Dear Editor,
I recently learned of a $132,000 penalty Pleasantdale School District 107 received this year.
Five years ago the Illinois Association of School Boards sent a letter to every school district in Illinois informing them that the pension laws have changed so they must in turn change their teacher and administrator contracts or it could result in school boards owing hundreds of thousands of dollars in penalties. Pleasantdale never did this. As a result, the district incurred a huge penalty.
In the private industry, an error of this magnitude would cost someone their job. Our tax dollars should be used to educate children, not to pay for mistakes. Had this not been brought to the public’s attention, we would undoubtedly be paying even more penalties in the future.
It’s time to elect some new people to the Pleasantdale School Board that will have the best interest of the taxpayers in mind. Please join me in voting to elect Gina Scaletta-Nelson to the Pleasantdale District 107 Board of Education.
Sincerely, Debra Markmann
Willow Springs
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