Member Steve Funk proposed at Monday’s D58 school board meeting to remove maverick Scott O’Connell from participation on the board’s legislative committee, of which he has been a member since 2007. “Being on a committee is a privilege when you’re a member of the of the board,” Funk said. “He shouldn’t be part of a [...]
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O’Connell Island?
February 9th, 2010 · 4 Comments · District 58
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Parents tour Kingsley
January 21st, 2010 · 54 Comments · District 58
Between 30 and 40 parents joined the D58 school board in touring Kingsley School Jan. 19. Kingsley’s leaking roof has figured prominently in discussions of the district’s planned issue of $10 million in life safety bonds — an action that has twice been thwarted by member Scott O’Connell’s threat of litigation. One mother who was [...]
D58 answers bond, roof questions
January 15th, 2010 · 9 Comments · District 58
O’Connell abstains from latest bond vote D58 has added a “Roof FAQ” page to its Web site where residents can get answers to a variety of questions about the district’s roof replacement projects and planned Life Safety bond issuance. Among the 11 questions answered are “What exactly is the plan for the $10 million Life [...]
Parents on the warpath
December 17th, 2009 · 26 Comments · District 58
Fed up with D58 member Scott O’Connell’s attempts to halt the sale of $10 million in life-safety bonds, district parents have organized to request his resignation from the school board. The grassroots effort, led by parents at Whittier and Kingsley schools, asks like-minded residents to e-mail O’Connell at his D58 mailbox, soconnell@dg58.org.
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The O’Connell effect
December 16th, 2009 · 61 Comments · District 58
Challenging the financial justification of D58′s 2007 referendum won Scott O’Connell the admiration of local conservatives and a seat on the school board. But half-way through his term, O’Connell’s apparently tireless proclivity for questioning the district’s financial practices is alienating parents, board members and even some of his former supporters. His latest effort to halt [...]
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D58 parents express frustration
December 16th, 2009 · 49 Comments · District 58
Concerned that leaky roofs are putting their children at risk and threatening their property values, parents had plenty to say to Scott O’Connell at Monday’s D58 school board meeting. O’Connell, whose threats of litigation have twice brought the district’s planned sale of $10 million in life-safety bonds to a halt, was the focus of the [...]
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Candlelight demo turns up the heat
December 15th, 2009 · 22 Comments · District 58
The weather made it difficult to keep the candles lit, but that didn’t deter some 50 parents and kids from demonstrating outside Indian Trail School Monday evening in advance of the D58 school board meeting. Inside, close to 200 people crowded the gym awaiting the start of the meeting and the arrival of member Scott [...]
D58 PTAs plan demonstration
December 8th, 2009 · 53 Comments · District 58
Members of several PTAs plan a silent candlelight demonstration in advance of the D58 school board meeting on Monday, Dec. 14, at Indian Trail Elementary School, 6235 Stonewall Ave. Candles will be distributed beginning at 6 p.m. with the demonstration following at 6:30 p.m. “All residents who believe that board members need to ensure that [...]
O’Connell threat holds up bond sale
November 24th, 2009 · 10 Comments · District 58
A second threat of litigation from D58 board member Scott O’Connell has led the district’s bond counsel to again postpone the sale of $10 million in life safety bonds, the proceeds of which were slated for roof repairs and other projects. Bond counsel Chapman and Cutler made the call Nov. 19, four days before the [...]
Minority retort
August 10th, 2009 · 8 Comments · District 58
Scott O’Connell was the only D58 school board member to vote in July against the sale of $13 million in general obligation bonds to fund repairs for school roofs and playgrounds. Tonight’s board meeting will tell us whether the district’s convoluted attempt to determine whether O’Connell intends to sue to prevent the bond issue succeeded. [...]
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