Pressure on Huntley Teachers Continues with Northwest Herald Article

The Huntley School Board seems to have drawn a line in the sand for how much its members are willing to spend on increased teacher compensation.

Tom Musick of the Northwest Herald reported Thursday and the district “will not dip into its $16.9 million operating balance to pay for a new teachers’ contract.”

Increasing pressure on the Huntley Education Association is the front page placement of his article.

The balance allows the district to avoid borrowing (issuing anticipation warrants) before property tax dollars start arriving each summer.

And for a district that has seen significant strife and board disagreement resulting from the 55-cent referendum passed based on false information, the following quote from Superintendent John Burkey is significant:

“As long as we have fund balances like that, we’ll never have to go for an education-fund referendum. It’s a very financially sound thing to do.”


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