to the Park Ridge City Council. The Commission is FIRST ON THE AGENDA and the O’Hare Commission report should be finished within an hour. The meeting begins at 7:30 PM.

The Mayor and Aldermen need to hear from YOU that you want action !
Our elected officials need to support solutions for relief from the airport expansion.

There has been much discussion over the past few weeks ways to resolve out of control growth at O’Hare. Reports made by the City Council members have been inaccurate and presumptuous. The O’Hare Commission will be making a series of recommendations that are solid and viable to work toward resolution. These recommendations are based on FACT, not politically motivated conjecture.

Time is of the essence.
THE MAYOR and CITY COUNCIL MUST HEAR YOUR VOICE AND YOUR DEMAND THAT THEY SUPPORT THESE STRATEGIES AND TACTICS –
AND THEY MUST HEAR THIS FROM YOU ON MONDAY, MARCH 1ST.

The full report will be presented by OAC Chairman, Jennifer Perry, at the City Council meeting. Please come (and bring a neighbor!) to hear the plea for support from our City leaders. It is their responsibility to PROTECT THE RESIDENTS OF THIS CITY – these recommendations will allow them to do just that. To review the report in advance of the meeting, please go to: http://www.parkridge.us/events/event.asp?EVENT_ID=1794&F_DATE=3%2F1%2F2010 and click on Cover & Documentation - O'Hare Airport Commission Report. This will allow you to understand the overview that will be presented and the goals and recommendations by the commission.

So far – the City of Park Ridge is DOING NOTHING to resolve the issues.

AND IN CASE YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT THE ISSUES ARE – HERE’S A SHORT LIST:
· O’Hare manages approximately 2200 flights daily today.
· Construction of any southern runways will not give us relief. They will only allow for MORE flights to be managed.
· There are no flight caps at O’Hare meaning that the number of DAILY, could increase to over 5000 with the airport expansion
· Park Ridge gets no financial benefit from airport operations.
· Park Ridge is NOT part of the “economic engine that is produced by O’Hare”.
· Park Ridge has virtually no hotel, industrial, transportation or other business that is driven by O’Hare.
· A minimum of 68% of all flights in and out of O’Hare will travel over Park Ridge air space
· This equals a MINIMUM of 1600+ flights daily over Park Ridge air space
· Prior to the opening of the north runway, south Park Ridge experienced about 200 flights daily on the Higgins runway.
· Another 400+ flights daily will use the yet to be built Granville Runway over the south end of town.
· The construction and use of the Granville Runway will NOT decrease use on the new North runway (9L/27R). They will use both.
· The two northwest runways will be decommissioned; the traffic from those runways will be diverted to the two northeast runways, 9L/27R and the Granville runway
· When the build out of the OMP is completed, air traffic paths will increase on the north/northwest side of Park Ridge significantly.
· Park Ridge OVERALL real estate values were estimated to drop by 27% in the Environmental Impact Study of the O’Hare Modernization Plan. This number was exclusive of any economic downturn

These are FACTS. Not propaganda. Not spin. Fact. Sounds bad, doesn’t it? It is. Fact is that over the next five years, the essence of our community will be altered forever. But, you can make a difference by asking your local elected officials to help support a solution.

Many people in this community have been heard saying, “… there’s nothing we can do…”.
THIS IS SIMPLY NOT TRUE.
If you think there is nothing we can do, think again -. In other cities near airports across the country, communities like ours have been able to get a variety of concessions that seriously improved the quality of life under the flight paths. These solutions have included:
· Modification to flight paths
· Use of new technology to alleviate noise
· Mandatory No Fly Zones (near schools)
· Mandatory Fly Quiet Programs
· Increased Sound Insulation Requirements
· And more…

The OAC has identified a number of action items that can move us toward solution.
Your voice is critical in making sure our City Council know your thoughts.

SO:
Make the City Council meeting this Monday.
Make attending the meeting a PRIORITY.
If you can absolutely not make this meeting, take three minutes and write a note to your Alderman and Mayor Schmidt. Tell them that you hate how the airport expansion has impacted our town and that you want them to support potential solutions environmentally, politically, and legally. They NEED to hear that the city NEEDS to address this growing problem. Without hearing from you, they will not be able to support working toward resolution.

