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Warsaw School Board holds two public hearings prior to meeting Thursday
For The Daily Gate City
WARSAW, Ill. - The Warsaw School Board will hold a public hearing at 7 p.m. Thursday in the high school library to waive the limitation on administration costs.
Warsaw's administrative costs will increase beyond the limit allowed by law and requires a public hearing.
This is because Superintendent Kim Schilson's salary will be paid all from one fund instead of being paid part from the elementary fund and part from the administrative fund.
Schilson, first hired in 2000 as the Warsaw Elementary principal, was named superintendent in 2004.
During the past four years Schilson has been superintendent and principal and her salary was paid from two separate funds in the district budget.
Brad Froman is now elementary principal and Schilson will concentrate solely on superintendent duties.
She is not receiving a raise. Her salary is switching to all be drawn from the administrative costs funds.
The school board also is holding a public hearing at 7:15 p.m. to sell life/safety bonds to replace the 1957 building roof.
A public hearing is required even though residents cannot stop a district from bonding for a life/safety amendment.
The district and school board want to replace the roof, an estimated $372,000 project, without raising taxes.
The $1.9 million bond approved by Warsaw voters in April 2001 for the elementary and high school additions and remodeling in 2002-03 will be refinanced to keep the district's tax rate the same even with the addition of a new bond for the roof.
The regular October board meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
The agenda includes voting on waiving the administrative costs, the annual audit as presented from Gray, Hunter and Stenn, and a pest management plan.
Dawn Jenkins is on the agenda to discuss After Prom.
Board members will discuss information from a transportation meeting, the April 2009 school board election, the annual school board convention, school report cards, the district report card and the one-cent sales tax.
WARSAW, Ill. - The Warsaw School Board will hold a public hearing at 7 p.m. Thursday in the high school library to waive the limitation on administration costs.
Warsaw's administrative costs will increase beyond the limit allowed by law and requires a public hearing.
This is because Superintendent Kim Schilson's salary will be paid all from one fund instead of being paid part from the elementary fund and part from the administrative fund.
Schilson, first hired in 2000 as the Warsaw Elementary principal, was named superintendent in 2004.
During the past four years Schilson has been superintendent and principal and her salary was paid from two separate funds in the district budget.
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She is not receiving a raise. Her salary is switching to all be drawn from the administrative costs funds.
The school board also is holding a public hearing at 7:15 p.m. to sell life/safety bonds to replace the 1957 building roof.
A public hearing is required even though residents cannot stop a district from bonding for a life/safety amendment.
The district and school board want to replace the roof, an estimated $372,000 project, without raising taxes.
The $1.9 million bond approved by Warsaw voters in April 2001 for the elementary and high school additions and remodeling in 2002-03 will be refinanced to keep the district's tax rate the same even with the addition of a new bond for the roof.
The regular October board meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
The agenda includes voting on waiving the administrative costs, the annual audit as presented from Gray, Hunter and Stenn, and a pest management plan.
Dawn Jenkins is on the agenda to discuss After Prom.
Board members will discuss information from a transportation meeting, the April 2009 school board election, the annual school board convention, school report cards, the district report card and the one-cent sales tax.
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Dan Howes wrote on Oct 31, 2008 7:04 PM:
" A lot of us would like to see a follow-up on the administrative costs portion of the meeting. We were unfortunately not able to attend due to conflicting Parent/Teacher meetings scheduled at N/C. It would be nice to see better scheduling on any future meetings. "
former resident wrote on Oct 30, 2008 1:20 AM:
" Consolidation??? Are you referencing the deactivation of the Middle School? Unless you are ready to consolidate, don't plan on saving by eliminating a superintendent. Are you ready to give up Warsaw CUSD #316 AND the Warsaw Wildcat??? If not, you're just going to have to accept the fact that Warsaw is required by law to have a superintendent. If not Schilson, good luck finding someone with the proper certification willing to work for the same or less than Schilson. Whether you like her or not, Kim Schilson has definately been an asset to the Warsaw School District. "
hasnt the Superintendants duties decreased wrote on Oct 28, 2008 5:57 PM:
" With the consolidation going on, there should be fewere duties as superintendant. Maybe a pay CUT is more in order rather than a raise for Schilson. Do we in Warsaw need a full time Superintendant if we are sharing our school? Can't we share the cost and administration, too? "
Warsaw wrote on Oct 27, 2008 9:28 AM:
" Anonymous - perhaps Schilson's salary never increased while covering both positions in the absence of a full-time principle...? So, moving her salary to come from a different fund while bringing Mr. Froman on-board is a move that, although a matter of semantics, requires the approval of the board and community to do so.
Just thinking out loud here. I'm not positive that this is the case, but it would make sense...
Conversely, (anonymous) would you be in favor of her (Schilson) receiving a retroactive raise should this be the case? You were quick to jump that she should not get paid the same for doing only one job. Should she be paid extra for covering both, retroactively?
As a parent of children attending WHS, I too am very happy to see Mr. Froman as the principle. He's great with the kids, loves the job and the kids like him too. Looking forward to good things from Mr. Froman. Keep up the great work! "
Just thinking out loud here. I'm not positive that this is the case, but it would make sense...
Conversely, (anonymous) would you be in favor of her (Schilson) receiving a retroactive raise should this be the case? You were quick to jump that she should not get paid the same for doing only one job. Should she be paid extra for covering both, retroactively?
As a parent of children attending WHS, I too am very happy to see Mr. Froman as the principle. He's great with the kids, loves the job and the kids like him too. Looking forward to good things from Mr. Froman. Keep up the great work! "
Anonymous wrote on Oct 22, 2008 8:58 AM:
" So, is Schilson being paid the same now that she is doing only one job? The article says that she "is not receiving a raise." Why would one receive a raise for a reduction in duties? Duh. "
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anonymous wrote on Nov 3, 2008 2:15 PM:
Schilson appears to be an excellent administrator and the district is in good shape because of it. Froman is perfect for his position as well.
I'm just trying to figure out how the district can argue paying a Supt 100K+ yearly and likely 60K for a principal when they did not pay this in the past.
BTW, i believe these salaries are commensurate with surrounding schools, so it's not that I feel either person is being paid too much, perhaps the simple answer is that Mrs, Schilson was getting paid far too little for her work in the past. "