Category Archives: Elmwood Park School District 401

Leyden SD 212 Superintendent Nick Polyak’s Annual Pension Will Approach Almost $300,000 Annually with Automatic 3 % Increases

Posted on October 4, 2026 by royfmc

Leyden CHSD 212 school district is under scrutiny as its superintendent, Nicholas Polyak receives a significant salary increase despite low student performance metrics. Leyden CHSD 212 school district is under scrutiny as its superintendent, Nicholas Polyak receives a significant salary … Continue reading →

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Nick Polyak, Leyden School District 212 Superintendent Earns $431,326 as an Annual Salary

Posted on October 3, 2026 by royfmc

Dr Nick Polyak is the 5th highest paid School Superintendent in Illinois, yet the academic performance of the students does not support such a compensation. Superintendent pay in Illinois is totally out of whack with what ordinary Illinoisans can afford … Continue reading →

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School districts across Illinois are quietly using police‑grade surveillance tools and private investigators to track families and decide which children are allowed to attend public school.

Posted on May 14, 2026 by royfmc

Why do schools take these actions and why are they investigating parents? “Ostensibly, the validity they raise is the amount of money that they spend for each student to educate the students,” said Roy McCampbell, a former school administrator and … Continue reading →

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Justice Department Launches Investigations Concerning Gender Ideology in Pre-K-12 Schools in 36 Illinois School Districts including Leyden SD 212, and Elmwood Park High School

Posted on May 2, 2026 by royfmc

The US Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division launched investigations into 36 Illinois public school districts to determine whether they have included sexual orientation and gender ideology (SOGI) content in any class for grades pre-K-12, including Leyden SD 212 as well as Ridgewood and Elmwood Park High Schools Continue reading →

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Leyden SD 212 Scores in Lowest Quartile For Reading and Math Score

Posted on March 26, 2025 by royfmc

Leyden High School SD 212. Superintendent Nick Polyak makes total compensationIn excess of $394,000 per year with his students 21% proficient in reading and 20% proficient in math Via @Wirepoints wirepoints.org/an-illinois-sc… #twill #muniland @GovPritzker

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Does Leyden School District 212 Really Care About Their Students’ Mental Health ? Let’s Hope They Do !!! Let’s Get the Support of the Administration for Mental Health Days !!!

Posted on February 2, 2022 by royfmc

Students across Illinois are now able to take up to five excused mental health days. This started on January 1, 2022. Under a bill signed into law by Gov. J.B. Pritzker in August, 2021, students who decide to take a mental health … Continue reading →

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Students Have a Right to Remote Learning in Illinois If They Are Under Quarantine Per An ISBE Directive Issued on August 31, 2021

Posted on January 6, 2022 by royfmc

The Illinois State Board of Education issued a directive on August 31, 2021, providing a directive regarding current remote learning options under Illinois law for school districts. Illinois school districts MUST provide remote instruction to any student who is under … Continue reading →

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Real Estate Taxes Are Becoming Oppressive

Posted on August 23, 2021 by royfmc

This is becoming reality throughout the metropolitan areas in Illinois: “We purchased our 1,000-square-foot home in Lake County in 2016, and the property taxes were about $2,500. The next year it jumped to $4,500, and we were short about $3,000 … Continue reading →

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Illinois Schools Allowed To Re-Open Per Governor Pritzker Executive Order Signed on June 4, 2020-including Summer School Programs

Posted on June 5, 2020 by royfmc

Illinois Governor J.B Pritzker today, June 4, signed an executive order allowing all Illinois schools to reopen, including summer school programs. The executive order states that schools can reopen for limited, in-person education, and food distribution will be allowed. … Continue reading →

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SOUND OFF: Reopening schools is going to take extensive work and planning, and social distancing measures need to be taken into account. Should schools resume in September?

Posted on May 16, 2020 by royfmc

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