Dolton’s half-million-dollar superintendent

About this episode

Regina Waldroup discusses the financial issues surrounding former superintendent Kevin Nohelty and the implications for Dolton School District 148.

Months after voting out former Mayor Tiffany Henyard, Dolton is looking for a new school superintendent. Kevin Nohelty was the highest paid school superintendent in the state of Illinois, making over $500,000. Then he suddenly retired, after Regina Waldroup started digging into Nohelty’s past performance as a school administrator. She found Nohelty had a pattern of alleged financial problems – both professionally and personally. She also found that in the years Nohelty has been in charge, Dolton School District 148 has gone from solid finances to now being on a “watch list,” the lowest financial rank the Illinois State Board of Education can give to a district. In this episode of The Takeaway with Alex, Regina talks about Nohelty’s administrative record and what it means for taxpayers in the south suburbs.

People in this episode

Guest: Regina Waldroup

Topics covered

• education
• finance
• administration
• local government

Keywords

• superintendent
• Dolton
• Illinois
• financial problems
• taxpayers

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Places: Dolton, Illinois

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