District 202 Reps Talk Pensions, School Finance with Gov. Pat Quinn
Board president Roger Bonuchi and Superintendent John Harper joined officials from other school districts in expressing concerns about pension plans, proposed state funding changes.
Representatives from District 202 were part of a sit-down with Gov. Pat Quinn late last month to discuss pension reform and the future of state school funding. But officials don’t expect the discussion to bring a reprieve from possible general state aid (GSA) cuts or plans to shift the teachers’ pension burden to local school districts, according to District 202 Board of Education President Roger Bonuchi. Bonuchi said he and Superintendent John Harper were part of a contingent comprised of 12 officials from five Illinois school districts. Pension reform was a hot topic at the July 23 meeting, Bonuchi said, especially since Quinn has called all state lawmakers back to Springfield later this month for a special session to tackle the issue. …
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John Tips
4:27 pm on Wednesday, August 29, 2012
The entire School Board, should be chastised for not having the foresight to STOP their reckless SPENDING and live within their means as we taxpayers do on a daily basis! We pay an extraordinary amount of money for the Taj Mahals they have erected, and the overhead required to man them! Does anyone recall when our good Ole boy John Harper went to sunny Mexico City to secure a Mexican national - … more ›