Showing posts with label Kyle Hastings. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kyle Hastings. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 04, 2009
Maywoodian Chuck Baxter Running Bellwood Schools!!!
Sources tell the Proviso Insider that Maywoodian Charles "Chuck" Baxter is the man running Bellwood SD88. According to sources, Superintendent Kyle Hastings regularly meets with Baxter and Board member Marilyn Thurman to get his marching orders. The most recent meeting occurred today, March 4, 2009 at Portillo's Hot Dog stand on Roosevelt and Des Plaines in Forest Park. Thurman, a 16 year board member, and Baxter, a Maywood resident, are the main reasons for SD88's educational decline. They have frequently put Politics over Education, and continued to do so when they lead the hiring of inexperienced Kyle Hastings to be Superintendent. Thurman is up for re-election in April 2009 and should be ousted!
Thursday, October 09, 2008
SD88 Superintendent Rosemary Hendricks Resigns, Interim Named...
According to David Pollard of the Proviso Herald, Bellwood SD88 has a new superintendent. Bellwood School District 88 named an interim superintendent Monday after accepting Superintendent Rosemary Hendricks' resignation.
The school board voted unanimously in accepting Hendricks' resignation. School board member Daphne Walker was absent.
Kyle R. Hastings, acting superintendent was named interim superintendent Monday. He will serve as interim superintendent until the search for a new superintendent is completed.
Hastings has served as acting superintendent since mid-August. Hendricks was on family medical leave since June.
Hendricks was supposed to return to work Sept. 22, but the School Board called a special meeting Sept. 19, the weekend before she was to return to work, and voted to put her on paid administrative leave.
Hendricks said she wishes the district well. She said her goal as superintendent was to do what was in the best interest of the children.
"Hopefully the board can come together and do what's best for the children," she said. "I wish them (the board) good luck and much success and I hope they find a superintendent who will meet their needs."
Prior to her resignation an investigation into Hendricks performance was being conducted by Arlington Heights-based law firm Hodges, Loizzi, Eisenhammer Rodick and Kohn. She was placed on paid administrative leave during the investigation.
When asked if the law firm's findings were the result of Hendricks' resignation School Board President Tommy Miller said the board accepted her resignation Oct. 6 and there is no longer an investigation. He would not elaborate as to what the firm was investigating, saying it was a personnel matter.
The school district has paid the law firm $18,000 since July when the investigation began.
Prior to the board's vote, Hastings was paid $744 a day to come into the office a few times a week to sign off on district materials. Now he will work full time and receive the equivalent of Hendricks' annual salary of $140,000, until the search for a new superintendent is completed. Hastings will be responsible for organizing the search of a new superintendent.
The board voted 4-2 in favor of making Hastings interim superintendent. Board members Althea Busby and Ronald Anderson voted against it. Board President Tommy Miller, Maria Casterjon, Yvette Ramirez and Marilyn Thurman voted in favor.
Busby said she voted against making Hastings interim superintendent because there are employees currently working in the school district with a superintendent certification who could step in. "We have people in the district who know the district and are not learning it," she said.
Hastings said he plans to bring the district into compliance with the Regional Office of Education in the areas of technology, finance and district policy and procedures.
Miller said the regional office did their audit of the district in 2007. "They found that there were things in the district that were in compliance and there were things that were not in compliance and we had to correct them," he said.
He said there policies and procedures in the district that were either outdated or needed to be revised. Miller said there are various deadlines to bring things into compliance, but he wants the superintendent to work toward compliance.
"All we have to do is show them that we are moving in the right direction to bring these things up to date," he said.
Hastings said as interim superintendent he hopes make improvements in the district.
"We're going to do a lot of great things this school year," he said. "We're going to bring the district into the new century. A lot of things will be new and improved."
The school board voted unanimously in accepting Hendricks' resignation. School board member Daphne Walker was absent.
Kyle R. Hastings, acting superintendent was named interim superintendent Monday. He will serve as interim superintendent until the search for a new superintendent is completed.
Hastings has served as acting superintendent since mid-August. Hendricks was on family medical leave since June.
