Peter Dombrski
Peter Dombrowski
Peter is an incumbent seeking re-election after having served on BOE for the past 8 years. Peter works hard to represent the community for which he serves and extends his representation beyond parents and students, bringing all voices together.
As a licensed professional engineer and licensed structural engineer, he has an impactful and unique perspective regarding our facilities.
As a father of three, two of whom are currently in D211, Peter has the drive and passion for student growth and improvement of academic success.
As a Township High School District 211 Board Member, he will focus on three major stakeholders, Students/Parents; Teachers; and Community, and provide direction and response to administration based on fundamental philosophical principles.
Mark Cramer
Mark Cramer
Mark is an incumbent seeking re-election who has served our BOE for the past 4 years. Mark firmly advocates for parents and strongly believes their rights as parents matter.
He states that the BOE must ensure students' needs are met, no matter their chosen path- college, skilled trades, military, workforce, fine arts, community service. He will continue to advocate for increased transparency and believe it is a must that all voices in our community need to be heard when decisions are made.
Mark is dedicated to maintaining affordability to live in the D211 area for everyone in our community, at all income levels through fair taxation.
Susan Saam
Susan Saam
Susan is running for the first time for the District 211 Board of Education. She is a D211 parent and has been a Schaumburg community member for over 20 years.
She is a multimedia teacher and knows the difference a good school system makes in the life of our children.
Susan is running for the D211 board of education to represent students, parents, and the community. In addition, her focus will be to facilitate and monitor leadership so the necessary resources are implemented in our schools to provide the best learning experience for all children.
Barbara Velez
Barbara Velez
Barbara is running for D211 BOE for the first time. She has been a resident of Schaumburg for the past 11 years and has a child at Schaumburg HS.
Barbara is fluent in Spanish. She works for a D211 feeder elementary school district, D54.
She is an active member of the community, serving on D211's Communications Committee, Diversity and Inclusion Committee and the Strategic Plan Steering Committee. Barbara brings both parent insight and district level experience to the table. With this unique combination, she will work to strengthen communication between parents and administration, as well as, strengthen the support for families to navigate the complexities of high school and after.
Why the Other Candidates are NOT Recommended
STEVEN ROSENBLUM
STEVEN ROSENBLUM
STEVEN ROSENBLUM
- Endorsed and funded by NWSTU (Northwest Suburban Teachers' Unions)
- Voted YES to change current Wellness Curriculum to NEW obscene Comprehensive Sex Ed Curriculum. (BOE Meeting, 11/2022)
- Defended his YES vote FOR boys to use girls bathrooms "because nobody's been raped in the bathroom." (STRO Candidate Forum, 1/28/2023)
- Has done nothing to address the safety of our children, when only "33% of students at Fremd High School feel very safe in the bathrooms." (5 Essentials survey, 2022)
- Voted YES for a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Director at $150K, which had NO job description.
- Voted YES to every egregious budget put before him for 6 years. (D211 Board Docs)
- Regularly utilizes board credentials to receive free admission to fundraising events hosted by parent organizations for himself and family members in violation of board policy BBF. (D211 Board Docs)
- Frequently utilizes fake media accounts to engage with community members with whom he disagrees.
- Blocks community members from his public Board of Education Facebook Page. (Facebook)
KIMBERLY CAVILL
STEVEN ROSENBLUM
STEVEN ROSENBLUM
- Endorsed and funded by NWSTU (Northwest Suburban Teachers' Unions)
- Regularly refuses to put hand over heart or recite the Pledge of Allegiance. (All BOE Meeting Videos)
- Former Comprehensive Sex Educator & creator of 'Six Minute Sex Ed' podcasts for children. Podcasts are targeted for "Little Ones, Tweens and Teens" and include topics such as: "All about Anal", "Let's Talk About Porn" and "Masturbation". (Note: Most adults who try to have these types of conversations with kids would be considered pedophiles.)
- Voted YES to adopt the NEW obscene Comprehensive Sex Ed Curriculum.
- Characterized parents opposing the adoption of the new Sex Ed Curriculum as throwing a "giant hissy fit!" (BOE meeting, 11/2022).
