LW210 Assistant Superintendent, Board Reach 'Retirement Agreement'

Lincoln-Way District 210's assistant superintendent for business and the school board settled on a "retirement agreement," as announced during a special meeting Wednesday.

The board voted to accept Ron Sawin's retirement following an executive session. Little information was given as to why Sawin would retire, but the district is expected to release a statement on Thursday.

The announcement comes a week after the revelation of a driver's ed debacle in which the district will be required to issue refunds for those overcharged for driver's ed—to the tune of $300 per student, at a cost of $400,000 to the district.

Under a waiver issued by the state in 2010, the district had been permitted to charge $350 per student enrolled in the course. That waiver expired at the end of the 2014–2015. The Illinois State Board of Education emailed Superintendent Scott Tingley in May 2014 as a reminder. Tingley then forwarded that email to Sawin.

The district missed its Jan. 16, 2015 to renew the waiver, yet still charged $350 per student for the 2015–2016 school year. Without the waiver, students were to only have been charged $50, resulting in the pending disbursement of refunds.

A copy of Sawin's retirement agreement will be released Thursday.