The United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) published its Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) Regulations in 1986. These regulations require all local education agencies (LEAs) to have their buildings inspected for asbestos-containing building materials (ACBM), to have a written Asbestos Management Plan created, and to institute an Asbestos Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Program to train in-house personnel how to properly manage and work around the ACBM in their buildings. This posting serves as the annual notification that is required to be sent to all school district employees, parents, groups, and organizations to explain the Management Plans and any current relevant activities. The Management Plan is available for inspection in school buildings and the District Office located at 1 South Virginia Road, Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014.

The purpose of this Annual Notification is to explain the status and availability of the Asbestos Management Plan, to review recent asbestos-related activities in the school district, and to list the asbestos-related activities that are planned to take place in the upcoming calendar year.

Upcoming Calendar Year Improvements

Ongoing capital improvements will continue in the coming year. Specific scopes of work and/or project awards have not been finalized. In the event that the finalized scope of work impacts a known ACBM area in which abatement will be required, a separate notification will be posted for the parents, teachers, and staff members of the affected school building. Facilities in which Asbestos Abatement Management Plans and Inspection Reports can be viewed:

Community High School District 155
1 S.Virginia Road
Crystal Lake, IL 60014

Crystal Lake Central High School
45 W. Franklin Avenue
Crystal Lake, IL 60014

Cary-Grove High School
2208 Three Oaks Road
Cary, IL 60013

Crystal Lake South High School
1200 S.McHenry Avenue
Crystal Lake, IL 60014

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Community High School District 155 District Office at 815-455-8500.

Community High School District 155 applies herbicides and pesticides to outside lawns and fields in accordance with the Lawn Care Products Application and Notice Act (415 ILCS 65/) by state-certified personnel. All affected areas will be marked at the usual point or points of entry immediately following application and should not be entered until dry. Questions should be directed to District 155’s Grounds/Fields Maintenance Supervisor Jay Locascio via email at jlocascio@d155.org.

For weed control on all grassy areas, there will be a district-wide application of Speedzone or T Zone SE (both selective herbicides). For weed control along fence lines, paved areas, foundations, and planting beds, an application of Roundup or Ranger Pro (both non-selective herbicides) will be applied. Application of herbicides will be performed by properly certified District 155 personnel between April 1, 2026, and November 1, 2026.

For weed control on all grassy areas, there will be a district-wide application of Escalade®2 Herbicide, Change Up™ Selective Herbicide, and/or Shaw’s Turf Food Granular Fertilizer. These applications will be applied by TruGreen, Inc. commercial personnel between April 1, 2026, and September 30, 2026. 

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Board of Education of Community High School District 155 has received and is currently reviewing a proposal for a guaranteed energy savings contract from Allied Facility Partners, pursuant to Article 19b of the Illinois School Code (105 ILCS 5/19b-1 et seq.). The Board of Education will consider awarding the agreement at the scheduled September 16, 2025, meeting of the Board of Education. The meeting will be held at the Crystal Lake South High School Library, 1200 S. McHenry Avenue, Crystal Lake, IL 60014, and is scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m. Any contract shall follow the requirements of the RFP and Article 19b of the Illinois School Code – “School Energy Conservation and Saving Measures,” and shall provide that the costs of such measures will be offset by the anticipated operational or energy savings that will result from such measures.  The contract between the Board of Education and Allied Facility Partners will provide for solar energy system for Cary Grove High School, Crystal Lake Central High School, and Crystal Lake South High School, and potentially other energy conservation and savings measures. For further information, contact Kevin Werner, Ed.D., CSBO, at (815) 455-8500 or kwerner@d155.org.