Susan Handlesmann has written a Minority Report on Clay Academy for the Woodstock School District’s Facilities Review Committee. It appears below: MINORITY REPORT: FACILITY REVIEW COMMITTEE MISLED ABOUT CLAY ACADEMY COSTS/REVENUE Clay Academy building is being kept open in order … Continue reading
The second complaint that was filed by attorney Tim Dwyer against Woodstock School District 200 is below: SCHOOL DISTRICT 200 SPECIAL EDUCATION FUND – EXCESSIVE ACCUMULATION In 2011, District 200 adopted a levy of .0622 for its Special Education Fund, … Continue reading
Without using an attorney, former Harvard school psychologist Peter Koehn won reversal of the dismissal of a suit concerning his termination by Harvard Unit School District 50. Then-Superintendent Lauri Tobias is listed as the lead defendant. Judges William Bauer, John Daniel … Continue reading
Without using an attorney, former Harvard school psychologist Peter Koehn won reversal of the dismissal of a suit concerning his termination by Harvard Unit School District 50. Then-Superintendent Lauri Tobias is listed as the lead defendant. Judges William Bauer, John Daniel … Continue reading
Without using an attorney, former Harvard school psychologist Peter Koehn won reversal of the dismissal of a suit concerning his termination by Harvard Unit School District 50. Then-Superintendent Lauri Tobias is listed as the lead defendant. Judges William Bauer, John Daniel … Continue reading
Without using an attorney, former Harvard school psychologist Peter Koehn won reversal of the dismissal of a suit concerning his termination by Harvard Unit School District 50. Without using an attorney, former Harvard school psychologist Peter Koehn won reversal of the … Continue reading
Without using an attorney, former Harvard school psychologist Peter Koehn won reversal of the dismissal of a suit concerning his termination by Harvard Unit School District 50. Then-Superintendent Lauri Tobias is listed as the lead defendant. Judges William Bauer, John Daniel … Continue reading
Without using an attorney, former Harvard school psychologist Peter Koehn won reversal of the dismissal of a suit concerning his termination by Harvard Unit School District 50. Then-Superintendent Lauri Tobias is listed as the lead defendant. Judges William Bauer, John Daniel … Continue reading
Without using an attorney, former Harvard school psychologist Peter Koehn won reversal of the dismissal of a suit concerning his termination by Harvard Unit School District 50. Then-Superintendent Lauri Tobias is listed as the lead defendant. Judges William Bauer, John Daniel … Continue reading
A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: NILES-BASED EDUCATION FIRMS AND EXECUTIVES INDICTED IN ALLEGED $33 MILLION FRAUD; BRIBES ALLEGEDLY PAID TO FOUR SCHOOL OFFICIALS CHICAGO — The federal government and more than 200 public school districts in 19 … Continue reading
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
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 wrote about how Karen Aylward, now the top special ed administrator in Huntley 158, objected to having the meeting with special ed parents run five or ten minutes longer last month. Ninety minutes. That was the time limit. This … 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
If you spend some time looking at the most recent detailed board packet that the Huntley School Board kindly posts, you will find some mistakes. Previously, administrators incorrectly did the math on a list of items on how to spend … 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
