Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Board President Dennis Brennan asked board member Dianne Barrett to pay more than $50,000 in legal fees incurred by the district in her lawsuit against him and Superintendent Nicholas Wahl.
The fallout from a judge’s decision Friday to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a Hinsdale Township High School District 86 board member against the president of the board of education and the superintendent spread over Monday night’s school board meeting like an angry dark cloud. Board member Dianne Barrett had sought a court order to gain access to documents pertaining to the district’s special education program. But Judge Thomas Dudgeon dismissed the case Friday, citing restrictions delineated in the Illinois Student Records Act. Board President Dennis Brennan, named as a defendant in the suit along with Superintendent Nicholas Wahl, passed out a copy of the judge’s order to board members Monday night during their regular monthly meeting at …
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Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Superintendent Dr. Nicholas Wahl warned that Illinois House Bill 3793 could force district to cut services.
Members of the Hinsdale Township High School District 86 Board of Education Monday night attempted to plan for the financial future of the district amid uncertainty created by legislation awaiting action in Springfield. House Bill 3793 would amend the state’s Property Tax Extension Limitation Law (PTELL) to prohibit school districts from increasing their tax levy if the total equalized assessed valuation (EAV) of property in the district (excluding new property) decreases from the previous year. District 86 business manager Jeff Eagan told board members that the EAV for the district is projected to decline five percent from last year. Board member Dr. Richard Skoda expressed confidence the district would be okay if House Bill 3793 passes…
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Board Member Dianne Barrett’s lawsuit over access to documents is addressed during a discussion about the district’s legal bills.
At most school board meetings, the paying of bills is a routine part of board business. However, that was not the case at Monday night’s meeting of the Hinsdale Township High School District 86 Board of Education. As she has repeatedly requested in recent months, Board Member Dianne Barrett asked that the bills to be pulled from the consent agenda so that she could object to the payment of certain legal bills, including those related to the lawsuit she has filed against School Board President Dennis Brennan and Superintendent Dr. Nicholas Wahl. “It’s not consent if everyone doesn’t agree,” Barrett said. “So, therefore, I’m going to have to do this every month. … It’s getting old.” Brennan said the consent agenda was for routine items, not…
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Online site accuses board members of trying to take advantage of community's disinterest to 'do as it pleases.'
A website calling itself ''Hinsdale High Schools'' had the District 86 board examining its community relations policy Monday night. In a July 11 post, the website—which served as the official campaign website of three board candidates in the spring—accused the school board of practicing "soft tyranny" and has discussed a variety of other issues pertaining to District 86, including district salaries, the renewal of the superintendent's contract and disagreements between school board member Diane Barrett and other members of the board. At issue was whether the board can stop someone from using the school district's name on a website that is not sanctioned by the district. At the request of Board President Dennis Brennan, members reviewed the…
Carol Klener Jablonski
8:05 am on Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Dan Leigh raises some points that I agree with. I would not want my child's name revealed and available to Ms. Barrett's whim. I ask that all of the Board members attend some team building seminar as well as some orientation as to their duties. All of the Board members; this includes Ms. Barrett. You all need to work together for the betterment of the district. more ›