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References:
 TheChampion.org
- D4
Salaries 2002-2003
- D4
Salaries 2001-2002
Eldorado D-4 Report Cards
Blueprint
for progress-Solutions at the State level
NoReferendum.org
Questions,
Comments, please e-mail!
noreferendum@joltmail.com
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Eldorado Unit District 4
The person who started this site has
moved if you are interested in chairing this site please contact us a noreferendum@joltmail.com. We left this website up for the benefit of Eldorado
citizens.
Citizens for Reasonable And Fair Taxes – noreferendum@joltmail.com
5 Questions to ask
yourself in the event an education referendum appears on the ballot in the
future.
- Gary Seibert (D4 Superintendent) salary went
up from $70,330 in 1998 to $105,494 in 2003. This is a 50% increase. That works out to a $289.02 each and every day, 365 days a year. Who
pays? You do.
- Eldorado CRAFT was formed to serve as a
watchdog group for Eldorado Community Unit District 4. We are taxpayers
and parents who desire to have a fiscally responsible and accountable
school system.
- Administrators
salaries went up an average of 41% from 1999 to 2003.
- Eldorado CRAFT
would like to see the school board meetings be a truly open forum and
allow a free exchange of information with parents and taxpayers without
repercussions to children in the school system as required by law.
- Eldorado CRAFT
would like volunteers to step forward to run for school board positions
during the next available election. We would like to elect school board members
who do not have a conflict of interest such as children or spouses
working for the school system.
- Eldorado CRAFT does not believe that Illinois
school systems have a funding problem we believe it has a spending
problem. We further believe that increasing income taxes as well as
sales taxes is not necessary to solve the spending problem in the school
system. We believe that whether it comes from property taxes or income
taxes it is still too much money being spent on education.
- In 8 states with
populations of 10 million or more, Illinois is ranked SECOND in per capita expenditures for K-12 schools.
- As long as our school board continues to give
raises far above the cost of living deficit spending will continue year
after year. Because of this overspending our district is at risk for
running an education referendum that could increase our property taxes.
- Our school board
fails to take into account that taxpayers (those who have stayed
employed) received on average 3% raise (if they got a raise at all), and
people living on social security only received a 2.1% increase when it
gives excessive raises. From the 2000 Census the medican earning for a
full time employed male in Eldorado was $27,721 and for a female was
$14,514. The average teacher salary was $39,564 for 180 days of work. We
believe that these teacher salaries are excessive for the cost of living
in our town and our placing an excessive burden on the taxpayers who
must pay for the teachers salaries.
- Health care costs
are rising for all job sectors, and private sector employees are
required to pay a greater portion of their insurance premiums. Teachers
and administrators are not taking their fair share of responsibility to
ease education costs by paying a greater portion of their own insurance
premiums.
- Eldorado CRAFT as
taxpayers are concerned about the excessive teacher raises and the
effect this has on the school budget as well as the effect of the
Teachers Retirement System and the tax burden this will create for our
children. We are also concerned that several people have retired from
the school and are now back working for the school. Although this is not
illegal in Illinois it is illegal in many States. We believe that is an
unethical practice that is placing a heavy burden on the taxpayers of
Eldorado.
- The average Eldorado teacher salary in
2002-2003 was $40,583 for 180 days of work this works out to an average
of 30.06 an hour. Teachers collectively bargain for a raise, but they do
not collectively bargain to save individual teacher jobs by collectively
bargaining to take a pay reduction to a salary the taxpayers can afford.
- Teachers receive a raise every year based on
years of service, regardless of whether an education referendum passed
that year and regardless of performance.
- Our D4 school board is currently running a
deficit of $423,161. This is a spending problem, not a revenue problem.
Please take a minute to
think about the 5 simple questions below before you vote to raise your taxes.
If you have any questions or would like more information, PLEASE contact us –
noreferendum@joltmail.com
In the event that an
education referendum is put on the ballot in the future...5 Simple Questions
to Ask Before You Vote Yes to Raise Your Taxes
(Back To Top)
- Am I putting away enough money for my
retirement so I can take care of myself and family?
- Am I putting away enough (or any) money for my
children's college education?
- If I lose my job, do I have 6 months salary
saved to get me and my family through until I find a job?
- Do I have enough money saved if I have to pay
for my own health insurance if I lose my job?
- As a taxpayer can I afford to keep supporting
raises like the one Gary Siebert has received over the last 5 years (50%
increase or $35,164)? - see www.TheChampion.org
for salary information!
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Name
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Months Work Per Year
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1999-2000
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2000-2001
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2001-2002
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2002-2003
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%Increase
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Gary Sierbert
Superintendent
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12 Months
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$82,555
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$98,901
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$101,197
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$105,494
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27.79%
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Rickey W. Cox
Principal
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10 months
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$60,989
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$62,637
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$63,785
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$83,786
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37.30%
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Carol King
Teacher
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9 months
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$43,879
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$45,253
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$54,303
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$65,163
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48.51%
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Timothy Mcgrath
Teacher
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9 months
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$48,901
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$45,253
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$54,303
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$65,111
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33.15%
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Joanna Lane
Guidance Counselor
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9 months
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47,802
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$49,176
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$51,330
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$61,595
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28.85%
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John Hammersley
Teacher
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9 months
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$47,896
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$46,374
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$51,475
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$58,595
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22.34%
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This chart includes some of the excessive the salary increases of teachers
and administrators in D4.
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