To identify your Ward and Alderman, consult the Ward maps which can be found at: https://www.parkridge.us/assets/city-ward-street-schools-pub-fac-pkg.pdf

Mayor and Alderman addresses are:
Mayor David Schmidt - 847/430-3165; dschmidt@parkridge.us
First WardJoseph F. Sweeney -847/823-5552; jfsweeney1stward@sbcglobal.net
Second WardRichard A. DiPietro - 847/698-2471; richd@crosstechinc.com
Third WardDonald Bach - 847/698-3654; docboc7957@ameritech.net
Fourth WardJames Allegretti – 847/825-8080; jallegretti@sbcglobal.net
Fifth WardRobert Ryan - 847/692-7328; bibandrobert@comcast.net
Sixth WardThomas Carey- 847/975-9474; carey407@comcast.net
Seventh WardFrank Wsol - 847/823-6247; frankwsol@juno.com
Your letter could read something like this: (feel free to cut and paste):

Dear Mayor Schmidt/Alderman_______:
I am writing to you today to express my concern over the City of Park Ridge’s position on finding resolution for the problems we are experiencing as a result of O’Hare Expansion. My concerns include safety, noise pollution, air pollution, disruption of education in our classrooms, night time noise and my inability to enjoy my property. I would like to make it clear that I would like you to stand up for me and my neighbors. I support the recommendations of the O’Hare Commission and request that you approve these efforts and move to action IMMEDIATELY. Make room in our City budget to address this problem in ways that will fully explore our constitutional, environmental and legal rights.

Sincerely,
Name
Address

In closing, I will encourage you to forward this message to your friends, neighbors, parents from school/church/
community groups/merchants/work
and encourage them to do the same:

1. Attend the meeting Monday March 1st at 7:30 PM.
2. Email the Alderman and remind them that this is a serious problem that will continue – 10, 20, 30 years into the future – altering the fabric of our community forever.
3. PASS THIS ON TO YOUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS.
4. The time to act is now… or forever hold your peace.

I look forward to seeing you at the City Council meeting this Monday evening.

Sincerely,

Christine Kutt
200 Belleplaine Avenue
Park Ridge IL
Tele: 847-571-1010
Email: christinekutt@gmail.com

And we offer a bit of free advice to Ms. Kutt -- too many words! Way way too many words! We won't even begin to address the lack of cites and substantive support for the statements made in the email, but good luck. Water from rocks -- blood from turnips -- but we won't be surprised if certain Aldermorons attempt to perform some kind of financial miracle! Or claim to have located a really really really big couch!


5. -- Finally, our usual nod to the Pub-dogs!

City Budget Requires Will To Say "No!" -- all in, a pretty good write-up! We wish they would have asked 3rd ward Ald. Bachtard the obvious question, "If the cuts proposed by City Manager Jim Hock are the wrong cuts, what are the right cuts?"

Guest Essay!

For how many pieces of silver?

Open Letter To District 207 School Board

February 25, 2010

The price you pay for the life you choose.

Near the end of Godfather III Michael Corleone is confronted by his young nephew, Vincent. The nephew wishes to take over the crime “family business.” The Don does not wish to do so, but realizes that he is no longer physically capable of leading. Ultimately he chooses to relinquish control of the “family.”

There is one line in that scene that has stayed with my all these years. It is when Michael Corleone says to Vincent: “You must give up my daughter. That’s the price you pay for the life you choose.”

Of all the lines in that movie, it is for me, the most significant.

“That’s the price you pay for the life you choose.” Can you imagine how simpler life would be if we would always adopt that concept as our own.

I’ve been reading a great deal lately about the “plight” of School District 207’s teachers and administrators. What is their dilemma? In a nutshell, this school district has run into a financial brick wall, and its board and management have chosen to bite the bullet now, rather than to allow the district to enter into an ever tightening financial spiral. Clichés aside, this district is in deep financial trouble.

The teacher’s union members are currently three years into a five-year contract. At this time, they are demanding that the district and taxpayers honor that commitment, no matter what.

Reading the comment sections of our local newspapers and blog sites one gets a clear picture of the twisted logic employed by the union rank-and-file and the teacherphiles who support them. They refuse to believe that there is no “rainy day fund” money for their use. They know that the taxpayers who pay their salary are hurting financially, and that there is little likelihood that this situation will change any time soon. We have a contract – pay us, they demand. Well I have a different idea.

