A press release from Crystal Lake High School District 155:
Twenty-Four Students Recognized at STRIVE’S Commemoration Celebration
Twenty-four students were recognized during STRIVE’s annual commemoration Celebration at Prairie Ridge High School on Thursday, May 26. Members of District 155’s Board of Education presented each student with a diploma and congratulated them on this distinct accomplishment.
The STRIVE (Students Training for Recreation, Independence, Vocation and Education) program at Prairie Ridge allows students receiving special education services to continue with District 155 from the time they complete high school graduation requirements until the day before they turn 22.
District 155 STRIVE students.
Students in the STRIVE program receive transition services and instruction to assist them in moving from school to adult life, including vocational training, adult education, independent living, and employment.
During the program 27 local businesses were also recognized for providing meaningful internship experiences for the students in the STRIVE Transition program.
Businesses assisting in the program.
Students also had an opportunity to speak about their internships which have also lead to job placement. They also shared memories, words of encouragement to their fellow classmates, and thanked family members and faculty for their success.
Crystal Lake High School District 155 cannot issue a press release about videotaping board meetings, because they don’t videotape board meetings.
Thus they cannot issue a press release about indefinitely archiving videotaped board meetings, becuae they don’t videotape board meetings.
And CHSD 155 cannot issue a press release about posting the IMRF compensation report (for employees whom contribute to the IMRF pension fund and whom earn over $75,000 compensation per year), because they don’t post the IMRF compensation report on their website.
CHSD 155 is all about image, and not enough taxpayers and press kick and scream about transparency, so lack of transparency doesn’t tarnish their image too much.
CHSD 155 has worse transparency than most school districts with their property tax wealth and demographics.