- Funneled over $26K from out-of-district, well-funded radical activists into our local 2017 school board election to impose her divisive agenda, taking away rights from girls in D211. (www.elections.il.gov)
- After she was elected in 2019, this agenda passed, leading to privacy & mental health issues for many girls in D211. (D211 Board Docs)
- Voted YES to raising YOUR taxes 4 years in a row. (D211 Board Docs)
MICHELLE BARRON
STEVEN ROSENBLUM
MICHELLE BARRON
- Endorsed and funded by NWSTU (Northwest Suburban Teachers' Unions)
- Top priorities do not include student safety, academics or fiscal responsibility. Her goal is to focus the curriculum on discrimination and racism, not addressing the COVID learning loss in math, reading, and science. (Her website)
- Feels it is important to DIVIDE students and define them by race, sexuality and gender identity. (Her website)
- Refused to answer whether she supports the NEW obscene Comprehensive Sex Ed curriculum.
- Her website indicates she does not oppose obscene books in school libraries.
- Her website indicates she is running to ONLY serve a very small subset (less than 3%) of our entire community.
- States "students have a higher chance of academic success if faculty have similar backgrounds as their students. It's clear that the district has fallen short..." She ignores the fact a significant number of D211 staff are D211 graduates and they do have shared experience with their students even if they do not share the same ethnic background.
JANE A RUSSELL
JANE A RUSSELL
MICHELLE BARRON
- Endorsed and funded by NWSTU (Northwest Suburban Teachers' Unions)
- Member and former Secretary Treasurer of the largest teachers’ union in Illinois, Illinois Federation of Teachers (IFT) from 2016 to 2022.
- Former President at West Suburban Teachers Union from 1994 to 2016.
- Attended and spoke at a Democrat event on 2/16/2023 with Congressman Raja, as a candidate who is running in a NON-PARTISAN ELECTION.(GPAD Facebook)
- Refused to answer whether she supports the NEW obscene Comprehensive Sex Ed curriculum.
- CLEAR AND STRONG AFFINITY to do exactly what the teachers' union is giving her money to do.
AIDEN BRANSS
JANE A RUSSELL
JOAN SHERRILL
- Top priority is "NO to book banning". (His Twitter Account)
- Believes concerned parents at board meetings are extremists.*
- Stated he is running to fight back against parental concerns or community concerns expressed during public board meetings. He is vowing to fight back against parents and community members as opposed to listen to and represent them.*
- Plans to "always vote in favor of the students and teachers". He is not running to represent taxpayers or parents.*
- Makes false claims other candidates want to put D211 money into charter schools.*
- Asserts "Extremists candidates will sink our property value"* This young man does not pay property taxes.
- States "It would be a nightmare" to be on the board with people with other views. "I cannot bring myself to work with them while on the board."*
*Source: The Ishaan S. Show Podcast
JOAN SHERRILL
JANE A RUSSELL
JOAN SHERRILL
- Was an advocate for keeping our students masked in school. (2/18/22 LTE - Daily Herald)
- Pledges to listen to all parties and advocate for their best ideas, however criticized community members for their question selection.*
- Dismissed the significant disparity in SAT preparation in District 211 by stating standardized tests are “going away for college admissions”.*
- Frequently responded to community questions with "that's a wedge issue" and failed to provide a real answer to the question.*
*STRO Candidate Forum 1/28/23
MEENAL DEWAN
MEENAL DEWAN
MEENAL DEWAN
- Is a parent of a student who has repeatedly accused the board and administration of disregarding her son's mistreatment by a Fremd staff member. The son stated he would not stop fighting. Now his mother is running for school board. This candidate seems to be looking for an opportunity to rectify her son's mistreatment.
- Her website lists her top goals as: inclusivity, mental health, fight book banning, promote racism and discrimination curriculum, protect the rights of LGBTQ+.
- Does not consider safety, academics or fiscal responsibility as a top priority.
- Makes the false statement "With recent efforts to push for the dismissal of certain groups such as LGBTQ+ students, people of color" in her inclusivity paragraph. Her divisive language and only mentioning some members of the student populations show she is not interested in representing all stakeholders. (her website)
- Made the unsubstantiated accusation an outspoken minority of parents have attacked our district's Board of Education. The only threatening statements were made by her son.
- Her website is actively “recruiting for pay” to drop her literature. There is also “open job posting” on LinkedIn.