Endorsement for Pleasantdale D107 School Board

As a former elected District 107 School Board Member I feel confidant endorsing the following candidates: Kim Barker, Doug Gillman, Kristine Violante, and Greg Sengpiel for the District 107 School Board. After reviewing the focus4the future.com website, one can tell that they have spent a significant amount of time to understand where the district is today and where they would like to lead the district to. As a School Board member one must be willing to dedicate many hours to be prepared for their monthly meetings. Issues that appear simple on the surface are often complex and require rigorous review of detailed information in order to make critical decisions. Another key factor in my decision is the fact that this group can be cohesive in the direction they provide to the Superintendent. This is critically important, as in my opinion, past Boards have not been willing or able take control of the district and establish measurable objectives for the administration to achieve. Boards are not in place to simply rubber stamp the suggestions of the Superintendent. They have a duty to be stewards of the communities’ property (The School). They have the responsibility to insure the funds used to support this communal property are used appropriately and responsibly. Based on the higher level of spending per student of any of the surrounding LT feeder schools, our tax paying community should expect better. Its’ not necessarily wrong to spend more as long the value is greater. Pleasantdale District 107 can and should do better for our students. Please make time to vote. You may not have children in the district, but the children represent our future.

Respectfully,

Scot J. Orsic

D107 School Board Member 2005 - 2009