Central news said... Central Office new is after Wilson Morales husband of Lisa got into a argument and slapped a teacher he is now getting transferred to Waldo.
This happened under Popp and he did nothing just like with Glozabach. Anyone else would get fired. It is difficult to work in 131 with this corrupt enviroment.
Of course the board will do nothing. Popp could have changed the enviroment of 131 but three months on job shows his character. Even the serial bully did not have that bad of a start.
I will not name names but he did and she slapped him as well. Not very professional for a administrator. Remember he left the grounds and struck a student as well although the student hit him also. He has a history anyone else would get fired but he is Lisa's husband. He will now get separated from the teacher by getting moved to Waldo.
I don't know him well, have only seen him a few times (my grandson is at Simmons). I do notice that he talks with the kids before & after school instead of staying in the office. I like to see people give a full day's work for a day's pay, and I think he does that. I've heard that he has a temper and/or anger management issues but then so do others.
As far as comparing the blog to Ex-lax, I agree but it's a good thing. When my brother had cancer one of his medicines made him constipated. The doctor prescribed a stool softener, which made the "stuff" move along & out of his body. Ex-lax (blog) can be just what the body (district) needs.
John Young and Patterson are not Bilingual so more excuses. That may be the official word but not the truth. More smoke and mirrors from Mike Popp and lapdog Reyes Childress.
If that had any truth Martinez and Rojas would have been hired not the last 11 administrators that have no Bilingual Skills. West Aurora found them more than qualified.
So far on hiring a diverse population Popp is 0 for 11. Another bunch of BS on the part of administration
Popp talks the diversity game but his record is not of diversity at 204. Indian Prarie still can't believe Aurora East was stupid enough to hir him and Thruchbrod. the reason Popp wants a new service center is to get out of the hood. So much for the promises made to residents that Aurora East would seek a diverse work force.
The board is to blame they never listen to the public.
John Young is indeed bilingual. Matter of fact he speaks Spanish better than Wilson Morales.
You shouldn't make statements unless you know what you're talking about.
The district wants to have all central office staff under one roof. This is not a new idea, they've wanted this for the last couple years. They need a larger building to house all the SSC, ASC and CSC administration in one place. It makes sense. It has nothing to do with being in the hood.
It does make some sense to have Administration under one roof. There is a building on Fransworth that say D131 administration building what is in there?
I would like to see something from him and the BOE about the overcrowding in the schools though. Can the district only take care of one thing at a time and if so why have all the committees and Administration if they can only handle one thing at a time.
If that is Dr Popps number one need it shows he has no care for our students. our schools are old and filled with mold and falling apart and he wants a new office. Really is the board that stupid! The answer is yes!
I don't know much about Mr. Morales but I do know the administration at Waldo is anti-teacher. They are trying to get rid of a couple of tenured teachers. They changed one's teaching area and took away the extra-curricular position of the other.
Morales continued to set teachers up at Simmons and will add to the poor culture at Waldo. This is not the building for him but it shows Popps leadership. Wilson will mistreat teachers right and left. His goal is to rid the district of teachers like the serial bully days. This will create enought chaos for three years and look like Popp is doing something. The board is well aware but says nothing.
In other news Jackie Gibson a relative of Hulls will get the Deans position at the Urban League. You heard it here first.
Saw the Urban League and Ray Hulls church Main Street Baptist in the paper today calling a white people racist. Maybe they should focus on their finances instead of asking the taxpayers to bail them out. I never heard until yesterday the Third Ward club did not allow minorities Did the Urban league ever apply. I think not. Shame on them.
The East Aurora School District has used the baseball field for years rent free. the expectation was to clean up after often times they did not do that. The club wanted to support the kids. Social Clubs have been a part of the third ward for years never did we discriminate. if someone wanted to join they got accepted. I am very disappointed the Urban League would take that stance along with Hulls church.
Maybe a long time ago discrimination happened but to call use racist is right. I hope it is not true that the district will not support this racist organization. Not finding out what's going on is ignorance.
A call is out to boycott Hollywood Casino and eating establishments within the City of Aurora. Please go to restaurants in Montgomery.
What happened Tuesday proves we live in a dictatorship. False charges of racial discrimination can not be tolerated. Hitler needs to be stopped. The one circulating the race lies was none other than CLayton Muhammed.
The City could not prove one person was discriminated against. for the Urban League and Main Street Baptitst to join in is criminal.
The District is now considering a full time FOIA officer thanks to Ralph Padron. This position will take money away from classrooms just to pull paper work for Ralph.
He has costs the District tens of thousands of dollars in legal and office time. When is this madness going to stop?
This relates to his loss of free insurance for he and his wife. Now he is making the kids and taxpayers suffer.
Ralph has every right to FOIA things and if this district kept good records the wouldn't have to take so long. Employment records and resumes should be kept together in folders so all they would have to do is go there and copy. As for the bids they should be all together in a file for the projects that was done.
If Ralph finally prove how mismanaged this district is and the waste of money the BOE looks past it is worth every cent of his FOIA's. This is new to this district all the FOIA's people ask for no one did before. You should see some of the other districts FOIA acts and in fact some even post what was FOIA on there website so community members can see and if they had the idea of FOIA that information they could look on the website and no have to bother the district. Our district is forward thinking on this they still live in the past where they don't think the community needs to know.
The new budget process detailed in the paper will eliminate bids and openness in the way positions and money being spent. They are spinning it as planning it is more about hiding expenses. This type of budget will give Marty a free hand. You will not know he wasted money with friends. Four months of Popp shows the district is back to the Serial Bully days.
Matthew Hanley, FOIA Officer East Aurora School District 131 417 5th Street Aurora, IL 60505
Re: FOIA Request for Documents regarding salaries/benefits
Dear Mr. Hanley
Pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information act, 5 ILCS140/1, the undersigned hereby requests copies of the following documents:
1 Current salaries /benefit package of
Beartice Reyes Childress Rehman Ali Marty Feltes Joan Glotzbach Suzanne Bement-Withrow
2 Application for employment
3 Full Job Description
4 Salary History
I understand that the Act permits a public body to charge a reasonable copying fee not to exceed the actual cost of reproduction and not including the costs of any search or review of the records. I am asking that any fees be waived per 5ILCS140/6(c).
Matthew Hanley, FOIA Officer East Aurora School District 131 417 5th Street Aurora, IL 60505
Re: FOIA Request for Personnel Documents Melody Ellington
Dear Mr. Hanley
Pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information act, 5 ILCS140/1, the undersigned hereby requests copies of the following documents:
1 ALL documents on Ms Ellington’s departure on June 30 204 To include departure agreement, severance, compensation of any sort.
2 Ms Ellington’s Entire Personnel File I do understand that “Confidentiality Issues” will not be available.
3 District 131 Human Resource Policy on Background/Reference check.
4 All documents on why Ms Ellinton’s position was eliminated.
I understand that the Act permits a public body to charge a reasonable copying fee not to exceed the actual cost of reproduction and not including the costs of any search or review of the records. I am asking that any fees be waived per 5ILCS140/6(c).
I have to agree with Taxpayer 3 on the FOIA issue. I have FOIA'd info from D131 in the past. They like to play games with what they give you. they pretend to not understand what you ask for, and give you info/ documents totally irrelevant to what was requested. When I notified them of their errors, they sent teeny bits of what I asked for, but not all in entirety. I would then notify them of their continued shortcoming, and would get more non-related documents or documents with nearly everything blackened out.
If the district would do as another suggested and put out the FOIA info for all to see and be more transparent there would be not problems. D131 School Boards for many years have helped admin hide their errors and deficiencies. When members of the community or Board members have tried to bring to light some of these things as R. Padron is doing now, the Board and/or admin attempt to make them look like the bad guy.
Sadly, it is a small minority of people who have cared enough to try to set things right. So they are easily discouraged with no support from the majority of the tax payers or families with children. This is why Ralph is a major thorn in their side. He is neither a EA taxpayer or parent, just a guy trying to point out the dirt he has found under the rug.....and this has many folks upset. He may get a little over zealous at times, but they have not discouraged him as quickly as they have others in the past. This makes me happy.
to the Social club protester- how can you ask us to hurt other business owners in the City of Aurora to supports a cause. The members of the social clubs should have spoken to their aldermen or all showed up at the city meeting. I didn't see any mention of those people coming together BEFORE the decision was made to voice their opinion.
What a difference a couple of miles can make!
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Speaking of minutes, how is it that our neighbors to the south can manage to put the actual board meetings online, live (as well as recorded), for the community to see?
Actually it's probably not Dr. Popp who would be able to facilitate putting meetings online. That would be the communications director for the district, Mr. Hanley (and I'm pretty sure he does read this blog at least occasionally).
My suggestion would be to post on the district's Facebook page and/or go to a school board meeting. Maybe phone calls to the central office, too...all are ways to "put a bug in someone's ear", as my grandma used to say. Posting on a blog is a start, but don't stop there!
You are a moron. Talking to Alderman is like talking to our Board nobody listens. There was no act of discrimination yet the Urban League made charges . The he East Aurora residents have been supporting them for years and they called us racist. It was up to the Alderman to get the name the discriminated person not just take the Urban Leagues word for it.
I am glad 131 pulled out but if they are renting and paying the mortgage the residents should protest.
I worked for the Urban League and was not paid for the last two months because they mismanaged the funds. All the workers did not get paid. Insurance was taken out but claims did not get paid due to a insurance cancelation. Now we learn the District is bailing them out again. We have all gone to the Department of Labor.
Thank you to the person who posted the link about Magnet Academy. I didn't see that information in the Beacon or district website, I have an 8th grade grandson who might be interested.
the article shows the district has no transparentcy. they will bury things in the budget like the trucks and ex will never know what they are doing. Tge story is that is how they are going to add some more administrative positions. It also means Marty will not have to go out to bid. Youngerans will now have all the work they want without bids.
These are a return to the Radocovich days. Moreover it shows Tyler is from West and that how they do their budget it also proved the ran out of money.
We pay Joan $150,000 a year plus benefits but Ralph had to teach her HR. The new rule is we Google employees before we hire them. Wow common sense Joan has none.
Meeting Date: Wednesday, July 2, 2014 4:00 p.m. Richard Leonard - Chairman MEMBERS: ATTENDANCE Mr. Ray Hull No Mr. Richard Leonard Yes Mary Ann Turza Yes Mr. Marty Feltes Yes
AGENDA: 1. Architect/Construction Manger Report a. Window replacement – East High School 2. B&G Committee Meetings 2014-15 3. ADS – Simmons Cameras 4. B&G Vehicles – State Purchasing 5. B&G Staff Uniforms Purchase/Rental
Informational Items:
1. Architect/Construction Manager Report –Mr. Craig Welter and Mr. David Binkley, Cordogan Clark & Assoc. reported on the following:
The Full Day Kindergarten Center is moving along. The new roof joists and decking have been installed. Metal studs are being installed in the existing building and the exterior brick is approximately 75% complete. Contractors will begin to run piping, conduit and ductwork throughout the addition. Contractors are meeting to determine in additional shifts and overtime will be needed to complete project on schedule.
Mr. Steve Sebby was introduced to the committee as a replacement for Mr. Scott McQuillan who has left Cordogan Clark & Assoc.
Capital Repairs/Maintenance has several projects that are in the process. Mechanical, Plumbing, Masonry and Roofing are all taking place at several locations. Documents are also being prepared by Cordogan Clark & Assoc. for project work that will take place during winter break.
High School Improvements project: Punch list work is being completed. The product used to level the old pool deck has failed. It is going to be removed and replaced and the necessary rubber athletic floor will be reinstalled prior to the start of the school year.
Roof repairs have been completed at Allen and Dieterich. Projects at several other locations are still taking place, with roof leaks also being addressed.
1a. The Window replacement project at East High School was discussed and Mr. Feltes informed the committee that 3F Corporation would like to do the work in the fall after school hours and will honor the bid price that was presented in the amount of $634,700.00. This includes an alternate bid in the amount of $197,700.00 that includes the Art, Band and Music areas. Mr. Feltes informed the Committee that this project is a $250,000.00 matching grant from the State. The District has received the grant check in the amount of $250,000.00 and is asking the Board to approve the additional $134,700.00 from the 2014-15 year budget that will be needed to complete this project.
2. Mr. Feltes presented the 2014-15 revised B&G Committee Meeting schedule. Meetings have been changed from Thursday to Wednesday.
3. Mr. Feltes presented a proposal from Alarm Detection System for the installation of additional cameras at Simmons at the loading dock, exterior door 15 and the cafeteria along with a reader at Door 9 at Beaupre. Mr. Leonard stated that he agreed that the cameras were needed, however he did not agree to the monthly monitoring fee from ADS. Mr. Feltes will contact ADS to revise agreement without the monthly monitoring fees. Once the new agreement is received, the proposal will be presented to Finance for approval.
4. Mr. Leonard presented a proposal for B&G vehicles through the State Purchasing program. The proposal was for (4) 2015 Ford Super Duty Cab F250, (2 with plows and 2 without plows) in the amount of $100,180.00 and (3) Kubota RTV’s in the amount of $78,151.26. Ms. Turza inquired if these were additional vehicles or replacements. She also stated that it would be beneficial to see an explanation for the need on future proposals. Mr. Feltes explained that the trucks are replacement vehicles due to the current vehicles condition and mileage. The Kubota’s are new vehicles that will be housed at 3 central locations and will be utilized throughout the District to do walks. These vehicles will be funded from the 2014-15 budget. Committee agreed to move to Finance for approval.
5. Mr. Feltes presented a proposal for the rental of B&G Staff uniforms to the Committee. The rental package includes 11 uniforms (button down shirts and black slacks) per individual at a total cost of $613.22 per week. The total annual cost would be approximately $30,661.00. This pricing includes cleaning and replacement of damaged shirts/pants. Ms. Turza inquired as to how many staff members would be included and the present procedure for uniforms. Mrs. Cinto informed the committee that presently there are approximately 95.5 staff members. Last year each new staff member received 5 shirts and 5 pants/shorts and returning staff received 2 shirts and 2 pants/shorts. The Committee agreed to move to Finance for approval. Ms. Peryea, who was attending the meeting, asked if there could be a comparison to what has been the procedure/pricing in the past vs the present proposal. This information will be included in the proposal when it is presented to Finance.
The next Buildings and Grounds meeting date for August 6, 2014 at 4:00 p.m., McKnight Service Center, 417 Fifth Street, Aurora, IL 60505.
Leonard tells Feltes to get a cost removed. Why didn't Marty do this to begin with and where is the previous cost analysis?
Item 4
Mr. Feltes explained that the trucks are replacement vehicles due to the current vehicles condition and mileage. No documentation prestented to justify this cost.
Item 5
Ms. Peryea, who was attending the meeting, asked if there could be a comparison to what has been the procedure/pricing in the past vs the present proposal. This information will be included in the proposal when it is presented to Finance.
Why wasn't this info brought to the meeting for comparison.
Because all of this missing information, time now spent to research this will be lost again.
Does anyone see a pattern here? Why is this an ongoing problem and shouldn't the district expect more than this from the B & G dept.
Amazingly the vehicle purchase proposal was passed for Finance to approve. Someone on this Board needs to correct the problems at B&G !!! Has gone on for way to long More to be exposed soon !!!
He attempted to push through a expensive uniform program the Union pointed out he was violating the contract. Weiler stepped in and said no. it shows. Popp and Feltes will try to pull anything.
Feltes does not have a clue but the board is to blame. They allowed Dick Leonard to sit in the interview committee and hire his best friend. Whether it is Popp or Roberts they could not discipline him because of Leonard.
His meeting are a example of what everyone puts up with everyday in B&G. Leonard is totally corrupt and the district is paying the price.
is people who work hard at their jobs and are unhappy need new managers (at several levels) NOT to find a new job. Anyone would be disgruntled if their jobs were threatened on a regular basis and you try to to a good job with less than adequate management oversight for what is required to get things done. And I am just an outsider looking in and can see the problems. I wish Dr. Popp would just stop trying to revise and improve until he truly knows what he already has to work with, again, at many levels he has people in place who are excellent at what they do and others who are fooling him on the short term as to what they would like him to believe they are capable.
Feltes has told us we will be fired and a cleaning service brought in. hull, Peryea and Strand promised that would never happen. They also encouraged us to bring corruption to them and did nothing. In fact Hull has given are names to Feltes. Today Feltes can do what he wants, Last month Youngrens got $75,000 in no bid work. They parcel it per school so it stays under the bid level. Recently Hulls friend Stokes who it not a landscaper got the landscaping business at The Fred Rodgers Magnet school.
Does this blog think paying this fool $120,000 a year is ok. They voted on the promotion in the middle of the year. His best friend was on the interview committee twice.
The board is so corrupt and yet all the workers get blamed. The new administration is all for blaming the little guy while Popp hires his friends and pays the what they want.
The proclamation that 131 would be a better place to work was a bunch of lies. Hull and Strand have been moving applications forward of teachers who have been subs in the district that do not qualify to teach in other districts, much less 131. Many bad teachers are subs because they can't get hired. The good part about subs is building have a chance to evaluate them. Many of these subs have the same recommendations by many buildings leaders they are simply not good teachers.
it is not the boards responsibility to tell the district who to hire. We have seen this disaster with Marty Feltes and now they have their hands into teachers.
