Township High School District 211 | |
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![]() G.A. McElroy Administration Center, the district's headquarters | |
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1750 S Roselle Rd United States | |
District information | |
Type | Public secondary |
Motto | Extraordinary Opportunities. Innovative Teaching. Exceptional Learning. |
Grades | 9-12 [1] |
Established | 1914 [2] |
Superintendent | Dr. Lisa A. Small [3] [4] |
Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools [1] |
Schools | 5 [1] |
Budget | $263 million (2017-2018) [5] |
Students and staff | |
Students | 11,857 [5] |
Teachers | 810 [5] |
Student–teacher ratio | 17.8:1 [lower-alpha 1] [5] |
Athletic conference | Mid-Suburban League |
Other information | |
Website | www.adc.d211.org |
Township High School District 211 is a school district located in Cook County, Illinois, and is the largest high school district in Illinois. District 211 serves the communities of Hoffman Estates, Inverness, Palatine, and Schaumburg, and portions of Arlington Heights, Elk Grove, Hanover Park, Roselle, Rolling Meadows, Streamwood, and South Barrington in the northwest suburbs of Chicago. [1] [5]
School | Town | Picture | Team Name | Colors | IHSA Classes (2/3/4) | Reference |
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Conant High School | Hoffman Estates | ![]() | Cougars | AA/3A/4A | [6] | |
Fremd High School | Palatine | ![]() | Vikings | AA/3A/4A | [7] | |
Hoffman Estates High School | Hoffman Estates | Hawks | AA/3A/4A | [8] | ||
Palatine High School | Palatine | ![]() | Pirates | AA/3A/4A | [9] | |
Schaumburg High School | Schaumburg | Saxons | AA/3A/4A | [10] | ||
Each school is accredited by the North Central Association and has earned full recognition status by the Illinois Superintendent of Public Instruction. All five high schools have received the United States Department of Education’s Blue Ribbon School of Excellence Award, while Palatine and Fremd High Schools have each been recognized twice.
Palatine High School was one of only 10 schools nationally to be named a “New American High School” by the U.S. Department of Education in 2000. Three schools – Palatine, William Fremd, and Schaumburg High Schools – were named among the “Top 99” high schools in the country by U.S. News & World Report. [1]
D211 carries a curriculum of more than 390 courses, a six-week summer school, and Advanced Placement opportunities in 34 subjects. The District also offers 66 dual credit courses with local colleges, including Harper College, Triton College, and College of DuPage, as well as with the University of Illinois. [1]
High School District 211 was named among the elite school districts in Illinois by Expansion Management magazine, a publication for corporate re-location, in 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, and again in 2007.
On November 2, 2015, The New York Times reported that the federal government determined that District 211 violated anti-discrimination laws because "it did not allow a transgender student who identifies as a girl and participates on a girls’ sports team to change and shower in the girls’ locker room without restrictions." The New York Times added that the student in question "identifies as female but was born male." [11]
Township High School District 211 is governed by a seven-member Board of Education. [12] [13] Board members are elected to four year terms [14] in non-partisan, [15] at-large elections [16] with three seats up for election in odd years after presidential election years (most recently in 2021) [14] and four seats up for election in odd years after midterm election years (most recently in 2023). [17] As of June 2023, the membership of the Board of Education is: [18] [19]
2023 Election
In the April 4th, 2023 race, the seats of all four incumbents, Peter Dombrowski, Steven Rosenblum, Mark Cramer, and Kim Cavill were up for reelection. There were 11 names on the ballot. Incumbents Rosenblum and Cavill were supported by the local union along with newcomers candidates Michelle Barron, a mental health expert, and Jane Russell. They were also supported by a Political action committee known as Palatine Supports Public School. The committee was created by a local democrat organization.
The conservative candidates, Mark Cramer and Peter Dombrowski, were support by C4KE, another Political action committee. They were joined by newcomers Susan Saam, and Barbara Valez.
There were two independent candidates who self funded their own campaigns, one was Meenal Dewan, and the other was 19-year-old author Aiden Branss.
