Homewood School District 153 is urging families with home-schooled students or students that attend private school within the district’s boundaries and need special services to meet with District 153 staff for an annual Timely and Meaningful Consultation (TMC) at 2 p.m. Friday, May 17. During the meeting with parents, staff[Read More…]
Education
Diversity takes center stage at D153 meeting
The desire for a diverse workforce and culture among District 153 schools wasn’t on the agenda for the board’s Monday, May 6, meeting, but it clearly was on the minds of both the board members and the audience. After the usual housekeeping issues such as approval of previous minutes, the[Read More…]
Colorful books, interesting topics exciting Churchill School readers
Maybe it was the pictures, or the interesting themes. Or maybe it was the stories themselves that got kids at Churchill School excited about the new Imagine Learning books. Unlike the current textbook that gave the third, fourth and fifth graders a paragraph or two on a topic to read[Read More…]
Community invited to offer input on H-F superintendent search
The Alma Advisory Group invites residents to attend a meeting from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Monday, May 20, to offer comments as the District 233 board begins the search for its next superintendent. Superintendent Scott Wakeley plans to retire from his position in June 2025. This session will be[Read More…]
D161 board amends budget and discusses new Parker lunch program
At a hearing on April 22, the Flossmoor School District 161 Board of Education approved amendments to the 2023-24 budget that include substantial financial updates. While there were no objections to the budget amendment from the audience, at the beginning of the meeting several parents expressed concerns and voiced dissatisfaction[Read More…]
Special performance at Willow School
Churchill School choir members raised their voices in song for two programs at Willow School the morning of Thursday, April 25. Since December the fourth and fifth graders had been rehearsing this program, which was part of their spring concert. They sang four songs in the large gym as Willow[Read More…]
H-F board approves administrators raises
The District 233 school board approved 2024-25 salary increases for the administrative team at Homewood-Flossmoor High School at the April 16 meeting. The majority of the administrators received a 4% increase, with Steve Richardson receiving an 8% raise and Jennifer Rudan receiving an 8.5% raise. The board has determined that[Read More…]
$500,000 grant helps Prairie State College start a paramedic training program
Prairie State College is using a $500,000 grant from Cook County to establish a paramedic training program that will begin accepting students this fall. The Urban Area Security Initiative Award was given to PSC by the county’s Department of Emergency Management & Regional Security. Andy Binanti, dean of PSC’s Allied[Read More…]
H-F board rejects school bus contract renewal
Homewood-Flossmoor High School District 233 school board rejected a bid from Kickert Bus Co. for the coming year because the company asked for a 6.25% increase which is more than the Consumer Price Index (CPI) increase. The board vote was 6-0, with member Nathan Legardy absent, to reject the $2,687,933[Read More…]
Crowd at PSC watches astronomical dance
With necks craned and special glasses in place, a crowd of area residents and students watched the eclipse Monday, April 8, from the Scholars Garden at Prairie State College. Dawn Sterning, PSC library services manager, said the event included an opportunity to make a pinhole projector. Plus, a livestream video[Read More…]
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