To the board, I say - if our arrogant teachers union will not come to the table to protect their own, or the children they serve, and tax strapped families that pay their salaries, let them go. Maybe you will not be able to do so this year or maybe not even next year. But when the current contract ends, the teachers union must be made to understand: “That’s the price you pay for the life you choose.”

Obviously, the highly paid teachers of this district do not know how good they have it.

Kenneth Butterly, Taxpayer

District 207 Board Meeting

For PRU readers interested in a recap of last night's District 207 School Board meeting, the Daily Herald has the following report -- District 207 approves $15 million in cuts, lays off 137 employees

Guest Essay And Report!

Submitted for your review and published by permission of the author.

Open Letter
To the
Maine Township School District #207

Saturday, January 30, 2010

I have just received my "Maine East - Call to Action" flyer*. Being the good citizen that I am, I decided to take the teachers union up on its call.

Attached is a copy of a four-year teacher and administrator study for our district. The data was sourced at Champion News.net. They received the data from the Illinois Board of Education. Over the years I’ve found the Illinois State Board of Education to be an accurate source, as their data is originally sourced from the district itself.

On Monday night this board will feel pressured to give in to union demands for full funding, including higher pay. As you will see, the attached report clearly shows an outrageously high growth rate for teacher and administrator payments since 2005.

I recognize from experience that most teachers and administrators are not business people and that most have never held a long-term full-time job outside of the school system. I also recognize that since coming to District 207, the majority of teachers or administrators have seldom had to worry about where their next paycheck was coming from or whether or not they would have a job tomorrow. District 207 teachers and administrators have good high paying jobs including three months off for vacation.

Unfortunately, this is not the case for most of the people paying their bill. One need only read the paper to see how the present economic realities have affected taxpayers within this district. Further, there are many District 207 taxpayers who rely on Social Security for their income. They cannot afford to pay more.

We cannot afford to pay more!

The Teachers Union is demanding that our representatives on the board dip into the district’s “rainy day fund” to achieve their goal. The district is already doing so! One can only imagine, how in just a few additional years of “dipping”, there might eventually be no “rainy day fund” dollars for future boards to “dip” into. Of course, the teachers union will tell us that the district can always count on taxpayers to fork up the additional money via a referendum, as neighbor districts have in the past few years.

I urge you to look at the report in its entirety. It is, as one of your own members put it, devastating.

Best regards,

Kenneth Butterly, Taxpayer


* Maine South flyer and Maine West flyer -- and no "union bug" anywhere! Tsk! Tsk!

In The Meantime --

While the Crew waits for Cecil B. deMelidosian's videos to fully load, we urge our faithful PRU readers to click on over to the Pub-dog's post today. We think it's well worth your time and consideration.

A Pot Luck Of Pursuits!

#1 -- Point and Counter-point?

Not exactly.

For our faithful PRU readers interested in the budget issues facing District 207, we strongly encourage you to read this (.pdf) -- it is titled 'Cost Reduction Recommendation Jan. 11, 2010' and is a report to the District 207 Board on the financial review undertaken by the district's administration.

To those espousing the opinion the District 207 Board should draw down the current fund balance, instead of making cuts, we will be more than pleased to provide a link or publish an equally analytical and considered report -- because this isn't cutting it.

And to those educators encouraging the participation of students in the public discourse on this topic, and we know you are -- while individual efforts vary, so far we would give your charges a collective grade of "C." Somewhat disorganized marching, chanting, sign-carrying and petitioning may garner media attention and be exciting to view on the local news, but those efforts do little to add any measure of real excellence and substance to the debate. Such activities, while intrinsically of value in the process of exercising rights in a democracy, are really pretty run-of-the-mill efforts.

We don't have any excellent ideas for you as to what your "A" game may look like in the debate, but then again, the Crew isn't being paid while attempting to provide information and education -- we use the term loosely -- to anyone in our community. And we guaranty everyone, there is no guaranteed pension plan for curmudgeonly bloggers, much to the Crews' disappointment.


#2 -- Preliminary Points to Ponder!

For those of you interested in the flooding issue, you may want to attend the 6:30 p.m. joint City Council Workshop/Flood Control Task Force meeting this evening at City Hall. And if you're truly an ambitious citizen, you can prepare for the meeting by reading the Flood Control Task Force Memo & Summary (.pdf) in advance! The Council will be dedicating a whole half hour to this workshop!


#3 -- Putting Their Pointy Heads Together!

