Herscher CUSD #2

Community Information Page

Welcome to our Community Information Page.

The following is provided in an attempt to keep the school community informed and allow for easy access to information about things happening in and pertaining to our school district.

Report to the Community Click HERE to view. (Oct. 2023)

Finding yourself needing help? Reach out to this local crisis text line.

We are excited to announce that we have partnered with the YMCA to offer
before and after school child care for students K-5th grade.

For more information and pricing options, click HERE.

For questions or to enroll - contact the Y at 815-933-1741.

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The FBI's Child ID App. Putting Safety in Your Hands

Click on the image above to get more information about a free, new tool from the FBI
(the first created by them) to help parents in an emergency if separated from their child.

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Faith's Law Resource Guide

SOPPA

Title I - Parent Right to Know

Use of ARP-ESSER III Funds Plan

Bullying Incident Report - We have made it easier for anyone to report a bullying event they believe they have witnessed. Reports can be made anonymously. Click here for an incident report.

District Assessment Reporting
The third annual District Assessment Survey is now available. Link to assessment survey results.

Herscher CUSD #2 Attendance Information
Click HERE to view our Parent Guide
Parents/Guardians,

We have had several occasions where we have closed school or released early for weather-related issues. I would like to review the options for how the school district deals with these issues.

These options are as follows:
1. Close all schools for the entire day.
2. Release all early. (1:30 p.m. for all buildings)
3. Start all schools late. (9:45 a.m. for all buildings)
***There may be emergency situations that would dictate that we close just one school in the District.

Some other criterion for closing schools for the entire day are below:
1. Sustained wind chills measuring - 30 degrees.
2. Heavy snow and windy conditions.
3. Extreme icy conditions.
4. Heavy fog that is not supposed to break.
5. Combination of the above criterion.

Some of the criterion for releasing early:
1. Sustained temperatures above 94 degrees with accompanying humidity above 55%.
2. Dangerous storms heading our direction. (This may cause us to shelter-in-place as well.)
3. Other emergency situations.

Some of the criterion for starting school late:
1. Heavy fog that is expected to lift.
2. Icy conditions that are expected to get better.
3. Severe cold that is expected to get better.
4. Moderate snow that is expected to be cleared.
5. Combination of the above conditions.

We now have three options to deal with weather-related issues. It is my intention to announce these decisions as early as possible (preferable the night before). If we release early, we will release all schools at 1:30 p.m.. If we start late, we will begin school at 9:45 a.m. for all schools. (The late start is a new option, so please plan accordingly.) As always, if you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

Thank you for your help in making the Herscher School District the best in the area!
Dr. Richard S. Decman, Superintendent of Schools

Click here for Child Care Weather Watch Tables regarding temperatures,wind chills and the heat index

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District Budgets

2025-2026

24-25 Amended

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FOIA Requests (Freedom of Information Act)
District FOIA Officer: Supt, Dr. Richard S. Decman. Requests should be directed to Dr. Decman: 501 N Main St., PO Box 504, Herscher IL 60941 or via email. The fee for black and white, letter or legal sized copies may not exceed 15 cents per page. However, no fees may be charged for the first 50 pages of black and white, letter or legal sized copies provided to the requester. (Requests received during the last 18 mos. found below)

Received: December 31, 2024 - From: Agnela Okroi
Topic: Video footage from Herscher Intermediate School on December 16^th, 2024, between 8:00 am and 10:30 am near and in the music room.

Received: January 15, 2025 - From: Illinois Retired Tecachers Association
Topic: provide the name and email address of any certified staff (teachers, administrators, nurses, counselors, etc.) who are retiring this year

Received: February 25, 2025 - From: Allium Data
Topic: Copies of current property and casualty insurance policies including premium, or a summary document that includes coverage, carrier, limits, deductibles and premium

Received: March 13, 2025 - From: Smart Local 265; Jay Jones
Topic: information regarding construction and/or maintenance work planned for this year for any building owned or leased by our district that falls under the following scopes: HVAC, roof work, gutters and/or downspouts, new installation and/or replacement of lockers, new installation and/or replacement of toilet partitions, kitchen renovations, and current HVAC maintenance contracts

