Here’s the press release. I’m not sure what the following means, but it jumped out at me: “…the current design of our special education program is not conducive to student success…” Superintendent Elect outlines Phase I of priority shift Superintendent … Continue reading
These were posted below the article entitled, Harvard School District Fires Psychologist who Complained about Special Ed Program to U.S. Department of Education Here’s the second and most lengthy comment: Currently, Harvard School District 50 is under audit by the … Continue reading
In December, the United States Department of Education’s Civil Rights Office (OCR) notified Dr. Peter Koehn that his complaints about the treatment of Special Education children met the criteria for an investigation. Monday night the Harvard School Board dismissed whistle … Continue reading
The following press release from Huntley School District 158 might be of interest to some readers: Notice IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) Mrs. Karen Aylward, Director of Special Services for Consolidated School District 158, of McHenry and Kane Counties, … Continue reading
Since the Huntley-based Grafton Township has spent so much on legal fees, the report on legal fees to the Huntley School Board caught my attention. You can read the detail below by clicking on the images and a summary not … Continue reading
I have cited Huntley School District 158 as a model of transparency. I did so most recently for all to see at a Crystal Lake City Council meeting when I was perturbed that I could not find the council packet … Continue reading
At one point in the Financial Advisory Committee meeting, Huntley School District Controller Altmayer tried to persuade the committee that special needs children receive $10 million more than what comes in for special education. (Subject addressed here.) Parents in the … Continue reading
I’ve been filing Freedom of Information requests with local, state and federal government entities for a couple of decades. I have never received a reply such as the one I just got from Huntley School District 158. I had submitted … Continue reading
Special Ed Mom Sara Deifucci started this story at the Huntley School District Board meeting on November 5th. She asked this intriguing question: “Has the district already purchased anything that parents aren’t aware of? Have you already purchased Read 180 … Continue reading
Yesterday, the first half of a report was published on what happened on the special ed front at the parents advisory committee meeting and the subsequent school board meeting. What follows, concludes that report. Board member Aileen Seedorf questioned a … 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
This is the third part of a rather exhaustive article about what happened at last Thursday’s Huntley School District 158 school board meeting concerning how the district is going to spend the first half of a $1.6 million grant from … Continue reading
Yesterday, McHenry County Blog began a rather exhaustive report on Thursday night’s meeting of the Huntley School District 158 school board meeting on how to spend Federal Stimulus money earmarked for special education. Today we continue the comments made by … Continue reading
Huntley School District 158 Special Ed Moms poured in on during the public comment time before the school board Committee of the Whole meeting Thursday night. By the time that part of the meeting was over at 11:15, there was … Continue reading
We would like to think government employees wouldn’t take money away from special ed children and use it for regular education. Especially when money is specifically designated for special ed use. Even if the Federal law allows such a diversion … Continue reading
