Board Members
Meet your Board of Education
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President, Sally Sullivan Mrs. Sullivan and her husband John have four children. Work History: Taught Special Education for 7 years (1978-1985) - Limestone Elementary, Director of Special Education Services for 27 years (1985-2013) Herscher School District |
Vice President, Dustin Wright Mr. Wright and his wife have three children. Work History: Hertiage FS Inc, 1st Farm Credit Services, Compeer Financial "Continue the great faculty, administration and board relationship" |
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Patrick Daly
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Secretary, Jason Hastings
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Kamber Johnston Work History: Archer Daniels Midland, Tri-Point School District, Central School District, Cebery Fertilizer, Herscher School District and the community. I'm also committed to using tax payer dollars responsibly and wisely. Hobbies: Camping and hiking with my family. I find myself at many youth sporting games and livestock barns cheering on my children and the local youth in our community. |
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Mark Regis |
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Jacqueline Reick |
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The Board of Education is elected by the community to govern the school district.
The Board is comprised of seven members.
In general, Board members are elected to 4-year terms of office.
The Herscher Community Unit School District #2 is a member of the Illinois Association of School Boards (IASB). The IASB outlines the following as duties of a school board.
A school board is a governmental body with the responsibility of providing educational programs for children. The board members are state officials who live within school district boundaries and are elected to serve four-year terms.
Nearly 6,000 men and women serve on local public-school boards in Illinois, governing the education of nearly 2 million public school students across 850 school districts. School board members are elected by their local communities during a consolidated election and serve four-year terms.
IASB is hosting a series of webinars on how to navigate running for school board. The webinars are open to current members and the public so all potential school board candidates can participate.
School board elections are held during the Consolidated Election on the first Tuesday in April of each odd-numbered year. (If that date conflicts with Passover, the election moves to the second Tuesday.) Vacancies caused by death or resignation are filled by appointment (by the remaining board members) until the next election.
Illinois contains different types of school districts (community unit, elementary, high school, consolidated, etc.). With few exceptions, governing school boards consist of seven members elected to serve four-year terms. Terms are staggered so there are three or four seats contested at each biennial election.
In many school districts, candidates run at-large. This means members of the board can live anywhere within the district and a voter can vote for any candidate(s). In some community unit and consolidated districts, proportional representation between congressional townships and between urban and rural areas is required. This may restrict the number of board members that may be elected from any given area.
Interested in school board service?
Consider the following points on school board service: qualifications, the description, reasons for serving, characteristics of effective school board members, and preparation for service on the school boards.
Click here to view the 2023 Candidates Guide
Click here to view the Qualifications-Characteristics of a School Board Member
The next consolidated election will be held April 2025.
Click to view Organization Chart
List of Development and Training Completed
by Herscher Community Unit School District #2 Board Members
All Illinois school board members must receive training in professional development leadership (PA 97-8) and Open Meetings Act (PA 97-504). Mandatory training will also be required after the new teacher evaluation requirements are implemented in each school district. For additional information, see Board Policy 2:120, Board Member Development. The following contains mandatory and non-mandatory training and development activities that were completed by each board member. When the training was provided by the Illinois Association of School Boards, the acronym "IASB" follows the listed activity. .
Board Member | Development Training Activity and Provider |
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Sally Sullivan |
Open Meetings Act - IASB PERA - IASB PDLT - IASB |
6/1/2019 |
Dustin Wright |
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Patrick Daly |
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Jason Hastings |
Open Meetings Act - IASB PERA - IASB PDLT - IASB |
7/10/2015 |
Mrs. Johnston |
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Mark Regis |
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Jacqueline Reick |
Open Meetings Act - RSNL&T PDLT - IASB PERA - IASB |
6/1/2019 |