Date: Received March 25, 2025 From: ACB

Topic: Request #1

-2004, 2014, 2024 annual expenses paid to identified vendors, firms or individuals of $500 or more for each fiscal year

Request #2

-1999, 2009, 2019 annual expenses paid to identified vendors, firms or individuals of $500 or more for each fiscal year

Request #3

-2000,2010,2020 annual expenses paid to identified vendors, firms or individuals of $500 or more for each fiscal year

Request #4

-2001, 2011, 2021 annual expenses paid to identified vendors, firms or individuals of $500 or more for each fiscal year

Date: Received March 25, 2025

Request #5

-2002, 2012, 2022 annual expenses paid to identified vendors, firms or individuals of $500 or more for each fiscal year

Date: Received March 26, 2025

Request #6

-2003, 2013, 2023 annual expenses paid to identified vendors, firms or individuals of $500 or more for each fiscal year

Date: Received March 28, 2025

Request #7

-1998, 2008, 2018 annual expenses paid to identified vendors, firms or individuals of $500 or more for each fiscal year

Date: Received March 29, 2025

Request #8

-2005, 2015 annual expenses paid to identified vendors, firms or individuals of $500 or more for each fiscal year

Date: Received March 30, 2025

Request #9

-2006, 2016 annual expenses paid to identified vendors, firms or individuals of $500 or more for each fiscal year

Date: Received March 31, 2025

Request #10

-2007, 2017 annual expenses paid to identified vendors, firms or individuals of $500 or more for each fiscal year

Date: Received April 2, 2025 From: The Data Branch; Allison Hester

Topic: purchasing records from January 1, 2020 to present

Received: May 6, 2025 From: Angela Okroi

Topic: Video footage from HIS recess

Received: May 9, 2025 From: Abbas Khan; Civic IQ

Topic: Purchasing records from 1/1/2022 to current

Received: May 29, 2025 From: Sheri Reid; SmartProcure

Topic: Purchasing records from 1/27/2025 to current

Received: June 5, 2025 From: CT Mills

Topic: current staff contact directory for your district. specifically, school and district-level administrators

Received: June 18, 2025 From: Owen Wang; Kankakee Times

Topic: list of all graduates in the past 5 years

Received: August 1, 2025 From: Justin Wenig;

Topic: purchasing records from 1/1/22 to current

Received: August 19, 2025 From: Jacob Long; Public Data Research

Topic: list of all employees names, job titles, and date of hire

Received: August 27, 2025 From: Sheri Reid; SmartProcure

Topic: purchasing records from 5/30/2025 to current

Received: September 3, 2025 From: Kimia Hamidi; The Data Branch

Topic: purchasing records from 3/1/2025 to current

Received: September 12, 2025 From: Marina Garcia

Topic: contractual rates for the following services: Speech language pathologists, social workers, psychologists, BCBAs, Parapros/aides, and registered behavior technicians

Received: September 12, 2025 From: Michael Rost: Allium Data

Topic: copies of your current property and casualty insurance policies, including premium information, or a summary document that outlines coverage, carrier, limits, deductibles, and premium.

Received: September 15, 2025 From: Patrick Arlis

Topic: salary information for all nurses

Received: September 16, 2025 From: Janie Jordan; Data Research Partners LLC

Topic: copies of your current property and casualty insurance policies, including premium information, or a summary document that outlines coverage, carrier, limits, deductibles, and premium

Received: September 18, 2025 From: Joseph Sheer; Mechanics Union Local 701

Topic: employees name, shop, hourly wage, and dues rate paid that are covered under IAM Local 701

Received: October 9, 2025 From: Steve Watts

Topic: a listing of all Herscher Community Unit School District 2’s employees’ first and last names, e-mail address, title/position, and primary campus/department location, and annual salary

Received: November 21, 2025 From: Frank Patterson; Academy Research Group

Topic: up-to date list of curretn employees full names, hire date, numbers, email address, and salary

