Tea Party Palatine

District 15 released a statement with details regarding the recent contract negotiations that took place between members of the school board's negotiating team and the Classroom Teachers Council. Read the highlights of the new contract and plan to attend on June 13.

http://palatine.patch.com/articles/district-15-releases-details-of-new-teacher-contract

District 15 elementary schools employ 830 teachers within the 12,000 student district. The district faces financial difficulties, with expenses outpacing revenue. Remember 70-80% of your property taxes go to our local School Districts.

District 15 Board Meeting, 7:00 p.m.

Walter R. Sundling Junior High School
1100 North Smith Street, Palatine

Recently Superintendent Scott Thompson presented the D15 school board with a preliminary version of a transportation consultant’s report that was commissioned last fall to outline ways to cut costs on its transportation services. The report outlines two ways the district could cut costs on its transportation services: either by privatizing the district’s transportation operations or replacing its current two-tier route system with a three-tier system.

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