The Flossmoor District 161 School Board continued conversations on rectifying the state’s underperforming designation for Parker Junior High School at its Nov. 26 meeting. Potential avenues of improvement include hiring a former District 161 principal as a special projects consultant, continuing work on classroom culture and climate and enhancing district[Read More…]
Author: Stephanie Markham
Flossmoor asks county for tax-delinquent property
The Village of Flossmoor is looking to turn six parcels of vacant land between Governors Highway and Kedzie Avenue into commercial developments by participating in Cook County’s No Cash Bid Program. The program allows municipalities to acquire tax-delinquent property without bidding for it, and the county will forgive the[Read More…]
Flossmoor plan commission to hold Dec. 20 hearing on truck parking
Flossmoor residents are another step closer to being able to move their pickup trucks from their garages to their driveways as a decades-old ban is set to go before the village’s plan commission. The Flossmoor village board Monday unanimously voted to put the zoning ordinance amendment up for a public[Read More…]
Flossmoor school board approves tentative levy
The Flossmoor District 161 school board voted 5-1 on Nov. 13 to approve a tentative 2018 tax levy that increases 2.1 percent with the Consumer Price Index. Board member Merle Huckabee voted against the tentative levy, and board member John Simmons was absent. Huckabee said during previous meetings that she[Read More…]
State designates Parker Junior High as ‘underperforming’
Parker Junior High School was labeled as underperforming for the 2018-19 school year based on low-income and special education students falling below Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) standards. The Flossmoor District 161 school board on Nov. 13 discussed the state’s designation but struggled to identify a specific issue that[Read More…]
Flossmoor Village Board approves estimated 2018 tax levy
The Flossmoor Village Board voted to support a 1.95 percent increase in the 2018 tax levy and heard numbers showing a positive trend in the village’s property values. If the board gives final approval Dec. 3, the levy increase would mean the owner of a $200,000 home pays about[Read More…]
Bus service working better this year in District 161
Bus service in Flossmoor District 161 has shown improvements from the 2017-18 school year when issues like numerous route changes at Western Avenue Elementary and late buses sparked complaints from parents. Superintendent Dana Smith told the school board Oct. 29, that Paige Bus Enterprises has made changes in its operations[Read More…]
District 161 board considers hiring residency investigator
The Flossmoor District 161 school board is considering hiring a full-time residency investigator. The district previously used a private investigative service. “There’s a general sense in the community that we have people taking advantage of residency by taking the train into town, taking buses in. It’s a persistent rumor,” said[Read More…]
STEAM lab made possible by donor is up, running at Serena Hills
Students are learning in a brand new space at Serena Hills Elementary School with the STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) Lab opened for instruction since the beginning of this school year. Made possible by a donation of more than $275,000 from Serena Hills alum Allan DiCastro, the lab[Read More…]
3rd annual Walk Walton fundraiser makes science fun in Homewood
The third annual Walk Walton PopUp Science Fundraiser Oct. 21 at the Homewood Izaak Walton Preserve featured about 20 junior high students from Homewood and Flossmoor schools sharing what they learned during the internship’s first run.
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