Friday, February 22, 2013
Only one Will County Board member voted against Shawn Walsh, who had been nominated by his father, Will County Executive Larry Walsh.
With only one dissenting vote, Shawn Walsh was selected to be Will County's new regional superintendent of schools. Walsh, who had been the assistant regional superintendent, was the only applicant for the job. He was nominated by his father, Will County Executive Larry Walsh, to succeed Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant, who was elected a state senator in November. The Will County Board concurred with Walsh's recommendation, with only board member Margo McDermed (R-Mokena) voting in opposition, according to a story in the Joliet Herald News. (Naperville board member Chuck Maher passed on voting.) “Just because you can do something, doesn’t mean you should do something,” McDermed told the newspaper. Shawn Walsh, of Elwood, said he will complete …
Friday, February 15, 2013
Larry Walsh nominated his son, Shawn, to fill the rest of the Will County superintendent of school's term; the county board will decide Feb. 21.
Despite the appearance of nepotism, Will County Executive Larry Walsh has nominated his son to fill the open Will County regional superintendent of schools position. The nomination was presented at the Will County Board's executive committee meeting Thursday and will be discussed and voted upon at the Feb. 21 county board meeting, according to a story in the Joliet Herald News. Shawn Walsh, currently the county's assistant regional superintendent of schools, was the only qualified person to apply for the opening, created when Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant, a Shorewood Democrat who was elected to the 49th District Senate seat, Nick Palmer, Larry Walsh’s chief of staff, told the newspaper. A second candidate did not meet the qualifications, he …
Monday, January 28, 2013
Criteria for the job includes being a Democrat as well as having a master's degree, being certified as a teacher or administrator, and having teaching experience.
Applications are being accepted from candidates who would like to assume the Will County regional superintendent of schools position, which had been filled by newly elected state Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant (D-49). Will County Executive Larry Walsh and county board member Joe Babich, who chairs the board's health and public safety committee, are forming an advisory group to review the applications and conduct interviews, according to a news release from Walsh. Under state law, Bertino-Tarrant's successor must be a Democrat as she was elected from that party. Other qualifications required under state law are that the person: Applicants should send a letter of interest and their credentials to the County Executive’s office, c/o ROE Search…
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