Illinois’ fiscal house is not in order and there’s no clear path to making it right, said Bloom Township School Treasurer Bob Grossi. Depending on the direction legislators take, schools could be negatively impacted. Grossi, who spoke to the District 233 school board at its Nov. 17 meeting, said in[Read More…]
Author: Marilyn Thomas
Proposal to review videotaping of H-F meetings gets voted down again
Interest in video recording District 233 board meetings continues among some board members, but others, citing legal concerns, costs and long-term maintenance issues, again shot down a recent proposal to begin the practice. The Homewood-Flossmoor High School board last voted on the issue in September 2019. In a 2-1 vote[Read More…]
District 153 making plans for schools reopening
The District 153 school board, hoping students can return to schools for the second semester, is making plans for their return. The board will conduct a special meeting at 7 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 7, to set a path forward. Although COVID-19 infection numbers are high now, school planning committees[Read More…]
H-F Fine Arts construction project nearly complete
D233’s $40.8 million levy stays within tax guidelines
The District 233 school board reviewed its proposed 2020 levy that shows an increase of $917,748. The $40.8 million levy holds to the state tax cap law and follows the Consumer Price Index of 2.3%, according to Lawrence Cook, the district’s business manager, who addressed members at the regular board[Read More…]
District 153 to outline plans Monday for return to schools
Homewood District 153 board members on Monday will review a plan for students to return to Willow, Churchill and James Hart Schools for second semester work. “We’re being encouraged by the state superintendent (of schools) and the governor’s office” to return to school,” Superintendent Dale Mitchell said. “We felt we[Read More…]
H-F studies plan for January in-person learning
The return date for students and staff at H-F High School is unknown, but administrators and teachers continue to study possible plans. At the Nov. 17 school board meeting, Principal Jerry Anderson said, “The goal is to transition to hybrid learning during the second semester.” Depending on COVID-19 numbers and[Read More…]
Yards get special treatment through decorated cards
Special greetings won’t only be delivered by the post office this year. Bigger-than- life holiday cards could be on your block. After a hiatus, the Holiday Yard Card program sponsored by the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District returned this year at the suggestion of a resident. More than three dozen people took[Read More…]
Residency detail at H-F High may get outside help
Homewood-Flossmoor High School is a destination school for many moving into District 233. Residency violations are an ongoing issue. The school board may consider hiring additional help to follow up on reports of students who don’t live in the district. Bill Mercer of Chicagoland Investigative Services made a presentation to[Read More…]
Compassionate Willow School second graders surprise a classmate
Can you imagine a 7-year-old keeping a secret? It was really hard for 18 second graders to manage to keep a secret, but they did it because they wanted to make their classmate, Rowan Alford, happy.
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