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Four people have filed to run for school board in Huntley School District 156. Three are incumbents: Donald J. Drzal Kimberly J. Skaja Paul A. Troy Running for the seat that Mike Skala vacated when he took office on the … Continue reading
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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
Kim Skaja, a Huntley District 158 School Board member apparently thinks the Tea Party attracts people who want to throw Molotov cocktails. You just can’t make this stuff up. So here’s her post from the Huntley Neighbors’ blog. She was … 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
The margin was overwhelming on election day. 65% to 35%. Before adding in absentee and early votes, Skala led the two-county school district by about 3,700 to 1,300. Almost 2-1. A landslide. Mike Skala, who lost a campaign two years … Continue reading
On Saturday morning Sun City hosted a candidates’ forum for Huntley school board candidates. There is only one contested race. Larry Snow, who is running for re-election, versus Mike Skala, who as board president was voted out of office in … Continue reading
From the reaction of Huntley School Board member’s friends to my article about Kim Skaja’s being the king maker who induced Rob LaPorta (Grafton Township trustee candidate for re-election and candidate for the District 158 board) to step aside, I … Continue reading
From the reaction of Huntley School Board member’s friends to my article about Kim Skaja’s being the king maker who induced Rob LaPorta (Grafton Township trustee candidate for re-election and candidate for the District 158 board) to step aside, I … Continue reading
Veteran Huntley District 158 Board Member Kim Skaja announced on “Huntley Neighbors” that candidate Rob LaPorta is announcing his withdrawal for School Board. LaPorta is also running for Grafton Township Trustee. You might think Huntley School District 158 would make … Continue reading
It struck me as highly unusual the survey proposed to send residents of Huntley District 158 had four options and all of them involved spending millions of dollars. The premise of the whole questionnaire was that classrooms could not be … Continue reading
Veteran Huntley District 158 Board Member Kim Skaja announced on “Huntley Neighbors” that candidate Rob LaPorta is announcing his withdrawal for School Board. LaPorta is also running for Grafton Township Trustee. You might think Huntley School District 158 would make … Continue reading
It struck me as highly unusual the survey proposed to send residents of Huntley District 158 had four options and all of them involved spending millions of dollars. The premise of the whole questionnaire was that classrooms could not be … Continue reading
There was a big “D158” in the headline of Elgin’s Courier-News, so I took a look at the article. This first entry caught my attention: “A political skit will be performed by Dr. John Burkey, D158 superintendent; Dave Jenkins, D158 … Continue reading
There was a big “D158” in the headline of Elgin’s Courier-News, so I took a look at the article. This first entry caught my attention: “A political skit will be performed by Dr. John Burkey, D158 superintendent; Dave Jenkins, D158 … Continue reading
Huntley School Board members Kim Skaja and Larry Snow were at the door when it was opened this morning to file their petitions for re-election. Skaja filed for the four-year term, while Snow filed for both the two-year vacancy and … Continue reading
Huntley School Board members Kim Skaja and Larry Snow were at the door when it was opened this morning to file their petitions for re-election. Skaja filed for the four-year term, while Snow filed for both the two-year vacancy and … 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
The Daily Herald ran a little story November 15th about the Huntley school district. In it, Superintendent John Burkey was quoted: “I’m concerned by the few number of selective colleges we see on this list. I just want to make … Continue reading