The legislation has been successfully challenged and the proposed funding changes will not move forward in their current form. It is a relief to see that our collective concerns regarding school funding were taken seriously by the decision makers. We must stay attentive to future proposals to ensure our local …
December 22, 2014
Final supporters
Thank you for your interest in signing Sen.Althoff's #STOPSB16 petition. In order to make the petition more accessible, we have moved Sen. Althoff's petition to her website. To sign the petition, please copy and paste the following link into your browser to sign the petition on her website: http://senatoralthoff.com/Resources/SenateBill16Petition.aspx
We apologize for any inconvenience. We value your support, and encourage you to circulate this petition among friends and family. As a collective voice we can have the greatest impact!
Legislation has been introduced and is moving through the General Assembly that would dramatically change the way we fund public education in Illinois. As currently drafted, Senate Bill 16 will have a direct and negative impact on McHenry and Lake County schools by diverting millions in General State Aid for Education away from local school districts, to other districts in Illinois.
Senator Pamela Althoff (R-McHenry) argues education funding reform should be
crafted in a bipartisan manner, where all stakeholders are brought to the table
to negotiate a comprehensive, equitable school funding formula. Sen. Althoff does not
believe Illinois’ system of funding schools should create “winners” or
“losers,” but instead equitably finance public education in this state to give
all Illinois school children the best opportunity for scholastic advancement
and academic success.
If you agree, please add your name
to the following petition, and contribute to this effort by sharing the
petition with your friends, family and colleagues.
In addition to signing the petition, Sen. Althoff asks that you contact your state representative and state senator personally
to express your misgivings about this measure and ask them to vote “No" on
Senate Bill 16.
Senate Bill 16 is not the best we can do. Illinois lawmakers need to go back to the drawing board and engage in a meaningful, bipartisan discussion about how the state’s precious education resources should be allocated.
What is Senate Bill 16?
Last July, a committee of state legislators was charged with recommending
ways to improve public education funding in Illinois, which has remained
unchanged since 1997. Despite the bipartisan efforts of the committee, Democrat
lawmakers unilaterally acted to draft SB 16, legislation that failed to
incorporate many of the committee’s recommendations and which does not address
the glaring inequities in how education is funded in Illinois.
If enacted into law, SB 16 will make sweeping changes in how the state funds education. Generally, school districts with higher assessed property values, like ours, will receive much less state funding. Other districts will receive much more in state funding.
SB 16 is a redistribution of current state resources that dramatically changes the way in which limited state funding is distributed among school districts
How will SB16 impact McHenry and Lake County?
As a whole, SB16 would phase out $18.4 million from all McHenry County school districts and $6.6 million from Lake County school districts located in the 32nd Senate District. Many school districts will face draconian cuts in state education funding. In McHenry County, seven districts will lose over 70% of current funding. Three Lake County school districts in the 32nd Senate District will lose more than 75% of funding.
This will result in cuts to arts and sciences, after-school and
extra-curricular programs, and salary cuts or layoffs for teachers and faculty.
Suburban property taxpayers will be asked to once again dig in their pockets
to supplant the lost state support.
What can you do?
SB16 has already passed the Senate. It is expected that the House will vote
on SB16 this fall.
We need your help.
Please contact your Illinois Representative and Senators to voice your
opinion.
