McHenry Grade School Board Changes Tax Levy Meeting Location

McHenry Grade School Board member John O’Neill says that the location of the Board meeting which will set next year’s tax levy has been changed to the District Office at 1011 N. Green St., in  McHenry. Below is a repeat … Continue reading

An Invitation to Fight Taxes in the McHenry Grade School District

The following email has arrived from McHenry Elementary District School Board member John O’Neill: At the McHenry School District #15 Board of Education meeting held Tuesday, November 13th at Landmark School in McHenry we voted on publishing the “Notice of … Continue reading

Highlights of the Teacher Contract from McHenry Grade School District 15

Here’s the summary for McHenry Elementary School District #15 new Five-Year Teacher’s Contract: Compensation changes for the life of the contract include the following; New compensation increase = 0.47% Investment in professional learning communities = 2.20% Total compensation increase = … Continue reading

Applications Being Accepted for District 15 Grade School Board

A press release from McHenry’s District 15 Grade School District concerning the replacement of Patrick Miller, who was forced to resign because he did not file his Statement of Economic Interest in a timely fashion: Vacancy on District 15 School … Continue reading

Four, Including McHenry Grade School Board Member Patrick Miller, Fail to File Statements of Econmic Interest, Miller Forfeits Office

Patrick Miller, a member of the McHenry Grade School District 15 Board, is the most prominent person to fail to file a Statement of Economic Interest this spring. The penalty is the forfeiture of his board seat. Miller was part … Continue reading

McHenry High School – Grade School Consolidation Costs

I’ve run the increased cost side of the numbers for merging McHenry Grade School District 15 and Wonder Lake’s Harrison School District 36 with McHenry High School District 156 and the numbers verify the judgment of the seven school board … Continue reading

No McHenry High School Candidate Favors Consolidation Grade Schools with High School District

There were two questions about consolidation of high school and grade school districts at the McHenry High School Board candidates night sponsored by the McHenry County League of Women Voters Wednesday night. Beth Taylor’s reply to the first question, which … Continue reading

Competition Sparse for Grade School Board Spots

The filing has just ended, but lots of grade school board candidates in McHenry County are assured of election. Here at Election Central, McHenry County Blog declares the fifteen candidates listed below elected. In Fox River Grove Grade School District … Continue reading

McHenry Grade School Board Has No Contests

McHenry Elementary School District 15 has four candidates for four seats up for election next spring. Here are the details: 2-Year-Term (Vote for one) John O’Neill (incumbent) 4-Year-Term (Vote for three) Mike Hettermann Paul Santopadre Patrick Miller (incumbent) … Continue reading

One-Fourth of Chicago Schools Will Be Year Round Next Year

Chicago gets it, but, sadly, McHenry County doesn’t. Except for McHenry’s Landmark School. http://www.d15.org/landmark/home/default.htm (If there are others, I am certain I shall hear of them.) Bull Valley’s Mary Leibman advanced the idea decades and decades ago—in 1959! What is … Continue reading

Message of the Day – In Tatters

This American Flag reminds me of the one that I featured from the Crystal Lake Plaza. Not quite as bad though. Certainly worse than the frayed one I took a photo of outside the Huntley School District 158 administrative building … Continue reading