Students in three classrooms at Churchill School are learning remotely after positive cases of the COVID-19 virus were found in the weekly SHIELD testing the week of Dec. 5. The news was shared by Superintendent Scott McAlister at the Dec. 13 school board meeting. Churchill has 70 students in quarantine[Read More…]
Author: Marilyn Thomas
H-F board accepts two bids for work on softball, baseball fields
The District 233 school board met in special session Wednesday, Nov. 24, to approve two bids for work on the Homewood-Flossmoor High School baseball and softball fields. The board approved a contract with Chicago Heights Construction for $784,215. This covers site clearing, excavation and preparation, including a new underdrain system,[Read More…]
Specialty book on auction raises $225 for Homewood library
H-F Parks saves $1.21 million by refinancing long-term debt
The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District will save $1.21 million by refinancing short- and long-term debt. Aaron Gold of Speer Financial, Inc. told park commissioners at the Nov. 16 board meeting that the district’s bonds were sold the week of Nov. 8. “It was a very successful financing with low rates,” he[Read More…]
Homewood library employees get contract extension and raise
After all the acrimony and angst that went into getting a union contract for Homewood library staff members two years ago, approval of the contract renewal was uneventful. The seven-member library board unanimously approved the contract during its Nov. 17 board meeting. The union members had earlier approved the contract[Read More…]
H-F principal search process looking to January wrap-up
The search continues for the next principal of Homewood-Flossmoor High School. Although the board isn’t likely to meet its original December target, Superintendent-elect Scott Wakeley said he expects the board will finalize an appointment in January. BWP Consultants, which is leading the search, has posted the job on various websites[Read More…]
D233 property tax rebates will be $12 million by 2022
Homewood-Flossmoor District 233 has returned more than $8.5 million to taxpayers in property tax relief and expects to extend that number to $12 million. The board approved a motion at its Nov. 16 meeting to apply for a 2022 Property Tax Relief Grant. The state funding is meant to help[Read More…]
Homewood schools will get air quality improvements, new classrooms
The District 153 school board agreed to spend approximately $8.2 million to make needed improvements at Willow, Churchill and James Hart Schools. A portion of the work will be paid for with federal pandemic funds. At the board’s meeting on Monday, Nov. 15, the finance and property committee outlined the[Read More…]
H-F board studies plans to update science labs
The District 233 school board is beginning to look at ways to improve the science labs at Homewood-Flossmoor High School. The school board’s finance committee heard from architects with DLA Architects who are following the district’s long-range planning document. At the Nov. 15 finance committee meeting, Ed Wright of DLA[Read More…]
Park employees at 97% vaccination rate
The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District has a 97% compliance to its new COVID-19 employee vaccine mandate. When the board unanimously approved the new personnel policy Oct. 19, it was estimated between 80-90% of staff already were vaccinated. The policy went into effect Nov. 3 by which time employees had to report[Read More…]
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