Also scheduled for this evening, a whole half hour after the joint workshop, is another exciting COW meeting with emphasis on Finance & Budget and Procedures & Regulations. The agenda (.pdf) may appear to be light, but some of the subject matter is fairly weighty, given the City's current financial condition.


#4 -- Point of No Return?

Forwarded from a PRU reader --

"From Crain's:

Foreclosure suit hits Park Ridge building

Chicago-based New Century Bank has filed a foreclosure suit seeking to recover $1.57 million on a 63,000-square-foot office building at 444 N. Northwest Parkway in northwest suburban Park Ridge. The property, known as Colonial Plaza Office Center, is owned by a venture controlled by John M. Heinz, whose real estate firm Heinz Group Inc. is located in the building. The Heinz venture defaulted on the loan in December 2008 when it failed to make a payment, according to the complaint filed Dec. 2 in Cook County Circuit Court. Mr. Heinz did not return a call. The three-story building is fully leased, and the largest tenant is Rainbow Hospice, according to data provider CoStar Group Inc. The court-appointed receiver, Daniel J. Hyman of Millennium Properties R/E Inc., declines to comment. The bank’s lawyer in the case, Thomas J. Dillon of law firm McFadden & Dillon, also declines to comment."

Ouch!

Who Will Get Left Out In The Rain?

The information listed at the bottom of this post is from Championnews.net. The PRU Crew was very surprised, though we probably should not have been, to see these 2008 numbers -- we chose to sort the salary list according to salary level. However, if you visit the ChampionNews site, you can sort the results by name.

We've been told the salary numbers represent total compensation. Still, the compensation levels are somewhat startling, and we note these compensation levels come with guaranteed pension benefits for the rest of these people's natural lives. That's a pretty good deal and probably the reason why teachers such as Ms. Sandra Deines can retire well before the age of 65 and have time to plan theatrical demonstrations at public meetings, according to what we read in today's Herald-Advocate.

According to the Advocate article, "Sandra Deines, a former District 207 teacher and current Park Ridge resident, urged the board to tap the reserve fund, which she said was meant for a rainy day. "The people who that money belongs to are the people in this auditorium," she said."It's raining."

Surely Ms. Deines was talking about all the regular non-teacher taxpayers in attendance, right?
The PRU Crew must say it does appear to be raining, because it also appears Ms. Deines is all wet.

We also read that one teacher, "Mike Bender, a special-education teacher and softball coach whose job is scheduled to be cut, was a noted exception. Instead of asking the board to tap the reserves, Bender asked his union to return to the bargaining table. "I ask our union leadership to work this out with the board," he said. Union members in the crowd scoffed."..."Bender, who has been only teaching for three years, said tenured teachers who voted "no" the first time should take a good long look at what their colleagues who are preparing to lose jobs are going through."

Jeeze, it sure sounds as if a fellow non-tenured teacher is asking his fellow tenured teachers to share the protection offered by the "protective umbrella" of tenure!

Jeeze, does anybody else feel maybe the teacher's union membership should "take a good long look" at who will get left out in the rain? How about if just the top 265 educators making $100,000 or more in compensation "take a good long look" in the mirror?