Received: November 25, 2025 From Sheri Reid; SmartProcure

Topic: purchasing records from 8/27/25 to current

Received: December 8, 2025 From CT Mills; Public Info Access LLC

Topic: employees name,s, title, location

Received: December 10, 2025 From: Max Binnington; Judiciocracy LLC

Topic: attorney bills from 2024-2025

Received: January 15, 2026 From: Kaylee Mallaney

Topic: specific bus surveillance pick up and drop off times

Received: January 19, 2026 From: CT Mills; Public Info Access LLC

Topic: existing records of purchasing or contracting approval authority

Received: February 2, 2026 From: Kaylee Mallaney

Topic: employee evaluations and contracts

Received: February 3, 2026 From: Kaylee Mallaney

Topic: employee evaluations and contracts dates

Received: February 5, 2026 From: Michael Henry

Topic: copies of all bonds, firm name of primary attorney, background checks for board members

Received: February 5, 2026 From: Oshea Smith; Sunlight Records

Topic: employee evaluations and contract

Received: February 9, 2026 From: Michael Henry

Topic: Background Checks; this includes fingerprint-based checks through the Illinois State Police and FBI, as well as sex offender registry checks.

Qualifications: Eligibility to serve on a school board is generally determined by residency, age, and voter registration, rather than a pre-candidacy criminal background investigation.

Received: February 10, 2026 From: Kaylee Mallaney

Topic: The dates for all current Board of Education members on when they completed the required training on Open Meetings Act, Professional Development Leadership Training and Performance Evaluation Reform Act

Received: February 23, 2026 From: Sheri Reid; SmartProcure

Topic: purchasing records from 11/24/2025 to current

Received: March 26, 2026 From: Justin Wenig

Topic: purchasing records from 1/1/25 to current

Received: March 27, 2026 From: Kaylee Mallaney

Topic: email communication between M. Armstrong, Dr. Decman, BOE members, & bus drivers between 3/10/26-3/27/26

Received: April 8, 2026 From: Oshea Smith; Sunlight Records

Topic: purchasing records from 1/1/2022-2/28/26

Received: April 9, 2026 From: Jules Goonewardena; Kankakee Times

Topic: emails/attachments mentioning Steve Lefko from 1/1/23-current

Received: April 13, 2026 From: Michael Henry

Topic: law firms, agreements, and payments made to law firms

Received: April 17, 2026 From: Owen Wang

Topic: information regarding Ramadan

Received: May 2, 2026 From: Michael Brennan; DataBranch USA

Topic: Agreements, contracts, PO’s for products from Primex, American Time, and/or Sapling

Received: May 3, 2026 From: Patrick Harmon; DataBranch USA

Topic:Agreements, contracts, PO’s for products from Blackboard Inc, Finalsite, DMX, Funds for Learning, E-Rate Consulting, N-Able, Raptor Technologies, and/or CSM Consulting

Received: May 4, 2026 From: Tania Campbell; Databid

Topic: opening tabulation or apparent low bidder on LMS bus garage roof project that bid on April 30, 2026.

Received: May 6, 2026 From: Jonas Vine; DataBranch USA

Topic: Agreements, contracts, PO’s from Absolute Software, Incident IQ, Hazel Health, Brandon Industries, CSM Consulting, and Funds for Learning

Received: May 21, 2026 From: Carla Carlos; Employee Research Data

Topic: first and last names, job titles, work email addresses, primary campus for all district employees

Received: May 24, 2026 From: Sheri Reid; SmartProcure

Topic: purchasing records from 2/26/2026 to current

Received: May 27, 2026 From: Bella Wells; The Data Branch

Topic: records for products from School Asset Manager, Collab Student Transportation. Prismatic Services, Lead Public Schools, buildEd, and Transpar group

Received: June 3, 2026 From: Abby Dustin; The Data Branch

Topic: records for products from CDW-G, AG Parts, K-12 Tech, and Vivacity Teach

Received: June 7, 2026 From: Tristan Mercer; The Data Branch

Topic: records for products from Apptegy, Finalsite, ParentSquare, SchoolMessengaer, and Blackboard Inc

Received: June 8, 2026 From: Daniel Cramer; Upgraid

Topic: information on utility statements/invoices, facility assessments, energy audit

Received: June 11, 2026 From: Thomas Hicks; Duke McGinnis Consulting

Topic: bid specs on district owned items declared as surplus

TITLE IX Required Information - Training Date: 11-20-2020
Sexual Harassment Decision Tree

Title IX Information

Miscellaneous District Reports

2025-2028 (Certified) Collective Bargaining Agreement