We know the board reads this and we will leave you with this thought. A bad teacher will influence the children's education for the future. Hiring these teachers is playing with the futures of thousands. Please get out of the way and let us do our jobs.
Dr Popp started off by taking advice from Glozabach. She is a major problem. She has cost the districts millions and many good people got railroaded because of her. The last mistakes with the business office alone are her fault for not checking references and allowing Clark to work with no background check.
Feltes is another story but that one is on the board. Popp could not fire him if he wanted to.
Dr Popp lost my support when he wanted to purchase a luxury building for admin only. If the board goes along with this they need to be replaced in the next election. They all know it's going on and everyone wonders why they are allowing it.
Hull and Strand as board members have no business moving any applications forward. That is the Superintendents job. Did any of these people read the IL School Code or do they think it doesn't apply to this district.
+to the person who said "find a new job"--how stupid are you? Illinois is at the bottom of all of the states in unemployment because of corruption at every level. How many times did we catch legislators with their hands in the teacher's pension fund? In this economy there are no jobs and billionaire corporations raid each state of millions in perks and then flee to places like Switzerland While the grunts get fired, and basic protections get flayed.
The minutes from the June 16th School Board meeting were posted this morning. The first comment from Dr. Popp at that meeting was the following:
"Dr. Popp stated that he had a great telephone conversation with one of the individuals from the audience that has addressed the board in the past. He will continue the conversation tonight"
Against the advice of the Construction managers Feltes allowed non union workers on the job cite at the AGB Kindergarden Center. Workers walked off the job and the lawyer had to go in and settle it. The district will pay $50,000 plus to finish flooring work. What is he and Popp thinking.
Just because you are able to push around district labor does not mean the world will give into you.
Marty Feltes is getting by with stealing the district blind.
In the last two weeks his plumber friends have made over $100,000 in no bid work at the district. The Business office pointed this out and got told to keep quite. much of this work could be done by district staff and much of it is unneeded. Youngers alone has $50,000 of no bid work.
Others that are regulars for Marty are
RJ Oneill Arlip and Sons and Ray Hulls buddy Syokes a new one to the pack.
Marty is lining his pockets and nobody on the board is asking questions. At least Dr Roberts has some control over but Popp is so busy kissing Leonard a** there is no control.
Why do you think they fought so hard to get on a board that pays nothing? do you really think they do it for the kids? Leonard can't even talk to the kids or shake hands with them. He looks in the air. Do you really think Leonard got on the board to help minority kids.
Popp only cares about being superintendent and the money he can make. He will never stop Feltes. Hull works at the City the same thing goes on there.
July 31st 2014 Matthew Hanley, FOIA Officer East Aurora School District 131 417 5th Street Aurora, IL 60505
Re: FOIA Request for Documents regarding Marty Feltes Application Verification for both his current and previous position with East Aurora District 131.
Dear Mr. Hanley
Pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information act, 5 ILCS140/1, the undersigned hereby requests copies of the following documents:
1 Human Resources Policy on verifying information is accurate on application. Specifically Computer Skills. Was there a test given or observance of the applicants ability?
2 Copy of testing exam to insure applicant is not giving false information pertaining to their skills. If no exam is given, what is used to verify their skills.
3 A Copy/minutes of all interviewing sessions pertaining to the Director of Operations and previous position Operations Manager. B Names of interviewer (s) for this hiring C List of questions presented to the candidate
4 What is the procedure/policy in verifying that the applicant is in accordance with the qualifications specifically outlined in their job description. Request copy of the guidelines insuring the applicant is totally qualified and experienced in what is required.
5 Documents/Minutes justifying change upgrading Mr Feltes position from his previous.
6 List of applicants and applications for those who applied for A Current position of Director of Building and Grounds B 2012 Operations Manager position of Bldg and Grnds
7 Reason for limiting applicants to in district personnel versus a larger pool of qualified candidates outside of District 131.
8 Current organizational Chart for Building and Grounds.
I understand that the Act permits a public body to charge a reasonable copying fee not to exceed the actual cost of reproduction and not including the costs of any search or review of the records. I am asking that any fees be waived per 5ILCS140/6(c).
All of the administrators got credit back under Mike Popp and they are spending again. They also bury many expenses in snacks and have a personal shopper from Sodexo. These are not the meals the kids are getting. History is repeating itself.
We all know the fix was in before Jerome Roberts retired he called Scott Swaggert and asked for forgiveness. We told everyone Leonard was the fault. Leonard turned over information to the Beacon and destroyed many fine administrators reputations.
Both Hull and Johnson are to blame because they allowed him to sell his vote for Feltes. The same thing is happening with Popp. Feltes and Leonard are stealing the district blind.
When Hull used everyone for information he told us that Leonard did the same thing at the City and eventually got fired for taking a kickback on a real estate transaction.
Feltes was the only one hired under no reference checks. The board is so corrupt they all need to go. In January 2013 Hull told the Beacon he could never support Feltes because he was not qualified now he voted to promote him. See a pattern here.
Good for you Ralph for FOIA for that information about Feltes application for employment. I bet they are really going to have to dig to find that since they probably didn't follow hiring procedures.
They never followed hiring procedures on Feltes. Leonard his best friend sat in on interviews. They changed the qualifications so he could get the job. Hull did oppose him at first publically and gained the confidence of maintenance people. Now he voted for the appointment. The board is totally corrupt. Elections will be coming up PLEASE find people that care for the kids
Mr Padron please FOIA records regarding the Asst Principal job at Simmons. Jackie Gibson will be given the job against the majority of the staffs wishes. Several good candidates had applied but had been passed up. Teachers volunteered for the interview committee but Patterson only picked Jackie's freinds. That assures Jackie will receive the highest marks. She hold no special credituals her only claim to fame is she is related to Ray Hull.
That is why the board needs to go the are totally corrupt.
Hull has given a list of teachers to Popp he is insisting they get hired. He is related to Gibson and that is a conflict. The boards behavior is out of control.
Leonard and Feltes are best friends and the hiring practices did not get followed.
Ralph you can make everyone suffer by pulling information by they are not the ones violating district policy.
So what are you doing with the information a Ralph. Nothing you scare nobody.
People may post on here like Ralph is being a nuisance, but that is the way with people in power, who are feeling threatened. Attempt to demean, ridicule and change the rules, to stop the action they are definitely worried about. They have tried everything by way of the lawyer, hiring Ralph to do work in hopes he would feel a part of their team (see how that blew up in their face). It is like a house of cards. One day, there will be that one thing that brings it all tumbling. Go get it Ralph!
The board will vote Monday on the lease for Quad County.
We will be required to pay a deposit of $30,000 down plus $36,000 per month. We will pay utilities and maintenance. Quad will be allowed to keep their offices in our building. a everyone knows we are paying their mortgage. The lease is three years. All because Hull needs to save face in the Afro American community. This coupled with the demands Jackie Gibson get administrative job. hull has also given HR twelve names of teachers to hire.
Central Office sees Mike Popp as a person who will put in three years and move onto better things. Je does not have experience with Superintendent issues so many times we are referred to the lawyers. The district has been distroyed by the board Annette Johnson excluded.
I was never a fan of Johnson's and thought she had way to much involvement but she did follow through not worried about who's toes she would st on. Dr Roberts always used her as the bad cop and that worked. With them many things got fixed. With Hull he is only in it for himself. He likes doing for his friends. In that role you can have no friends.
Ralph Padron does nothing with his information and would come to the meeting and attack Johnson. Why does he not do the same for Hull. The district today has taken ten years in steps backwards with Popp.
Dr Popp has become the district joke. He tells staff from administrators to secretaries "Don't talk to Annette Johnson." One wonders what he is hiding? Marty Feltes is allowed to drive around on District time with Dick Leonard in the truck playing Forman and ordering staff around. He then takes him to lunch. One wonders who is paying for that. Prediction Popp will bankrupt the District before he leaves for greener pastures. He will put in expensive programs just to say he did. This will be in a attempt to build his resume. Just like Dr Torres and Dr Radavich did in EA and Elgin.
I have emailed our Administrative team at the HS asking four questions. I did not hear back from Principal Byrd, any of the AP's or Deans. The only person I heard back from was a Division Chair from another department and he only answered one of my questions. WTF?!? Do they take a class on how NOT to be effective leaders? Anyone remember on the last teacher's day last year, Principal Byrd was nowhere to be seen. Rumor is he got completely wasted at the KC Cougars game the night before and had to go sleep it off after his morning remarks. Real professional guys! This district has no chance with the administration they have hired.
He is on record as telling many people close to him D131 is a stepping stone in the path of life. Truckenbrod is the same way. Both are working on their Doctorate. The Alternative School is another joke. No teachers have been hired Orstead has been running around begging people. no Curculum has been done. Clearly the current leadership does not have a clue. We have to many administrators with no experience.
Dr. Popp is right administrators and secretaries should not be talking to Annette Johnson District Joke she is a board member and has no authority to change anything. She really should be at the schools. Please take the time to read the IL School Code about board members. In fact no employees should be talking to the board members they really can't do anything and by doing that they are breaking the law.
This is the Oath the Board Members take when they are elected. Some of them must of forgot.
(105 ILCS 5/10-16.5 new) Sec. 10-16.5. Oath of office. Each school board member, before taking his or her seat on the board, shall take an oath of office in substantially the following form: I, (name of member or successful candidate), do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully discharge the duties of the office of member of the Board of Education (or Board of School Directors, as the case may be) of (name of school district), in accordance with the Constitution of the United States, the Constitution of the State of Illinois, and the laws of the State of Illinois, to the best of my ability. I further swear (or affirm) that: I shall respect taxpayer interests by serving as a faithful protector of the school district's assets; I shall encourage and respect the free expression of opinion by my fellow board members and others who seek a hearing before the board, while respecting the privacy of students and employees; I shall recognize that a board member has no legal authority as an individual and that decisions can be made only by a majority vote at a public board meeting; and I shall abide by majority decisions of the board, while retaining the right to seek changes in such decisions through ethical and constructive channels.
If administration will not stop CORUPTION then it is up to the Board. Feltes has been allowed to run with a Board member Leonard all day bidding is non existent. We have given Youngrens in three months over $140,000 in no bid work with little documention. Feltes just gives the jobs to his friends. Business Office workers have gone to Popp but he has told us to mind our own business with regards to Feltes.Over 300 recent bills got shown to Popp that lacked proper authorization in regards to B&G. Answer me what are we suppose to do.? If someone FOIAs them it will look like we are not doing our jobs.
We did go to Dr Roberts in January and he put a stop to it but Popp does not. The Kindergarden bills are being misapproiated also they are getting charged to other accounts so as to look like Feltes is not over budget. The Kindergarden Center will end millions in the hole.
When the Superintendent does not handle issues answer me what are we suppose to do?
BTW Hull is forcing the district to hire Main Street Bapist friends for positions is that ok? The Urban League will be paid $36,000 a month because of Hull. Compare that to others leases we have they are only $8,000.
If you feel Dr. Popp isn't addressing the issue get something in writing and I would guess you could do the whisleblower program the State has or contact ISBE and see if they can tell you what to do. If you have proof they have gone against policy you can contact the States Attorney or again talk to someone ISBE. On there website there is a place that you can email them and they don't tell the district.
Taxpayer3 will never answer truthfully because the Board needs to monitor the taxpayers money. Michael Popp and all others in our administration will never pay taxes in d131. Notice not one will send their children to 131 schools. Childress talks about being a proud Tomcat. Why does she not live in the community.? She claims she loves the community.
Allowing administration to do what the want has lead to all the problems of the lowest ranked school district in Illinois .
I suggest you try calling the ISBE good luck. The only hope you have is the Board and they have taken a oath to protect the districts money. They don't care so we are screwed.
I have tired talking to ISBE and they by law have to go through chain of command. Some of this falls into the IL School Code and it is tricky trying to find who you go to to get results. But if you don't try nothing will happen. Look at Ralph he keeps trying and he may hit a wall but if you just sit back things will stay the same.
Salary recap coming soon for select Administrators. You be the judge on whether they are paid accordingly for their job performance. Also "Bonus" payout incentives to be published.
Taxpayer3 ISBE is made up of retired administrators they want your name and then call the East Aurora. I have a job and a mortgage payment. I do not like to see the taxpayers dollars get wasted and you would hope the Superintendent would be confidential enough to address issues. This is not the case with Popp. He wants everything hidden. You should hear his remarks.
The he Board is his boss and the oath they take is to protect tax dollars. So far Ralph has accomplished nothing because they stonewall him.
I have contacted ISBE and they have given me answers and how to go about things. I have a mortgage payment also and don't like seeing my tax money spent unwisely and this board has been doing that for a long time without Dr. Popp.
Ralph on some of the things he is doing might not get anywhere but the more he does that comes out in the open might get someones attention to do something.
A Dicatorship is alive and well at 131. Feltes is allowed to bully maintenance people and the reason the Youngerans bills are so large is he has told he maintenance people he does not need them and they will be replaced.. Popp is aware of this and agrees with Feltes. Popp owes his job to Leonard. One vicious circle.
Watch and see this week what the Board has their hands into.
Administrators in District 131 get many more benefits than teachers and staff do. Since Joan Glotzbach has already been mentioned here, I'll use her 2013-2014 compensation as an example:
$145,000.00 Base Salary $ 9,529.32 Health Benefits $ 16,596.62 Pension Benefits $171,125.94 Total monetary compensation
In addition she receives 20 days for vacation and 15 sick days, so a total of 35 days a year paid for doing nothing. Now when you consider that she makes like $800 a day, 35 days means she is paid around $28,000 a year to not come to work.
Now when you consider the recent Beacon article where the district announced that they were hiring two positions to help our students deal with the chronic truancy problems we have in the district. Each position would be paying $21,000 a year. Joan will be getting paid $7,000 more to do nothing this year than these individuals will be getting paid to work the whole year.
It also makes a person sick when you consider the district wants to outsource the maintenance contract because the $10 an hour they are making is too much.
As determined by the East Aurora School Board, up to and including a 6% incentive may be awarded to an administrator based on the percentage of increase of reading and math meet/exceeds 2012 ISAT/PSAE scores. Please see the applicable information below regarding percentage and value. This incentive will not be added to the annual salary as it has a one-time value.
Percentage 6% Value: $7,719.00
September 15 2011 Payout was
Math Incentive 1% $1,293.00 Reading Incentive 1% $1,293.00
The health benefits are the district cost for all employees that is what they pay for teachers as well. I remember when teachers were stupid enough to boycott the Christmas party because administration was complaining how mean the board was treating them. Story is Popp will be undoing this. I am sure our stupid board will go right along.
When incentives got paid the adminis did not get a raise that year. They had their wages frozen. It was the last year test scores went up. Glozbach and Childress each had promotions that year and title changes.
Can someone please explain the logic as to why incompetent administrators get a 50% pay increase over the past 5 years while academic performance and overall health of our district has declined? I wish I had a job where my incompetence was a guarantee for financial advancement. .... EA. Also can anyone tell me what percentage increase in per student spending has occurred during this same time. It almost seems as if the district is raping our students futures.
What does Childress do? She blabs her mouth in the beginning of the year and then she goes into hiding for the rest of the year. What a waste of space she's taking up!
Motion to Approve the Construction, Extension and Revision of Retaining Wall in the Amount of $116,367.66 B. Motion to Approve the Substitution of Masonry for Hardy Board on Southwest Elevation not to Exceed $126,428 C. Motion to Approve the Extension of Paving Area on East Side of Parking Lot in the Amount of $85,380 D. Motion to Approve the Undercut Unsuitable Soils in Paving Area in the Amount of $30,000 E. Motion to Approve the Adjustment to the Flooring Contract in the Amount of $33,343
Central office is buzzing today apparently Annette Johnson complained that Popp, Weiler and Hull violated Open Meetings. Monday evening the Board had a discussion in private to approve additional work Feltes had already approved and the contractors were working on without approval. Rather than put it on the agenda they attempted to cover up. Now they don't want the public to come so they are having the meeting on Saturday at 9 am. Even the serial bully was not this corrupt. But it shows Feltes is not capable of doing his job.
Recently the silent hard working majority brought it to everyone's attention that Feltes, Popp ,Tyler and Childress took budgeted furniture and technology money and gave it to Feltes to spend for overruns.
It looks like Johnson finally said something. Again everyone can say its Popp job but it now shows what we are working with when he try's to lie and spend distrct money in private.
If the board had any ethics they would ask for his resignation, Weilers and Hulls
A person who sees history repeating itself
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Years ago, maybe 10, a community member came to a board meeting with a massive spread sheet showing the actual wages of the admin and teachers and the increases in salary. I believe this man charted approx. 5 years. Nothing has changed. Marin, Radakovich and many were given huge increases with no improvement in the education of our students (ie no state report card improvements.) As someone mentioned before. How can School Board after School Board give salary increases with no increase in $$ per student and schools still failing and on the watch lists?
Turns out Marty Feltes, Ray Hull, Mike Popp and some of the administrators put up a entire exterior wall at the Benevides Center and did not like the looks of it so now they are changing it for $126,000.
Only problem is they attempted not to tell anyone and got caught.
You can Sh** on the maintenance people all you want Marty but we have eyes and ears.
Also if Marty has not given Youngrens enough business that maintenance people could have worked on now he is fixing other peoples buildings at district expense.Yesterday Youngrens worked at the ASC and the work done was the responsibilty of the landlord not the district. Guess who is getting the bill.