Maine Township HSD 207 2008
NAME
SALARY

Morris, Joel W
$193,267
Dietz, Gregory E
$190,790
Wallace, Kenneth E
$180,062
Haugan, Audrey J
$177,083
Claypool, David L
$174,077
Schau, Pamela S
$167,763
Isoye, Steven T
$159,283
Lee, Donald E
$153,779
Pressler, Michael W
$153,156
Kelly, Maryanne
$150,835
Garlasco, Rosemarie A
$150,613
DiPrizio, Victor A
$148,811
Godlewski, Michael R
$148,252
Rutschke, Linda L
$146,161
Di Legge, Dino F
$145,895
Guilfoil, Jon S
$144,544
Eubank, Edward J
$144,461
Chovanec, Scott A
$144,004
Berendt, David J
$143,678
Adams, Steven R
$142,383
Lombardi, Rick M
$141,669
Botthof, Peter E
$141,463
Marino, Patricia A
$139,621
Matkovic, David J
$138,368
Dagres, George A
$136,784
Smith, Michael A
$136,734
Pettenuzzo, Raymond A
$136,307
Lloyd, Scott C
$135,600
Matan, Alan F
$135,380
Wood, John C
$135,154
Sweetwood, Jill T
$135,150
Trotter, Andrew J
$133,636
Parlette, Jeffrey D
$133,511
Scott, David F
$132,895
Thetard, Louis E
$132,705
Smith, Mark T
$132,567
Inserra, David G
$132,395
Murin, Michael F
$132,083
Bondi, Jo Ann
$131,795
Egan, Mark J
$131,783
Kendrick, Kara E
$131,602
Glunz, Cathy S
$131,423
Lonergan, James V
$131,307
Amidei, Juli A
$130,824
Thiele, Henry C
$130,688
Muszynski, John P
$130,473
Nelson, Jerrold S
$130,362
Scott, Frances R
$130,295
Clifford, David J
$129,387
Whitaker, Nancy L
$129,326
Mc Cann, Dennis J
$129,179
Regalado, Gregory R
$129,013
Visee, Emma H
$128,988
Connell, Harold W
$128,987
Addante, Christopher T
$128,973
Ryan, Patrick M
$128,189
Duggan, Patricia L
$127,156
MacDonald, Gail L
$127,054
Hall, Karen M
$127,022
Brewer, Ann M
$126,932
Wachowski, Jodie B
$126,068
Huber, Joann K
$125,666
Andrews, Lauren J
$125,458
Pope, Richard L
$125,450
Corey, Gabriel D
$125,051
Awad, Aida A
$124,877
Bohlman, Carolyn B
$124,698
Milano, William L
$124,679
Castronova, Thomas I
$124,615
Manning, Patrick M
$124,037
Miller, Jean M
$123,993
Taylor, Karen S
$123,980
Apgar, Eric J
$122,788
Tyler, John E
$122,609
Jones, Richard C
$122,597
Dernick, Ronald D
$121,971
Shook-Orr, Ruth L
$121,768
Haan, Geralyn B
$121,616
Browne, Isaac N
$121,385
Bragiel, Terrance R
$121,207
Barnett, Patrick S
$120,991
Deger, Christopher L
$120,696
Smail, David E
$120,382
Eckhardt, Melinda J
$120,033
Payne, Jay A
$119,842
Doescher, James A
$119,820
Wunderlich, James A
$119,787
Brownell, Carl M
$119,686
Gallagher, Helen C
$119,648
Diaz, Nelly L
$119,529
Retrum, Roseann W
$119,499
Thieme, William R
$119,446
Downing, Jeffrey D
$119,404
Groeling, Richard J
$119,136
Smith, Victoria T
$118,926
Lampert, Joan B
$118,874
Kohls-Ziering, Christine
$118,846
Morrison, Jayne K
$118,736
McKenzie, Gail S
$118,633
Gahagan-Mueller, Susan C
$118,496
Crawford, James J
$118,459
Leech, Heidi A
$118,179
Salefski, Douglas A
$118,044
Tortorelli, Robert G
$117,875
Benz, Carol B
$117,828
Gelz, Kenneth F
$117,725
Rodriguez, Victor M
$117,700
Mann, Helaine S
$117,686
Lloyd, Elizabeth J
$117,526
Spallato, Anthony F
$117,519
Kramer, Susan M
$117,303
Parrilli, Matthew C
$117,094
Tobin, Barbara L
$116,819
Murdy, Ralph D
$116,755
Koss, Debra J
$116,674
Clarke, Krista L
$116,655
Maurer, Susan A