The winners of the election were Peter Dombrowski, Kim Cavill, Steven Rosenblum, and Michelle Barron.
In the April 6, 2021 race, the seats of board members Robert LeFevre, Ed Yung, and Anna Klimkowicz were up for election. Nine candidates ran for the three seats; Klimkowicz ran for reelection, while LeFevre and Yung did not. Curtis Bradley, Klimkowicz, and Timothy Mc Gowan—the winners of the election—ran as a slate. Jessica Hinkle, Kristen Steel, Robi Vollkommer, and Denise Wilson—the next highest vote-getters—were all supported by board member Mark Cramer. The four generally emphasized the importance of in-person learning over remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic and the need for fiscal discipline within the district. Roxanne Wittkamp received the least votes; she was the only candidate not to coordinate with another. [18] Amy Nelson announced on March 18, 2021 that she was suspending her campaign due to an employment conflict; although she was out of the race, she announced that it was too late to have her name removed from the ballot. Despite imploring supporters to not vote for her, [20] she received 3,453 votes.
Following the 2020 protests over the murder of George Floyd [21] and the district's subsequent establishment of an equity team, equity concerns played a notable role in the race. In particular, Bradley and Mc Gowan, who are both black, made social justice a central issue of their campaigns. [22] Their ultimate election to the board was described by The Daily Herald as a success for equity voices in the district [22] and was featured in The Herald's analysis of the impact of George Floyd's murder on the Chicago suburbs. [21] Bradley told The Herald that he thought the voters' acknowledgement of equity issues within the district was partially responsible for his election; [22] Mc Gowan said that he saw his ascendance to the board as a direct response to the previous summer's protests. [21]
Prior to his run for the board, Mc Gowan was an activist who led Palatine's first Black Lives Matter demonstration [23] in June 2020 and openly supported equitable changes to professional development, employment, and curriculum within the district. [24] After Palatine High School teacher Jeanne Hedgepeth [25] made a Facebook post that was critical of the Black Lives Matter movement and compared the term "white privilege" to a racial slur, Mc Gowan described the post as "unacceptable" coming from a teacher and called for her termination. Hedgepeth was placed under investigation for her remarks [24] [26] and was later terminated. Three weeks before the election, Hedgepeth sued Mc Gowan for defamation, alleging that he had made false statements about her on Facebook that had led to her firing. Mc Gowan's attorney disputed Hedgepeth's allegation, suggesting that the lawsuit's proximity to the election might be for political purposes. [25]
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Curtis Bradley | 9,046 | 16.66 | |
Denise K. Wilson | 3,992 | 7.35 | |
Robi Vollkommer | 5,101 | 9.40 | |
Kristen M. Steel | 5,733 | 10.56 | |
Jessica J. Hinkle | 7,767 | 14.31 | |
Roxanne Wittkamp | 2,061 | 3.80 | |
Amy K. Nelson | 3,453 | 6.36 | |
Anna Klimkowicz (incumbent) | 8,915 | 16.42 | |
Timothy Mc Gowan | 8,220 | 15.14 | |
Total votes | 54,288 | 100.00 |
After the election, on April 29, 2021, the board selected its officers: Klimkowicz was selected as president, Steven Rosenblum was selected as vice president, and Kimberly Cavill was selected as secretary. [18]
