The District 233 school board is inviting residents to join with Homewood-Flossmoor High School students, faculty and staff in selecting the next superintendent. The board is forming a community panel of 12 to 15 people to engage with the top two or three finalists during the selection process. Persons interested[Read More…]
Education
Flossmoor Back-to-School Birthday Bash celebrates the return to school
The Village of Flossmoor celebrated the start of the 2024-25 school year with a unique twist on Friday, Aug. 16. The Back-to-School Birthday Bash welcomed students and their families to a new educational chapter and commemorated the village’s 100th birthday. The event, held at Flossmoor Park, offered attendees a variety[Read More…]
Governors State University President Cheryl Green announces retirement
Cheryl Green, president of Governors State University, announced her retirement, effective March 1, 2025. In an email addressed to the GSU community, Green shared that her decision to retire from a 37-year career in higher education comes after receiving cancer treatment last year, during which she took a brief leave[Read More…]
District 161 begins the school year almost fully staffed despite resignations
Like many schools in Illinois, Flossmoor School District 161 has struggled to fill positions in past years. The district is in a better position this academic year. According to Superintendent Dana Smith, District 161 has one open certified teaching position for the 2024-25 school year. A candidate has been identified[Read More…]
Pamela Haney – Thriving as college president, wife and mother
Homewood resident Pamela J. Haney makes multi-tasking look easy. As president of Moraine Valley Community College in Palos Hills, she’s the chief executive with responsibilities that include making sure the campus is a welcoming and inclusive place for faculty, students, and the community, providing a vision for the college’s operations[Read More…]
District 153 school board looks at ways to grow its pre-K program
Homewood District 153 has 124 children who could qualify for its pre-kindergarten at-risk program, but space and money limit the class size to 74 kids. School board members started exploring whether there’s a way to remedy that imbalance. “The community may not have said ‘Build a pre-K or early childhood[Read More…]
D161 prepares parents for a new grading system based on state standards
As Flossmoor School District 161 teachers and staff get ready to welcome students back to classrooms, administrators are also preparing parents for changes in how teachers calculate grades. This year, the district will transition from letter grades to a standards-based grading system(SBG), a significant shift in student performance evaluation and[Read More…]
H-F culinary kitchens ready for new school year
The construction project converting space at Homewood-Flossmoor High School for a full commercial kitchen is on time and on budget. H-F is in the middle of a $26 million building program that includes work in the North Building and the addition of a new science building. The school board sold[Read More…]
No change for H-F’s cell phone use policy despite trial run success
To reduce class time disruptions during the summer term, Homewood-Flossmoor High School students were instructed to put their cell phones in designated storage cabinets for the class period. It was a trial run, and although it did improve the classroom environment, the overall response was against a new cell phone[Read More…]
Application deadline is Aug. 12 for District 153 school board candidates
Homewood District 153 is accepting applications through Aug. 12 from persons interested in filling a vacancy on the school board. The person will service until May 2025. Member Deb Havighorst resigned from the board position after serving for 16 years. The seat will be one of three seats open in[Read More…]
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