When is the public going to demand his resignation.
If Johnson believes and has proof those three violated the Open Meetings Act she can make a compliant to The Attorney Generals Office. On the website they have a form you can fill out or you can call them. They are serious about these things. A couple of years ago I made a complaint and called the office and talked to them about my complaint and it turned out it wasn't but they took the time to explain why. So Johnson if you truly believe and have proof do something about it.
Having a meeting at 9 am on a Saturday shows the board is covering up they know the residents will not come or don't know about it. Mike Radavoich is alive and well at 131. It took me over 10 minutes to find the meeting and it was not advertised in any of the spots Hanley usually puts meetings.
I had hopes for Popp but now I can see his questionable moves have taken the district back to the serial bully days.
East Aurora School District 131 Special Saturday, August 9, 2014 9:00 AM School Service Center I. Roll Call II. Consideration and Approval of Additional Work, and the Expenditures for the Same, for the Following Items for the Full Day Kindergarten Project: A. Motion to Approve the Construction, Extension and Revision of Retaining Wall in the Amount of $116,367.66 B. Motion to Approve the Substitution of Masonry for Hardy Board on Southwest Elevation not to Exceed $126,428 C. Motion to Approve the Extension of Paving Area on East Side of Parking Lot in the Amount of $85,380 D. Motion to Approve the Undercut Unsuitable Soils in Paving Area in the Amount of $30,000 E. Motion to Approve the Adjustment to the Flooring Contract in the Amount of $33,343 III. PUBLIC COMMENTS/QUESTIONS IV. Adjournment
So how is it legal for another nearly half a million in no bid contracts to just slip through? These line items all seem like someone screwed up. Is there no accountability in d131? Why should I pay taxes when they are wasted like this.
Everyone is really tense the word is Monday night they had executive session and approved all this. In the next days following Johnson charged them with a open meetings violation. Popp is very childish when someone questions him and he has been calling Johnson names.
We have been complaining that for sometime Feltes has been over budget and Tyler just keeps adding money to the budget for bills to go through. They are now taking Furniture bills and charging them against Elementary Ed. This was originally in the new capital accounts. They are taking Computer invoices and charging them against Title and the tech budget. Since this is the new budget things are getting buried. This is how Feltes works. When staff in the business office showed the over300 invoices that did not have proper authorization Popp told us to mind our own business. These are all screw ups of Feltes. We know you read this Annette and many staff members who never liked you are now saying Thank God see stayed on the Board.
We hope you nail Popp Saturday at 9 am. All of us are commenting that we never seen the meeting at such a usual time.
This project is managed by Feltes when the Magnet School was built David Finley managed that project. It came in under budget and all work was completed ahead of schedule. Fast forward to the this project it is over budget, not on time, in fact workers will still be working on major construction when kids are there.
See Mr Feltes it really pays to have that degree you and Tricky Dick say is not important.
Feltes was never a manger he ran a one man business. He also worked with the local trades and has many friends who also own small businesses now he is spreading the wealth.
The district should have hired him. he did not have the experience managing large groups of union workers. Nor did he have computer skills. That is why the district is having all these problems. Popp will not manage him because of Leonard. That is why it is problem when board members hire their friends.
It was common to have meeting at the time community members could not attend under Radacvich. Raymond Hull was on the board at that time so he learned well.
It does show the corruption that exists with Mike Popp.
Roberts was asked by the community to video meetings that never happened but really to have a meeting on a Saturday when they just had a meeting this week very strange. Sounds like Feltes really screwed up and Popp is covering up.
It's not the fact they are having a Saturday meeting it's why. Feltes screwed up the project and they attempted to cover up. The Crntral Office is buzzing that Feltes is getting his. Everyone hoped Strand would be honest and transparent however that has proved not to be the case.
What everyone can't figure out is how the lawyer and Popp would good along. If anyone thinks Johnson was not going to use this.
Popp had some choice words for Johnson but proving money in excutive session is not a good move.
Prediction is how long Popp will last he is clueless.
I think they should move the meetings to Satruday but not at the last minute after the public was gathered at Monday evenings meetings. Then they put the public comments on this agenda at the end of the meeting. So why should the public feel welcome.
Insider knows do you know how to spell or form a sentence? You should proof read what you write. What do you mean by this, lawyer and Popp would good along. Johnson is only one board member and she let a lot of thing slip by her when she was President. Do you rally think this district could get a good Superintendent with the board we have? I wonder how many applied for the job out side of employees of the district. As far as Feltes and his spending that is the boards fault for not having a lower money amount for work being done so they would have to approve his spending.
Being no fan of Johnson's I must say she was the only one who cared about the districts money today and many angry residents.
A couple of observations
Popp said nothing and appeared clueless. Feltes said nothing. For $120,000 plus does Feltes not know how to answer a question. Does Popp not know how to answer a question for $220,000. Why was the lawyer answering all the questions?
The lawyer is a idiot he would say one thing and then say the opposite.
Feltes is on the take with Cordigan and Clark and everyone could see he was covering up. All of Cordigans jobs ended up like this but nobody ever questioned them.
The wall that needed fixing and added so much to the project was stated it would be a maintenance nightmare. They stated the wall would rust like the library and police station are. Both building got built by Cordigan. My question to district officals is why did they not hold Cordigan accountable? Cordigan should have never recommended all the materials they are now throwing away.
Now the soil was not good. Is that something a Architech should not have checked.
Leonard had a melt down about Johnson after the meeting. Everyone could see he was angry that Johnson questioned the costs. Nobody gets that angry unless they are afraid of being exposed. Johnson never addressed Feltes. Why is Leonard so upset?
Hull stated they made a honest mistake. Really another $472,000
At least one of our School Board members was not at the meeting yesterday morning, because she was giving her time to help with the Community Back-to-School Fair at First Presbyterian Church. I saw Lu Peryea helping to direct the hundreds of people waiting in line for school supplies, checkups, and immunizations. There may have been other School Board members there as well; I just happened to recognize Ms. Peryea.
THANK YOU for everything you do for our students. It is noticed and appreciated!
Peryea was at the meeting and in fact she complained that the Kinder Center should not have opened this year sounds like a great board member to me.
My take is the entire board needs to go they are clueless and never watch the taxpayers money. Popp never said anything and should have put this on the agenda. They should not be having private meeting.
Feltes screwed up again and nobody questions him. It seems Johnson is getting even and the rest of the board can't wait to vote yes on anything administration puts in front of them.
The lawyer did all the talking which lead the audience to believe they are covering up. If Feltes runs the department he should be able to stand up and answer a question. This is his style everyone does his job. He is stealing the district blind
Reading today's article shows the district is not holding the Architech accountable if they missed soil samples you wonder how safe the building is?
They also stated they are concerned the screws will rust. then why did then if the police station is rusting is it not on the same road as the Kindergarden Center.
Feltes is being paid lots of money to make sure the building is correct. Why is this just coming up now.
Missing your budget by almost $500,000 is a big deal. Peryea should worry less about traffic control and more about the money in the district. The event she attended I am sure had many volunteers. Her first should be the school board. a maybe she could have attended both if she would have insisted they talked about this on Monday.
Why are we paying a lawyer to do the talking for Popp. I am sure it is double time on Saturday.
The reason there are so many problems at the Benevides Kinder Center is Feltes. He is to busy working with contractor friends and relatives giving them work.
Feltes awarded a no bid contract to Arlip and Sons. They are billing us ten of thousands of dollars doing PM work on heating units.
In the summer we had qualified, certified heating people paid by the district to service the units Each crew had a certified heating man and three summer helpers doing this work in the past. Much cheaper. It was learned Feltess nephew works for Arlip. So perhaps Leonard's break down was related to Johnson getting to close to breaking up their cabal. .
Jackie Gibson....is our new Assistant Principal at Simmons. What a disgrace that the job was given to someone based on color and friendship. The facts are that there were many qualified candidates for the position, but they were looked over and NOT by everyone at the committee table. In fact, there were several individuals that were part of the committee that had expressed who they believed the position should go to, but there were several excuses as to why Jackie Gibson was qualified for the job. She did not have the majority vote for the position, and anyone that says otherwise is very dishonest.
Jackie is related to Ray Hull she was promised the job and that's why Wilson was moved. It is a disgrace and it proves the new board is very corrupt. She is related to Hull by marriage.
Ms Strand I know you read this how can you sit and take part in this. We believed in you when you stated the district would be a better place. Everyone is very angry and many wish Johnson would be back in charge. Shame on you.
I don't think many want Johnson back she is just a board member nothing else. If she really wants to do something she should go to someone and tell all that she knows about the corruption in the district and have them bring this district down.
What a mess out of registration today!!! Took 3 hours standing in the ridiculous hot sun in line just to RE-register my child!!! My child's registration packet was MÍA!!! So, I had to go register her today at the high school. Who's ever bright idea was this is nuts! Look at West side schools they are more up-to-date. They offered on-line registration. D131 is a mess!!
I agree with the comment about D131 getting in the 21st century. We had an outdated website which was FINALLY changed but has never been utilized to it's fullest. Too many people afraid to step into modern technology. Once anything is posted it is forever out there and cannot be denied.
side note: I happen to know Mrs. Strand refuses to read the blog.
All my child's paperwork was missing five years ago they had the same excuse they claimed they had a new computer then. Five years ago they told me they would be up to date. No administration was around to complain to yesterday. The excuse was they are in meeting. They look at us like we are stupid. Also the bathrooms are very dirty. the school is a mess.
They only have one employee but if they tell him to do something and he is to weak or needs to keep them happy then we end up with situations like Jackie Gibson or Marty Feltes.
I was hoping when we supported. Strand the board would not have such influence. I can see today it is worst than ever.
Jackie Gibson has had amany altercations with teachers and continues to play the race card. She is no friend to the Hispanic community and will be a disaster. Some of her friends did not even vote for her. They should have moved her from Simmons the staff is totally demoralized and it is not the way to start the year.
Feltes is a lunatic he has been railroading hard working charitable people like Don Sinome. Everyone likes Don but not Marty. Don was written up for collecting hats and gloves for poor children.
All of this started after Dr Roberts left. The Board is the problem.
Signed a petition yesterday at Montgomery Market about getting East turned over to the State. I asked the lady who is behind this she stated concerned parents.
The registration yesterday was a complete disaster. No one was making sure people knew where to go, there was no one dealing with the horrible traffic issues and people were stuck in a line outside in the sun for 3-4 hours. Whoever planned this should be fired immediately and the community should be outraged at being treated like cattle.
Strand had her kids registrations processed by Thurkenbrod secretary. This while the rest of the parents stood in line. Popp thinks the parents are poor, dumb and stupid. He leaves his office less that Roberts. Thruckenbrod has joked the parents of this district are a piece of cake. Sad, and now we have Jackie Gibson. Thank You board for your wonderful choice in Superintendents at least Dr Roberts did not think he was better than us.
We apologize to the families who had to wait in long line at yesterday's registration. We’re glad so many families are excited about the start of school and we are disappointed we were not able to move people through the process more quickly. We know it was frustrating for many people and we know we have to serve these families better. In the short term, we have shifted some staff around for today and Wednesday to hopefully make the lines move more quickly. Because the paperwork for so many families was processed on Monday, we are not expecting lines to be as long these next two days. Our staff will continue to do their best to help families in the most efficient and comprehensive way possible. These registration days were set up in a central location as a response to families who had students at more than one school. Many of those families had to wait in lines at multiple schools. In response to the request of parents, we opened up these three days dedicated to registering as many students as possible. Last year, we divided registration into new and returning students but found that families came on either day, so we opened it up to all families on all three days this year. We will again re-evaluate the process. Long term, we want to give more parents the opportunity to register online. We are grateful to the parents who waited in long lines and we are committed to continuing to improve our processes for registering more than 14,000 students.
The reason everyone in the entire District had to resister in one location with three lines was Reyes Childress. Her and Popp had been made aware lines circled around the building outside. They made a decision not to allow parents in the building because Dr Popp was afraid of quote mob action. Everyone knew bring 15,000 people together would not work. She should be fired and would have been in Indian Prairie. They also did not have enough help and he was told by many building administrators this would not work.
I just looked at that page, and there is no mention of needing to go anywhere, or into any building to register a child for school. Everything including paying fees can be done from home or on a smartphone. Even confirming the child's schedule is done by e-mail. Why is the West side able to make this happen and not us?
Why are people willing to put up with being treated like sheep?
Here's what I would have done: After waiting in line for half an hour or so, I would have gone home. I then would have called both the central office and my school's office, telling them that I was unable to register today because of whatever reason (child needed to use the bathroom, doctor's instructions to avoid prolonged heat, no access to drinking water, could only take 2 hours off work, etc...all legitimate reasons, not excuses). I would ask politely how to complete my registration online, or would they prefer that I stop by my child's school to register? If I didn't get an answer (and in this district that is a possibility) I would simply show up with my child on the first day of school. Legally my child cannot be denied a public school education- and if many parents who had trouble this week just showed up with their kids to register them the first day it would send a big, loud message to the administration that we parents are not going to stand for being treated like sheep!
The answer is West Aurora cares about the students and parents. Look at the administrators West is doing a administrative tour what is East doing? Look at the administrators Dr Popp picked do you think they care about the community or their pensions.
Parents (or maybe grandparents, aunts, uncles...whoever is available) showing up to register their kids on the first day of school sounds like a good way to send a message to administration that standing outside for hours without water or bathroom facilities is not acceptable. Make the administrators share our inconvenience & discomfort, instead of letting them chill in their cushy offices.
The issue isn't standing in a line. It is reasonable to expect people to stand in a line. The issue is expecting people to stand for HOURS, in the heat, without water or access to a restroom.
T, you obviously weren't there if you think families were able to get into the school to use the restrooms or drink water! Staff members were standing at the doors making sure that only those whose turn had come were let inside the building.
The whole issue of hours-long waiting in the heat, no water, bathrooms, etc. could be easily solved by letting parents register their kids online.
On the districts's Facebook site, dozens of parents have commented that other districts have online registration...why not our district? Yet I don't see Dr. Popp or any other administrator even mentioning it as an option.
It almost looks like D131 administration would rather wait for someone to sue the district because they collapsed in the heat than join the 21st century and do the right thing.
Dr Popp was well aware families and children sat in line for hours without water or bathrooms.
He gave administration word that allowing the parents to come in the building could create mob action. He only came to work at 131 so he could say he was Superintendent. Dr Popp has no respect for our community in fact he wants to move the service center right out of this community off the tollway.
Working in Central Office is interesting these days. Childress changed the procedures and many expressed concern. They spend money on credit cards and entertainment like water. Recently cabinet retreat was help at Arrowhead Country Club. When Childress changed direction it was explained it would save the district money. We would not have to pay District staff to cover buildings for registration.
The truth is the system we have will do online registration. Childress has had three years to make it work yet more excuses.
If the Board had balls they would fire Childress and admit to the public they picked the wrong Superintendent .
I thought the Board several years ago stopped the Country Club events. It seems they are back to the old ways. This while parents got herded like cattle. It is time that the district gets taken over by the State and the BOE removed. I wonder what we need to do to petition for a recall election?
It is interesting Arguta only showed up when the Beacon did.
When he schedules appointments many times he does not show up or he shows up late. Today he showed up with liquor on his breath. it's seems he had a liquid lunch.
Some great developments today (they will be revealed at the right time) concerning several issues at EA. If you are one of those who are fed up and feel nothing is being done I CAN ASSURE YOU MANY ARE INVOLVED AND WE WILL DO EVERYTHING AT THE RIGHT TIME. Keep posting everything you know !!!!!
Please stop praising West Aurora! They are just as clueless and incompetent as d131. Their admin is just as sneaky and irresponsible. They have been sued at least 3 times in the last two years for their treatment of students and families. So yea for online registration......really all it means is no lines at school.
I don't think West Aurora is perfect, just that they are doing some things better than us. The article & picture about D131 families standing outside waiting for hours was on the front page of today's Beacon. West's superintendant is doing a listening tour, while ours can't be bothered to even answer the simple question "why can't we register online?"
As far as lawsuits go, I don't think they have more than us, and the lawsuits the past 2-3 years have mostly been as a result of their pedophile band director.
