January 20, 2010 Maine Township School District 207 Meeting Facilitation Tool

Good morning Mr. Beery,

This email is a follow-up to our roughly 5-minute phone call you placed to me this morning which left me a little confused once the call was terminated. You had called me asking me about the "relevancy" of some posts on the following link:
www.northshorevoice.org/publishdistrict207.htm

...in reference specifically to Dr. Wallace, current Superintendent of Maine Township High School District 207 who is currently your employer. The phone call had nothing to do with any other school district business; thus I'd like to document that from roughly a little after 9:25 AM to roughly 9:30 AM we had spoken and that you were asking me for my opinion on the "relevancy". I'd stated to your and repeated once again that fact that what you saw on the page are strictly facts.

I'd also stated that we had a relationship in the professional realm and in that, I had no problems with you. There was also a reference to milkshakes at McDonald's to clarify what you were seeing, comparing strawberry to vanilla, explaining to you opinion versus fact.

After giving the call a little thought, in the future I'd like you to refrain from asking me about my opinion on matters and stick strictly to business for the district as you would for any other person; in this case a citizen and resident of this district.

The phone call this morning caught me off-guard and in that I feel that someone in particular put you up to the phone call which may have stepped out of bounds with the purpose of your employment.

In the future I'd recommend you try, in my OPINION, the chocolate milkshake at McDonald's before calling someone "out of the blue" trying to get an opinion on things when you see the facts blatantly in front of you.

See you tonite and just an FYI; it's going to be a packed house @ 7PM at Maine South!

Regards,

Eric M. Poders
(email omitted)
847.530.2222

CC: Dr. Ken Wallace - Superintendent, Maine Township HS District 207
Lisa Madigan/Sara Gallagher - Illinois Attorney General's Office
Chief Frank Kaminski/Lieutenant Hanson - Park Ridge Police
FBI Chicago Office
US Department of Education - Office for Civil Rights, Washington, D.C.

ADMINISTRATORS AND DEPARTMENT CHAIRS, 2009-10

Photos from the January 22, 2010, protest by students @ Maine Township School District 207 Admin Offices

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Maine Township District 207 Student Protest (1/22/10)

FOIA'ed VIDEO from the Board of Education Office from the February 1, 2010 REGULAR BOARD MEETING

FOIA'ed VIDEO from the Board of Education Office from the January 20, 2010 PUBLIC FORUM

Photos from the January 20, 2010, Maine Township School District 207 Board of Education Meeting

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MAINE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION BLOG

MTA President Emma Visee's Statement to the BOE - 2.1.2010

UPDATED NEWS LINKS

Illinois Education Association - In the News ~ Jan. 21

Park Ridge Underground - Who Will Get Left Out In The Rain?

All Voices - Dist. 207 students, parents, teachers protest proposed cuts

Public Forum Opening Comments - MTHS District 207 President Ed Mueller 01/20/10

District 207's Reduction in Force (RIF) for the entire District 207

District 207's ROE Employee Compensation Report

District 207's Updated 5-Year Projection available 1/19/10

District 207's FAQ on Cost-Reduction Recommendations 1/20/10

Ms. Pamela Schau, Assistant Superintendent for Business, stated that the monthly financial report included the full year ending June 30, 2008, and that the auditors are currently completing their annual review. Ms. Schau reported that it looked like expenses would be just under budget.

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE HAVE FOUND SALARIES THROUGH THECHAMPIONNEWS.NET THAT A MS. SCHAU's SALARY IN 2008 WAS LISTED AS FOLLOWS:

From:	Eric M. Poders (email omitted)
Sent:	Mon 2/01/10 9:52 AM
To:	dbeery@maine207.org; kwallace@maine207.org
Cc:	lmadigan@atg.state.il.us; sgallagher@atg.state.il.us; info@parkridgepolice.org; chicago@ic.fbi.gov; ocr@ed.gov