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Under the Hard Hat
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Under the Hard Hat: Episode 1
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Under the Hard Hat: Episode 2
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Under the Hard Hat: Episode 3
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Under the Hard Hat: Episode 4
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![Under the Hardhat: Episode 5]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1713194786/lakeforestschoolsorg/yxewbipyhivwqeulyvej/UtHHThumbE05c.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1713194786/lakeforestschoolsorg/yxewbipyhivwqeulyvej/UtHHThumbE05c.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1713194786/lakeforestschoolsorg/yxewbipyhivwqeulyvej/UtHHThumbE05c.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1713194786/lakeforestschoolsorg/yxewbipyhivwqeulyvej/UtHHThumbE05c.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1713194786/lakeforestschoolsorg/yxewbipyhivwqeulyvej/UtHHThumbE05c.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1713194786/lakeforestschoolsorg/yxewbipyhivwqeulyvej/UtHHThumbE05c.jpg","width":1920}])
Under the Hardhat: Episode 5
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Under the Hard Hat: Episode 6
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Categories of Improvement
![D115 Referendum 2023 Overview: 2/21/23]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1710114845/lakeforestschoolsorg/pgudyfostajwkjegteiz/D115ReferendumOverview.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1710114845/lakeforestschoolsorg/pgudyfostajwkjegteiz/D115ReferendumOverview.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1710114845/lakeforestschoolsorg/pgudyfostajwkjegteiz/D115ReferendumOverview.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1710114845/lakeforestschoolsorg/pgudyfostajwkjegteiz/D115ReferendumOverview.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1710114845/lakeforestschoolsorg/pgudyfostajwkjegteiz/D115ReferendumOverview.jpg","width":1286}])
D115 Referendum 2023 Overview: 2/21/23
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![D115 Referendum - Categories of Improvement: Maintenance & Infrastructure]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1710114675/lakeforestschoolsorg/untvvwio9fht8nyj6jkc/MaintenanceandInfrastructure.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1710114675/lakeforestschoolsorg/untvvwio9fht8nyj6jkc/MaintenanceandInfrastructure.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1710114675/lakeforestschoolsorg/untvvwio9fht8nyj6jkc/MaintenanceandInfrastructure.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1710114675/lakeforestschoolsorg/untvvwio9fht8nyj6jkc/MaintenanceandInfrastructure.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1710114675/lakeforestschoolsorg/untvvwio9fht8nyj6jkc/MaintenanceandInfrastructure.jpg","width":1376}])
Maintenance and Infrastructure
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Safety and Security
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Voter Education Meetings
![A view of the District 115 Board of Education Meeting in March 2023]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1710113064/lakeforestschoolsorg/s19phcf822hrpj3qemdd/D115ReferendumBOEcomments031723.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1710113064/lakeforestschoolsorg/s19phcf822hrpj3qemdd/D115ReferendumBOEcomments031723.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1710113064/lakeforestschoolsorg/s19phcf822hrpj3qemdd/D115ReferendumBOEcomments031723.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1710113064/lakeforestschoolsorg/s19phcf822hrpj3qemdd/D115ReferendumBOEcomments031723.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1710113064/lakeforestschoolsorg/s19phcf822hrpj3qemdd/D115ReferendumBOEcomments031723.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1710113064/lakeforestschoolsorg/s19phcf822hrpj3qemdd/D115ReferendumBOEcomments031723.jpg","width":2154}])
District 115 Board of Education Meeting: 3/17/23
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![A view of the virtual meeting of the League of Women Voters LF/LB in March 2023]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1710113038/lakeforestschoolsorg/kmzb1oxb3kphzou8fbuf/LeagueofWomenVotersLFLBMeeting.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1710113038/lakeforestschoolsorg/kmzb1oxb3kphzou8fbuf/LeagueofWomenVotersLFLBMeeting.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1710113038/lakeforestschoolsorg/kmzb1oxb3kphzou8fbuf/LeagueofWomenVotersLFLBMeeting.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1710113038/lakeforestschoolsorg/kmzb1oxb3kphzou8fbuf/LeagueofWomenVotersLFLBMeeting.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1710113038/lakeforestschoolsorg/kmzb1oxb3kphzou8fbuf/LeagueofWomenVotersLFLBMeeting.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1710113038/lakeforestschoolsorg/kmzb1oxb3kphzou8fbuf/LeagueofWomenVotersLFLBMeeting.jpg","width":2158}])
League of Women Voters Meeting: 3/20/23
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Village of Lake Bluff Boarding Meeting: 2/27/23
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Ask the COO
We checked in with Dr. Jennifer Hermes, District 67 and 115 Chief Operating Officer to answer questions from you about the D115 Referendum.
![Did the District consider bringing a smaller request to the taxpayers?]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1710116369/lakeforestschoolsorg/npo46twxjhajrtbupfay/Video1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1710116369/lakeforestschoolsorg/npo46twxjhajrtbupfay/Video1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1710116369/lakeforestschoolsorg/npo46twxjhajrtbupfay/Video1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1710116369/lakeforestschoolsorg/npo46twxjhajrtbupfay/Video1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1710116369/lakeforestschoolsorg/npo46twxjhajrtbupfay/Video1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1710116369/lakeforestschoolsorg/npo46twxjhajrtbupfay/Video1.jpg","width":2101}])
![Didn't we pass a referendum in 2006?]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1710116359/lakeforestschoolsorg/qgwiwso4kvgtalxzagvp/Video2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1710116359/lakeforestschoolsorg/qgwiwso4kvgtalxzagvp/Video2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1710116359/lakeforestschoolsorg/qgwiwso4kvgtalxzagvp/Video2.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1710116359/lakeforestschoolsorg/qgwiwso4kvgtalxzagvp/Video2.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1710116359/lakeforestschoolsorg/qgwiwso4kvgtalxzagvp/Video2.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1710116359/lakeforestschoolsorg/qgwiwso4kvgtalxzagvp/Video2.jpg","width":2072}])
![Is it true that in FY 2021 District 115 administrative expenses were up by 38%?]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1710116347/lakeforestschoolsorg/tz3z8fenxwaglbp2gkjl/Video3.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1710116347/lakeforestschoolsorg/tz3z8fenxwaglbp2gkjl/Video3.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1710116347/lakeforestschoolsorg/tz3z8fenxwaglbp2gkjl/Video3.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1710116347/lakeforestschoolsorg/tz3z8fenxwaglbp2gkjl/Video3.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1710116347/lakeforestschoolsorg/tz3z8fenxwaglbp2gkjl/Video3.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1710116347/lakeforestschoolsorg/tz3z8fenxwaglbp2gkjl/Video3.jpg","width":2114}])
About Dr. Hermes
Dr. Hermes has a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and Administration. She is the Vice Chair of the Illinois School District Liquid Asset Fund and the Vice Chair of the Collective Liability Insurance Cooperative (CLIC), in addition to sitting on the Executive Committee of the Northern Health Insurance Cooperative. She has previously served as the President of the Illinois Association of School Business Officials. She is also an adjunct faculty member at Concordia University Chicago. Dr. Hermes’s role in the District includes several key functions including budgeting and finance, Board relations, employee and labor relations, and the oversight of District 67 and 115 facilities, transportation, food services, technology, and early childhood programs.