$116,629
Lecastro, Joseph M
$116,538
Farrell-Pielin, Linda M
$116,526
Genis, Jennifer S
$116,514
Tyler, Judith A
$116,331
Rosseland, Susan D
$116,071
Nordahl, John G
$115,887
Hauenstein, John A
$115,875
Sieg, Michael A
$115,760
Lewis, Bernerd H
$115,674
Biewenga, Daun C
$115,600
Fallico, Craig R
$115,600
Hayes, Susan L
$115,567
Piha, Steven J
$115,339
Howley, David A
$115,339
Kwielford, Merrilee A
$115,298
Valko, Patricia R
$114,954
Gutekanst, Carol T
$114,924
Brower, Allen G
$114,868
Isoe, Liliana V
$114,815
Pollacci, Rebecca E
$114,709
Rueda-Alvarez, Claudia C
$114,633
Mastrolonardo, Michael A
$114,620
Geiger, Margaret R
$114,451
Byrne, Shannon M
$114,400
Granell, Gary S
$114,290
Dandridge, deborah
$114,239
Skiba, Carla M
$114,152
Bourn, Natalie M
$114,021
Guccione, Michael P
$113,952
Gallagher-Smythe, Margar
$113,730
Shankman, Karen G
$113,516
Rolla, Mary M
$113,457
McClure, Matthew K
$113,379
Serrano, Gregory M
$113,349
Creagh, Cathy F
$113,257
Hankins, Mark
$113,224
Bletzinger, Constance J
$112,972
Abramowitz, Jan
$112,953
Marino, Jack A
$112,848
Kuta, Katherine M
$112,752
Scholl, Steven L
$112,752
Fraker, Daniel M
$112,659
Bianco, Barry S
$112,641
Fabianski, Mary F
$112,588
Nicholus, Gay K
$112,497
Garvy, Maria E
$112,361
Deering, Susan E
$112,235
Bartholomae, Paul E
$112,201
Protess, Marianne
$112,091
Fallon, Joanne D
$112,065
Dvorak, James G
$112,016
Dollaske, Katherine F
$111,769
Francois, James R
$111,329
Kirley, Jannon D
$111,311
Baima, Sharon M
$110,944
Perrone, Robin J
$110,900
Possemato, Jeanie M
$110,820
Muir-Wilson, Eve M
$110,463
Kay, Brian D
$110,420
Kirshner, Jarett C
$110,322
Gallichio, Jeffrey J
$110,154
Hunter, Jonathan
$109,734
Tsagalis, James
$109,694
Sullivan, James J
$109,692
Vaznelis, Jone V
$109,646
Mendez, Thomas K
$109,593
Davis-Soil, Ruth D
$109,282
Crossin, Nanette J
$109,185
Hare, Christopher M
$109,146
Begovich, Mark B
$108,966
McNeill, Erik R
$108,903
Clark, Ronald W
$108,888
Shaphren, Charles B
$108,792
Moeller, Maureen M
$108,460
Lipka, Alicja K
$108,110
Wulbert, Penny F
$108,006
Pichinos, Sophia
$107,844
Hayhurst, Sharon A
$107,452
Atkinson, Bruce G
$107,221
Nagorzanski, Brian J
$107,215
Foley, Thomas M
$107,051
Majcen, Dawn K
$106,790
Stettner, Thomas R
$106,732
Markus, Laura A
$106,598
Hassman, Nathan A
$106,503
Harper, Randall A
$106,495
Reber, Brian R
$106,246
Voitik, Patrick L
$105,981
Hamrin, Julie B
$105,957
Allen, Amy J
$105,952
Kickham, Diane L
$105,870
Williams, Toni M
$105,769
Tomasiewicz, Paul E
$105,663
Kime, Marabeth D
$105,593
Gonzalez, Marianne
$105,593
Braverman, Jill S
$105,282
Vaughn, Leslie S
$104,919
Brinckerhoff, Katherine
$104,885
Sumida, Philip J
$104,783
Harper, Michael J
$104,752
Hanusiak, Karol S
$104,418
Ferdman, Corri J
$104,399
Langridge, Tobin G
$104,355
Langdon, Monika K
$104,299
Knodle, Howard A
$104,275
Butterfield, John R
$104,270
McBride, Peter W
$104,268
Kulesza, Jon T
$104,222
Vainowski, Beth A
$104,156
Englebert, Barbara
$103,473
Labbe, Karen S
$103,141
States, Daniel P
$103,126
Karlov Jr., Robert E
$103,063
Brown, Robert D
$103,049
Warner, Robert W
$103,022
Rosenberg, Richard W
$102,962