BUILDING & GROUNDS COMMITTEE MEETING Meeting Date: Wednesday, August 6, 2014 4:00 p.m. Richard Leonard - Chairman MEMBERS: ATTENDANCE Mr. Ray Hull Yes Mr. Richard Leonard Yes Mary Ann Turza No Mr. Marty Feltes Yes AGENDA: 1.Architect/Construction Manger Report 2.Resolution for Sale of Personal Property 3.Paper Bid Recommendation Informational Items: 1. Architect/Construction Manager Report –Mr. David Binkley, Cordogan Clark & Assoc. reported on the following: The Full Day Kindergarten Center will have a walk thru on August 8, 2014 at 2:00 pm to review the work that has been competed to obtain temporary occupancy. On August 11, 2014, there will be a safety orientation with the staff beginning at 9:00 am and teachers will be able to begin setting up their classrooms after orientation. He indicated that the Kindergarten Center should open on time. Dr. Popp stated there was a Special Board Meeting scheduled for Saturday, August 9, 2014 at 9:00 am to discuss work for the Benavides Kindergarten Center that was outside of the original scope. Mr. Binkley stated that there will be a representative from Cordogan, Clark and Associates present at Saturday’s meeting. Capital Repairs/Maintenance has several projects that are in the completion stage. The roofing will require a white latex compound to be installed 3 weeks after roof completion. Mr. Feltes stated that this type of work was performed last year after school started. High School Improvements project: Punch list work is completed. The product used to level the old pool will be removed this week, with a test bore next week and new rubber flooring will be installed prior to school opening.Mr. Binkley stated he was not familiar with District Capacity Study. Mr. Hull stated it is an ongoing project with a study of potential properties for the district. Roof repairs have been completed. 2. Mr. Feltes presented a Resolution for Sale of Personal Property for unusable computers/monitors, misc. cleaning equipment and misc. window A/C units to the committee. Mr. Hull inquired as to which fund the proceeds would go back into. Ms. Tyler stated that for 2014-15 the funds would be credited to the Operations Fund. The Committee agreed to move to Finance for a3. Mr. Feltes presented the Paper Bid to the Committee. He stated there were four (4) bidders that responded. Mr. Feltes recommended that the bid be awarded to the lowest bidder, Midland Paper in the amount of $222,274.80. Ms. Peryea stated that Ms. Strand asked if this year’s total was close to last year’s bid. Mrs. Cinto stated that she believed it was close to last year’s bid, but would have to look at totals. Dr. Popp requested the information from last years bid be included with the approval for the Finance Committee. The Committee agreed to move to Finance for approval with the requested information. The next Buildings and Grounds meeting date is September 10, 2014 at 4:00 p.m
Online the large crowds at East picture is still up. Which I am happy to see the district should be embarrassed about the way parents got treated. in any other district the Superintendent would be help accountable and the Board of Ed would make a apologize. Not ours. the know the parents rights can be stepped. To allow this to occur is shameful.
Someone should be fired my guess is Reyes Childress.
The administers did not want to be bothered with parents paying fees nor did Glozabach or Childress want to bring in staff to deal with them at the buildings. the same proposal existed last year. Roberts said no.
There is a growing feeling that Popp has no respect for the community. He was well aware people took time off for minimum wage jobs to stand in line. The truth is you can not stop a child from going to school but our parents will not threaten the district. A Principal at Bardwell was fired two years by Roberts and Aird for the same reason. They had respect for the community. Childress does not and Popp thinks the parents are all stupid.
Something they will not tell the reporter.
Childress has a department at the ASC that deals with Central Registration but she has never taken the time to make it work since she fired Chuck Roberts. With Chuck we needed 6 months but Beatrice fired him and allowed Ali to fire key people on the project. Two years later it is still not running. Anyone else would have been fired. At least 10 employees work on Infinite Campus why is it not working. Is there a trend the Business program did not work also until Johnson who does not even work here stepped out of bounds and hired Chrystal Financial.
While the parents sat in long lines in the sun with no water or bathrooms. our Superintendent sat at a Country Club and ordered a private photographer for administrative portraits. Several thousands got wasted but our parents got treated like cattle.
Even in the days of the serial bully this would have not happened.
After reading the minutes for the August 6 Building and Grounds Meeting,
Mary Feltes again did not bring current costs for a bid he is recommending. Dr Popp had to interject that this missing information be included when forwarding this to the Finance Committee.
Previous meeting July 2 Marty did not include costs for repairs, pictures, mileage etc for his recommendation to purchase new vehicles.
Do you see a pattern here ? What else is being spent without researching cost analysis?
Many have asked me to FOIA his purchases therefore it appears I will proceed.
Clarification: Point I am making on Marty's BG Meetings is where are the cost comparison's as stated. Where is the "History" of these bids? Others attending these meetings should not have to request this information.
His application read $75K salary. Did HR verify that or do you just take his word? Business closed January 2013 and now his salary is 120K + benefits.
Why did business close?
$ 45,000.00 increase in 1.5 yrs from self employed to Taxpayers footing the bill at EA.
His job performance speaks loudly for all the problems and administrative leadership is obviously lacking.
And this is just the beginning.
Very interested in HR background requirements/verification of employees.
The B&G meeting are the least of the districts problems with him. Look at the Arlip &Sons work and Youngrens. They are be given work summer crews did in the past for a tenth of the cost. They claim extra work at are allowed to fix things without approval. Add up the bills a quarter of a million that nobody is approving them but Feltes. Popp has been told and he claims Feltes is doing a great job. In fact he says we should go away. The outside help goes unsupervised and is allowed to bill what they want while he writes us up.
Feltes is building a case against us while his friends and relatives are getting rich.
Centralized registration moving to new East Aurora Welcome Center starting Aug. 18
The new East Aurora Welcome Center will open Monday, Aug. 18, at 254 E. Indian Trail. The Welcome Center will be a place where families of students who are new to East Aurora School District 131 can register their children for school. Change of address forms will also be processed for returning students who have moved within the East Aurora School District. Previously, these centralized registration tasks were handled at the Administrative Service Center. Families of returning students who have not moved, but still need to register, pay fees, or pick up IDs and schedules, should contact their school to complete the registration process. The Welcome Center will only process registration for students who are new to the District. Students who have been promoted from an elementary school to a middle school, or middle school to high school, are considered returning students. The Welcome Center will be open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday throughout the school year. The Welcome Center is directly east of the Benavides Kindergarten Center and west of the Senor Taco restaurant. The Welcome Center will include areas where parents can fill out registration forms. There will be an area for small children to play or watch a movie while parents are filling out forms. For more information, go to www.d131.org/registration or call (630) 299-7302
Feltes was a one man operation and never managed anyone but himself nor did he have experience with union bargaining. That is why he is having so many problems and violating everyone's rights. A interesting comparison would had been to review the job description Glotzbach kept modifying to give him the job.
In his last weeks Roberts told maintenance staff he was sorry and the Feltes appointment made him feel dirty. He went on to state it was the one appointment that will stand out in his thirty five year career. So one wonders what was the board covering up on Feltes.
Today I guess we can see why. He needs to get rid of all of us so he can steal more. There will be nobody left to report on his contracts . You should see how many lives he is affecting.
This lastest fiasco lies at the foot of Reyes Childress who since 2012 called the secretaries inept and took registration away from the buildings. Parents had no confusion back then, nor did lines wrap around the block. How much is this going to cost while she practices yet another spin. She needs to be fired. Coming up with a Welcome Center is a joke. The parents of 131 are not Welcome. It seems they got their names in the paper, had many complaints so now another knee jerk reaction.
Is have a suggestion for the board and administrators pitch in and pay his insurance so he can leave everyone alone. This scam artist took $7500 for doing nothing and wants more. Put a plug in it ralph.
It was a comment published on 9/18/13 about mr. hull indicating more minorities will be recruited in the future, because its important to understand the environment and how to relate to our students. What happened to that? At the new staff luncheon no minorites were there. Also based on the minority student body our district should have a certain minority faculty, personnel and administration. Maybe a big rally like they do for immigration reforms will fix that. Maybe some of us do not want to accept it but it's reality. 90percent hispanic in our schools.
Mr Hull was only concerned with one minority Jackie Gibson. She had no support not even Patterson but administration said just hie her. Last week Gibson joked in a taunting manner " I have friends in high places."
The board is a joke what they say and do are what they feel like.
City, cop dropped from Aurora free speech lawsuit.
When is east Aurora going to get a new lawyer. The City of Aurora gets the lawsuit dropped but not EA. This is the same law firm that lost to Bob Green, paid the porn teacher, and Ernest Clark for screwing up the accounting office.
Really EA can you not do anything right. The board is responsible for this but they allow such incompetence.
In recent years, the district has consistently been increasing the number of white teachers while at the same time, the number of black teachers has been steadily declining. In 2001 the district was 70% white teachers and 6.5% black teachers (well below the state average of 10.6% black teachers). In 2012 (the last year the state report cards showed teacher demographics) the district was comprised of 75.5% white teachers and only 4% black teachers. In addition, the district has steadily increased the number of female teachers as compared to male. In 2000 the district was comprised of 24.8% male teachers, in 2012 it was about 20%. It fairly obvious where the District 131 HR department run by Joan Glotzbach has been heading in recent years.
Unfortunately, one of these trends are not unique to District 131. The reduction of male teachers has been a nationwide trend. In 1970 more than 35% of teachers in this nation were male, currently it stands at about 15%. It’s a combination of not hiring male teachers and a concerted effort to remove as many males as possible. The vast majority of teachers terminated in this country are male. It is just one more way that the powers that be are trying to erode salaries and collective bargaining. Simply put, males fight harder for increased wages and stronger unions. Females work for less money and accept more crap from those in authority, the perfect employee from an administrators perspective.
I personally do not care what race a person is. Most of the teachers I know are hardworking, moral individuals that do their very best for our children day after day. My only issue is with the few that are openly racist and that the district does nothing about them. They make comments in teacher meetings about how the kids of District 131 are unable to learn. They openly state that they dumb down their curriculum for these types of students. They believe they are all thugs and gangbangers that are headed for prison. It is very difficult to listen to this crap knowing full well the potential our students have. We also see those silent teachers who are close friends with such individuals which is also very disturbing. I do agree that it is good for our children to see positive role models within their ethnicity (both teachers and others) but the most important factor in these kids lives is simply having teachers who believe in them and push them to become all they can be.
Teachers go to districts that have good working conditions. That is not 131. Minority teachers are in shortage so they go to better districts.
Gibson was a patronage hire she is related to Hull and from his church. That is why she was hired. What about Hispanic admins we lost Rojas and Martinez. I did not see anyone complain about that. Oh that rights Reyes can't fight for her own race. She allows Glotzbach to walk all over us.
Dear Shush, I have been on several hiring committees and I can tell you there is discussion on the candidates and there has been voting when more than one candidate was qualified and liked by the committee.
Registration might of worked out better if Administration would have gotten input from the secretaries who most likely are the one's assisting/working with parents. Instead they let Administration take control of how it was set up when there not the one's doing the paper work etc. How about consider this for next year and maybe we won't have the same problems?
August 20th 2014 Matthew Hanley, FOIA Officer East Aurora School District 131 417 5th Street Aurora, IL 60505
Re: FOIA Request for Documents regarding multiple subjects.
Dear Mr. Hanley
Pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information act, 5 ILCS140/1, the undersigned hereby requests copies of the following documents:
1 Copies of all expenses and invoices pertaining to the recent retreat at the Arrowhead Golf Club. Include authorization, approval of all extras, photographer, etc.
2 Copy of Nicor invoices for acct# 20-27-69-000 6 located at the East Aurora High School for April thru August 2014. Also include authorization policy for payment.
3 Reference EA FOIA response dated July 8 2014, specifically employee compensation, the agreements received did not indicate if the contractual agreement was salary or included all other benefits (insurance, bonuses, pension contribution etc). Need this itemized by year for those employees mentioned during that time period mentioned. Glotzbach, Childress, Feltes, Ali, and Bement-Withrow.
4 Reference “Incentive” (Bonus) payouts to Joan Glotzbach (Human Resource Mgr), need documents authorizing HR Mgr to qualify for this “Bonus”. Is it in her contract or a vote was taken authorizing this. If so, need minutes of that meeting.
5 Application of Jackie Gibson as Asst Principal.
6 Purchase order and invoice for replacing heat exchange at Allen School recently .
I understand that the Act permits a public body to charge a reasonable copying fee not to exceed the actual cost of reproduction and not including the costs of any search or review of the records. I am asking that any fees be waived per 5ILCS140/6(c).
The bonus situation at 131 was for Curiculum only. it was a incentive for increased test scores. as someone who works hard in the tech department it always angered me that our department was told we did not help in increased test scores that year. Gloztbach had no business getting the money she just helped herself to it because her department processed the bonus.
It shows her ethics she has none. why was she not fired for all the major mistakes. Many of us know she made Dr Aird take the fall for not following up policies. Then there was the the finger print issue Any of us would have been fired.
In a meeting today West Aurora's cooling center concept got brought up. Popp joked EA kids know heat we don't need that bring out the fans. It had a racist over-tone if in the room. Everyone feels Popp hates the situation he is in but it is a title that holds weight in education. The people he surrounds himself with look like him and act like him. That is why Glotzbach runs the district.
Where do you get your information. I worked registration and saw Truckenbrod helping for hours, each day. I didn't see our building administrators there doing any work or helping tables and families!
Thruckenbrod only came to registration after Administration heard it has a complete failure. He came and took notes and I don't recall him helping out. He was very vocal about how poorly the district was run. many took that as a slap against Reyes Childress. everyone knows he will replace her. She is on her way out.
The department chairs and building:administration did not have to work registration. I was taken away from them. Reyes Childress should go but Thruckbrod is as bad as she is.
Word is she is finger pointing at the tech department. Look for Ali to leave shortly. Patrick Sheilds is Reyes Childress new boy.
The Board needs to get rid of Ray Hull. He is a embarrassment children attended Red & Black today . I could not believe him talking about the first time you fell in love or the first time you did it. Did it really !!! that is sexual harassment. To hear a school board president say that in public.
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Central Office new is after Wilson Morales husband of Lisa got into a argument and slapped a teacher he is now getting transferred to Waldo.
This happened under Popp and he did nothing just like with Glozabach. Anyone else would get fired. It is difficult to work in 131 with this corrupt enviroment.
Of course the board will do nothing. Popp could have changed the enviroment of 131 but three months on job shows his character. Even the serial bully did not have that bad of a start.
I seriously doubt that Wilson Morales slapped a teacher. If he had, that teacher would have grounds to sue for assault and battery.
It's possible that he had a verbal altercation with a teacher, but actually slapping? Highly unlikely.
I have to agree with Doubt said. If the teacher was slapped they should of filed a complaint with the police and if they didn't shame on them.
I will not name names but he did and she slapped him as well. Not very professional for a administrator. Remember he left the grounds and struck a student as well although the student hit him also. He has a history anyone else would get fired but he is Lisa's husband. He will now get separated from the teacher by getting moved to Waldo.
Wilson Morales is a good guy. Another way that this blog is like Ex Lax.
The official reason for him being reassigned to Waldo is because he is bilingual.
Several D131 teachers are finding themselves transferred to different schools this year, mostly not their choice.
"Wilson Morales is a good guy"
I don't know him well, have only seen him a few times (my grandson is at Simmons). I do notice that he talks with the kids before & after school instead of staying in the office. I like to see people give a full day's work for a day's pay, and I think he does that. I've heard that he has a temper and/or anger management issues but then so do others.
As far as comparing the blog to Ex-lax, I agree but it's a good thing. When my brother had cancer one of his medicines made him constipated. The doctor prescribed a stool softener, which made the "stuff" move along & out of his body. Ex-lax (blog) can be just what the body (district) needs.
John Young and Patterson are not Bilingual so more excuses. That may be the official word but not the truth. More smoke and mirrors from Mike Popp and lapdog Reyes Childress.
If that had any truth Martinez and Rojas would have been hired not the last 11 administrators that have no Bilingual Skills. West Aurora found them more than qualified.
So far on hiring a diverse population Popp is 0 for 11. Another bunch of BS on the part of administration
Popp talks the diversity game but his record is not of diversity at 204. Indian Prarie still can't believe Aurora East was stupid enough to hir him and Thruchbrod. the reason Popp wants a new service center is to get out of the hood. So much for the promises made to residents that Aurora East would seek a diverse work force.
The board is to blame they never listen to the public.
John Young is indeed bilingual. Matter of fact he speaks Spanish better than Wilson Morales.
You shouldn't make statements unless you know what you're talking about.
The district wants to have all central office staff under one roof. This is not a new idea, they've wanted this for the last couple years. They need a larger building to house all the SSC, ASC and CSC administration in one place. It makes sense. It has nothing to do with being in the hood.
Some people will complain about anything.
It does make some sense to have Administration under one roof. There is a building on Fransworth that say D131 administration building what is in there?
I would like to see something from him and the BOE about the overcrowding in the schools though. Can the district only take care of one thing at a time and if so why have all the committees and Administration if they can only handle one thing at a time.
Before the admins get themselves new digs maybe we should worry about the students in overcrowded buildings.
Did they just not remodel and buy the CSC so now they are moving out. If this is Mike Popps first move he is hopeless.
By the way the Waldo Principal is bilingual Wilson was moved
If that is Dr Popps number one need it shows he has no care for our students. our schools are old and filled with mold and falling apart and he wants a new office. Really is the board that stupid! The answer is yes!
beaconnews.suntimes.com/2014/07/20/east-aurora-hires-new-administrators-oversee-elementary-alternative-education/
I don't know much about Mr. Morales but I do know the administration at Waldo is anti-teacher. They are trying to get rid of a couple of tenured teachers. They changed one's teaching area and took away the extra-curricular position of the other.
Where are the minutes from the June 16th School Board meeting??
Morales continued to set teachers up at Simmons and will add to the poor culture at Waldo. This is not the building for him but it shows Popps leadership. Wilson will mistreat teachers right and left. His goal is to rid the district of teachers like the serial bully days. This will create enought chaos for three years and look like Popp is doing something. The board is well aware but says nothing.
In other news Jackie Gibson a relative of Hulls will get the Deans position at the Urban League. You heard it here first.
Saw the Urban League and Ray Hulls church Main Street Baptist in the paper today calling a white people racist. Maybe they should focus on their finances instead of asking the taxpayers to bail them out. I never heard until yesterday the Third Ward club did not allow minorities Did the Urban league ever apply. I think not. Shame on them.
