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Mayor, County Board chief seek switch to appointed Rockford School Board Rockford Mayor Larry Morrissey and Winnebago County Board Chairman Scott Christiansen would take control of the Rockford School District under a written proposal submitted earlier this month to an economic development group Read more... Attendance incentives paying off Luring kids to school with prizes such as a car or a Wisconsin Dells family vacation is easy to dismiss as gratuitous. Read more... School board has hands full with budget, teachers contract The Springfield School Board has a busy night heading into this evening's meeting, where it is expected to pass a new teachers contract and a projected $173 million budget that kicks in July 1. Read more... Board says Fresh Start needs improvements Rockford School District's program designed to curb bad behavior of students who might otherwise be headed for expulsion could soon come under close scrutiny. Read more... Clinton school board decides to tear down former junior high The Clinton school board has voted to tear down the former junior high school building on North Center Street. Read more... Board to take second look at attendance zones Members may decide to have the panel that created last year's failed plan create a new one. Read more... Kaneland school board decides against new bus policy The Kaneland School Board held off on a policy this week that would eliminate allowing students to ride buses home with friends. Read more... Dist. 15 board member seeks busing standards Busing 10,000 kids to and from 25 schools over the last year has been a logistical nightmare for Palatine Township Elementary District 15. Read more... Unit 5 hires firm to manage project The team overseeing the Normal-based school district's $96.7 million construction project has a new member. Read more... Lincoln School's new owner to visit Lincoln School Alumni Foundation President Herman Shaw said Mannie Jackson is expected to visit Edwarsdsville in mid-April to discuss the future of the property. Read more... Johnston City School Board elects new member, rejects nepotism ordinance The Johnston City School Board has named Chris Cullum as the new board member to replace Mike Stallings at a meeting. Read more... Dist. 203 considers discipline for what's on student blogs Naperville high school students who think being out of school means being out of the watchful eye of administrators had better think again. Read more... Union wants school board to delay vote on school closings The Chicago Teachers Union is calling on school officials to put off tomorrow's (Wednesday) vote on a plan that would lead to the firing of hundreds of teachers and the closing and consolidation of 19 schools. Read more... Principals may get more elbow room COLLEGE PREPS | Plan would let those at top 8 schools handpick 5% of freshmen Read more... School scheme: 'How do they know it's isolated?' MAGNET REVELATION | Watchdog calls for audit to protect 'crown jewels' of CPS Read more... Most school questions rejected There were more losers than winners Tuesday night when a majority of Southland voters in Cook County rejected elementary school referendum measures. Read more... 'No Sunday' rule in Mascoutah bars cheerleaders from state competition School official defends ban Read more... Davenport School Board meeting on 'diversity plan' cut short With a deadline bearing down to create a state-mandated plan for minorities, a scheduled discussion among Davenport School Board members was cut short Monday night, disappointing all six who attended. Read more... D-158 closes forensic audit District 158 closed the book on its forensic audit Thursday night, but the board's frosty atmosphere appears far from over. Read more... New limits for military recruiters at Chicago schools Chicago Board of Education officials on Wednesday approved a revised policy to limit military recruiters at Chicago public high schools. Read more... Rockford School Board members still can't call in for meeting Rockford School Board members will not be allowed to participate in closed-door retreats via speaker phone Read more... Dist. 158 revisits meeting spat One day after a series of revelations about a Nov. 13 closed session, the Huntley Unit District 158 school board Thursday debated and discussed the fallout from the meeting Read more... Dist. 303 parents want fewer administrators, older teachers St. Charles School District 303 might serve its students better with more experienced teachers and fewer administrators. That was the feeling many parents expressed, anyway, at a forum Thursday to set district goals. Read more... District 158 school board flap erupts Board leader calls two members 'terrorists' Read more... Glenwood Middle School to implement fingerprint scan system Glenwood Middle School students soon will press their fingers against a high-tech scanner - rather than use a meal ticket - when moving through the lunch lines Read more... Former school board member set for council Read more... Charleston ready to hire new superintendent School board set to vote to hire candidate from in-state school Read more... Dist. 158 board veteran named to opening Amid accusations that board members did not give proper consideration to all candidates, the Huntley Unit District 158 school board on Tuesday appointed former board President Mike Skala to the open seat on the board. Read more... Schools watchdog to target corruption Charles Flowers has been regional superintendent of schools for only four months but said he already has worked with the state's attorney's office on a dozen cases of alleged corruption in suburban Cook County. Read more... School chief relents: Teen protesters can come back No students will be kicked out of a Berwyn public high school over an anti-war protest, the school superintendent said late Tuesday. Read more... Board reluctantly OKs moment of silence Kankakee School District 111 Board President Jerry Shapiro isn't being quiet about a state mandate requiring a moment of silence at the beginning of each school day. Read more... PUSH backs suspended anti-war students Says it will sue school unless kids' records cleared Read more... School board decides against requiring moment of silence Evanston-Skokie School District 65 has decided to ignore legislation mandating a moment of silence in Illinois public schools, according to school board members. Read more... Anti-war students protest suspensions Holding signs that read "Let us go to school," and "No war