The Flossmoor School District 161 Board of Education followed through on a plan to reduce the educational support staff by seven positions as its schools have remained closed to large-scale in-person learning amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The school board voted 6-0 on Monday, Dec. 14, to honorably dismiss two in-house[Read More…]
Author: Bill Jones
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Suburban Cook getting batch of COVID-19 vaccine this week but wider rollout will take time
Suburban Cook County was expecting to get its first allocation of the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer this week, but under the state’s tiered system it could still be months before it is available to the residents of Homewood and Flossmoor. Cook County officials said during a conference call Monday, Dec.[Read More…]
Flossmoor paves way for nonprofit to stage first HF Juneteenth Parade in 2021
If the pandemic is not still a pressing concern come June, the Homewood and Flossmoor communities may be treated to the area’s first Juneteenth Parade and Festival. Carrie Malfeo, left, explains how the Flossmoor Seed Library works during a community cleanup day in April 2019. Malfeo was recently honored by[Read More…]
D161 Learning and Instruction, Finance committees look ahead to next year’s challenges
The 2020-2021 school year is still rife with challenges amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but for the most part that course has already been charted. “The rest of this year, there aren’t too many changes we can make,” said Dana Smith, superintendent for Flossmoor School District 161. So the district instead[Read More…]
Flossmoor trustees hire design engineers for Berry Lane but share concerns about process
Flossmoor is moving forward with Baxter & Woodman Consulting Engineers for design engineering on the Berry Lane drainage improvements project, despite the misgivings of some trustees who say they would have preferred more choices for the project. The village board voted unanimously during its regular meeting Dec. 7 to approve[Read More…]
D161 revisits possible reduction in force amid continued remote learning
As remote learning protocols remain in place for Flossmoor School District 161 students, the board of education is once again considering a temporary reduction-in-force that would address several positions dependent upon in-person learning. Eric Melnyczenko, the district’s director of human relations, addressed the issue in a written report to the[Read More…]
Board members disagree over what criteria should prompt reopening in D161
A discussion about what COVID-19 metrics should be used to determine when Flossmoor School District 161 can reopen for in-person learning was left unresolved after some school board members questioned the criteria options presented by Superintendent Dana Smith. Smith, during a special meeting of the board of education held Monday,[Read More…]
A boost for the butterflies: Flossmoor endorses Mayor’s Monarch Pledge
Flossmoor is joining a national movement to help the monarch butterfly population, which has been declining over the past 20 years. The Village Board voted 5-0 Monday, Nov. 16, to endorse the Mayor’s Monarch Pledge, an initiative from the National Wildlife Federation and recommended by Flossmoor’s Green Commission.
Artists to make vacant downtown Flossmoor space their own in work, sales collective
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