Cary Grade School District 26 Board Ends “Pay to Play”

Here’s something I have not seen before.

At the initiation of Cary Grade School Board member Chris Jenner, the board passed a resolution last night saying it will not do business with any company that “has contributed to political campaigns that directly affect the district.”

If you don’t think that is a problem, please take a look at Carpentersville District 300 here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here.

Here’s information on Woodstock District 200 and here’s a school superintendent-consultant’s advice and here and here and here.

Here’s a small look at vendor money in District 200 and other districts with tax hike referendums.

Here’s what the Cary School Board passed on Monday:

Vendor/Contractor Conflict of Interest

Any company or individual doing $10,000 or more in business with the District within a fiscal year shall not contribute to any political campaign that directly affects the District while doing business for the District or for a period of two years after completion of business with the District. Further, the District will not enter into significant business with a company or individual that has contributed to a political campaign that directly affects the District within two years prior to commencing business.

Political campaigns that directly affect the district
shall be defined as:

· School board election
· Tax or bond referendum

The vote was 6-0 with one member absent.

Neither the teachers union nor district employees are covered by the language.

You can find out about House Bill 955, the newly resurrected parental notice law, on McHenry County Blog on Sept. 19th and 20th.