The East Aurora School District has used the baseball field for years rent free. the expectation was to clean up after often times they did not do that. The club wanted to support the kids. Social Clubs have been a part of the third ward for years never did we discriminate. if someone wanted to join they got accepted. I am very disappointed the Urban League would take that stance along with Hulls church.
Maybe a long time ago discrimination happened but to call use racist is right. I hope it is not true that the district will not support this racist organization. Not finding out what's going on is ignorance.
openline.blogspot.com/2005/04/east-aurora-students-make-noise-for.html
A call is out to boycott Hollywood Casino and eating establishments within the City of Aurora. Please go to restaurants in Montgomery.
What happened Tuesday proves we live in a dictatorship. False charges of racial discrimination can not be tolerated. Hitler needs to be stopped. The one circulating the race lies was none other than CLayton Muhammed.
The City could not prove one person was discriminated against. for the Urban League and Main Street Baptitst to join in is criminal.
The District is now considering a full time FOIA officer thanks to Ralph Padron. This position will take money away from classrooms just to pull paper work for Ralph.
He has costs the District tens of thousands of dollars in legal and office time. When is this madness going to stop?
This relates to his loss of free insurance for he and his wife. Now he is making the kids and taxpayers suffer.
beaconnews.suntimes.com/2014/07/24/east-aurora-hire-staff-work-truant-students/
Ralph has every right to FOIA things and if this district kept good records the wouldn't have to take so long. Employment records and resumes should be kept together in folders so all they would have to do is go there and copy. As for the bids they should be all together in a file for the projects that was done.
If Ralph finally prove how mismanaged this district is and the waste of money the BOE looks past it is worth every cent of his FOIA's. This is new to this district all the FOIA's people ask for no one did before. You should see some of the other districts FOIA acts and in fact some even post what was FOIA on there website so community members can see and if they had the idea of FOIA that information they could look on the website and no have to bother the district. Our district is forward thinking on this they still live in the past where they don't think the community needs to know.
The new budget process detailed in the paper will eliminate bids and openness in the way positions and money being spent. They are spinning it as planning it is more about hiding expenses. This type of budget will give Marty a free hand. You will not know he wasted money with friends. Four months of Popp shows the district is back to the Serial Bully days.
June 30th 2014
Matthew Hanley, FOIA Officer
East Aurora School District 131
417 5th Street
Aurora, IL 60505
Re: FOIA Request for Documents regarding salaries/benefits
Dear Mr. Hanley
Pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information act, 5 ILCS140/1, the undersigned hereby requests copies of the following documents:
1 Current salaries /benefit package of
Beartice Reyes Childress
Rehman Ali
Marty Feltes
Joan Glotzbach
Suzanne Bement-Withrow
2 Application for employment
3 Full Job Description
4 Salary History
I understand that the Act permits a public body to charge a reasonable copying fee not to exceed the actual cost of reproduction and not including the costs of any search or review of the records. I am asking that any fees be waived per 5ILCS140/6(c).
Respectfully,
Ralph Padron
July 10th 2014
Matthew Hanley, FOIA Officer
East Aurora School District 131
417 5th Street
Aurora, IL 60505
Re: FOIA Request for Personnel Documents Melody Ellington
Dear Mr. Hanley
Pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information act, 5 ILCS140/1, the undersigned hereby requests copies of the following documents:
1 ALL documents on Ms Ellington’s departure on June 30 204
To include departure agreement, severance, compensation of any sort.
2 Ms Ellington’s Entire Personnel File
I do understand that “Confidentiality Issues” will not be available.
3 District 131 Human Resource Policy on Background/Reference check.
4 All documents on why Ms Ellinton’s position was eliminated.
I understand that the Act permits a public body to charge a reasonable copying fee not to exceed the actual cost of reproduction and not including the costs of any search or review of the records. I am asking that any fees be waived per 5ILCS140/6(c).
Respectfully,
Ralph Padron
I have to agree with Taxpayer 3 on the FOIA issue. I have FOIA'd info from D131 in the past. They like to play games with what they give you. they pretend to not understand what you ask for, and give you info/ documents totally irrelevant to what was requested. When I notified them of their errors, they sent teeny bits of what I asked for, but not all in entirety. I would then notify them of their continued shortcoming, and would get more non-related documents or documents with nearly everything blackened out.
If the district would do as another suggested and put out the FOIA info for all to see and be more transparent there would be not problems. D131 School Boards for many years have helped admin hide their errors and deficiencies. When members of the community or Board members have tried to bring to light some of these things as R. Padron is doing now, the Board and/or admin attempt to make them look like the bad guy.
Sadly, it is a small minority of people who have cared enough to try to set things right. So they are easily discouraged with no support from the majority of the tax payers or families with children. This is why Ralph is a major thorn in their side. He is neither a EA taxpayer or parent, just a guy trying to point out the dirt he has found under the rug.....and this has many folks upset. He may get a little over zealous at times, but they have not discouraged him as quickly as they have others in the past. This makes me happy.
to the Social club protester- how can you ask us to hurt other business owners in the City of Aurora to supports a cause. The members of the social clubs should have spoken to their aldermen or all showed up at the city meeting. I didn't see any mention of those people coming together BEFORE the decision was made to voice their opinion.
STILL no minutes posted from the June 16th School Board meeting.
Speaking of minutes, how is it that our neighbors to the south can manage to put the actual board meetings online, live (as well as recorded), for the community to see?
http://www.oswego308.org/district_leadership/boardofeducation/308_live.aspx
Because the community doesn't demand excellence. The community demands nothing, supports nothing, and does nothing.
Maybe we can ask to FOIA the minutes for those meetings.
Are you talking to Dr. Popp or just posting on this blog?
If you were communicating with him directly, maybe he would listen. You would at least know that you did your best at communicating.
Posting here, not so much.
Actually it's probably not Dr. Popp who would be able to facilitate putting meetings online. That would be the communications director for the district, Mr. Hanley (and I'm pretty sure he does read this blog at least occasionally).
My suggestion would be to post on the district's Facebook page and/or go to a school board meeting. Maybe phone calls to the central office, too...all are ways to "put a bug in someone's ear", as my grandma used to say. Posting on a blog is a start, but don't stop there!
You are a moron. Talking to Alderman is like talking to our Board nobody listens. There was no act of discrimination yet the Urban League made charges . The he East Aurora residents have been supporting them for years and they called us racist. It was up to the Alderman to get the name the discriminated person not just take the Urban Leagues word for it.
I am glad 131 pulled out but if they are renting and paying the mortgage the residents should protest.
I worked for the Urban League and was not paid for the last two months because they mismanaged the funds. All the workers did not get paid. Insurance was taken out but claims did not get paid due to a insurance cancelation. Now we learn the District is bailing them out again. We have all gone to the Department of Labor.
Thank you to the person who posted the link about Magnet Academy. I didn't see that information in the Beacon or district website, I have an 8th grade grandson who might be interested.
beaconnews.suntimes.com/2014/07/24/east-aurora-works-improve-budgeting-process/
the article shows the district has no transparentcy. they will bury things in the budget like the trucks and ex will never know what they are doing. Tge story is that is how they are going to add some more administrative positions.
It also means Marty will not have to go out to bid. Youngerans will now have all the work they want without bids.
These are a return to the Radocovich days. Moreover it shows Tyler is from West and that how they do their budget it also proved the ran out of money.
We pay Joan $150,000 a year plus benefits but Ralph had to teach her HR. The new rule is we Google employees before we hire them. Wow common sense Joan has none.
BUILDING & GROUNDS COMMITTEE MEETING
Meeting Date: Wednesday, July 2, 2014 4:00 p.m.
Richard Leonard - Chairman
MEMBERS: ATTENDANCE
Mr. Ray Hull No
Mr. Richard Leonard Yes
Mary Ann Turza Yes
Mr. Marty Feltes Yes
AGENDA:
1. Architect/Construction Manger Report
a. Window replacement – East High School
2. B&G Committee Meetings 2014-15
3. ADS – Simmons Cameras
4. B&G Vehicles – State Purchasing
5. B&G Staff Uniforms Purchase/Rental
Informational Items:
1. Architect/Construction Manager Report –Mr. Craig Welter and Mr. David Binkley, Cordogan Clark & Assoc. reported on the following:
The Full Day Kindergarten Center is moving along. The new roof joists and decking have been installed. Metal studs are being installed in the existing building and the exterior brick is approximately 75% complete. Contractors will begin to run piping, conduit and ductwork throughout the addition. Contractors are meeting to determine in additional shifts and overtime will be needed to complete project on schedule.
Mr. Steve Sebby was introduced to the committee as a replacement for Mr. Scott McQuillan who has left Cordogan Clark & Assoc.
Capital Repairs/Maintenance has several projects that are in the process. Mechanical, Plumbing, Masonry and Roofing are all taking place at several locations. Documents are also being prepared by Cordogan Clark & Assoc. for project work that will take place during winter break.
High School Improvements project: Punch list work is being completed. The product used to level the old pool deck has failed. It is going to be removed and replaced and the necessary rubber athletic floor will be reinstalled prior to the start of the school year.
PART 2
District Capacity Study is ongoing.
Roof repairs have been completed at Allen and Dieterich. Projects at several other locations are still taking place, with roof leaks also being addressed.
1a. The Window replacement project at East High School was discussed and Mr. Feltes informed the committee that 3F Corporation would like to do the work in the fall after school hours and will honor the bid price that was presented in the amount of $634,700.00. This includes an alternate bid in the amount of $197,700.00 that includes the Art, Band and Music areas. Mr. Feltes informed the Committee that this project is a $250,000.00 matching grant from the State. The District has received the grant check in the amount of $250,000.00 and is asking the Board to approve the additional $134,700.00 from the 2014-15 year budget that will be needed to complete this project.
2. Mr. Feltes presented the 2014-15 revised B&G Committee Meeting schedule. Meetings have been changed from Thursday to Wednesday.
3. Mr. Feltes presented a proposal from Alarm Detection System for the installation of additional cameras at Simmons at the loading dock, exterior door 15 and the cafeteria along with a reader at Door 9 at Beaupre. Mr. Leonard stated that he agreed that the cameras were needed, however he did not agree to the monthly monitoring fee from ADS. Mr. Feltes will contact ADS to revise agreement without the monthly monitoring fees. Once the new agreement is received, the proposal will be presented to Finance for approval.
4. Mr. Leonard presented a proposal for B&G vehicles through the State Purchasing program. The proposal was for (4) 2015 Ford Super Duty Cab F250, (2 with plows and 2 without plows) in the amount of $100,180.00 and (3) Kubota RTV’s in the amount of $78,151.26. Ms. Turza inquired if these were additional vehicles or replacements. She also stated that it would be beneficial to see an explanation for the need on future proposals. Mr. Feltes explained that the trucks are replacement vehicles due to the current vehicles condition and mileage. The Kubota’s are new vehicles that will be housed at 3 central locations and will be utilized throughout the District to do walks. These vehicles will be funded from the 2014-15 budget. Committee agreed to move to Finance for approval.
5. Mr. Feltes presented a proposal for the rental of B&G Staff uniforms to the Committee. The rental package includes 11 uniforms (button down shirts and black slacks) per individual at a total cost of $613.22 per week. The total annual cost would be approximately $30,661.00. This pricing includes cleaning and replacement of damaged shirts/pants. Ms. Turza inquired as to how many staff members would be included and the present procedure for uniforms. Mrs. Cinto informed the committee that presently there are approximately 95.5 staff members. Last year each new staff member received 5 shirts and 5 pants/shorts and returning staff received 2 shirts and 2 pants/shorts. The Committee agreed to move to Finance for approval. Ms. Peryea, who was attending the meeting, asked if there could be a comparison to what has been the procedure/pricing in the past vs the present proposal. This information will be included in the proposal when it is presented to Finance.
The next Buildings and Grounds meeting date for August 6, 2014 at 4:00 p.m., McKnight Service Center, 417 Fifth Street, Aurora, IL 60505.
Note Item 3
Leonard tells Feltes to get a cost removed. Why didn't Marty do this to begin with and where is the previous cost analysis?
Item 4
Mr. Feltes explained that the trucks are replacement vehicles due to the current vehicles condition and mileage.
No documentation prestented to justify this cost.
Item 5
Ms. Peryea, who was attending the meeting, asked if there could be a comparison to what has been the procedure/pricing in the past vs the present proposal. This information will be included in the proposal when it is presented to Finance.
Why wasn't this info brought to the meeting for comparison.
Because all of this missing information, time now spent to research this will be lost again.
Does anyone see a pattern here? Why is this an ongoing problem and shouldn't the district expect more than this from the B & G dept.
Amazingly the vehicle purchase proposal was passed for Finance to approve.
Someone on this Board needs to correct the problems at B&G !!! Has gone on for way to long
More to be exposed soon !!!
He attempted to push through a expensive uniform program the Union pointed out he was violating the contract. Weiler stepped in and said no. it shows. Popp and Feltes will try to pull anything.
So what is your point
Feltes does not have a clue but the board is to blame. They allowed Dick Leonard to sit in the interview committee and hire his best friend. Whether it is Popp or Roberts they could not discipline him because of Leonard.
His meeting are a example of what everyone puts up with everyday in B&G. Leonard is totally corrupt and the district is paying the price.
Too many disgruntled building and grounds people post on this blog. Ugh.
Maybe because they have good reason to be disgruntled, and this is one of the few places they can express themselves without fear of retribution.
is people who work hard at their jobs and are unhappy need new managers (at several levels) NOT to find a new job.
Anyone would be disgruntled if their jobs were threatened on a regular basis and you try to to a good job with less than adequate management oversight for what is required to get things done. And I am just an outsider looking in and can see the problems.
I wish Dr. Popp would just stop trying to revise and improve until he truly knows what he already has to work with, again, at many levels he has people in place who are excellent at what they do and others who are fooling him on the short term as to what they would like him to believe they are capable.
Lets recap why we complaining
Feltes has told us we will be fired and a cleaning service brought in. hull, Peryea and Strand promised that would never happen. They also encouraged us to bring corruption to them and did nothing. In fact Hull has given are names to Feltes. Today Feltes can do what he wants, Last month Youngrens got $75,000 in no bid work. They parcel it per school so it stays under the bid level. Recently Hulls friend Stokes who it not a landscaper got the landscaping business at The Fred Rodgers Magnet school.
Does this blog think paying this fool $120,000 a year is ok. They voted on the promotion in the middle of the year. His best friend was on the interview committee twice.
The board is so corrupt and yet all the workers get blamed. The new administration is all for blaming the little guy while Popp hires his friends and pays the what they want.
The proclamation that 131 would be a better place to work was a bunch of lies. Hull and Strand have been moving applications forward of teachers who have been subs in the district that do not qualify to teach in other districts, much less 131. Many bad teachers are subs because they can't get hired. The good part about subs is building have a chance to evaluate them. Many of these subs have the same recommendations by many buildings leaders they are simply not good teachers.
it is not the boards responsibility to tell the district who to hire. We have seen this disaster with Marty Feltes and now they have their hands into teachers.
We know the board reads this and we will leave you with this thought. A bad teacher will influence the children's education for the future. Hiring these teachers is playing with the futures of thousands. Please get out of the way and let us do our jobs.
Dr Popp started off by taking advice from Glozabach. She is a major problem. She has cost the districts millions and many good people got railroaded because of her. The last mistakes with the business office alone are her fault for not checking references and allowing Clark to work with no background check.
Feltes is another story but that one is on the board. Popp could not fire him if he wanted to.
Dr Popp lost my support when he wanted to purchase a luxury building for admin only. If the board goes along with this they need to be replaced in the next election. They all know it's going on and everyone wonders why they are allowing it.
Hull and Strand as board members have no business moving any applications forward. That is the Superintendents job. Did any of these people read the IL School Code or do they think it doesn't apply to this district.
+to the person who said "find a new job"--how stupid are you? Illinois is at the bottom of all of the states in unemployment because of corruption at every level. How many times did we catch legislators with their hands in the teacher's pension fund? In this economy there are no jobs and billionaire corporations raid each state of millions in perks and then flee to places like Switzerland While the grunts get fired, and basic protections get flayed.
The minutes from the June 16th School Board meeting were posted this morning. The first comment from Dr. Popp at that meeting was the following:
"Dr. Popp stated that he had a great telephone conversation
with one of the individuals from
the audience that has addressed the board in the past. He will continue the conversation tonight"
Mr. Padron, can you enlighten us?
It wasn't me whom Dr Popp spoke with. Also note that he has NEVER responded to the Melody Ellington Scandal.
beaconnews.suntimes.com/2014/07/28/east-aurora-graduate-brian-moreno-first-to-enroll-in-college/
Another big Feltes screw up
Against the advice of the Construction managers Feltes allowed non union workers on the job cite at the AGB Kindergarden Center. Workers walked off the job and the lawyer had to go in and settle it. The district will pay $50,000 plus to finish flooring work. What is he and Popp thinking.
Just because you are able to push around district labor does not mean the world will give into you.
Another lawsuit
http://beaconnews.suntimes.com/2014/07/29/man-sues-city-east-aurora-free-speech-rights/
Marty Feltes is getting by with stealing the district blind.
In the last two weeks his plumber friends have made over $100,000 in no bid work at the district. The Business office pointed this out and got told to keep quite. much of this work could be done by district staff and much of it is unneeded. Youngers alone has $50,000 of no bid work.