for America," 10 Morton West High School students suspended over an anti-war protest returned to campus Tuesday to demand they be allowed back in school. Read more... CPS may limit military recruiters The Chicago Public Schools plan for the first time to restrict military recruiters who visit schools, including limiting access to students and banning gifts. Read more... Anger over suspensions Morton West parents allege favoritism after war protest Read more... Charleston superintendent search down to final candidate The search for a new superintendent for the Charleston school district is now in the "contract negotiation stage," school board President Gail Mason said. Read more... Dist. 211, teachers going back to the table Both sides to meet with federal mediator today Read more... Decatur school officials rebut 'dropout factory' tag of Johns Hopkins study A study released by Johns Hopkins University on schools researchers labeled as "dropout factories" contained information local school officials say is misleading. Read more... Lovington drops out of school reorganization discussions with group of Central Illinois districts One of the five school districts involved in reorganization talks has decided to opt out of the process. Read more... NL SD 122 board meetings under state's review The Illinois attorney general's office is looking into potential Open Meetings Act violations in New Lenox School District 122. Read more... Contract strikes balance Nippersink District 2 contract negotiations came down to two competing principles. Read more... D-2 eyes substitute teachers RICHMOND – The District 2 school board plans to begin asking other schools for substitute teacher lists after negotiators failed to reach a contract agreement with teachers Thursday. Read more... Dist. 158 board looks to limit discussion Two hours into the meeting of the Huntley Unit District 158 school board Thursday night, the board wasn't even halfway through its agenda for the night. That's why some board members want to change the way the school board does business. Read more... Rockford School Board gets earful on proposed changes Bloom, Ellis and Barbour have supporters who don't want them to change. ROCKFORD - Parents and staff from Ellis, Bloom and Barbour on Tuesday night told Rockford School Board members that a committee's recommendations would have dire consequences for their schools. Read more... D-2 teachers closer to strike RICHMOND – District 2 teachers voted Thursday to reject the school board's final offer in contract negotiations and to authorize a committee to set a strike date. "The issues at this point are of both principle and respect," head negotiator Laura Biloz said. Before striking, the teachers have agreed to... Read more... Verdict poses problem for Indian Prairie board School Board President Mark Metzger said Thursday that the board will meet with administrators in closed session to discuss their options such as whether it is prudent to appeal the jury's... Read more... Bourbonnais Elementary approves budget The Bourbonnais Elementary School District 53 Board of Education is banking on a $1 million increase in general state aid to balance a $21.7 million budget for the... Read more... Evanston-Skokie schools chief gets contract extension Evanston-Skokie board locks in chief for 3 more years Hardy Murphy, the controversial superintendent of Evanston/Skokie School District 65 whose tenure has polarized parents and school board members, will remain in his position into 2012, the school board has... Read more... Dist. 73 to pay up for officer School cop works with students, parents An impasse regarding funding for a school resource officer at Hawthorn elementary schools in Vernon Hills has been settled. The Hawthorn Elementary District 73 school board will... Read more... Interim leader made official in Dist. U-46 Elgin Area District U-46 school board members Monday night appointed an interim superintendent to replace Connie Neale, who began a medical leave of absence on Friday for an undisclosed illness... Read more... Dist. 158's Snow tries, fails to demote board president The District 158 school board is no stranger to feisty, debates that extend well beyond their allotted time. Rebuttals, counterrebuttals, accusations and interruptions are par for the course. But board member Larry Snow thinks the board's meetings have gotten a little out of hand since the spring elections -- and he blames... Read more... Hononegah board cites legal concerns, OKs Gay-Straight Alliance Some parents are upset with the vote and will monitor the club's meetings. ROCKTON - The Hononegah School Board has given the green light to a club for gay students after months of controversy and... Read more... Poverty, school choice top discussion City Council, District 150 meet for first time in at least 10 years PEORIA - At a joint meeting Wednesday intended to foster a spirit of cooperation, District 150's School Board and the Peoria City Council discussed school choice, poverty, new schools and the... Read more... Dist. 200 sorry for storm dismissal Schools chief takes blame for endangering students The tornado touchdown in Wheaton occurred on Aug. 23, but angry parents still brought thunder to the Wheaton Warrenville Unit District 200 school board meeting Wednesday... Read more... Bremen 228 school board member opens MySpace Web site Many people running for office use popular Internet sites to help their campaigns. Bremen Community High School District 228 board member John Kirkton already has been elected, but he said he's turning to the Internet so he can... Read more... Consultants to help D-303 connect with city ST. CHARLES – Superintendent Don Schlomann said he wanted to get people in St. Charles involved with their school district again. To do that, Schlomann has proposed bringing in a St. Louis-based consulting firm to help set up a series of meetings focused on that goal... Read more... St. Charles school board fills open seat District volunteer work gave candidate leg up on competition The St. Charles school board returned to full force Tuesday with the appointment of James Chimienti as its newest member. Chimienti will be sworn in Monday as a replacement for the board's longest-serving member, Chris Hansen, who resigned in July after months of controversy and turmoil... Read more... Editorial: St. Charles school board seeing the light? The St. Charles school board just may be ready to make the 1944 hit tune "I'm Beginning to See the Light" its official song. Maybe the 1962 Bobby Darin version