The State Senators who serve McHenry and Lake Counties:
NO - Senator Pam Althoff, District 32, [email protected], (815) 987-7555
NO - Senator Karen McConnaughay, District 33, [email protected], (847) 214-8245
NO – Senator Dan Duffy, District 26, [email protected], (847) 277-7100
NO – Senator Julie Morrison, District 29, (847) 945-5200
PRESENT – Senator Melinda Bush, District 31, (847) 548-5631
YES – Senator Terry Link, District 30, (847) 821-1811
YES - Senator Andy Manar (Bill Sponsor), District 48, (618)
635-2583
YES - Senator Michael Noland, District 22, (847) 214- 8864
YES - Senator Linda Holmes, District 42 [email protected],
(630) 801-8985
McHenry and Lake County is served by the following State Representatives:
Representative David McSweeney, District 52, [email protected], (847)
516-0052
Representative Timothy Schmitz, District 65, [email protected], (630)
845-9590
Representative Michael Tyron, District 66, [email protected], (815) 459-6453
Representative Jack Franks, District 63, [email protected], (815) 334-0063
Representative Barbara Wheeler, District 64, [email protected], (815)
748-3494
Representative Sam Yingling, District 62, [email protected], (847)
231-6262
Representative Sheri Jesiel, District 61, [email protected] , (847)
855-8600
Representative Rita Mayfield, District 60, (847) 599-2800
Representative Carol Sente, District 59, (847) 478-9909
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
October 28, 2014
October 26, 2014
We are approaching five hundred signatures and this momentum captures the urgency of our goal to protect local education funding. Please take a moment to forward our new location to those who care about keeping our school resources equitable. This next push is essential for ensuring our position is clear before the legislature.
October 14, 2014
One hundred people have now joined this effort to address the funding concerns regarding Senate Bill 16. This early response confirms that many of you share a serious concern for the future of our local schools.
Reached 100 supporters
October 14, 2014
October 11, 2014
We are approaching one hundred signatures which marks a meaningful step forward in our effort to protect local school funding. Please take a moment to forward our new web link to those in your network who care about this issue so we can ensure our position is fully represented.
7 Comments
Our kids are going to suffer if this passes. Why should our tax dollars go to a different district? Fix the formula right and stop playing games.
leave the funding alone. tired of my taxes going elsewhere while we struggle to keep programs open here
please discontinue proposed legislation called Senate Bill 16
THIS IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS. stop sending our property taxes somewhere else when our own schools need the funding
they keep trying to gut our schools to pay for others and its just wrong. keep our money here in mcHenry
please discontinue proposed legislation called Senate Bill 16 Petion
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The legislation has been successfully challenged and the proposed funding changes will not move forward in their current form. It is a relief to see that our collective concerns regarding school funding were taken seriously by the decision makers. We must stay attentive to future proposals to ensure our local …
December 22, 2014
Final supporters
Thank you for your interest in signing Sen.Althoff's #STOPSB16 petition. In order to make the petition more accessible, we have moved Sen. Althoff's petition to her website. To sign the petition, please copy and paste the following link into your browser to sign the petition on her website: http://senatoralthoff.com/Resources/SenateBill16Petition.aspx
We apologize for any inconvenience. We value your support, and encourage you to circulate this petition among friends and family. As a collective voice we can have the greatest impact!
Legislation has been introduced and is moving through the General Assembly that would dramatically change the way we fund public education in Illinois. As currently drafted, Senate Bill 16 will have a direct and negative impact on McHenry and Lake County schools by diverting millions in General State Aid for Education away from local school districts, to other districts in Illinois.
Senator Pamela Althoff (R-McHenry) argues education funding reform should be
crafted in a bipartisan manner, where all stakeholders are brought to the table
to negotiate a comprehensive, equitable school funding formula. Sen. Althoff does not
believe Illinois’ system of funding schools should create “winners” or
“losers,” but instead equitably finance public education in this state to give
all Illinois school children the best opportunity for scholastic advancement
and academic success.
If you agree, please add your name
to the following petition, and contribute to this effort by sharing the
petition with your friends, family and colleagues.
In addition to signing the petition, Sen. Althoff asks that you contact your state representative and state senator personally
to express your misgivings about this measure and ask them to vote “No" on
Senate Bill 16.
Senate Bill 16 is not the best we can do. Illinois lawmakers need to go back to the drawing board and engage in a meaningful, bipartisan discussion about how the state’s precious education resources should be allocated.
What is Senate Bill 16?
