YES!!! Our prayers have been answered. If she wants to leave a year early, let her.

Now we have an opportunity to undo the damage this woman has done to our district and to our children.

Probably not before the Village has to put up BIG BUCKS!

Fredericks AND Goier leaving!!!! I'm popping open a bottle of champagne now!

The mess the current administration has made with the schools in this district is outrageous; Hopefully the Board will take heed and ensure a quality replacement, to reinstill the confidence lost by the residents from the past 3 District 109 Administrations.

Better late than never, although a few years ago would have been so much better.

Good riddance! Now lets keep the momentum going. The spin put on Caruso principal Fisher being "promoted" after being removed as principal and placed in a three day a week district position (my definition of "part time") away from direct contact on daily desicions regarding children was not a termination of employment....but, ahhh ...O.K.

Frederick's?...lets just pity the school district where she lands. Now, I do not know how, but I am confident someone will notify that school districts board, teachers, administrators and the press in that community exactly what they will have been saddled with .

Most right minded people were raised with the moral turpitude to NOT pull the wings off a bug, to NOT kick a dog, to NOT allow men to jump in front of woman and children to save themselves from a sinking ship....but somehow these lessons and values were lost on GOIER and her accomplice Board President Ellen London in that you do not place children....anyone's children, at anytime, for any reason, on a back burner in order to accommodate those children qualified for advanced or excelerated programs. Sorry Girls....its way too late for you here in Deerfield now. YOU Two rang that bell, with SCHWARTZ....and here's news....you can't un ring that bell!

hopefully, we can replace key board members, retain a couple or three of the rest and start with close to a clean slate. We need a Superintendent that will succeed for all students, with appropriate ethics and priorities, one that won't spunge off Deerfield taxpayers by having us pay for things so she/he can qualify to go somewhere else with the credentials we pay for. We need someone that will go the distance, do the right thing, and be a true and honest presence within our community. Not one that shows up in the 3rd inning and leaves in the 7th as a routine. One that is not "beholding" to ELLEN LONDON...one that works for the community and unable to give marching orders, spinning and bull to an Ellen London(school board president) and have so much control. Lets do it right this time.

Does this mean that Dist 109 is dumping 21st Century learning that really was 18th Century?

Not so fast, guys. The current Board is conducting the search for a new Superintendent. We need to make sure this Board does NOT make the final decision on the leader of our school system for the next several years. We need to work to make sure the NEXT school board makes the final decision.

We need to make sure the current board and the next board know what the community feels are requisites for hiring the next superintendent - significant experience in a multi-school district, experience in a community with high level parent involvement, someone who embraces and honors the education of children with special needs and understands the district's standing as the district of choice for those children and their families, someone who understands that test scores are only one aspect of a successful education, someone with a high level of respect for teachers and staff, someone who understands that collaboration with teachers, staff and the community is the only route to true success, someone with a true love for children who is willing to spend time in the classrooms helping teachers and educators to grow, someone who really understands the pulse and uniqueness of the District 109 Community.

I know it's just a quote but interesting that Dr. Goier does not mention the continued improvement in services to children with special needs in her priorities for the coming year - I implore parents and teachers to not let up on the process that started last year - changes in the contract regarding these services are just one piece of the puzzle in improving these services. Until we have an administration who thinks of and speaks of special education as one of the top priorities in the district it is up to all of us to keep pounding away.

Another area that my wife and I are beginning to focus on - improvement in the band and orchestra programs at the schools - especially the Jr. high level. Student involvement drops significantly in the upper grades - we think beyond natural attrition - no matter how strong the teachers / directors may be we need an administration that strongly supports the arts - that is an important attribute of the next superintendent.

not to mention the waste of money for those stupid binders that the kids couldn't use for longer then a week....I wonder who got the kickback for that?

Let me ask you all a question. Why a search for an external candidate? Why spend all the money for a search (probably a retained recruiter costing at least $60K, if not more)? Why pay relo costs? Why not just promote an internal candidate? Get what you want from someone familiar with the area and save some money...

David - I'm with you on attempting to find the new superintendent without using a search firm. I would say there are no qualified candidates within Dist 109 - but would be surprised if there are not qualified and interested candidates on the North Shore. I would suppose the district has already received feelers from candidates.

I think the current attitude toward education, what has happened to District 109 during the current reign, the fact the Board is HURRYING UP this decision process, no true leadership in the District, the current state of Special Education, all filter into a decision to apply for this position. It might take an out-of-state person to fill this role.

As to the qualities needed for Superintendent of District 109, it would take more than just a change at the top to change the environment. Easy for someone to pad their resume. Someone REALLY has to have experience in all areas of Admin to make the necessary changes. It will take a HUGE change of Board of Education to make an real difference. The communitty sure has its work cut out.

I find it rather interesting that all this is occurring right after contract negotiations were finished. We all know that the staff of district 109 got short changed out of retro active pay that would have been way more than the $2000 "bonus" they got especially after taxes were taken out. I truly don't believe that that person Fredericks just decided to take a new job, she had to be told at some point of time with all the complaints that her contract was not going to be renewed. As for Goier, as a resident I would have been thrilled to buy out the last year of her contract and get her out faster! There is too much to fix for her and all the others to be allowed to do more damage to our schools in another school terrm. I don't trust the board and agree that the decision for a new super should be done afterr the board elections. Clear out everything!

Best Comment ever.....Clear out EVERYTHING....the board the adminsitration, their corrupt to the core,they have been acting in their own interests and completely forgetting that they are employees of the District to teach and educate our kids. District 109 has some great teachers and some bad ones, but for sure they have the WORST ADMINSTRATION and SCHOOL BOARD EVER

I do not see one positive community comment on Goier’s behalf. Sad legacy indeed. As our children would say, “EPIC FAIL”.

I agree; both the board and administration need to be gutted. Too many Board/Goier hires are left who sat back and did NOTHING while all of this transpired. They have been schooled from the Queen of Entitlements.

I hope the board has learned that pumping money into administrative perks, benefits, and hires yields absolutely no positive return on educating our children.

We have a school board which admits to only getting their (biased) information from Goier and encourages public input (on private issues) since they have made no effort to get to understand the schools, the teachers or the parents. However, during community participation they sit up there and mock us by laughing and talking to each other; playing on their computers, and “taking excessive notes” without the courtesy of looking up at the speakers. BEYOND RUDE.
Ellen London seems to be annoyed to have to listen to community input as it seems she can only hold up her head with her hand on her forehead.

I implore the board to also hop on the resignation train. Your services are no longer needed or welcomed and we don’t want you or Goier to select our next superintendent.

I agree - we should wait until the new board is elected to begin the superintendent search. We don't need to hire someone by November when the job starts next July.

We don't need to spend money on a search firm. Post the job, use online and old school networking tools to spread the word about the job opening, then start reviewing applications. Don't we have a head of HR? Can't that person screen down the applicants first and then have the board review them as a second layer? Assemble a team of community and district representatives (teachers, admin and board) to participate in the selection process. And...we're done! We're not trying to attract someone to the middle of nowhere for a crappy, low-paying job. This is a good job at a good salary in a great location. There will be dozens of highly qualified applicants.

And, while I'm at it, we better not be offering crazy perks and benefits to the new person. Salary, insurance, time off...done. No car, no gas allowance, no wacky continuing education commitments.

Also....it doesn't matter if they use their search agency....especially since the community and staff as seen by new principal at Caruso made absolutely no difference at all!