Spiegel, Timothy A
$102,932
Wasielewski, Roy J
$102,744
Ramirez, Cristina E
$102,651
Sharkey, Brett R
$102,333
Maksymiu, Stephanie W
$102,250
Karl, Janice C
$102,104
Zielinski, Gary R
$102,087
Marsicano, Jason A
$101,975
Nilsen, Peter G
$101,893
LaBonar, Leonard M
$101,831
Klein, Anna M
$101,812
Pappageorge, Timothy C
$101,756
Flores, Francine M
$101,721
Higgins-Spoleti, Linda L
$101,667
Borchew, Linda B
$101,589
Bihn, Joseph L
$101,334
Clifford, Susan J
$101,198
Calhoun, Lynne A
$100,923
Littrell, Jill N
$100,877
Lavorato, Anthony W
$100,827
Hamann, Jeffrey J
$100,793
Koshgarian, Laurie J
$100,724
Schmidt, Charles H
$100,701
Michalak, Betty A
$100,603
Lirette, Nancy A
$100,524
Hernandez, Emiliano
$100,066
Rieger, Barbara J
$100,047
MacLowry, Seth A
$99,960
Peters, Christopher B
$99,941
Ruder, Todd J
$99,884
Langmyer, Mary B
$99,711
Hoover, Elizabeth A
$99,563
Scott, Warren C
$99,430
Dobner, Mark R
$99,119
Claus, Ryan D
$99,049
Mellendorf, Naomi R
$98,979
Goldman, Laura L
$98,957
Olsen, Karen S
$98,939
Walsh, Joel A
$98,863
Fouts, Daniel M
$98,716
Harrier, James L
$98,662
Litwin, Lesley J
$98,642
Sanchez, Marybeth A
$98,539
Jonikas, Joanne H
$98,536
Dohr, Timothy A
$98,477
Young, Gregory J
$98,464
Godwin, Elizabeth A
$98,219
Serena III, Peter C
$98,099
Bruzan, Dorothy
$98,088
Grichnik, Dana C
$97,970
Dziedzic, Stacey L
$97,898
Grant-Angioletti, Mary
$97,890
Sinclair, Jacqueline A
$97,830
Lundberg, Gregory D
$97,379
Barbas, Francisco J
$97,077
Dolney, Daniel R
$97,021
Abraham, Gilit
$96,837
Espel, Ann M
$96,688
Fleming, Aaron
$96,681
Sabatello, Maria C
$96,656
Gray, Charles N
$96,619
Lee, SunAh G
$95,984
Samlan, Rachel A
$95,935
Wolcott, Bradley J
$95,785
McCleneghan, Lauri B
$95,374
Getz, Brian J
$95,308
Depies, James E
$94,873
Russell, Christine D
$94,846
Tumilty, Scott S
$94,806
Kupitz, Sharon P
$94,637
Doak, Owen C
$94,397
Pardun, Julie A
$94,344
Lasky, Dale R
$93,867
Cook, Timothy J
$93,813
Thallemer, Mary K
$93,633
Zelikoff, Patricia M
$93,479
Barbas, Jazmin
$93,454
Pederson, Joseph P
$93,341
Lloyd, Melissa P
$93,159
Lee-Chin, Catherine D
$93,074
Ryken, Kristi M
$93,073
Rausch, Terry L
$93,016
Tieman, Jeffrey A
$92,916
Srutwa, Krystyna W
$92,902
Roddick-Small, Jennifer
$92,773
Mc Arthur-Self, Donald L
$92,701
Etzwiler, Angie L
$92,621
Hessert, David M
$92,561
Clark, Monique M
$92,383
Headley, Christine B
$92,100
Flint, Tracey E
$91,986
Joyce, Christiana B
$91,416
Ladendorf, Jill A
$91,377
Kawalek, Cyndee G
$91,130
Llavona, Angel R
$90,995
Ellberg, Jennifer M
$90,850
Krasinski, Steven P
$90,801
Salamon-Massengill, Snje
$90,799
Haig, Anthony S
$90,719
Miller, Matthew F
$90,551
Schwan, John
$90,220
McMillin, Chad K
$90,195
Montesano, Anthony N
$90,016
Klatt, Peter R
$89,953
Scorza, Jonathan R
$89,904
Wolf, Margaret W
$89,798
Knight, Teri K
$89,748
Thomas, Ronald B
$89,704
Edsey, Angeleki E
$89,690
Swistak, Derrick A
$89,682
Parlette, Caroline M
$89,668
Berkowitz, Terri
$89,377
Egan, Thomas D
$89,298
Ward, Sean P
$89,161
Bellisario, Paul P
$89,002
Greenwald, William M
$88,689
McElligott, Mark A
$88,503
Bezek, Anne K
$88,484
Michaels, Donna E
$88,464
