These comments by Huntley School District Superintendent John Burkey in the First Electric Newspaper stirred my memory: “Last year I was amazed that we avoided it,” said Supt. John Burkey. “This year it just caught up with us.” He slammed … Continue reading
This article is corrected and bumped up for visibility. I misread the minutes of the Financial Advisory Committee meeting of August 2nd. It was not Huntley School District 158 Chief Financial Officer Mark Altmayer whom the minutes say advocated abolishing … Continue reading
Few would come up with a solution to a possible (probable?) large cut in State Aid to Education for next year by spending an extra million this year. Spending a million, so they don’t have to spend it next year. … Continue reading
Huntley School District 158’s Superintendent John Burkey got about a $40,000 salary increase to come to Huntley in 2006. In this fourth year as Superintendent his salary currently is $178,000. He began in Huntley at $145,000. After three years of … Continue reading
Door-to-door leafleting. Pretty basic politics. And some Special Education Moms were doing it this afternoon in neighborhoods around town. With a photo of Superintendent John Burkey, taken by yours truly, the broadside’s headline was Our Superintendent wants special ed money … Continue reading
This is the firth and final installment of a too long article about the discussion of spending $800,000 of special ed money allocated to Huntley School District 158 this year as a result of the Federal stimulus program. The other … Continue reading
District 158 administrators were ticked. What did board member Aileen Seedorf ask for that got administrators up in a huff? At the last meeting, she asked for a copy of the ice melt bid spec to read when administrators recommended … Continue reading
In mid-May, the Huntley School Board was approached by some disappointed and frustrated parents. At both the Finance and the board meeting, the moms of kids with special needs felt empowered to speak about the education their kids are or … Continue reading
You need a quorum for a board meeting. Right now the Huntley school board has only one board member as a carryover for its Finance Committee. That would be Kevin Gentry. Hard to have a quorum with one committee member. … Continue reading
The Huntley School District 158 has a new controller and he is a CPA. That’s short for Certified Public Accountant. His name is Mark Altmayer. It probably didn’t hurt that two members of the current board— Tony Quagliano and Kevin … Continue reading
I wrote about how a measure of inflation, a cost of living index in the form of the Consumer Price Index, has been only 1.1% for the last 12 months. In that article Friday, I suggested tax district officials would … Continue reading
I wrote about how a measure of inflation, a cost of living index in the form of the Consumer Price Index, has been only 1.1% for the last 12 months. In that article Friday, I suggested tax district officials would … Continue reading
Black is white. Up is down. That’s what a Weird Al Yankovic song says: “Everything you know is wrong. Black is white. Up is down. Short is long…” And, that’s what came to mind when I saw a much commented … Continue reading
Black is white. Up is down. That’s what a Weird Al Yankovic song says: “Everything you know is wrong. Black is white. Up is down. Short is long…” And, that’s what came to mind when I saw a much commented … Continue reading
Yesterday I promised a specific about Huntley School District 158’s procurement process. And I see Northwest Herald reporter Tom Musick has written a story about a $2 million custodial contract, so let’s look at it. $2 million. If you back … Continue reading
Yesterday I promised a specific about Huntley School District 158’s procurement process. And I see Northwest Herald reporter Tom Musick has written a story about a $2 million custodial contract, so let’s look at it. $2 million. If you back … Continue reading
McHenry County Blog has obtained a copy of the Algonquin Police Department document resulting from Huntley School Board member Aileen Seedorf’s report of a threat of physical violence from fellow board member Tony Quagliano, who serves as vice president.what Office … Continue reading
McHenry County Blog has obtained a copy of the Algonquin Police Department document resulting from Huntley School Board member Aileen Seedorf’s report of a threat of physical violence from fellow board member Tony Quagliano, who serves as vice president.what Office … Continue reading
In Saturday’s Daily Herald, editorial writers convey the “dysfunctional local government” title on … Drum roll, please. Hold your breath. Make a guess. You are C-O-R-R-E-C-T!! It’s Huntley School District 158. New leader of dysfunction Carpentersville and East Dundee have … Continue reading
In Saturday’s Daily Herald, editorial writers convey the “dysfunctional local government” title on … Drum roll, please. Hold your breath. Make a guess. You are C-O-R-R-E-C-T!! It’s Huntley School District 158. New leader of dysfunction Carpentersville and East Dundee have … Continue reading