Last July, a committee of state legislators was charged with recommending
ways to improve public education funding in Illinois, which has remained
unchanged since 1997. Despite the bipartisan efforts of the committee, Democrat
lawmakers unilaterally acted to draft SB 16, legislation that failed to
incorporate many of the committee’s recommendations and which does not address
the glaring inequities in how education is funded in Illinois.
If enacted into law, SB 16 will make sweeping changes in how the state funds education. Generally, school districts with higher assessed property values, like ours, will receive much less state funding. Other districts will receive much more in state funding.
SB 16 is a redistribution of current state resources that dramatically changes the way in which limited state funding is distributed among school districts
How will SB16 impact McHenry and Lake County?
As a whole, SB16 would phase out $18.4 million from all McHenry County school districts and $6.6 million from Lake County school districts located in the 32nd Senate District. Many school districts will face draconian cuts in state education funding. In McHenry County, seven districts will lose over 70% of current funding. Three Lake County school districts in the 32nd Senate District will lose more than 75% of funding.
This will result in cuts to arts and sciences, after-school and
extra-curricular programs, and salary cuts or layoffs for teachers and faculty.
Suburban property taxpayers will be asked to once again dig in their pockets
to supplant the lost state support.
What can you do?
SB16 has already passed the Senate. It is expected that the House will vote
on SB16 this fall.
We need your help.
Please contact your Illinois Representative and Senators to voice your
opinion.
The State Senators who serve McHenry and Lake Counties:
NO - Senator Pam Althoff, District 32, [email protected], (815) 987-7555
NO - Senator Karen McConnaughay, District 33, [email protected], (847) 214-8245
NO – Senator Dan Duffy, District 26, [email protected], (847) 277-7100
NO – Senator Julie Morrison, District 29, (847) 945-5200
PRESENT – Senator Melinda Bush, District 31, (847) 548-5631
YES – Senator Terry Link, District 30, (847) 821-1811
YES - Senator Andy Manar (Bill Sponsor), District 48, (618)
635-2583
YES - Senator Michael Noland, District 22, (847) 214- 8864
YES - Senator Linda Holmes, District 42 [email protected],
(630) 801-8985
McHenry and Lake County is served by the following State Representatives:
Representative David McSweeney, District 52, [email protected], (847)
516-0052
Representative Timothy Schmitz, District 65, [email protected], (630)
845-9590
Representative Michael Tyron, District 66, [email protected], (815) 459-6453
Representative Jack Franks, District 63, [email protected], (815) 334-0063
Representative Barbara Wheeler, District 64, [email protected], (815)
748-3494
Representative Sam Yingling, District 62, [email protected], (847)
231-6262
Representative Sheri Jesiel, District 61, [email protected] , (847)
855-8600
Representative Rita Mayfield, District 60, (847) 599-2800
Representative Carol Sente, District 59, (847) 478-9909
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
October 28, 2014
October 26, 2014
We are approaching five hundred signatures and this momentum captures the urgency of our goal to protect local education funding. Please take a moment to forward our new location to those who care about keeping our school resources equitable. This next push is essential for ensuring our position is clear before the legislature.
October 14, 2014
One hundred people have now joined this effort to address the funding concerns regarding Senate Bill 16. This early response confirms that many of you share a serious concern for the future of our local schools.
Reached 100 supporters
October 14, 2014
October 11, 2014
We are approaching one hundred signatures which marks a meaningful step forward in our effort to protect local school funding. Please take a moment to forward our new web link to those in your network who care about this issue so we can ensure our position is fully represented.
7 Comments
It's not fair to take money away from the taxes we've paid towards our school district and send them to another school district!
Our kids are going to suffer if this passes. Why should our tax dollars go to a different district? Fix the formula right and stop playing games.
leave the funding alone. tired of my taxes going elsewhere while we struggle to keep programs open here
please discontinue proposed legislation called Senate Bill 16
THIS IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS. stop sending our property taxes somewhere else when our own schools need the funding
they keep trying to gut our schools to pay for others and its just wrong. keep our money here in mcHenry
please discontinue proposed legislation called Senate Bill 16 Petion
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