A press release from the Huntley School District: School Threat On Thursday September 20, 2018 the Huntley Police Department was made aware of a potentially threatening post made by a Huntley High School Student using Snapchat. Another Huntley High School … Continue reading
The taxpayers of Huntley Unit School District 158 pay through the salaries paid their teachers and auxiliary workers $658,760.20 to two affiliates of the Illinois Association. 692 teachers paid $508,734.82 during the last year. Other employees, numbering 478, paid the … Continue reading
Huntley Unit School District 158 has 160 public union members. Each pays, regardless of salary, $716 a year in union dues. The IEA teachers union, the Huntley Education Association, struck in 2008. See articles about the relationship of the union … Continue reading
Here’s a table that shows school superintend and teacher salaries for McHenry County school districts, as well as class sizes. A Friend of McHenry County Blog did the heavy lifting in manipulating this data. You will note that Marengo-Union and … Continue reading
Right after this year’s real estate tax bills arrived in mailboxes, McHenry County Blog showed how school districts’ tax levies compared with the previous two years’ levies. A Friend of McHenry County Blog did the heavy lifting in manipulating this … Continue reading
A press release from the Huntley Police Department: Huntley Police Department Investigates Electronic Threats On Monday, November 13, 2017, the Huntley Police Department was made aware of disparaging racial and threatening comments that were sent to a juvenile via Xbox Live. … Continue reading
Lesli Melendy, running for Huntley School District 158 Board, complained in a letter to the Northwest Herald that McHenry County Clerk Mary McClellan spelled her name wrong on the handout about candidates. “I have serious concerns about the McHenry County … Continue reading
A press release from Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti: Lieutenant Governor Evelyn Sanguinetti announces Sprint’s expansion of ConnectED program The initiative provides free Internet access to 17 school districts in Illinois CHICAGO – Lieutenant Governor Evelyn Sanguinetti joined Sprint today to … Continue reading
The end of session report from State Rep. Mike Tryon: New FY17 Spending Bills will Enable Full K-12 School Operations for Entire School Year SB 2047. Some elements of the package appropriated money so that it could be legally used … Continue reading
Schools are the tax districts that take most money in every part of McHenry County. Below is a comparison of what was levied last year for collection this year and what was asked for the year before. Thanks again to … Continue reading
From GOP State Rep. candidate Allen Skillicorn: Skillicorn Opposes Manar’s School Takeaway Background facts & figures: School District FY 15 Disbursements Change with SB 231 Compared to Disbursements % Change 300 $ 32,265,103.31 $ (2,383,447.01) -7.4% 155 $ 10,624,580.88 $ … Continue reading
Below you can see what McHenry County school districts will be asking to extract from your checking or escrow accounts this year. You will note that all of them put together are requesting 1.23% more, although the rate of inflation … Continue reading
Taken from bond documents by bond analyst Steve Willson is the following information: … Continue reading
Rural Woodstock’s Susan Handelsman has prepared a critique of Woodstock School District 200. She compares statistics from the Woodstock School District with those of Huntley’s. Comparing Woodstock and Huntley School Districts D200 Budget Planning Parameters and Assumptions include EAV [Equalized Assessed … Continue reading
There were several speakers during public comments period of the Woodstock School Board on Tuesday night. Most centered on the high property tax rate in Woodstock affecting seniors, low income renters, and driving home prices even lower. One speaker wondered … Continue reading
Here are some 2013 McHenry County school statistics–average expenditure per pupil and per classroom, plus average teach salary–to ponder. They were calculated by a Friend of McHenry County Blog. I don’t think I have seen average spending per classroom for … Continue reading
Since schools comprise the bulk of property tax dollars, I thought some might be interested in seeing how they changed from last year to this year. Although the percentage change column is labeled “% Change + of -” the first … Continue reading
A press release from the Huntley School District: Perfect Score Powers HHS Student to State Drafting Competition HUNTLEY, IL – Huntley High School senior Taylor Wendt logged the only perfect score out of 108 exams at the Illinois Drafting Educators … Continue reading
A press release from State Rep. Mike Tryon: Rep. Mike Tryon Joins AT&T in Presenting Investing in Illinois Award to District 158 Education Foundation ALGONQUIN…..In partnership with AT&T’s Investing in Illinois Awards Program, State Representative Mike Tryon (R-Crystal Lake) on … Continue reading
A press release from Huntley School District 158: Area veterans to be honored at Marlowe Middle School’s annual recognition program ALGONQUIN, IL – Marlowe Middle School will honor local veterans with a Veterans Day Recognition Program on Tuesday, November 11, at … Continue reading
