Dr. JoAnn E. Walters

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  District 87 Boardnotes, March 10, 2004 - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 3/10/2004    Last Visited: 6/20/2005  

  Lue Walters spoke in opposition of eliminating the position of Director of Title I, Reading and Gifted and reassigning Dr. JoAnn Walters to the position of classroom teacher.
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  Mike Williams spoke in opposition of eliminating the position of Director of Title I, Reading and Gifted and reassigning Dr. JoAnn Walters to the position of classroom teacher.
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  A few community members spoke in opposition of eliminating the position of Director of Title I, Reading and Gifted and reassigning Dr. JoAnn Walters to the position of classroom teacher.

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  Pantagraph.com - 2005 Annual Report - Minority groups... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 3/19/2005    Last Visited: 4/19/2005  

  In the first half of 2004, the NAACP also protested the demotion of JoAnn Walters, the District 87 director of reading, Title I and academically talented services, who was transferred to a classroom teaching position in February 2004.
  
  District 87 board members said they had to cut Walters' position as a result of decreased Title I funding, which provides districts with assistance for low-income students.
  
  NAACP members joined other community organizations in a peaceful demonstration outside a school board meeting.Williams told the school board that his organization and other business and church leaders would donate more than $21,000 to keep Walters in her current position.
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  Williams said what happened to Walters, who is black, was a symptom of possible issues with the hiring and retention of black administrators in the district.
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  In April, Walters was named minority educator of the year by the Bloomington-Normal Education Alliance.

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  Pantagraph.com - News - Dist. 87 draws protest 03/11/04 - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 10/10/2008    Last Visited: 3/11/2004  

  An hour later, the board eliminated the position held by JoAnn Walters -- director of reading, the federally funded Title I program and academically talented services.
  
  Walters will be moved to a teaching position, and her duties will be absorbed by other administrators.
  
  The nearly unanimous vote came despite a proposal before the board to accept a $21,000 donation to offset the difference between Walters' administrative and teaching salaries.
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  Williams told the board that business leaders, the NAACP, churches and residents of Bloomington would donate $21,201 to the district to keep Walters in her current position.

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  Pantagraph.com - News - Dist. 87 job change prompts... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 10/10/2008    Last Visited: 3/10/2004  

  JoAnn Walters, director of reading, Title I and academically talented services, will be transferred to a teaching position and her central-office duties will be handled by Sally Tucker, assistant superintendent of curriculum.

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  Pantagraph.com - News - Dist. 87 moves Title I... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 10/10/2008    Last Visited: 2/26/2004  

  ,,The 6-1 decision included the reassignment of JoAnn Walters, a move that drew some accusations of discrimination and deceit.Walters, director of reading, Title I and academically talented services, is the district's highest-ranking minority."name=description>
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  The 6-1 decision included the reassignment of JoAnn Walters, a move that drew some accusations of discrimination and deceit.Walters, director of reading, Title I and academically talented services, is the district's highest-ranking minority.
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  Walters, who is black, will be transferred to a teaching position next year.Her salary and benefits will total about $76,000, compared to the $111,000 estimated package she would have received in her current position.
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  Walters was not at the meeting, which about 100 people attended.
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  The recommendation to move Walters, he said, was "inaccurate and misleading."He questioned Title I funding -- which provides districts with assistance for low-income students -- and information that was shared with administrators in the district.

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  Pantagraph.com - News - District 87 accused of racial... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 3/10/2005    Last Visited: 3/10/2005  

  Others members of the black community spoke in favor of JoAnn Walters, who did not attend the meeting.
  
  The board voted in March 2004 to move JoAnn Walters, who made $111,000 as director of reading, Title I and academically talented programs to a $76,000-a-year teaching position.She now teaches in the district at Stevenson Elementary School.

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  Pantagraph.com - News - School administrators receive... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 7/25/2001    Last Visited: 7/25/2001  

  JoAnn Walters , director of Title I , reading and academically talented services , will make $89 , 240 this year , compared to $75 , 108 last year.Athletic Director John Szabo's salary increased from $67 , 329 to $80 , 000.

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  Stevenson's Faculty and Staff - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 1/27/2008    Last Visited: 1/27/2008  

  JoAnn Walters

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  The Board of Education of the Bloomington Public... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 3/10/2004    Last Visited: 10/2/2008  

  Mr. Lue Walters, Community Member and husband of Dr. JoAnn Walters, spoke in opposition of eliminating the position of Director of Title I, Reading and Gifted and reassigning Dr. JoAnn Walters to the position of classroom teacher.
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  Mr. Lue Walters, Community Member and husband of Dr. JoAnn Walters, spoke in opposition of eliminating the position of Director of Title I, Reading and Gifted and reassigning Dr. JoAnn Walters to the position of classroom teacher.
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  Mr. Mike Williams, President of the Bloomington/Normal NAACP, spoke in opposition of eliminating the position of Director of Title I, Reading and Gifted and reassigning Dr. JoAnn Walters to the position of classroom teacher.
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  Director of Title I, Reading and Gifted and reassigning Dr. JoAnn Walters to the position of classroom teacher.

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  The Board of Education of the Bloomington Public... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 2/25/2004    Last Visited: 10/2/2008  

  Mr. Lue Walters, community member and Dr. JoAnn Walters' husband, and Mr. Mike Williams, President of the B/N Chapter of the NAACP spoke regarding the reassignment of Dr. JoAnn Walters, Director of Title I, Reading and Academically Talented, to a classroom teacher during the 2004-05 school year.
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  Mr. Walters and Mr. Williams were accompanied by Dr. Lee Smith and 10 young adults from the Western Ave. Community Center.
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  Mr. Walters and Mr. Williams insisted the Board consider the following options:
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  1) Offer early retirement to Mrs. Tucker, Asst. Supt. of Curriculum and Instruction and place Dr. Walters in the position
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  2) Reassign Mr. Reilly to his former position of Principal at Bloomington High School (BHS) and place Dr. Walters in the position.3) Enforce a pay cut for all 27 administrators4) Reduce all 12 month administrators and directors to 11 or 11.5 month5) Assign Dr. Walters to a principalship
  
  Ms. Collyssa Jones, age 7, expressed support for Dr. Walters.
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  Ms. Willie Holton Halbert, community member, stated that placing Dr. Walters into a classroom would restrict the district's resources.
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  We have to have the community's trust and I think that the reassignment of Dr. Walters and cutting teachers is a loss.
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  Several community members spoke in opposition of eliminating the position of Director of Title I, Reading and Gifted and reassigning Dr. JoAnn Walters to the position of classroom teacher.

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