McHenry County Blog

All three daily newspapers have taken whacks at the Carpentersville School District 300 Board.

None have mentioned the school board elections until Sunday.

That’s when Elgin’s Courier News editor Mike Bailey gave more than a clue.

His weekly column had a fairly neutral headling:

Anti-incumbent mood here

About three-fourths of the way through the column, Bailey writes,

Incumbent school board members face well-deserved and more virulent voter wrath.

In District 300, the board and administration, through dubious claims of near insolvency and ensuing chaos, rammed through a very costly referendum. Trusting voters now learn revenue projections were artificially low and enrollment will be substantially less, meaning that as suspected, the need was exaggerated to create urgency.

In U46 (Elgin), it would be difficult to find a more egregious breach of public trust than committed by incumbent board members. While most U46 employees were given minimal raises, classroom sizes increased, aides eliminated and programs slashed, huge and unreasonable raises, pay and benefits were lavished on its superintendent and administrative staff. Nowhere can a more deceitful, insulting and avaricious contempt of the public’s trust be found.

So, how many incumbents in District 300 do you think the Elgin paper will endorse for re-election?

Labels: District 300, Elgin School District, U46