State lawmaker seeks to have Waukegan schools taken over by the State of Illinois instead of local school board-why?
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| Rita Mayfield |
Rita Mayfield is an Illinois lawmaker from Waukegan who believes that the Illinois State Board of Education should take over control of the district from the local school board. This is called Illinois House Bill 548 and would take away the control of our school district from locally appointed school board members and give it to state appointed officials. According to Mayfield some residents of Waukegan have complained about unnecessary spending by the district administration. The main issue was the purchase of the new administration building downtown. However the previous administrative building, the Lincoln Center, was very old and confusing to make your way around and not really appropriate any more as the headquarters of a large school district.
The State of Illinois has taken over two other districts in Lake County, North Chicago and Round Lake. The reason for taking over those two districts was that they did not have enough money to cover their expenses. Waukegan schools however are financially stable, which eliminates the main reason why the state would take over the district.
It doesn't seem like Governor Pritzker would agree with this proposed law since there is no real reason for it. See the articles below to learn more:
Question: Do you think the state should take over the Waukegan schools?
Waukegan officials stunned by bill that would put school district finances under state control
Column: Proposal to put cash-strapped state in charge of Waukegan’s stable school finances baffling
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