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Grayslake District 46 teacher admits leaving obscene message for board memberMay 21, 2013 12:00 AM
A Grayslake Elementary District 46 substitute teacher was sentenced to 18 months of court supervision after striking a plea deal in a case stemming from the telephone harassment of a school board member while instructors were on strike. Christopher Culp, 43, of the 600 block of South Rose Hall Lane in Round Lake, admitted to one count of misdemeanor disorderly conduct for the deal he entered into Tuesday in Lake County circuit court.
Fees rising in Grayslake Dist. 46 May 3, 2013 12:00 AM
Grayslake Elementary District 46 board members have agreed to raise school fees starting in the 2013-14 academic year. Officials said the fee hikes are needed to generate an extra $30,000 or so in annual revenue. District 46 has been grappling with ways to stop a $2.2 million deficit projected for the 2013-14 budget.
New Grayslake Dist. 46 board members get some adviceMay 3, 2013 12:00 AM
Four new Grayslake Elementary District 46 board members received advice from the elected officials who held their seats, such as avoiding political battles that could cost thousands in legal fees. "We wasted enormous amounts of money, emotional energy and time on things that would have been better spent on things that would benefit the district," one board member said.
Grayslake D46 fee hike proposal Apr 30, 2013 12:00 AM
Grayslake Elementary District 46 board members plan to decide whether to increase student fees at a meeting that starts at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. It'll be at Grayslake Middle School, 440 N. Barron Blvd.
Grayslake D46 board rejects cutting five employees Apr 26, 2013 12:00 AM
Grayslake Elementary District 46 board members have rejected the administration's recommendation to dismiss media employees in an effort to trim a projected $2.2 million deficit for the 2013-14 academic year. Elected officials this week received the proposal to release the five media assistants to save district taxpayers $155,000 annually.
Grayslake Dist. 46 teachers finally have new contract Apr 25, 2013 12:00 AM
Grayslake Elementary District 46 teachers officially have a new contract, about three months after settling a strike. Elected officials were unable to act until Wednesday because attorneys for the teachers union and the district had been hammering out final contract language since the three-day strike was settled Jan. 21.
Grayslake school district agrees to help ex-board member with some legal expenses Apr 24, 2013 12:00 AM
Grayslake Elementary District 46 board members Wednesday night agreed to a cover some legal costs that former colleague Shannon Smigielski says she might incur related to an incident that occurred while she was an elected official.Smigielski has hired an attorney to pursue a civil order of protection against a substitute teacher who is charged with harassing her during the district's January teachers strike.
Incivility too costly for local politicsApr 23, 2013 12:00 AM
Local politics can be edgy, particularly in an election year, but they have mostly been free of the real nastiness. Until now. A few disturbing recent examples raise our concern about whether those lines are blurring with some of that incivility seeping into our backyard.
Grayslake school board member skips election, gets 2-year appointment Apr 22, 2013 12:00 AM
Karen Weinert didn't run for re-election, but she's managed to remain as a Grayslake Elementary District 46 board member. She was appointed by her board colleagues at a recent meeting to fill the final two years of Shannon Smigielski's term until 2015. "There is something to be said for continuity," retiring board member Keith Surroz said.
Jarratt, Weinert, Meskel competing for 2-year board appointment at Grayslake District 46 Apr 11, 2013 12:00 AM
Grayslake Elementary District 46 board members will select from a current colleague, an interested observer and a former public official to fill a vacancy on the panel next week. Shannon Smigielski’s resignation March 3 created the need to fill the vacant seat for two years.
Art, music programs safe in Grayslake Dist. 46 Apr 10, 2013 12:00 AM
More than 250 parents, teachers and students attended the Grayslake Elementary District 46 board meeting with concerns about budget cuts. But it turned out board members voted against eliminating art and music programs for kindergarten through eighth grade
Strack, Weidman, Alfrejd, Roop on Grayslake Dist. 46 board Apr 9, 2013 12:00 AM
With no incumbents running in Tuesday’s election, voters were guaranteed to send newcomers to the Grayslake Elementary District 46 board. Jill Alfrejd, Robert Roop, Steven Strack and James Weidman were the winner of four open board seats in the election.
Substitute teacher pleads not guilty to harrassing Grayslake D46 school board member Apr 3, 2013 12:00 AM
A Grayslake Elementary District 46 substitute teacher pleaded not guilty to harassing a school board member during a three-day teachers strike in January. Christopher Culp, 43, of the 600 block of South Rose Hall Lane in Round Lake, was told by Lake County Judge John Scully to have no contact with Shannon Smigielski, the board member he allegedly harassed. Smigielski has since resigned her seat.
Endorsements: Weidman, Roop, Alfrejd, Strack for Grayslake District 46 board Mar 21, 2013 12:00 AM
The Daily Herald endorses Jill Alfrejd, Robert Roop Jr., Steven Strack and James Weidman for Grayslake Elementary District 46 school board.
Grayslake D46 to consider cutting teachers at meeting Mar 20, 2013 12:00 AM
Grayslake Elementary District 46 board members at a meeting today are expected to vote on a proposed package of cuts that would include teacher layoffs. District 46 officials have been discussing ways to shrink a $1.8 million deficit projected for the 2013-14 academic year budget. The meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. at Prairieview School, 103 E. Belvidere Road in Hainesville.
Grayslake District 46 OKs teacher layoffsMar 19, 2013 12:00 AM
Grayslake Elementary District 46 board members made a dent in a projected $2.2 million deficit for 2013-14 by eliminating about 15 full-time classroom instructors and dismissing four full-time special-ed teachers. Superintendent Ellen Correll said principals and others spent about four weeks discussing the recommended cuts. "I wish we could keep everything," Correll said. "I wish there was no deficit."
Grayslake substitute teacher charged with harassing board member Mar 15, 2013 12:00 AM
Authorities say they have arrested a man who was a Grayslake Elementary District 46 substitute teacher when he made a threatening telephone call to a board member during a three-day strike in January. Christopher Culp, 43, of Round Lake, was charged with disorderly conduct/telephone harassment, Grayslake police said Friday.
Strikes don’t add much heat to school board races Mar 10, 2013 12:00 AM
Suburban school districts have seen an unusual number of teacher's strikes in recent months. Yet, those strikes — and the disagreements that led to them — have not been a major force in campaigns leading up to the April 9 school board election.
Strikes a lasting part of Senate Bill 7's legacy? Mar 10, 2013 12:00 AM
An education reform package pushed through the state legislature in the spring of 2011 was hailed as nothing short of historic — among its components, limiting teachers' ability to strike. Or so its authors thought. But two years after Senate Bill 7's passage — and a year after its implementation — many more strikes are occurring, making them a lasting part of the education reform package's legacy.
Board member celebrates a Grayslake Elementary District 46 graduate Mar 8, 2013 12:00 AM
After recently settling a three-day teacher strike, Grayslake Elementary District 46 board member Karen Weinert thought it was time to have some positive news at a recent meeting of the elected officials. Toward that end, she introduced a District 46 graduate who recently attained his Eagle Scout badge.