Others that are regulars for Marty are
RJ Oneill
Arlip and Sons
and Ray Hulls buddy Syokes a new one to the pack.
Marty is lining his pockets and nobody on the board is asking questions. At least Dr Roberts has some control over but Popp is so busy kissing Leonard a** there is no control.
Why do you think they fought so hard to get on a board that pays nothing? do you really think they do it for the kids? Leonard can't even talk to the kids or shake hands with them. He looks in the air. Do you really think Leonard got on the board to help minority kids.
Popp only cares about being superintendent and the money he can make. He will never stop Feltes. Hull works at the City the same thing goes on there.
July 31st 2014
Matthew Hanley, FOIA Officer
East Aurora School District 131
417 5th Street
Aurora, IL 60505
Re: FOIA Request for Documents regarding Marty Feltes Application Verification for both his current and previous position with East Aurora District 131.
Dear Mr. Hanley
Pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information act, 5 ILCS140/1, the undersigned hereby requests copies of the following documents:
1 Human Resources Policy on verifying information is accurate on application.
Specifically Computer Skills. Was there a test given or observance of the applicants ability?
2 Copy of testing exam to insure applicant is not giving false information pertaining to their skills. If no exam is given, what is used to verify their skills.
3 A Copy/minutes of all interviewing sessions pertaining to the Director of Operations and previous position Operations Manager.
B Names of interviewer (s) for this hiring
C List of questions presented to the candidate
4 What is the procedure/policy in verifying that the applicant is in accordance with the qualifications specifically outlined in their job description. Request copy of the guidelines insuring the applicant is totally qualified and experienced in what is required.
5 Documents/Minutes justifying change upgrading Mr Feltes position from his previous.
6 List of applicants and applications for those who applied for
A Current position of Director of Building and Grounds
B 2012 Operations Manager position of Bldg and Grnds
7 Reason for limiting applicants to in district personnel versus a larger pool of qualified candidates outside of District 131.
8 Current organizational Chart for Building and Grounds.
I understand that the Act permits a public body to charge a reasonable copying fee not to exceed the actual cost of reproduction and not including the costs of any search or review of the records. I am asking that any fees be waived per 5ILCS140/6(c).
Respectfully,
Ralph Padron
All of the administrators got credit back under Mike Popp and they are spending again. They also bury many expenses in snacks and have a personal shopper from Sodexo. These are not the meals the kids are getting. History is repeating itself.
We all know the fix was in before Jerome Roberts retired he called Scott Swaggert and asked for forgiveness. We told everyone Leonard was the fault. Leonard turned over information to the Beacon and destroyed many fine administrators reputations.
Both Hull and Johnson are to blame because they allowed him to sell his vote for Feltes. The same thing is happening with Popp. Feltes and Leonard are stealing the district blind.
When Hull used everyone for information he told us that Leonard did the same thing at the City and eventually got fired for taking a kickback on a real estate transaction.
Feltes was the only one hired under no reference checks. The board is so corrupt they all need to go. In January 2013 Hull told the Beacon he could never support Feltes because he was not qualified now he voted to promote him. See a pattern here.
Good for you Ralph for FOIA for that information about Feltes application for employment. I bet they are really going to have to dig to find that since they probably didn't follow hiring procedures.
Sorry, gave the wrong link yesterday:
openline.blogspot.com/2011/03/education-reform-can-tenure-be-changed.html
They never followed hiring procedures on Feltes. Leonard his best friend sat in on interviews. They changed the qualifications so he could get the job. Hull did oppose him at first publically and gained the confidence of maintenance people. Now he voted for the appointment. The board is totally corrupt. Elections will be coming up PLEASE find people that care for the kids
Mr Padron please FOIA records regarding the Asst Principal job at Simmons. Jackie Gibson will be given the job against the majority of the staffs wishes. Several good candidates had applied but had been passed up. Teachers volunteered for the interview committee but Patterson only picked Jackie's freinds. That assures Jackie will receive the highest marks. She hold no special credituals her only claim to fame is she is related to Ray Hull.
That is why the board needs to go the are totally corrupt.
Hull has given a list of teachers to Popp he is insisting they get hired. He is related to Gibson and that is a conflict. The boards behavior is out of control.
Leonard and Feltes are best friends and the hiring practices did not get followed.
Ralph you can make everyone suffer by pulling information by they are not the ones violating district policy.
So what are you doing with the information a Ralph. Nothing you scare nobody.
People may post on here like Ralph is being a nuisance, but that is the way with people in power, who are feeling threatened. Attempt to demean, ridicule and change the rules, to stop the action they are definitely worried about. They have tried everything by way of the lawyer, hiring Ralph to do work in hopes he would feel a part of their team (see how that blew up in their face). It is like a house of cards. One day, there will be that one thing that brings it all tumbling. Go get it Ralph!
The board will vote Monday on the lease for Quad County.
We will be required to pay a deposit of $30,000 down plus $36,000 per month. We will pay utilities and maintenance. Quad will be allowed to keep their offices in our building. a everyone knows we are paying their mortgage. The lease is three years. All because Hull needs to save face in the Afro American community. This coupled with the demands Jackie Gibson get administrative job. hull has also given HR twelve names of teachers to hire.
Central Office sees Mike Popp as a person who will put in three years and move onto better things. Je does not have experience with Superintendent issues so many times we are referred to the lawyers. The district has been distroyed by the board Annette Johnson excluded.
I was never a fan of Johnson's and thought she had way to much involvement but she did follow through not worried about who's toes she would st on. Dr Roberts always used her as the bad cop and that worked. With them many things got fixed. With Hull he is only in it for himself. He likes doing for his friends. In that role you can have no friends.
Ralph Padron does nothing with his information and would come to the meeting and attack Johnson. Why does he not do the same for Hull. The district today has taken ten years in steps backwards with Popp.
Dr Popp has become the district joke. He tells staff from administrators to secretaries "Don't talk to Annette Johnson." One wonders what he is hiding? Marty Feltes is allowed to drive around on District time with Dick Leonard in the truck playing Forman and ordering staff around. He then takes him to lunch. One wonders who is paying for that. Prediction Popp will bankrupt the District before he leaves for greener pastures. He will put in expensive programs just to say he did. This will be in a attempt to build his resume. Just like Dr Torres and Dr Radavich did in EA and Elgin.
I have emailed our Administrative team at the HS asking four questions. I did not hear back from Principal Byrd, any of the AP's or Deans. The only person I heard back from was a Division Chair from another department and he only answered one of my questions. WTF?!? Do they take a class on how NOT to be effective leaders? Anyone remember on the last teacher's day last year, Principal Byrd was nowhere to be seen. Rumor is he got completely wasted at the KC Cougars game the night before and had to go sleep it off after his morning remarks. Real professional guys! This district has no chance with the administration they have hired.
He is on record as telling many people close to him D131 is a stepping stone in the path of life. Truckenbrod is the same way. Both are working on their Doctorate. The Alternative School is another joke. No teachers have been hired Orstead has been running around begging people. no Curculum has been done. Clearly the current leadership does not have a clue. We have to many administrators with no experience.
We all knew that about Byrd when he was hired. If it was so obvious to us peon-teachers, how could no one else see it?
Dr. Popp is right administrators and secretaries should not be talking to Annette Johnson District Joke she is a board member and has no authority to change anything. She really should be at the schools. Please take the time to read the IL School Code about board members. In fact no employees should be talking to the board members they really can't do anything and by doing that they are breaking the law.
This is the Oath the Board Members take when they are elected. Some of them must of forgot.
(105 ILCS 5/10-16.5 new)
Sec. 10-16.5. Oath of office. Each school board member,
before taking his or her seat on the board, shall take an oath
of office in substantially the following form:
I, (name of member or successful candidate), do
solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully discharge
the duties of the office of member of the Board of
Education (or Board of School Directors, as the case may
be) of (name of school district), in accordance with the
Constitution of the United States, the Constitution of the
State of Illinois, and the laws of the State of Illinois,
to the best of my ability.
I further swear (or affirm) that:
I shall respect taxpayer interests by serving as a
faithful protector of the school district's assets;
I shall encourage and respect the free expression of
opinion by my fellow board members and others who seek a
hearing before the board, while respecting the privacy of
students and employees;
I shall recognize that a board member has no legal
authority as an individual and that decisions can be made
only by a majority vote at a public board meeting; and
I shall abide by majority decisions of the board, while
retaining the right to seek changes in such decisions
through ethical and constructive channels.
If administration will not stop CORUPTION then it is up to the Board. Feltes has been allowed to run with a Board member Leonard all day bidding is non existent. We have given Youngrens in three months over $140,000 in no bid work with little documention. Feltes just gives the jobs to his friends. Business Office workers have gone to Popp but he has told us to mind our own business with regards to Feltes.Over 300 recent bills got shown to Popp that lacked proper authorization in regards to B&G. Answer me what are we suppose to do.? If someone FOIAs them it will look like we are not doing our jobs.
We did go to Dr Roberts in January and he put a stop to it but Popp does not. The Kindergarden bills are being misapproiated also they are getting charged to other accounts so as to look like Feltes is not over budget. The Kindergarden Center will end millions in the hole.
When the Superintendent does not handle issues answer me what are we suppose to do?
BTW Hull is forcing the district to hire Main Street Bapist friends for positions is that ok? The Urban League will be paid $36,000 a month because of Hull.
Compare that to others leases we have they are only $8,000.
I bet you will not answer Taxpayer 3
If you feel Dr. Popp isn't addressing the issue get something in writing and I would guess you could do the whisleblower program the State has or contact ISBE and see if they can tell you what to do. If you have proof they have gone against policy you can contact the States Attorney or again talk to someone ISBE. On there website there is a place that you can email them and they don't tell the district.
Taxpayer3 will never answer truthfully because the Board needs to monitor the taxpayers money.
Michael Popp and all others in our administration will never pay taxes in d131. Notice not one will send their children to 131 schools. Childress talks about being a proud Tomcat. Why does she not live in the community.? She claims she loves the community.
Allowing administration to do what the want has lead to all the problems of the lowest ranked school district in Illinois .
Something they're doing across the river...
beaconnews.suntimes.com/2014/08/03/west-aurora-superintendents-listening-tour-stop-schools/
I suggest you try calling the ISBE good luck. The only hope you have is the Board and they have taken a oath to protect the districts money. They don't care so we are screwed.
Look at the last several months
Paid Ernest Clark
Paid Roberts and had a party for him.
Paid the porn teacher
Paying Quads Mortgage payment
Allows Feltes to no bid work
Returned the credit cards to administration.
Just to name a few.
I have tired talking to ISBE and they by law have to go through chain of command. Some of this falls into the IL School Code and it is tricky trying to find who you go to to get results. But if you don't try nothing will happen. Look at Ralph he keeps trying and he may hit a wall but if you just sit back things will stay the same.
Salary recap coming soon for select Administrators. You be the judge on whether they are paid accordingly for their job performance. Also "Bonus" payout incentives to be published.
Taxpayer3 ISBE is made up of retired administrators they want your name and then call the East Aurora. I have a job and a mortgage payment. I do not like to see the taxpayers dollars get wasted and you would hope the Superintendent would be confidential enough to address issues. This is not the case with Popp. He wants everything hidden. You should hear his remarks.
The he Board is his boss and the oath they take is to protect tax dollars. So far Ralph has accomplished nothing because they stonewall him.
I have contacted ISBE and they have given me answers and how to go about things. I have a mortgage payment also and don't like seeing my tax money spent unwisely and this board has been doing that for a long time without Dr. Popp.
Ralph on some of the things he is doing might not get anywhere but the more he does that comes out in the open might get someones attention to do something.
A Dicatorship is alive and well at 131. Feltes is allowed to bully maintenance people and the reason the Youngerans bills are so large is he has told he maintenance people he does not need them and they will be replaced.. Popp is aware of this and agrees with Feltes. Popp owes his job to Leonard. One vicious circle.
Watch and see this week what the Board has their hands into.
beaconnews.suntimes.com/2014/08/04/east-aurora-school-board-vote-quad-county-urban-league-lease/
beaconnews.suntimes.com/2014/08/04/get-free-school-supplies/
The district is paying over one million is rent payments to the Urban League and expenses if the board approves that they are insane.
Ray Hull is totally corrupt.
beaconnews.suntimes.com/2014/08/04/east-aurora-will-rent-space-nonprofit-alternative-education/
salary
Martin Feltes
School Year
2015 $123,000.00
2014 $120,000.00
2013 $85,000.00
2012 $80,900.00
More info to appear soon
Joan Glotzbach
School Year salary week
2015 $148,625.00 $2,858.17
2014 $145,000.00 $2,788.46
2013 $132,122.00 $2,540.81
2012 $125,391.00 $2,411.37
2011 $122,951.00 $2,364.44
2010 $100,000.00 $1,923.08
More info to appear
Beatrice Reyes Childress
Year Compensation week
2015 $148,625.00 $2,858.17
2014 $145,000.00 $2,788.46
2013 $130,000.00 $2,500.00
2012 $113,547.00 $2,183.60
2011 $107,120.00 $2,060.00
2010 $103,000.00 $1,980.77
As a administrator they also have TRS paid for them or IMRF that is 9% additional bet they did not tell you that Ralph
taxpayer 3
thanks for your input
I will FOIA the info needed to make the data totally correct
The numbers don't lie
Look for more questionable payouts soon !!!
Administrators in District 131 get many more benefits than teachers and staff do. Since Joan Glotzbach has already been mentioned here, I'll use her 2013-2014 compensation as an example:
$145,000.00 Base Salary
$ 9,529.32 Health Benefits
$ 16,596.62 Pension Benefits
$171,125.94 Total monetary compensation
In addition she receives 20 days for vacation and 15 sick days, so a total of 35 days a year paid for doing nothing. Now when you consider that she makes like $800 a day, 35 days means she is paid around $28,000 a year to not come to work.
Now when you consider the recent Beacon article where the district announced that they were hiring two positions to help our students deal with the chronic truancy problems we have in the district. Each position would be paying $21,000 a year. Joan will be getting paid $7,000 more to do nothing this year than these individuals will be getting paid to work the whole year.
It also makes a person sick when you consider the district wants to outsource the maintenance contract because the $10 an hour they are making is too much.
December 11 2012
Incentive
As determined by the East Aurora School Board, up to and including a 6% incentive may be awarded to an administrator based on the percentage of increase of reading and math meet/exceeds 2012 ISAT/PSAE scores.
Please see the applicable information below regarding percentage and value. This incentive will not be added to the annual salary as it has a one-time value.
Percentage 6%
Value: $7,719.00
September 15 2011
Payout was
Math Incentive 1% $1,293.00
Reading Incentive 1% $1,293.00
Beatrice Reyes Childress
September 15 2011
Math Incentive 1% $1,092.00
Reading Incentive 1% $1,092.00
Total $ 2,084.00
December 11 2012
Percentage 6%
Value $7,067.00
The health benefits are the district cost for all employees that is what they pay for teachers as well. I remember when teachers were stupid enough to boycott the Christmas party because administration was complaining how mean the board was treating them. Story is Popp will be undoing this. I am sure our stupid board will go right along.
When incentives got paid the adminis did not get a raise that year. They had their wages frozen. It was the last year test scores went up. Glozbach and Childress each had promotions that year and title changes.
Can someone please explain the logic as to why incompetent administrators get a 50% pay increase over the past 5 years while academic performance and overall health of our district has declined? I wish I had a job where my incompetence was a guarantee for financial advancement. .... EA. Also can anyone tell me what percentage increase in per student spending has occurred during this same time. It almost seems as if the district is raping our students futures.
What does Childress do? She blabs her mouth in the beginning of the year and then she goes into hiding for the rest of the year. What a waste of space she's taking up!
Motion to Approve the Construction, Extension and Revision of Retaining Wall in the Amount of $116,367.66
B. Motion to Approve the Substitution of Masonry for Hardy Board on Southwest Elevation not to Exceed $126,428
C. Motion to Approve the Extension of Paving Area on East Side of Parking Lot in the Amount of $85,380
D. Motion to Approve the Undercut Unsuitable Soils in Paving Area in the Amount of $30,000
E. Motion to Approve the Adjustment to the Flooring Contract in the Amount of $33,343
Central office is buzzing today apparently Annette Johnson complained that Popp, Weiler and Hull violated Open Meetings. Monday evening the Board had a discussion in private to approve additional work Feltes had already approved and the contractors were working on without approval. Rather than put it on the agenda they attempted to cover up. Now they don't want the public to come so they are having the meeting on Saturday at 9 am. Even the serial bully was not this corrupt. But it shows Feltes is not capable of doing his job.
Recently the silent hard working majority brought it to everyone's attention that Feltes, Popp ,Tyler and Childress took budgeted furniture and technology money and gave it to Feltes to spend for overruns.
It looks like Johnson finally said something. Again everyone can say its Popp job but it now shows what we are working with when he try's to lie and spend distrct money in private.
If the board had any ethics they would ask for his resignation, Weilers and Hulls
Years ago, maybe 10, a community member came to a board meeting with a massive spread sheet showing the actual wages of the admin and teachers and the increases in salary. I believe this man charted approx. 5 years. Nothing has changed. Marin, Radakovich and many were given huge increases with no improvement in the education of our students (ie no state report card improvements.) As someone mentioned before. How can School Board after School Board give salary increases with no increase in $$ per student and schools still failing and on the watch lists?
