"District 219 Passes 8.22 Percent Levy Increase --Administrators say actual increase in taxes will be lower" Political and "administrator" logic.......

Increase = Decrease

"Silverman said the district has generally asked for much, much more money than it could receive – sometimes up to a 20 percent increase – even though officials knew their requests were not realistic." Leadership! "Administration!" Everybody's playing a money game among themselves...and THEY are always the "much, much" winner!

Lower than the higher !!!!!! Hohoheeheehahahah! What a great bunch they are!

Such Holiday cheer. NTHS "administrators" version of "Comedy Central."

Er...Will actual increase in salaries for "administrators" be lower?

Could this lead to "Occupy NTHS?"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Dj-4RYjbdY

"But taxpayers shouldn’t get too upset yet, school officials said."

Too late.
We are way past upset already. They told us they were in financial trouble and they load the place with flat screen TVs and electronic signs. They told us we all need to make sacrifices and the last Superintendant was the literal Sun Times front page poster child for spending excess. They told us they need to raise fees because they can't get a tax rate increase, and then when they get it they don't roll back fees.
They are going broke but still get raises all aroung, (Average Salary over $100K)new press boses, gymnastics center, and aquatic center. Yep, we beleive what they say. Right along with the easter bunny and Santa coming.

School administrators are asking for every dollar possible because each new year tax extention is based on previous years? By this formula, the increases are no longer based on reality but motivated on spending as much as you can and will eventually tax us all out of our homes (since most of us aren't getting the six figure salaries of the administrators). Here's a thought, what about running schools like we run our households by setting up a budget and spending based on actual needs and ability to pay? Forget about the kids occupying anything, how about the parents occupy the schools district board meetings and start asking some hard questions. Maybe one of those would be to the elected boards such as "What are you thinking?"

"By this formula, the increases are no longer based on reality but motivated on spending as much as you can".
For 219 and 73.5, in recent memory it's always been this way, except of course when they spend more than they can.
They have never had a revenue problem, only an excessive spending problem.

@ M. Kim Jr.

"Maybe the only way is to elect to school boards those who will. When is the next election?"

If you run I will campaign for you as I will for those who share your sentiments.

"North Korea just lost a dictator so maybe its time for regime changes in the schools too!"

Agreed. And change the self-praising, coffee-mug carrying desk-sitters aka "administrators," too! They are nothing but the willing co-conspirators with the Board.

Sadly I have little positive expectations for those that suffer under the Commie filth in N. Korea. That part of the peninsula hasn't been safe since 1910!

Now for some "fun." Watch the clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZFsveAi47I .
Hear Superintendent Mike talk about his "passion for leadership" and how he wants to help children and PARENTS grow! In 2010 he was in North Shore Dist 112 as an "assistant" @ $173,388/yr. Now he's the "leader" in Pennoyer (Harlem and Foster) having replace Tommy Zafirtas ($216,780/yr).

In 2009 at Pennoyer there were 417 STUDENTS and 28 TEACHERS. Such numbers obviously mean they're all overworked and underpaid!

Supt. Mike apparently has additional passions.

Since the current board members apparently haven't received the memo that responsible taxing bodies are REDUCING their levy, (see Morton Grove Library and Village of Morton Grove), perhaps a referendum to recall the entire sitting 219 board is in order. It's too late for the spring elections but doable for this coming fall. Throw the bums out!

In 2004, my morton grove taxes were about $4600. In 2009, they were $9500. They have more-than-doubled in just 5 years. Meanwhile, my home value has plummeted to where it was at around 2001. Can someone on this board post some info for me, and others, as to where I can start going to show up and make noise about the local school boards' tax levies?

I'm scared of being taxed out of my home, and I've been a Morton Grove resident my entire life. There's a handful of school board members, and tens of thousands of MG and Skokie residents. Us vs. them. Let's put some people in there who are sympathetic to the current plight of all homeowners.

High schools do not turn out better students because of flat screen TVs and aquatic centers, and state-of-the-art what have yous. My point is that such a level of spending is unnecessary. It is mostly irrelevant to real, authentic learning experiences, and wholly incongruent to the financial capabilities of the community supporting it, particularly in these economic times.

**The cost of running a town and supporting a school district- however excellent we want to make it- has absolutely not doubled between 2004 and 2009, and yet we have collectively doubled the money we give them.** And most of it is going to the school districts. It's ridiculous.

"Morton Grove
1:26 pm on Wednesday, April 25, 2012

In 2004, my morton grove taxes were about $4600. In 2009, they were $9500. They have more-than-doubled in just 5 years. Meanwhile, my home value has plummeted to where it was at around 2001".

Geez, don't you rememner how part of the push for the unneeded tax increase was their premise that higher taxes will preserve and enhance property values.

Sadly, to many ot the taxpayer voters bought what they were selling or were too apathetic.