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MCC Remedial English by High School Districts

July 07, 2011 By: Cal Skinner Category: Alden-Hebron School District 19, Alden-Hebron Unit District 19, Cary-Grove High School, Crystal Lake Central High School, Crystal Lake High School District 155, Crystal Lake South High School, English, Harvard High School, Harvard School District 50, Huntley High School, Huntley School District 158, Marengo High School, Marengo High School District 156, McHenry County College, McHenry East High School, McHenry High School District 156, Remedial, Richmond-Bruton High School, Woodstock High School, Woodstock North High School, Woodstock School District 200

Yesterday, McHenry County Blog published the percentage of incoming freshmen at McHenry County College require remedial math classes.

The best high school district was Huntley’s at 46% needing help to be able to take a college course.

Today, we look at the situation with regard to English.

It’s much better.

The average is only 11%.

So, take a look at the figures for each of the high school districts in McHenry County College District 528:
Previously, I typed out the results math results so people could find them with an internet search engine.  Today, we’ll do the same for preparation for college English, except going from best to worst.

  • Alden-Hebron – 0%
  • Richmond-Burton – 6%
  • Marengo – 8%
  • Johnsburg – 9%
  • McHenry – 11%
  • Crystal Lake, Cary-Grove – 11%
  • Woodstock – 14%
  • Huntley – 20%
  • Harvard – 38%

Again, explanations are welcomed in the comment section.

Math Problems at Local High Schools

July 06, 2011 By: Cal Skinner Category: Alden-Hebron School District 19, Cary-Grove High School, Crystal Lake High School District 155, Harvard High School, High School, Huntley High School, Huntley School Disrict 158, Johnsburg High School, Johnsburg School District, Marengo High School, Marengo High School District 156, Math, McHenry County, McHenry County College, McHenry High School District 156, Remedial, Richmond Burton High School District 157, Woodstock High School, Woodstock School District 200

The perecentges of incoming students from each of McHenry County College's high school district who have to take remedial math.

You can see the data above.

But, just to make sure people can use a search engine to find out how well each McHenry County College high school prepares its students who attend McHenry County College in math, I’ll type the results below:

  • Harvard – 69%
  • Johnsburg – 63%
  • Woodstock – 52%
  • Richmond-Burton – 51%
  • Alden-Hebron 50%
  • Marengo – 56%
  • McHenry – 47%
  • Crystal Lake, Cary-Grove – 47%
  • Huntley – 46%

The sign on the wall inside Marengo High School says, "Where learning is value and excellence is the standard.",

Huntley High School does best in preparing McHenry County College students for college math.

“Only” 46% need remedial assistance.

What is going on when the best a high school district can do is 46%?

How did these incoming MCC students get out of high school?

I am sure there is some explanation. Please share it or them in the comment section.

$3.8 Million in Local School Employee Union Dues of Local School Employees

March 03, 2011 By: Cal Skinner Category: Alden-Hebron School District 19, Alden-Hebron Unit District 19, Barrington School District 220, Cary Elementary School District 26, Cary Grade School District, Crystal Lake Grade School District, Crystal Lake Grade School District 47, Crystal Lake High School District 155, District 200, District 26, District 300, District 47, Dues, Fox River Grove Grade School District 3, Harrison Grade School District 36, Harvard School District 50, Huntley School District 158, IEA, Illinois Education Association, Johnsburg School District, Marengo High School District 156, Marengo-Union Grade School District 165, McHenry Grade School District 15, McHenry High School District 156, Nippersink Elementary School District 2, Prairie Grove District 46, Richmond Burton High School District 157, Riley Grade School District 18, Teachers Union, Union, Union Dues, Wonder Lake, Woodstock School District 200

McHenry County Blog has surveyed school districts with major presences in McHenry County and discovered that union employees paid $3.8 million in dues during calendar year 2010.

The total amount was $3,825,572.

Contracts are typically for more than one year and most expenses would in contract negotiation year.

Most are from dues paid by teachers, but there are also office worker and school bus drivers.

Most go to the Illinois Education Association-National Education Association.

Part of the collective bargaining proposal made by Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is to end mandatory union membership.

Illinois, of course, has laws that force all employees of a bargaining unit to pay dues.

The legislation would require that teacher union officials collect their own dues, rather than having as a payroll deduction, as is the case in all of the districts below.

To no one’s surprise, employees of the largest district examined, Carpentersville Unit District 300, paid the most dues.  The total was over $1.1 million.

  • Barrington Unit District 220 – $554,555
  • Alden-Hebron Unit District 19 – $22,427
  • Cary Grade School District 26 – $52,254
  • Crystal Lake Grade School District 47 – 315,342
  • Crystal Lake High School District 155 – $287,202
  • Carpentersville Unit District 300 – $1,122,392
  • Fox River Grove Grade School District 3 – $23,599
  • Harvard Unit School District 50 – $96,745
  • Huntley Unit School District 158 – $356,047
  • Johnsburg Unit District 12 – $106,055
  • Marengo-Union Grade School District 165 – $48,778
  • Marengo High School District 154 – $30,005
  • McHenry Grade School District 15 – $207,111
  • McHenry High School District 156 – $109,331
  • Prairie Grove Grade School District 46 – $10,863
  • Richmond-Burton (Nippersink) Grade School District 2 – $59,429
  • Richmond-Burton High School District 157 – $37,592
  • Riley Grade School District 18 – $9,161
  • Wonder Lake (Harrison) School District 36 – $13,249
  • Woodstock Unit School District 200 – $372,595

Teachers walk picket line outside Huntley High School in 2008.

Hebron Schools Reported Closed Yesterday

September 16, 2008 By: Cal Skinner Category: Alden-Hebron School District 19, Hebron High School

I stumbled onto a WGN/Chicago Tribune list of school closings yesterday morning, which I now cannot find.

None of the Huntley schools were listed as closed, but the elementary and high school in Hebron were.

I tried to think if Hebron schools could have been flooded, but couldn’t think of any nearby streams.

Alden-Hebron’s web site http://www.alden-hebron.org/ says closings will be posted on its front page, but I didn’t find anything.

Any of my Hebron readers know what, if anything, is going on?

Hebron Schools Reported Closed Yesterday

September 15, 2008 By: Cal Skinner Category: Alden-Hebron School District 19, Hebron High School

I stumbled onto a WGN/Chicago Tribune list of school closings yesterday morning, which I now cannot find.

None of the Huntley schools were listed as closed, but the elementary and high school in Hebron were.

I tried to think if Hebron schools could have been flooded, but couldn’t think of any nearby streams.

Alden-Hebron’s web site http://www.alden-hebron.org/ says closings will be posted on its front page, but I didn’t find anything.

Any of my Hebron readers know what, if anything, is going on?