Some “ugly” data confronted Flossmoor School District 161 board members as they reviewed district report cards during their July 18 meeting. District administrators presented data compiled from two standardized tests that students took in the 2021-22 academic year, including the Northwest Evaluation Association Measure of Academic Progress Growth test (MAP) and the aimswebPlus test.[Read More…]
Education
Millions at stake and so much more as District 161 board members consider building upgrades
Flossmoor School District 161 board members are considering recommendations from its Long-Range Planning Committee on how to invest millions of dollars in updates at district schools. At the same time, board members say they are reluctant to ask taxpayers through a referendum to fund a portion of the remodeling projects,[Read More…]
H-F’s ‘Profile of a Viking’ placing emphasis on more than academics
Homewood-Flossmoor High School has long been known for its outstanding academic programs. Administrators now are developing a new program that will continue the academic focus coupled with personal goals, such as a strong character and practicing good citizenship. “Profile of a Viking” is what District 233 Superintendent Scott Wakeley has[Read More…]
District 153 construction work underway
Homewood schools staff and outside contractors have been working on the first half of the $9.4 million in improvements to Willow, Churchill and James Hart Schools in Homewood. The school board approved a number of improvements to update the aging buildings, dating to the 1950s and 1960s. The board sold[Read More…]
School district Summer Academy serves 700 families with full day instruction
Don’t think summer camp. This isn’t day care. Flossmoor School District 161’s Summer Academy provides students with a full day of curriculum-based instruction taught by the district’s own teachers. “It’s really an extension of the school year. We call it our pop-up school,” said Summer Academy principal Evita McNeil. Summer[Read More…]
New Parker principal comes from Florida to Flossmoor ready to listen to families
Ursula Parris took only a few days off work to uproot her life in Florida and start to settle into her new role as principal of Parker Junior High School in Flossmoor. “I worked my previous job until June 28, went to Puerto Rico for a few days, came back[Read More…]
New H-F High administrative team now in place
District 233 has a new superintendent and Homewood-Flossmoor High School has a new principal and a new associate principal working with administrators at both the North and South Buildings. Superintendent Scott Wakeley officially stepped into the top leadership position for the district July 1 after serving for a year as[Read More…]
District 233 to be part of proposed South Career and Technical Education Center
Homewood-Flossmoor High School students may have new career opportunities later this decade as District 233 joins with five other high school districts, Prairie State College and the SPEED Cooperative in forming the South Career and Technical Education Center. Johnnie Thomas, superintendent of Rich Township District 227, made a presentation on[Read More…]
Homewood schools will ask for a tax increase through Nov. 8 referendum
Voters in Homewood School District 153 will be asked to approve a Nov. 8 referendum to put more money into the school budget by increasing the limiting tax rate. At the District 153 board meeting July 11, board members approved a resolution calling for the referendum because they wanted to[Read More…]
H-F school board votes down dress code change for midriff exposure
The District 233 school board decided a proposed change to the Homewood-Flossmoor High School dress code went a bit too far. At its June 21 meeting, board members agreed students should have full coverage to the pant/skirt line – no exposed midriff will be allowed. The change was one of[Read More…]
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