Articles filed under Grayslake District 46

• Grayslake school walks for cancerMay 22, 2012 12:00 AM
  A parade of countries in the spirit of the Summer Olympics will kick off Meadowview School's annual Relay Recess for Life on Tuesday, June 5. The Grayslake school's walk is to raise money for the American Cancer Society and promote awareness of healthy lifestyles.
  

   

• Grayslake schools hurt by improper use of stimulus money May 17, 2012 12:00 AM
  A Waukegan letter to the editor: After reading about Grayslakes school problems re: money and air-conditioning, I couldnt contain myself. It made me sick. Why that entire school board wasnt removed Ill never understand.
  

   
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  Controversial Grayslake D46 consultant quits post May 4, 2012 12:00 AM
  Former Grayslake Elementary District 46 board member Michael Linder, whose engineering consultant contract with the school system came under scrutiny earlier this year, has resigned that position. District 46 board President Ray Millington praised Linder's work but declined to provide details about the resignation. Im not at liberty to say, Millington said.
  

   
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  Grayslake District 46 board declines to expand school building air conditioning project Apr 23, 2012 12:00 AM
  Citing financial concerns, Grayslake Elementary District 46 board members have declined a consultant's recommendation to seek bids for air conditioning work at three schools in an effort to achieve greater savings. Board members recently voted 7-0 in favor of a $790,500 bid to install air conditioning at Grayslake Middle School.
  

   
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  ‘Coaches’ guide Grayslake’s Frederick students’ behavior Apr 22, 2012 12:00 AM
  Grayslake Elementary District 46's Frederick School has been using a pilot program with about 15 students meeting with a "coach" in the morning and when leaving for the day. The coaches go over behavior expectations. Social worker Sue Murrow heads the program and the coaches include a custodian and PE teacher.
  

   

• Science champs at Frederick School Apr 19, 2012 12:00 AM
  Grayslake Elementary District 46's Frederick School recently brought back a first-place finish in the Illinois Science Olympiad.
  

   
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  Grayslake District 46: No punishment in ethics probe Apr 19, 2012 12:00 AM
  Grayslake Elementary District 46 board members agreed Wednesday night disciplinary action isnt necessary against employees or elected officials named in an ethics complaint investigated by a former judge. Henry Tonigan III charged the district $14,337 for 61 hours of work from June 7, 2011, through Feb. 1, 2012.
  

   
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  Pensions could cost suburban schools millionsApr 19, 2012 12:00 AM
  Some suburban school leaders say taking over the state's share of teacher retirement costs, a proposal gaining steam in the Illinois legislature, would result in them laying off teachers or trying to raise property taxes. "This does nothing to solve the overall problem. This is just shifting who'll pay for it," said state Rep. Ed Sullivan, a Mundelein Republican.
  

   
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  Legal fees top $14,000 for Grayslake District 46 ethics probe Apr 11, 2012 12:00 AM
  Grayslake Elementary District 46 has been billed more than $14,000 by a former judge for his investigation of ethics complaints lodged against officials including Superintendent Ellen Correll.
  

   
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  Grayslake District 46 saving cash with reduced debt paymentsApr 9, 2012 12:00 AM
  Grayslake Elementary District 46s move to restructure debt in a way comparable to a mortgage refinancing is projected to save taxpayers nearly $60,000 annually starting in July.
  

   

• Grayslake school’s A/C bill lower than expected Apr 4, 2012 12:00 AM
  Grayslake Elementary District 46 is expected to pay much less than expected to air conditionr a school serving students in seventh and eighth grades for the next academic year. Facilities engineer consultant Michael Linder, in a presentation to District 46 board members Wednesday night, said a low bid of $790,500 for the air conditioning at Grayslake Middle School is below what had been an expected $994,000.
  

   

• Grayslake D46 talking salaries: Apr 3, 2012 12:00 AM
  Future administrative salaries will be up for discussion at Wednesdays Grayslake Elementary District 46 school board meeting.
  

   

• Much ado about little, Daily Herald Mar 27, 2012 12:00 AM
  Your complaint that a Grayslake Elementary School District 46 contract should be voided and re-evaluated is based, ostensibly, on your observation that, 1) it wasnt reviewed by an attorney, 2) it was for two years, not one, 3) the board didnt have copies of the contract when they voted on it, and 4) it benefited a former board member.
  

   
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  Grayslake schools will honor controversial contract Mar 21, 2012 12:00 AM
  Grayslake Elementary District 46 officials Wednesday night agreed to continue with a controversial $75,000 engineering consulting contract with former board member Michael Linder. Concern among some board members recently arose after it was discovered Linder signed a two-year deal and not what was believed to be a one-year contract approved in a public vote in February 2011.
  

   
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  Grayslake’s Frederick School boosting young readers initiative Mar 8, 2012 12:00 AM
  More than 200 students from Grayslake's Frederick School have cast ballots for a statewide young readers program.
  

   
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  Grayslake D46 board postpones vote on controversial contract Mar 7, 2012 12:00 AM
  A potential vote on a former Grayslake Elementary District 46 board members controversial consulting contract with the schools was postponed two weeks Wednesday night after an occasionally contentious debate by the trustees.
  

   

• ‘Sloppy’ contract needs another lookMar 6, 2012 12:00 AM
  A Daily Herald editorial urges the Grayslake Elementary District 46 board to void and re-examine a consultant contract with a former board member that was so poorly considered that some members didn't know if it was for one year or two.
  

   

• Grayslake D46 meets Wednesday: Mar 6, 2012 12:00 AM
  Grayslake Elementary District 46 board members will meet at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at Grayslake Middle School on Route 83, just north of Center Street.
  

   
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  Grayslake schools consultant contract under fire Feb 29, 2012 12:00 AM
  Some Grayslake Elementary District 46 board members raised questuions about the validity of a consultant's contract at a special meeting Wednesday. Some officials contend former board member Michael Linder received a two-year deal as a facilities engineering consultant about a month after a public vote on a one-year contract form him
  

   
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  Schools pay for teacher pensions? They say noFeb 8, 2012 12:00 AM
  Top Illinois Democrats are thinking about shifting billions of dollars in teacher retirement costs onto local schools to help save the state's crippled finances, but suburban education officials say they don't have the money, either. “All that burden is already coming back on the local districts,” said Grayslake Elementary District 46 Superintendent Ellen Correll. “We just can't take it anymore.”