Below are listed the officers of ReNew Our Schools, the political action committee (PAC) set up to campaign for the $110 million District 428 construction referendum that passed in early 2008. One of the co-chairs of the PAC, Cohen Barnes, is currently running for a spot on the District 428 school board. In the comments…
Category: Dist 428
Statements of Economic Interest, 2011 District 428 School Board Candidates
There are 11 candidates in this race, and three of them listed something other than “none” or “NA” on their Statements of Economic Interest (SEI). As is true of yesterday’s post about the City of DeKalb candidates’ SEIs, all items should be read as reports of what has occurred “in the preceding calendar year”; and…
School District 428 E-Mail to Staff Regarding Kish Referendum
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District 428 Elementary School Boundary Changes
The District 428 elementary school boundaries have been approved for the 2011-2012 school year: http://moss.dist428.org/schoolboard/Documents/BoardApprovedBoundaryPresentation.pdf. [H/T M.M.]
District 428 FOIA Officer
You know, seriously, not to beat a dead horse here, but I have a proposal for a contest. Using the District 428 website (dist428.org), look up the FOIA officer and then find her e-mail address. Keep track of how many pages you have to visit in order to get to this information. Good luck! When…
District 428 Business Office
I phoned the business office of DeKalb C.U.S.D. at 8:30 a.m. with one question — who is the FOIA officer — and they never called back. It is now 6:06 p.m.
Comment on Teachers Paying for Supplies Out of Pocket
The school fees for my middle schooler doubled this year to $140. I trust this means CUSD 428 teachers don’t have to shell out a pocketful for schoolroom supplies.
Property Tax Assessment Reductions: Guess Who?
From a public notice published March 24, 2010, “Notice of Changes in Assessments for 2009 Made by the DeKalb County Board of Review in DeKalb Township“: Michael “EAV won’t fall” Verbic. Verbic is president of the District 428 school board, as most of you already know, and as such made not one suggestion for downsizing…
How To Save $340K, Easy!!
My mother retired from the Plainfield School District in Indiana but keeps tabs on what happens there. The school district recently introduced measures to save on utility bills, including making sure people turned off the lights when no one was in the room. Total Savings in One Year: $340,000 Because of cost cutting measures that…
Awesome Street Signs in Indiana
I could not get this site to upload images but I posted them elsewhere and I will provide links. ********** I have relatives in Indiana, and I noticed street signs that have the high school colors and mascots. I took a couple of pictures. The first one is from Brownsburg, Indiana. The school color is…