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Steven Rosenblum | 10,387 | 18.10 | |
Peter R. Dombrowski | 11,361 | 19.80 | |
Will Hinshaw | 8,789 | 15.32 | |
Mark J. Cramer | 9,375 | 16.34 | |
Matthew Saternus | 6,110 | 10.65 | |
Kimberly Cavill | 11,357 | 19.79 | |
Total votes | 57,379 | 100.0 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Ralph T. Bonatz | 7,412 | 14.82 | |
Katherine Jee Young David | 8,045 | 16.09 | |
Robert J. LeFevre Jr. | 8,843 | 17.69 | |
Jean Forrest | 7,340 | 14.68 | |
Anna Klimkowicz | 10,093 | 20.19 | |
Edward M. Yung | 8,267 | 16.53 | |
Total votes | 50,000 | 100.00 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Peter R. Dombrowski | 6,089 | 14.37 | |
Richard Gerber | 5,375 | 12.68 | |
Will Hinshaw | 5,569 | 13.14 | |
Roman G. Golash | 2,443 | 5.76 | |
Mucia A. Burke | 6,890 | 16.26 | |
Lauanna Recker | 6,168 | 14.55 | |
Robert D. Lithgow | 4,775 | 11.27 | |
Edward M. Yung | 5,075 | 11.97 | |
Total votes | 42,384 | 100.00 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Robert J. LeFevre, Jr. | 5,352 | 19.04 | |
Anna Klimkowicz | 7,060 | 25.12 | |
Roman G. Golash | 4,265 | 15.17 | |
Mike Scharringhausen | 6,642 | 23.63 | |
Edward M. Yung | 4,790 | 17.04 | |
Total votes | 28,109 | 100.00 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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George P. Brandt | 9,436 | 17.34 | |
Charles Fritz | 6,731 | 12.37 | |
Roman G. Golash | 5,973 | 10.98 | |
Richard Gerber | 9,212 | 16.93 | |
Bill Robertson | 8,985 | 16.51 | |
M. Bryan Neal | 6,438 | 11.83 | |
Mucia A. Burke | 7,635 | 14.03 | |
Total votes | 54,410 | 100.00 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Anna Klimkowicz | 13,431 | 34.11 | |
Robert J. LeFevre Jr. | 13,440 | 34.13 | |
Edward M. Yung | 12,503 | 31.75 | |
Total votes | 39,374 | 100.00 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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George P. Brandt | 7,064 | 13.39 | |
Debra Strauss | 7,645 | 14.49 | |
Susan H. Kenley-Rupnow | 7,789 | 14.76 | |
Lynn Davis | 7,457 | 14.13 | |
Charles Fritz | 6,598 | 12.51 | |
Claudia Bailey | 4,683 | 8.88 | |
John M. Cason | 4,902 | 9.29 | |
Patricia S. Schueneman (Pattie) | 6,622 | 12.55 | |
Total votes | 52,760 | 100.00 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Steve J. Marcis | 9,274 | 10.76 | |
Robert J. LeFevre, Jr. | 13,039 | 15.13 | |
Conrad L. Pritscher | 7,858 | 9.12 | |
Mark J. Koller | 7,065 | 8.20 | |
Bill Lloyd | 10,305 | 11.95 | |
Anna Klimkowicz | 13,494 | 15.65 | |
Claudia Bailey | 9,864 | 11.44 | |
William Gruzynski | 6,291 | 7.30 | |
Gerald D. Chapman | 9,018 | 10.46 | |
Total votes | 86,208 | 100.00 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Robert J. LeFevre Jr. | 4,300 | 10.48 | |
Lynn Davis | 4,640 | 11.31 | |
Martha E. Swierczewski | 6,525 | 15.90 | |
Debra Strauss | 5,374 | 13.10 | |
Bill Lloyd | 3,760 | 9.16 | |
Daniel L. Yokas | 3,915 | 9.54 | |
Charles Fritz | 4,816 | 11.74 | |
Michael B. Morris | 3,958 | 9.65 | |
Donald K. "Don" Laxton | 3,748 | 9.13 | |
Total votes | 41,036 | 100.00 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Thomas J. Anderson | 5,676 | 14.15 | |
Susan J. Farmer | 7,117 | 17.74 | |
Donald K. Laxton | 3,306 | 8.24 | |
Anna Klimkowicz | 5,566 | 13.87 | |
Dora Wolf | 4,954 | 12.35 | |
Roger A. Mussell | 1,680 | 4.19 | |
Robert J. LeFevre, Jr. | 3,103 | 7.73 | |
Paulette C. McDowell | 4,972 | 12.39 | |
James R. Clegg | 3,751 | 9.35 | |
Total votes | 40,125 | 100.00 |
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