Illinois regional superintendents

New Illinois law subtracts superintendents, adds to math curriculum

The Associated Press — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 21:02:33 +0000

Illinois will trim the number of regional superintendent offices and high schools will look at beefing up math for students.

Gov. Pat Quinn signed four education bills Monday, including one that cuts superintendent offices from 44 to 35.

Regional superintendents have often been a target for officials looking to cut spending. Last year Quinn proposed eliminating them, but legislators instead shifted their funding from state to local money. The new law reduces overall cost.

Lawmakers pass bill to cut number of Illinois regional superintendents

The Associated Press — Fri, 25 May 2012 20:00:25 +0000

Illinois lawmakers want to cut the number of regional school superintendents by 20 percent.

They've passed legislation to trim the 44 regional superintendents down to just 35. The Illinois House sent it to the governor Friday without a single "no" vote.

Morning headlines - Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Rachel Lippmann, The Associated Press and Illinois Public Radio — Wed, 16 May 2012 12:43:54 +0000

County parks audit finds spending on vehicles during budget crisis

An internal audit of the St. Louis County Parks Department has found the department spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on new vehicles, even as county executive Charlie Dooley was threatening to close parks and lay off employees.

Funding for Ill. superintendents proposed for next year

Maria Altman — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:24:22 +0000

Last year Governor Pat Quinn vetoed the salaries for the 44 regional superintendents.

This month, the Illinois State Board of Education has put the appropriation for the officials back into its proposed budget.

Illinois Association of Regional Superintendents president Bob Daiber says he's hopeful the General Assembly will keep the funding line and the governor will approve it.

"We certainly believe we're making our case as to why we are so important as the delivery system of state services to public schools," said Daiber.

Quinn OKs bill to restore superintendents' pay

The Associated Press — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 23:41:37 +0000

It's official. Regional education superintendents across Illinois are going to get paychecks again after more than four months.

Gov. Pat Quinn signed legislation Monday restoring the superintendents' pay.

Quinn eliminated their salaries from the state budget over the summer. He said the state needed the roughly $13 million for other services.

The superintendents and their assistants have not been paid since June.