McHenry County Blog

Thought I'd share this press release from John Ryan, one of the non-incumbents running for the Carpentersville School District 300 board of education:

ALGONQUIN – John Ryan announced he is kicking off his campaign operations today. Ryan is running as a candidate for one of four seats on the District 300 Board of Education.“My message is simple. I will be fair to the taxpayers and community members who contribute to District 300, honest and open about my decisions I would make as a board member, and I want to help build a community around our schools,” said Ryan.

“I think our board has lost focus on those important issues.”Ryan cites a number of reasons why he’s a candidate, the most notable of which are the way in which the board members campaigned for the tax referendum last March and the constant change in messages coming from board members. The board asked for a referendum based on enrollment projections of over 7,000 new students in the next few years, only to find later on that realistic projections show half that number enrolling in District 300 schools.

Ryan continues, “between violations of the Open Meetings Act and the link with special interest groups, this board has lost their focus on what’s important – educating our students. That needs to change.”

Ryan plans to campaign the old fashioned way, taking his message to the people and letting them decide on the ballot. “I’m confident that in the end, the voters will choose reform over maintaining the special interest status quo.”

Here's Ryan's web site.

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