Turns out Marty Feltes, Ray Hull, Mike Popp and some of the administrators put up a entire exterior wall at the Benevides Center and did not like the looks of it so now they are changing it for $126,000.
Only problem is they attempted not to tell anyone and got caught.
You can Sh** on the maintenance people all you want Marty but we have eyes and ears.
Also if Marty has not given Youngrens enough business that maintenance people could have worked on now he is fixing other peoples buildings at district expense.Yesterday Youngrens worked at the ASC and the work done was the responsibilty of the landlord not the district. Guess who is getting the bill.
When is the public going to demand his resignation.
If Johnson believes and has proof those three violated the Open Meetings Act she can make a compliant to The Attorney Generals Office. On the website they have a form you can fill out or you can call them. They are serious about these things. A couple of years ago I made a complaint and called the office and talked to them about my complaint and it turned out it wasn't but they took the time to explain why. So Johnson if you truly believe and have proof do something about it.
Having a meeting at 9 am on a Saturday shows the board is covering up they know the residents will not come or don't know about it. Mike Radavoich is alive and well at 131. It took me over 10 minutes to find the meeting and it was not advertised in any of the spots Hanley usually puts meetings.
I had hopes for Popp but now I can see his questionable moves have taken the district back to the serial bully days.
East Aurora School District 131
Special
Saturday, August 9, 2014 9:00 AM
School Service Center
I. Roll Call
II. Consideration and Approval of Additional Work, and the Expenditures for the Same, for the Following Items for the Full Day Kindergarten Project:
A. Motion to Approve the Construction, Extension and Revision of Retaining Wall in the Amount of $116,367.66
B. Motion to Approve the Substitution of Masonry for Hardy Board on Southwest Elevation not to Exceed $126,428
C. Motion to Approve the Extension of Paving Area on East Side of Parking Lot in the Amount of $85,380
D. Motion to Approve the Undercut Unsuitable Soils in Paving Area in the Amount of $30,000
E. Motion to Approve the Adjustment to the Flooring Contract in the Amount of $33,343
III. PUBLIC COMMENTS/QUESTIONS
IV. Adjournment
So how is it legal for another nearly half a million in no bid contracts to just slip through? These line items all seem like someone screwed up. Is there no accountability in d131? Why should I pay taxes when they are wasted like this.
openline.blogspot.com/2009/12/east-aurora-school-district-131-whats.html
Everyone is really tense the word is Monday night they had executive session and approved all this. In the next days following Johnson charged them with a open meetings violation. Popp is very childish when someone questions him and he has been calling Johnson names.
We have been complaining that for sometime Feltes has been over budget and Tyler just keeps adding money to the budget for bills to go through. They are now taking Furniture bills and charging them against Elementary Ed. This was originally in the new capital accounts.
They are taking Computer invoices and charging them against Title and the tech budget. Since this is the new budget things are getting buried. This is how Feltes works. When staff in the business office showed the over300 invoices that did not have proper authorization Popp told us to mind our own business.
These are all screw ups of Feltes.
We know you read this Annette and many staff members who never liked you are now saying Thank God see stayed on the Board.
We hope you nail Popp Saturday at 9 am. All of us are commenting that we never seen the meeting at such a usual time.
This project is managed by Feltes when the Magnet School was built David Finley managed that project. It came in under budget and all work was completed ahead of schedule. Fast forward to the this project it is over budget, not on time, in fact workers will still be working on major construction when kids are there.
See Mr Feltes it really pays to have that degree you and Tricky Dick say is not important.
Feltes was never a manger he ran a one man business. He also worked with the local trades and has many friends who also own small businesses now he is spreading the wealth.
The district should have hired him. he did not have the experience managing large groups of union workers. Nor did he have computer skills. That is why the district is having all these problems. Popp will not manage him because of Leonard. That is why it is problem when board members hire their friends.
This entire board is a joke to the community.
It was common to have meeting at the time community members could not attend under Radacvich. Raymond Hull was on the board at that time so he learned well.
It does show the corruption that exists with Mike Popp.
Roberts was asked by the community to video meetings that never happened but really to have a meeting on a Saturday when they just had a meeting this week very strange. Sounds like Feltes really screwed up and Popp is covering up.
East Aurora to hold rare Saturday board meeting over kindergarten center spending
Just hit the Beacon sounds like Feltes really screwed up.
beaconnews.suntimes.com/2014/08/07/east-aurora-hold-rare-saturday-board-meeting-kindergarten-center-spending/
How is a Saturday meeting an inconvenient time for community members? It's less convenient on a week night!
WOW a meeting on Saturday what are they trying to hide. Just when you through the board could not reach a new low.
You can still go to a meeting on a Saturday! How is this hiding?
It's not the fact they are having a Saturday meeting it's why. Feltes screwed up the project and they attempted to cover up. The Crntral Office is buzzing that Feltes is getting his. Everyone hoped Strand would be honest and transparent however that has proved not to be the case.
What everyone can't figure out is how the lawyer and Popp would good along. If anyone thinks Johnson was not going to use this.
Popp had some choice words for Johnson but proving money in excutive session is not a good move.
Prediction is how long Popp will last he is clueless.
I think they should move the meetings to Satruday but not at the last minute after the public was gathered at Monday evenings meetings. Then they put the public comments on this agenda at the end of the meeting. So why should the public feel welcome.
Insider knows do you know how to spell or form a sentence? You should proof read what you write. What do you mean by this, lawyer and Popp would good along. Johnson is only one board member and she let a lot of thing slip by her when she was President. Do you rally think this district could get a good Superintendent with the board we have? I wonder how many applied for the job out side of employees of the district. As far as Feltes and his spending that is the boards fault for not having a lower money amount for work being done so they would have to approve his spending.
Is this irony or stupidity? I'm not sure I can figure it out. Hello, Pot? This is the Kettle calling.
beaconnews.suntimes.com/2014/08/09/news-east-aurora-school-board-approves-472k-more-for-kindergarten-center/
Johnson has got to go.
Being no fan of Johnson's I must say she was the only one who cared about the districts money today and many angry residents.
A couple of observations
Popp said nothing and appeared clueless. Feltes said nothing. For $120,000 plus does Feltes not know how to answer a question. Does Popp not know how to answer a question for $220,000. Why was the lawyer answering all the questions?
The lawyer is a idiot he would say one thing and then say the opposite.
Feltes is on the take with Cordigan and Clark and everyone could see he was covering up. All of Cordigans jobs ended up like this but nobody ever questioned them.
The wall that needed fixing and added so much to the project was stated it would be a maintenance nightmare. They stated the wall would rust like the library and police station are. Both building got built by Cordigan. My question to district officals is why did they not hold Cordigan accountable?
Cordigan should have never recommended all the materials they are now throwing away.
Now the soil was not good. Is that something a Architech should not have checked.
Leonard had a melt down about Johnson after the meeting. Everyone could see he was angry that Johnson questioned the costs. Nobody gets that angry unless they are afraid of being exposed. Johnson never addressed Feltes. Why is Leonard so upset?
Hull stated they made a honest mistake. Really another $472,000
At least one of our School Board members was not at the meeting yesterday morning, because she was giving her time to help with the Community Back-to-School Fair at First Presbyterian Church. I saw Lu Peryea helping to direct the hundreds of people waiting in line for school supplies, checkups, and immunizations. There may have been other School Board members there as well; I just happened to recognize Ms. Peryea.
THANK YOU for everything you do for our students. It is noticed and appreciated!
Peryea was at the meeting and in fact she complained that the Kinder Center should not have opened this year sounds like a great board member to me.
My take is the entire board needs to go they are clueless and never watch the taxpayers money. Popp never said anything and should have put this on the agenda. They should not be having private meeting.
Feltes screwed up again and nobody questions him. It seems Johnson is getting even and the rest of the board can't wait to vote yes on anything administration puts in front of them.
The lawyer did all the talking which lead the audience to believe they are covering up. If Feltes runs the department he should be able to stand up and answer a question. This is his style everyone does his job. He is stealing the district blind
No Ms. Peryea should of been at that board meeting and voted one way or another about the spending.
Reading today's article shows the district is not holding the Architech accountable if they missed soil samples you wonder how safe the building is?
They also stated they are concerned the screws will rust. then why did then if the police station is rusting is it not on the same road as the Kindergarden Center.
Feltes is being paid lots of money to make sure the building is correct. Why is this just coming up now.
Missing your budget by almost $500,000 is a big deal. Peryea should worry less about traffic control and more about the money in the district. The event she attended I am sure had many volunteers. Her first should be the school board. a maybe she could have attended both if she would have insisted they talked about this on Monday.
Why are we paying a lawyer to do the talking for Popp. I am sure it is double time on Saturday.
The reason there are so many problems at the Benevides Kinder Center is Feltes. He is to busy working with contractor friends and relatives giving them work.
Feltes awarded a no bid contract to Arlip and Sons. They are billing us ten of thousands of dollars doing PM work on heating units.
In the summer we had qualified, certified heating people paid by the district to service the units Each crew had a certified heating man and three summer helpers doing this work in the past. Much cheaper. It was learned Feltess nephew works for Arlip. So perhaps Leonard's break down was related to Johnson getting to close to breaking up their cabal. .
Again this was given to Popp.
Someone keeps trying to block access to the following link:
openline.blogspot.com/2011/03/education-reform-can-tenure-be-changed.html
That's okay, I'll just keep reposting it!
:)
beaconnews.suntimes.com/2014/08/11/north-central-college-teach-first-graduates-find-jobs-in-aurora-schools/
Jackie Gibson....is our new Assistant Principal at Simmons. What a disgrace that the job was given to someone based on color and friendship. The facts are that there were many qualified candidates for the position, but they were looked over and NOT by everyone at the committee table. In fact, there were several individuals that were part of the committee that had expressed who they believed the position should go to, but there were several excuses as to why Jackie Gibson was qualified for the job. She did not have the majority vote for the position, and anyone that says otherwise is very dishonest.
Jackie is related to Ray Hull she was promised the job and that's why Wilson was moved. It is a disgrace and it proves the new board is very corrupt. She is related to Hull by marriage.
Ralph please pull her application and review how she answered the question have I ever been found guilty of a Felony.
She joked with Simmons personnel that it pays to have friends in high places.
Ms Strand I know you read this how can you sit and take part in this. We believed in you when you stated the district would be a better place. Everyone is very angry and many wish Johnson would be back in charge. Shame on you.
I don't think many want Johnson back she is just a board member nothing else. If she really wants to do something she should go to someone and tell all that she knows about the corruption in the district and have them bring this district down.
What a mess out of registration today!!! Took 3 hours standing in the ridiculous hot sun in line just to RE-register my child!!! My child's registration packet was MÍA!!! So, I had to go register her today at the high school. Who's ever bright idea was this is nuts! Look at West side schools they are more up-to-date. They offered on-line registration. D131 is a mess!!
Yes, and we should also be able to watch School Board meetings online.
Wouldn't it be "grEAt" if D131 administration would decide to join the 21st century like so many of our neighbors?
I agree with the comment about D131 getting in the 21st century. We had an outdated website which was FINALLY changed but has never been utilized to it's fullest. Too many people afraid to step into modern technology. Once anything is posted it is forever out there and cannot be denied.
side note: I happen to know Mrs. Strand refuses to read the blog.
All my child's paperwork was missing five years ago they had the same excuse they claimed they had a new computer then. Five years ago they told me they would be up to date. No administration was around to complain to yesterday. The excuse was they are in meeting. They look at us like we are stupid. Also the bathrooms are very dirty. the school is a mess.
They only have one employee but if they tell him to do something and he is to weak or needs to keep them happy then we end up with situations like Jackie Gibson or Marty Feltes.
I was hoping when we supported. Strand the board would not have such influence. I can see today it is worst than ever.
Jackie Gibson has had amany altercations with teachers and continues to play the race card. She is no friend to the Hispanic community and will be a disaster. Some of her friends did not even vote for her. They should have moved her from Simmons the staff is totally demoralized and it is not the way to start the year.
Feltes is a lunatic he has been railroading hard working charitable people like Don Sinome. Everyone likes Don but not Marty. Don was written up for collecting hats and gloves for poor children.
All of this started after Dr Roberts left. The Board is the problem.
Signed a petition yesterday at Montgomery Market about getting East turned over to the State. I asked the lady who is behind this she stated concerned parents.
The registration yesterday was a complete disaster. No one was making sure people knew where to go, there was no one dealing with the horrible traffic issues and people were stuck in a line outside in the sun for 3-4 hours. Whoever planned this should be fired immediately and the community should be outraged at being treated like cattle.
Is the petition at Montgomery Market all the time or just that one day? Traffic is bad by the High School today also. They need to have a better plan
Strand had her kids registrations processed by Thurkenbrod secretary. This while the rest of the parents stood in line. Popp thinks the parents are poor, dumb and stupid. He leaves his office less that Roberts. Thruckenbrod has joked the parents of this district are a piece of cake. Sad, and now we have Jackie Gibson. Thank You board for your wonderful choice in Superintendents at least Dr Roberts did not think he was better than us.
From our district's Facebook page:
We apologize to the families who had to wait in long line at yesterday's registration. We’re glad so many families are excited about the start of school and we are disappointed we were not able to move people through the process more quickly. We know it was frustrating for many people and we know we have to serve these families better.
In the short term, we have shifted some staff around for today and Wednesday to hopefully make the lines move more quickly. Because the paperwork for so many families was processed on Monday, we are not expecting lines to be as long these next two days. Our staff will continue to do their best to help families in the most efficient and comprehensive way possible.
These registration days were set up in a central location as a response to families who had students at more than one school. Many of those families had to wait in lines at multiple schools. In response to the request of parents, we opened up these three days dedicated to registering as many students as possible. Last year, we divided registration into new and returning students but found that families came on either day, so we opened it up to all families on all three days this year.
We will again re-evaluate the process. Long term, we want to give more parents the opportunity to register online.
We are grateful to the parents who waited in long lines and we are committed to continuing to improve our processes for registering more than 14,000 students.
beaconnews.suntimes.com/2014/08/11/jamarios-jump-east-aurora-grad-relishes-journey/
The reason everyone in the entire District had to resister in one location with three lines was Reyes Childress. Her and Popp had been made aware lines circled around the building outside. They made a decision not to allow parents in the building because Dr Popp was afraid of quote mob action. Everyone knew bring 15,000 people together would not work. She should be fired and would have been in Indian Prairie. They also did not have enough help and he was told by many building administrators this would not work.
beaconnews.suntimes.com/2014/08/12/registration-change-leads-long-wait-times-east-aurora-parents/
I just looked at that page, and there is no mention of needing to go anywhere, or into any building to register a child for school. Everything including paying fees can be done from home or on a smartphone. Even confirming the child's schedule is done by e-mail. Why is the West side able to make this happen and not us?
Why are people willing to put up with being treated like sheep?
Here's what I would have done: After waiting in line for half an hour or so, I would have gone home. I then would have called both the central office and my school's office, telling them that I was unable to register today because of whatever reason (child needed to use the bathroom, doctor's instructions to avoid prolonged heat, no access to drinking water, could only take 2 hours off work, etc...all legitimate reasons, not excuses). I would ask politely how to complete my registration online, or would they prefer that I stop by my child's school to register? If I didn't get an answer (and in this district that is a possibility) I would simply show up with my child on the first day of school. Legally my child cannot be denied a public school education- and if many parents who had trouble this week just showed up with their kids to register them the first day it would send a big, loud message to the administration that we parents are not going to stand for being treated like sheep!
The answer is West Aurora cares about the students and parents. Look at the administrators West is doing a administrative tour what is East doing? Look at the administrators Dr Popp picked do you think they care about the community or their pensions.
Boo hoo. We had to stand in a line. Waaaaaaa
Parents (or maybe grandparents, aunts, uncles...whoever is available) showing up to register their kids on the first day of school sounds like a good way to send a message to administration that standing outside for hours without water or bathroom facilities is not acceptable. Make the administrators share our inconvenience & discomfort, instead of letting them chill in their cushy offices.
The issue isn't standing in a line. It is reasonable to expect people to stand in a line. The issue is expecting people to stand for HOURS, in the heat, without water or access to a restroom.
That's unreasonable and unacceptable.
I'm pretty sure they were standing in line at A SCHOOL. Inside the school are restrooms and water fountains.
T, you obviously weren't there if you think families were able to get into the school to use the restrooms or drink water! Staff members were standing at the doors making sure that only those whose turn had come were let inside the building.
The whole issue of hours-long waiting in the heat, no water, bathrooms, etc. could be easily solved by letting parents register their kids online.
On the districts's Facebook site, dozens of parents have commented that other districts have online registration...why not our district? Yet I don't see Dr. Popp or any other administrator even mentioning it as an option.
It almost looks like D131 administration would rather wait for someone to sue the district because they collapsed in the heat than join the 21st century and do the right thing.
EA...not OK.
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Dr Popp was well aware families and children sat in line for hours without water or bathrooms.
He gave administration word that allowing the parents to come in the building could create mob action. He only came to work at 131 so he could say he was Superintendent. Dr Popp has no respect for our community in fact he wants to move the service center right out of this community off the tollway.