should be played before each school board meeting. That popular dance tune comes to mind in the wake of Superintendent Donald Schlomann's "pep rally" with St. Charles district staff and... Read more... Privacy issues curb teen-driver rules State to retool policy linking car privileges to school attendance Privacy concerns are causing state educators to back away from a new law that would have required them to release attendance records of students to the secretary of state's office in an effort to bar truant students from receiving driver's privileges, Illinois State Board of Education officials said Tuesday... Read more... Parting shots on both sides Resigning board member, others trade insults Itasca School District 10's longest-serving and, arguably, most controversial school board member announced his resignation Tuesday. Jim McCann stepped down three weeks after a surprise retirement announcement by Superintendent Ken Cull... Read more... Ohio consulting firm gets OK from Kankakee School board A consulting company which will help create a positive culture at Kankakee High School won unanimous support from the Kankakee School District 111 Board of Education on Monday after facing some initial questions about the cost and necessity... Read more... Dist. 300 policy to prevent 'pay-to-play' a no go The Community Unit District 300 school board defeated a measure Monday night designed to prevent potential conflicts of interest in the district's bidding and purchasing process. The policy would have barred District 300 from doing more than $5,000 in business with a firm that has contributed to... Read more... Monday contract vote is last step toward Thompson's exit Rockford district leaders say they'll push ahead with programs the superintendent initiated. ROCKFORD - It's been a long goodbye for Superintendent Dennis Thompson, but the Rockford School District is a single step from losing its decisive and, at times, divisive leader. Collier County (Fla.) School Board members voted 3-2 Thursday night to hire Thompson... Read more... School board apologizes for book, but won't withdraw it At a Wednesday night meeting, the District 126 school board apologized for not warning parents about a controversial book on Prairie Junior High School's eighth-grade summer reading list but refused to remove the book from the list. The book, "Fat Kid Rules the World" by K.L. Going, has come under attack from parents as inappropriate for eighth-graders because of... Read more... Delay on raises upsets District 150 board Administration still working on appropriate tool to evaluate principals PEORIA - District 150 School Board members expressed frustration Monday that performance-based raises they wanted to have in place this school year are nowhere near ready for implementation... Read more... Naperville district 203's pick draws fire School board hears cries of 'cronyism' Jackie Romberg's appointment to the Naperville Unit District 203 school board is drawing fire from critics who say it smacks of political cronyism... Read more... Editorial: Board did right by students In the case of a distracted superintendent, a School Board needs to find someone else who can pay attention to business. In Rockford's case, the critical business is getting school started in an orderly manner... Read more... Superintendent blames board president for departure "Shocked." "Embarrassed." "Dismayed." All words rarely heard during the context of an Itasca Elementary District 10 board meeting... Read more... School Board puts Thompson on paid leave ROCKFORD - Superintendent Dennis Thompson was placed on indefinite paid administrative leave Tuesday by the Rockford School Board on a unanimous 7-0 vote. Thompson could not commit to a future leading the Rockford School District as the... Read more... Editorial: Board members need not apply Granite City school board president-turned- soccer coach Jonathan "Skip" Birdsong said he sees nothing wrong with the district hiring him. "I don't feel like I should not be considered for a position for which I'm qualified simply because I was... Read more... Dist. 203 hopeful lashes out at snub Twice-unsuccessful candidate not happy board won't pick him to serve Over the past two years, Steve Deutsch twice has tried to win election to the Naperville Unit District 203 school board and was defeated both times. Now he's been rejected again - this time by... Read more... Herrin School Board considers using loans for payroll HERRIN - Unit 4 School Superintendent Mark Collins discussed the possibility of having to borrow funds against expected property tax money in order to make payroll. Collins expressed frustration during Monday's school board meeting... Read more... Editorial: Better for school board to shape up than resign When an "outsider" echoes the suggestion that some local print media and many residents in the school district have forwarded in the past few weeks regarding the St. Charles school board, one would think board members would take notice. Dawn Miller, a representative of the Illinois Association of School Boards, told board members they all should... Read more... School board bickering solution: Less time together Maybe what St. Charles school board members need is less of each other. Read more... St. Charles school board lets it all fly Accusations are launched as St. Charles superintendent tries to build peace Read more... Dist. 220 meetings coming to a TV near you With many residents unable to attend school board meetings in Barrington Area Unit District 220, officials have decided to bring the meetings to them... Read more... Residents in Unit 5 want to know about district's diversity plan NORMAL -- Residents in Unit 5 say there's an ongoing need to promote the school district's diversity plan. That's what is included in the results of a recent survey by the district's diversity advistory committee. About 70 percent of the respondents knew about the plan, but fewer than 42 percent... Read more... Editorial: Do school board interviews in public The only thing that should be secret in putting people on the boards of elected governing units is the ballot of the voters. Individuals should not get seats on these boards without having to... Read more... St. Charles school board knew it broke law Previous board intentionally kept taxpayers in the dark about Erwin contract perk When the St. Charles school board decided to start crediting the superintendent with 85 sick days a year, the question of... Read more... |
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