Miller, Donald W
$88,379
O'Malley, Victoria E
$88,221
Lanham, Diane M
$88,171
Kura Jr., Donald M
$88,154
Burda, Edward R
$88,038
York, Adam J
$87,888
Hatch, Colleen C
$87,758
Galanes, Santiago
$87,629
McGowan, Laurie M
$87,326
Beer, Johannes
$87,313
Resser, Joanna B
$87,269
Bogue, Christine M
$87,033
Spillman, Diane M
$86,987
Kulak, Kara L
$86,717
Filipowski, Susan L
$86,642
Kumiega, Jamie M
$86,525
Villalobos, Maria C
$86,521
Mitckess, Donald
$85,770
McGowan, James P
$85,429
Pajor, Carolyn K
$85,367
Gerstmayr, Bernie
$85,153
Wisdom, Jane M
$84,862
Kladis, Amy M
$84,852
Sarlas, Johanna B
$84,851
Meier, Roberta
$84,643
Torosian, Sona
$84,490
Foster, Angela Y
$84,470
Cohn, Howard D
$84,291
Dutmers, Jason A
$84,123
Oakley-Propst, Ann A
$83,938
Buhay, Lawrence B
$83,938
Spanos, Donna K
$83,855
Nichols, Angie M
$83,782
Ellefson, Matthew J
$83,755
Ryan, Linda C
$83,608
Lappe, Rachel H
$83,453
Horn, Debra B
$83,428
Simon, Glenn E
$83,417
Mihalopoulos, Stylianos
$83,391
Leathem, Leslie E
$83,316
Depcik, Paul P
$83,054
Sebastian, Tracy L
$82,932
Coval, Eric D
$82,828
Chlebek, Krystyna M
$82,716
Gonzalez, Daniel M
$82,649
karrow, Rebecca J
$82,463
Hanes, Matthew J
$82,125
Kaiser, Thomas W
$82,056
Wadhwa, Sara P
$82,037
Weber, Lance C
$81,793
Hegadorn, Tami L
$81,697
Ciss, Kathleen M
$81,661
Disrude, Kirk A
$81,661
Ruttkay, Nicole E
$81,502
Driscoll, Brian T
$81,390
Olson, Glenn R
$81,312
Panzilius, Stefan G
$81,236
Hurley, Kevin P
$81,098
McCluskey, Stacy L
$81,000
Broska, Christopher S
$80,932
Casanova, Tom A
$80,886
Garrity, Tim M
$80,212
Stock, Kevin J
$80,103
Anderson, Antoine L
$79,985
Sarashinsky, Jennifer A
$79,674
Papanastasopoulos, Eliza
$79,387
Baysingar, David D
$79,190
Tavano, Anthony
$79,177
Olson, Glenn W
$78,995
Briody, Erin E
$78,539
Pauly, Jacquelyn L
$78,494
Roubitchek, Adam J
$78,350
Magnusson, Catherine E
$78,313
Smith, Gerald D
$78,169
Arguello, Jose V
$78,088
Archer, Samantha R
$78,044
Pomey, Joseph G
$77,936
Lauro-Geruso, Gioia M
$77,863
Sadler, Mecca M
$77,820
Hardin, Theresa L
$77,729
Pecak, Kelly A
$77,569
Jacob, Lisa M
$77,421
O'Halloran, Kendra L
$77,227
Rizzi, Barbara
$76,971
Ceisel, Dorothy A
$76,789
Bores, Jenny E
$76,568
Aguirre, Miguel
$76,532
Divincenzo, Michael J
$76,414
Conlon, Trisha R
$76,334
Sinclair, Andrew M
$76,092
Stathakis, Alexander P
$76,080
Barney, Charles A
$75,937
Stewart, Rebecca M
$75,739
Balk, Melinda J
$75,375
Ehringer, Heather A
$75,306
Schanou, Darcie L
$75,303
Koo, Elizabeth Y
$75,299
Schultz, David G
$75,278
Rettig, Christian A
$75,262
Butera, Tina M
$74,947
Kamai, Karrie S
$74,829
Bosa, Sara C
$74,794
Daly, Andrew
$74,461
Djordjevic, Sarah A
$74,189
Palm, Megan E
$74,167
Curcuro, James N
$74,056
Carder, Jennifer D
$73,945
Bader, Carla T
$73,866
Walter, Douglas M
$73,859
Hernandez, Eliades B
$73,825
Kirshner, Laura C
$73,170
Buzeta, Marisabel
$73,141
Quidayan, Christopher V
$73,091
Riley, Melissa M
$73,024
Ball, Elizabeth R
$72,870
Matzen, Laura A
$72,781
Hoogenboom, Lisa A
$72,742
Terretta, Kimberly M
$72,187
DeMarigny, Kimberly M
$72,093
Kinnas, Pauline E
$72,040
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