Working in Central Office is interesting these days. Childress changed the procedures and many expressed concern. They spend money on credit cards and entertainment like water. Recently cabinet retreat was help at Arrowhead Country Club. When Childress changed direction it was explained it would save the district money. We would not have to pay District staff to cover buildings for registration.
The truth is the system we have will do online registration. Childress has had three years to make it work yet more excuses.
If the Board had balls they would fire Childress and admit to the public they picked the wrong Superintendent .
I thought the Board several years ago stopped the Country Club events. It seems they are back to the old ways. This while parents got herded like cattle. It is time that the district gets taken over by the State and the BOE removed. I wonder what we need to do to petition for a recall election?
It is interesting Arguta only showed up when the Beacon did.
When he schedules appointments many times he does not show up or he shows up late. Today he showed up with liquor on his breath. it's seems he had a liquid lunch.
UPDATE
Some great developments today (they will be revealed at the right time) concerning several issues at EA. If you are one of those who are fed up and feel nothing is being done
I CAN ASSURE YOU MANY ARE INVOLVED AND WE WILL DO EVERYTHING AT THE RIGHT TIME.
Keep posting everything you know !!!!!
Please stop praising West Aurora! They are just as clueless and incompetent as d131. Their admin is just as sneaky and irresponsible. They have been sued at least 3 times in the last two years for their treatment of students and families. So yea for online registration......really all it means is no lines at school.
I don't think West Aurora is perfect, just that they are doing some things better than us. The article & picture about D131 families standing outside waiting for hours was on the front page of today's Beacon. West's superintendant is doing a listening tour, while ours can't be bothered to even answer the simple question "why can't we register online?"
As far as lawsuits go, I don't think they have more than us, and the lawsuits the past 2-3 years have mostly been as a result of their pedophile band director.
BUILDING & GROUNDS COMMITTEE MEETING
Meeting Date: Wednesday, August 6, 2014 4:00 p.m.
Richard Leonard - Chairman
MEMBERS: ATTENDANCE
Mr. Ray Hull Yes
Mr. Richard Leonard Yes
Mary Ann Turza No
Mr. Marty Feltes Yes
AGENDA:
1.Architect/Construction Manger Report
2.Resolution for Sale of Personal Property
3.Paper Bid Recommendation
Informational Items:
1. Architect/Construction Manager Report –Mr. David Binkley, Cordogan Clark & Assoc. reported on
the following:
The Full Day Kindergarten Center will have a walk thru on August 8, 2014 at 2:00 pm to review the
work that has been competed to obtain temporary occupancy. On August 11, 2014, there will be a
safety orientation with the staff beginning at 9:00 am and teachers will be able to begin setting up
their classrooms after orientation. He indicated that the Kindergarten Center should open on time.
Dr. Popp stated there was a Special Board Meeting scheduled for Saturday, August 9, 2014 at 9:00
am to discuss work for the Benavides Kindergarten Center that was outside of the original scope.
Mr. Binkley stated that there will be a representative from Cordogan, Clark and Associates present
at Saturday’s meeting.
Capital Repairs/Maintenance has several projects that are in the completion stage. The roofing will
require a white latex compound to be installed 3 weeks after roof completion. Mr. Feltes stated
that this type of work was performed last year after school started.
High School Improvements project: Punch list work is completed. The product used to level the old
pool will be removed this week, with a test bore next week and new rubber flooring will be installed
prior to school opening.Mr. Binkley stated he was not familiar with District Capacity Study. Mr. Hull stated it is an ongoing
project with a study of potential properties for the district.
Roof repairs have been completed.
2. Mr. Feltes presented a Resolution for Sale of Personal Property for unusable computers/monitors,
misc. cleaning equipment and misc. window A/C units to the committee. Mr. Hull inquired as to
which fund the proceeds would go back into. Ms. Tyler stated that for 2014-15 the funds would be
credited to the Operations Fund. The Committee agreed to move to Finance for a3. Mr. Feltes presented the Paper Bid to the Committee. He stated there were four (4) bidders that
responded. Mr. Feltes recommended that the bid be awarded to the lowest bidder, Midland Paper
in the amount of $222,274.80. Ms. Peryea stated that Ms. Strand asked if this year’s total was close
to last year’s bid. Mrs. Cinto stated that she believed it was close to last year’s bid, but would have
to look at totals. Dr. Popp requested the information from last years bid be included with the
approval for the Finance Committee. The Committee agreed to move to Finance for approval with
the requested information.
The next Buildings and Grounds meeting date is September 10, 2014 at 4:00 p.m
Online the large crowds at East picture is still up. Which I am happy to see the district should be embarrassed about the way parents got treated. in any other district the Superintendent would be help accountable and the Board of Ed would make a apologize. Not ours. the know the parents rights can be stepped. To allow this to occur is shameful.
Someone should be fired my guess is Reyes Childress.
openline.blogspot.com/2013/04/radio-publicity-stunt-backfires-on.html
The administers did not want to be bothered with parents paying fees nor did Glozabach or Childress want to bring in staff to deal with them at the buildings. the same proposal existed last year. Roberts said no.
There is a growing feeling that Popp has no respect for the community. He was well aware people took time off for minimum wage jobs to stand in line. The truth is you can not stop a child from going to school but our parents will not threaten the district. A Principal at Bardwell was fired two years by Roberts and Aird for the same reason. They had respect for the community. Childress does not and Popp thinks the parents are all stupid.
Something they will not tell the reporter.
Childress has a department at the ASC that deals with Central Registration but she has never taken the time to make it work since she fired Chuck Roberts. With Chuck we needed 6 months but Beatrice fired him and allowed Ali to fire key people on the project. Two years later it is still not running. Anyone else would have been fired. At least 10 employees work on Infinite Campus why is it not working. Is there a trend the Business program did not work also until Johnson who does not even work here stepped out of bounds and hired Chrystal Financial.
While the parents sat in long lines in the sun with no water or bathrooms. our Superintendent sat at a Country Club and ordered a private photographer for administrative portraits. Several thousands got wasted but our parents got treated like cattle.
Even in the days of the serial bully this would have not happened.
After reading the minutes for the August 6 Building and Grounds Meeting,
Mary Feltes again did not bring current costs for a bid he is recommending. Dr Popp had to interject that this missing information be included when forwarding this to the Finance Committee.
Previous meeting July 2
Marty did not include costs for repairs, pictures, mileage etc for his recommendation to purchase new vehicles.
Do you see a pattern here ?
What else is being spent without researching cost analysis?
Many have asked me to FOIA his purchases therefore it appears I will proceed.
Here's a link to 12 pages of articles about our district:
https://v3.boardbook.org/Public/PublicItemDownload.aspx?ik=35771150
You are stupid. He brought the current costs!!!!! Read the minutes! The committee asked for the history of what he paper bid was last year.
He chose the lowest bid. He states the cost. Stop wasting your time and others time. It's just plain stupid.
Clarification:
Point I am making on Marty's BG Meetings is where are the cost comparison's as stated. Where is the "History" of these bids? Others attending these meetings should not have to request this information.
His application read $75K salary. Did HR verify that or do you just take his word?
Business closed January 2013 and now his salary is 120K + benefits.
Why did business close?
$ 45,000.00 increase in 1.5 yrs from self employed to Taxpayers footing the bill at EA.
His job performance speaks loudly for all the problems and administrative leadership is obviously lacking.
And this is just the beginning.
Very interested in HR background requirements/verification of employees.
Correction
$ 45,000.00 increase in salary
insurance
Retirement
since his business closed
HR can u verify this 75K annual salary listed.
Why wasn't the other candidates given consideration for this position?
The B&G meeting are the least of the districts problems with him. Look at the Arlip &Sons work and Youngrens. They are be given work summer crews did in the past for a tenth of the cost. They claim extra work at are allowed to fix things without approval. Add up the bills a quarter of a million that nobody is approving them but Feltes. Popp has been told and he claims Feltes is doing a great job. In fact he says we should go away. The outside help goes unsupervised and is allowed to bill what they want while he writes us up.
Feltes is building a case against us while his friends and relatives are getting rich.
From the district website:
Centralized registration moving to new East Aurora Welcome Center starting Aug. 18
The new East Aurora Welcome Center will open Monday, Aug. 18, at 254 E. Indian Trail.
The Welcome Center will be a place where families of students who are new to East Aurora School District 131 can register their children for school. Change of address forms will also be processed for returning students who have moved within the East Aurora School District.
Previously, these centralized registration tasks were handled at the Administrative Service Center.
Families of returning students who have not moved, but still need to register, pay fees, or pick up IDs and schedules, should contact their school to complete the registration process. The Welcome Center will only process registration for students who are new to the District.
Students who have been promoted from an elementary school to a middle school, or middle school to high school, are considered returning students.
The Welcome Center will be open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday throughout the school year. The Welcome Center is directly east of the Benavides Kindergarten Center and west of the Senor Taco restaurant.
The Welcome Center will include areas where parents can fill out registration forms. There will be an area for small children to play or watch a movie while parents are filling out forms.
For more information, go to www.d131.org/registration or call (630) 299-7302
Feltes was a one man operation and never managed anyone but himself nor did he have experience with union bargaining. That is why he is having so many problems and violating everyone's rights. A interesting comparison would had been to review the job description Glotzbach kept modifying to give him the job.
In his last weeks Roberts told maintenance staff he was sorry and the Feltes appointment made him feel dirty. He went on to state it was the one appointment that will stand out in his thirty five year career. So one wonders what was the board covering up on Feltes.
Today I guess we can see why. He needs to get rid of all of us so he can steal more. There will be nobody left to report on his contracts . You should see how many lives he is affecting.
Oh Yeah Dick Leonard is his best friend .
Typcial EA confusion
Change of address forms will also be processed for returning students who have moved within the East Aurora School District.
The Welcome Center will only process registration for students who are new to the District.
Which is it? Only new students or those that have moved within the district.
This lastest fiasco lies at the foot of Reyes Childress who since 2012 called the secretaries inept and took registration away from the buildings. Parents had no confusion back then, nor did lines wrap around the block.
How much is this going to cost while she practices yet another spin. She needs to be fired. Coming up with a Welcome Center is a joke. The parents of 131 are not Welcome. It seems they got their names in the paper, had many complaints so now another knee jerk reaction.
Is have a suggestion for the board and administrators pitch in and pay his insurance so he can leave everyone alone. This scam artist took $7500 for doing nothing and wants more. Put a plug in it ralph.
It was a comment published on 9/18/13 about mr. hull indicating more minorities will be recruited in the future, because its important to understand the environment and how to relate to our students. What happened to that? At the new staff luncheon no minorites were there. Also based on the minority student body our district should have a certain minority faculty, personnel and administration.
Maybe a big rally like they do for immigration reforms will fix that. Maybe some of us do not want to accept it but it's reality. 90percent hispanic in our schools.
Mr Hull was only concerned with one minority Jackie Gibson. She had no support not even Patterson but administration said just hie her. Last week Gibson joked in a taunting manner " I have friends in high places."
The board is a joke what they say and do are what they feel like.
City, cop dropped from Aurora free speech lawsuit.
When is east Aurora going to get a new lawyer. The City of Aurora gets the lawsuit dropped but not EA. This is the same law firm that lost to Bob Green, paid the porn teacher, and Ernest Clark for screwing up the accounting office.
Really EA can you not do anything right. The board is responsible for this but they allow such incompetence.
How many qualified minorities applied for the job. I don't know and bet you don't either.
In recent years, the district has consistently been increasing the number of white teachers while at the same time, the number of black teachers has been steadily declining. In 2001 the district was 70% white teachers and 6.5% black teachers (well below the state average of 10.6% black teachers). In 2012 (the last year the state report cards showed teacher demographics) the district was comprised of 75.5% white teachers and only 4% black teachers. In addition, the district has steadily increased the number of female teachers as compared to male. In 2000 the district was comprised of 24.8% male teachers, in 2012 it was about 20%. It fairly obvious where the District 131 HR department run by Joan Glotzbach has been heading in recent years.
Unfortunately, one of these trends are not unique to District 131. The reduction of male teachers has been a nationwide trend. In 1970 more than 35% of teachers in this nation were male, currently it stands at about 15%. It’s a combination of not hiring male teachers and a concerted effort to remove as many males as possible. The vast majority of teachers terminated in this country are male. It is just one more way that the powers that be are trying to erode salaries and collective bargaining. Simply put, males fight harder for increased wages and stronger unions. Females work for less money and accept more crap from those in authority, the perfect employee from an administrators perspective.
I personally do not care what race a person is. Most of the teachers I know are hardworking, moral individuals that do their very best for our children day after day. My only issue is with the few that are openly racist and that the district does nothing about them. They make comments in teacher meetings about how the kids of District 131 are unable to learn. They openly state that they dumb down their curriculum for these types of students. They believe they are all thugs and gangbangers that are headed for prison. It is very difficult to listen to this crap knowing full well the potential our students have. We also see those silent teachers who are close friends with such individuals which is also very disturbing. I do agree that it is good for our children to see positive role models within their ethnicity (both teachers and others) but the most important factor in these kids lives is simply having teachers who believe in them and push them to become all they can be.
The hiring process for an AP is not a popularity contest. The candidates are selected based on a number of skills, attributes, and building needs.
Why are you qualified to question that! I have never say in an interview where there is a vote or debate. That is not how the process goes. Get a life
Teachers go to districts that have good working conditions. That is not 131. Minority teachers are in shortage so they go to better districts.
Gibson was a patronage hire she is related to Hull and from his church. That is why she was hired. What about Hispanic admins we lost Rojas and Martinez. I did not see anyone complain about that. Oh that rights Reyes can't fight for her own race. She allows Glotzbach to walk all over us.
Dear Shush,
I have been on several hiring committees and I can tell you there is discussion on the candidates and there has been voting when more than one candidate was qualified and liked by the committee.
Sorry to break the news to you.
Registration might of worked out better if Administration would have gotten input from the secretaries who most likely are the one's assisting/working with parents. Instead they let Administration take control of how it was set up when there not the one's doing the paper work etc. How about consider this for next year and maybe we won't have the same problems?
August 20th 2014
Matthew Hanley, FOIA Officer
East Aurora School District 131
417 5th Street
Aurora, IL 60505
Re: FOIA Request for Documents regarding multiple subjects.
Dear Mr. Hanley
Pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information act, 5 ILCS140/1, the undersigned hereby requests copies of the following documents:
1 Copies of all expenses and invoices pertaining to the recent retreat at the Arrowhead Golf Club. Include authorization, approval of all extras, photographer, etc.
2 Copy of Nicor invoices for acct# 20-27-69-000 6 located at the East Aurora High School for April thru August 2014. Also include authorization policy for payment.
3 Reference EA FOIA response dated July 8 2014, specifically employee compensation, the agreements received did not indicate if the contractual agreement was salary or included all other benefits (insurance, bonuses, pension contribution etc). Need this itemized by year for those employees mentioned during that time period mentioned. Glotzbach, Childress, Feltes, Ali, and Bement-Withrow.
4 Reference “Incentive” (Bonus) payouts to Joan Glotzbach (Human Resource Mgr), need documents authorizing HR Mgr to qualify for this “Bonus”. Is it in her contract or a vote was taken authorizing this. If so, need minutes of that meeting.
5 Application of Jackie Gibson as Asst Principal.
6 Purchase order and invoice for replacing heat exchange at Allen School recently .
I understand that the Act permits a public body to charge a reasonable copying fee not to exceed the actual cost of reproduction and not including the costs of any search or review of the records. I am asking that any fees be waived per 5ILCS140/6(c).
Respectfully,
Ralph Padron
The bonus situation at 131 was for Curiculum only. it was a incentive for increased test scores. as someone who works hard in the tech department it always angered me that our department was told we did not help in increased test scores that year. Gloztbach had no business getting the money she just helped herself to it because her department processed the bonus.
It shows her ethics she has none. why was she not fired for all the major mistakes. Many of us know she made Dr Aird take the fall for not following up policies. Then there was the the finger print issue Any of us would have been fired.
Can someone tell me why the district need a $400.00 Salad bowl set?
Check Group:
Salad Bowl Set 1 146739 04997546 10.5.1101.410.0000.14.000 $451.52
6/3/2014
Check #: 9004891
Voucher Batch Number:
In a meeting today West Aurora's cooling center concept got brought up. Popp joked EA kids know heat we don't need that bring out the fans. It had a racist over-tone if in the room. Everyone feels Popp hates the situation he is in but it is a title that holds weight in education. The people he surrounds himself with look like him and act like him. That is why Glotzbach runs the district.
Where do you get your information. I worked registration and saw Truckenbrod helping for hours, each day. I didn't see our building administrators there doing any work or helping tables and families!
Thruckenbrod only came to registration after Administration heard it has a complete failure. He came and took notes and I don't recall him helping out. He was very vocal about how poorly the district was run. many took that as a slap against Reyes Childress. everyone knows he will replace her. She is on her way out.
The department chairs and building:administration did not have to work registration. I was taken away from them. Reyes Childress should go but Thruckbrod is as bad as she is.
Word is she is finger pointing at the tech department. Look for Ali to leave shortly. Patrick Sheilds is Reyes Childress new boy.
The Board needs to get rid of Ray Hull. He is a embarrassment children attended Red & Black today . I could not believe him talking about the first time you fell in love or the first time you did it. Did it really !!! that is sexual harassment. To hear a school board president say that in public.
What does that have yo do with education.
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