Hendricks was supposed to return to work Sept. 22, but the School Board called a special meeting Sept. 19, the weekend before she was to return to work, and voted to put her on paid administrative leave.
Hendricks said she wishes the district well. She said her goal as superintendent was to do what was in the best interest of the children.
"Hopefully the board can come together and do what's best for the children," she said. "I wish them (the board) good luck and much success and I hope they find a superintendent who will meet their needs."
Prior to her resignation an investigation into Hendricks performance was being conducted by Arlington Heights-based law firm Hodges, Loizzi, Eisenhammer Rodick and Kohn. She was placed on paid administrative leave during the investigation.
When asked if the law firm's findings were the result of Hendricks' resignation School Board President Tommy Miller said the board accepted her resignation Oct. 6 and there is no longer an investigation. He would not elaborate as to what the firm was investigating, saying it was a personnel matter.
The school district has paid the law firm $18,000 since July when the investigation began.
Prior to the board's vote, Hastings was paid $744 a day to come into the office a few times a week to sign off on district materials. Now he will work full time and receive the equivalent of Hendricks' annual salary of $140,000, until the search for a new superintendent is completed. Hastings will be responsible for organizing the search of a new superintendent.
The board voted 4-2 in favor of making Hastings interim superintendent. Board members Althea Busby and Ronald Anderson voted against it. Board President Tommy Miller, Maria Casterjon, Yvette Ramirez and Marilyn Thurman voted in favor.
Busby said she voted against making Hastings interim superintendent because there are employees currently working in the school district with a superintendent certification who could step in. "We have people in the district who know the district and are not learning it," she said.
Hastings said he plans to bring the district into compliance with the Regional Office of Education in the areas of technology, finance and district policy and procedures.
Miller said the regional office did their audit of the district in 2007. "They found that there were things in the district that were in compliance and there were things that were not in compliance and we had to correct them," he said.
He said there policies and procedures in the district that were either outdated or needed to be revised. Miller said there are various deadlines to bring things into compliance, but he wants the superintendent to work toward compliance.
"All we have to do is show them that we are moving in the right direction to bring these things up to date," he said.
Hastings said as interim superintendent he hopes make improvements in the district.
"We're going to do a lot of great things this school year," he said. "We're going to bring the district into the new century. A lot of things will be new and improved."
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Kyle Hastings May Be Out As Mayor In Orland Hills!!!
Sources tell the Insider that Kyle Hastings, the Mayor of Orland Hills, and one of the Proviso Administrators on the way out the door, may also be seeing his last days as Mayor. Sources tell the Insider that Hastings is always embroiled in some major controversy down in the south suburb. Hastings, who also serves as liquor commissioner, was sued after he awarded a late night liquor license to the Fire & Ice Bar. Shortly after, an off duty cop got drunk and killed someone in a DUI. Hastings also allowed members of his board of trustees to use tax payer paid credit cards. Now, Mr. Hastings will be facing a serious challenge for his seat in April 2009.
Is it time to toss Kyle Hastings out as a Mayor as well?
Is it time to toss Kyle Hastings out as a Mayor as well?
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
SHAKEUP AT PTHS 209!!!
The Insider has learned that there was a big shake up at Proviso High School District 209. The shake up was reportedly announced at the March 17, 2008 Board of Education meeting. Sources tell the Insider that the Board of Education has cleaned house. Out are Superintendent Bob Libka, Director of Auxillary Programs Kyle Hastings, Director of Compliance Margo Umans, Lawyers Qwerrey & Harrow, and numerous other staff members. The Board approved conducting a Superintendent search by a vote of 6 to 1. Board member Bob Cox of Forest Park was reportedly the lone no vote.
Click this link to read more from the Proviso Herald: http://www.pioneerlocal.com/maywood/news/848571,ma-nolibka-031808-s1.article
What's going on at Proviso? What caused the shakeup? Will others follow? Is the District trimming at the top and leading by example?
Click this link to read more from the Proviso Herald: http://www.pioneerlocal.com/maywood/news/848571,ma-nolibka-031808-s1.article
What's going on at Proviso? What caused the shakeup? Will others follow? Is the District trimming at the top and leading by example?
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