The Huntley Farmside

              S^lie HuntUn JTarmstiie
VOLUME 19-NUMBER 1 THURSDAY, APRIL 6,1978
I   PHONE-. 669-562Mf no anawer caB ,459-1456 or 459-0998
FPANK   PARIHEK PO   192 "IJNTLF.Y.    ILL
PAGES
SERVING THE PEOPU: OF HUNTLErglNCE 196>
T UcPEKCOn
FOOLS FOLLIES A SUCCESS       SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATES        school board
The many days and weeks of planning and rehersals are finally over. The show was performed on April 1, before a
full house. All that is left to do now, is to sit back as the Broadway stars do and wait for
Continued on Back Page
Theresa Koppie is a candidate for Hundey School Board District #158. Terrie is a Registered Nurse and lives on a farm on Galligan Road with her husband Chad who is a pilot and a farmer. The Koppies have 4 children, ChadJr., who attends McHenry County College; Tom, 16; Ted, 15; and Lynn, 13. Theresa and her family lived in Elgin before moving to this area 9 years ago. This last year was her first experience on the board and when asked why she chose to be a candidate again, she said she is interested in what happens to the education of all children and feels she can contribute something to the community and the schools. Her views on the proposed tax referendum were, "It is necessary if we want to get out of debt - the board cannot keep having deficit spending. While no one likes to have taxes raised, I feel it is a necessary move at this time. 1 would hope that all additional tax monies would be used for the education fund.''
Mike Grismer is a candidate for Huntley School Board District #158. Mike lives on Church Road with his wife Donna and their four boys, Michael, Mathew, Mark and Jason. All attend the Huntley ! schools. The Grismers have been area residents for 6 years and Mr. : Grismer is engaged in farming and construction work. Mike has served on the Huntley School Board one year and is seeking a full three year term now. His main interest is to make sure all children get the best education possible and he feels while helping the children he is also making a contribution to the community as a whole.
On the proposed tax referendum for the school district, it is his ! belief that the lefeieudaiu is necessary now to erase the edhing ' debt and to maintain programs that provide a good baAnced education system.
Richard Spears, candidate for the Huntley School Board, is seeking a three year term of service with District #158. Dick and his wife, Nancy, have three children in the HUntley School system, John, 13; Brian, 12; and Kathy, 9. The Spears place a high value on the quality of education for their childre. Dick was bora and raised in McHenry County and went through the Marengo Schools when it had approximately the enrollment of the present Huntley schools. He went on to earn a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology and a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Illinois and is employed as an engineer with a electronics firm. Dick is also a licensed Real Estate Broker with a knowledge of property values, appraisals and how they relate to our taxes and the schools income. Dick has been very active in Huntley Little League program, the YMCA Indian Guides and has helped with the Cub Scout Webelos program.
In seeking a place on the board he feels he should participate in the school system his 3 children are a part of - he feels he would like to see a quality of education program in District #158 while preventing the costs of that education from going as high as some of the Chicago suburbs. On the proposed tax referendum, "Taxes have gone up significantly in the last 2 years - we also see the state multiplier going up which will raise taxes again this year by approximately 12%. The average growth in the assessment is about I 6% per year with these combined totaling 18% more for the district. 1 feel it is premature to request a referendum at this time. These numbers may not mean much to people now but when they see their. next taz bills they will see the significance."
MEETINQ
The regular meeting of the Board of Education of Huntley Consolidated School District #158, Huntley, III. was held in the High School building on March 21, 1978 at 7:30 p.m.
the President Mrs. Livings¬ ton called the meeting to order at 7:30 pm.
Upon roll call the following answered present Mrs. Koppie. Mrs. Livingston. Mr. Brettsch¬ neider. and Mr. Zirk. Members absent were Mrs. Pawl, Mr Pupich and Mr. Grismer.
A motion by Mr. Brettsch neider and 2nd by Mrs. Koppie to approve the minutes of the March 9 meeting as written. Motion carried 4 yeas and 0 nays.
Mr. Brettscneider gave the building committee report in regards to the gym roof leaks. Committee met with the contr¬ actor and roofer. The architect will be invited to the next Board meeting. Mr. Pupich entered the meeting at 7:40 pm.
Mrs. Koppie moved 2nd by Mr. Zirk to empower the Superintendent to make with- drawls and deposits in tkc- commercial account. AH mem¬ bers voted aye and the motion carried.
Mrs. Pawl joined the meeting at 7:45 pm.
A motion made by Mr. Pupich and 2nd by Mrs. Koppie to use Voss and Associates as consult¬ ants in the Board's financial reforendum effort. All members voted aye and the motion carried.
Mrs. Livingston read an invitation from the VICA to their employer appreciation banquet to be held on April 12. at the Blue Moon in Elgin. The Board went into executive session at 7:48 to discuss personnel re¬ hiring. They came out of executive session at 8:06 p.m.
A motion by Mr. Pupich and 2nd by Mr. Brettschneider to accept the resolution conceming dismissal of first year teachers. Larry Lidinsky, Ted Schlake and Carol Van Bogaert under Chap¬ ter 122-24-11 or the School Code.Voting was Mrs. Pawl and Mrs. Koppie Pass - Mrs. Livingston, Mr. Pupich, Mr. Brettschneider and Mr. Zirk Yea. There were no nay cast and motion carried.
Motion by Mr. Pupich and 2nd by Mrs. Pawl to extend tenure of Pat Broederdorf. All members voted yea and motion carried.
A motion by Mr. Brettschn¬ eider 2nd by Mrs. pawl to offer a contract to non-tenure part time teachers Cindy Sheppard and Linda Kosteleo. All members voted yea and the motion carried.
Motion by Mrs. Koppie 2nd by Mr. Pupich to offer a contract to non tenure teacher Mary Helen Lidinsky. All members voted yea and the motion carried.
A motion by Mrs. Koppie 2nd by Mr. Pupidi to offier a contract to non tenure teacher Mary Helen Lidinsky. All members voted aye eni" the motion Gmtinued <» Page 2