McHenry County Schools
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State schools' money woes may mean students will find better dealsMar 13, 2010 10:00 pm - For as long as she can remember, Frankie Tiberio of Algonquin has known two things: She wants to be a veterinarian and she wants to go to the University of Illinois. Alo...
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District 300 seeks feedback on superintendent searchMar 12, 2010 10:00 pm - Ultimately, seven people will decide who replaces Ken Arndt as superintendent of Community Unit District 300. But the teachers, parents and taxpayers who live or work in...
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Calculating the real costs of District 300's cutsMar 11, 2010 10:00 pm - Community Unit District 300 school board President Joe Stevens warned me to get to Monday's board meeting early. It's a good thing I followed his advice. The Carpentersv...
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Documents shed light on Dist. 158 special ed. chief's exitMar 11, 2010 10:00 pm - On July 1, 2009, Cheryl Kalkirtz started her new job as Huntley Unit District 158's director of special services, a position chiefly responsible for overseeing the distr...
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Did Ex-Huntley Dist. 158 special ed. chief pump up job application?Mar 09, 2010 10:00 pm - Documents obtained recently by the Daily Herald paint a contradictory picture of what transpired when a former special education director in Huntley Unit District 158 ap...
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Cary Dist. 26 places burden on union to save jobsMar 09, 2010 10:00 pm - Cary Elementary District 26 placed the ball in the teacher's union's court Monday night, asking the union to agree to concessions for its members in exchange for saving ...
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Schools superintendents riding the fence on income tax increaseMar 09, 2010 10:00 pm - Throwing support behind an income tax increase is a political hot potato for local legislators. It's also one for school superintendents, who, across the suburbs, have s...
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District 300 board lays off more than 100Mar 08, 2010 10:00 pm - As expected, the Community Unit District 300 school board on Monday laid off more than 100 teachers to cope with almost $6 million in delayed state payments. But the dra...
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District 158 finance chief gets promotion, raiseMar 07, 2010 10:00 pm - Huntley Unit District 158 has a chief financial officer for the first time in three years. The district last month promoted Mark Altmayer from comptroller to CFO. Distri...
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Fighting back against the tide of school budget cutsMar 07, 2010 10:00 pm - Second of two parts Brad Hawk has a bird's-eye view of what he calls "a perfect financial storm." The former superintendent of Central Unit District 301 in western Kane ...