Flossmoor School District 161 knows it has a traffic backup problem at Western Avenue Elementary School during pickup and drop-off times. A recently approved traffic study could help administrators and the school board learn more about what it’s going to take to fix it. The school board voted 5-1 on[Read More…]
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District 161 begins search for new Parker Junior High principal
Flossmoor School District 161 officials announced on Friday, Dec. 3, that a search would begin for a new principal at Parker Junior High School. Superintendent Dana Smith informed parents and guardians of district students about the move on Monday. Principal Amabel Crawford was appointed to the position after previous principal[Read More…]
D161 school board facing complex grant and abatement choices related to 2021 tax levy
Flossmoor School District 161’s board of education and administrators are facing some complicated choices when it comes to its 2021 tax levy. Associate Superintendent Fran LaBella on Monday, Nov. 8, gave the board of education the first in what she said will be a series of presentations regarding this year’s[Read More…]
D161 reviewing traffic flow issues, particularly with Western Avenue backups
A compliment about one traffic-related issue led to questions about others for Flossmoor School District 161. Board Member David Linnear commended administrators during a school board meeting held Monday, Oct. 25, on their handling of a crosswalk situation at Heather Hill Elementary School. But he asked what was being done[Read More…]
D161 enrollment up this school year despite expectation of a drop after graduation of large class
Enrollment is up slightly in Flossmoor School District 161 this school year. Superintendent Dana Smith updated the board of education on enrollment figures during a meeting held Tuesday, Oct. 12. Total enrollment in the district is 2,310 students for the 2021-2022 school year, compared with 2,245 students last year, he[Read More…]
Exit interviews give administrators a better idea of D161’s strengths, weaknesses
Exit interviews recently conducted by Flossmoor School District 161 highlighted what ex-employees see as the positives and negatives of their time working for the school system. Eric Melnyczenko, District 161’s director of human resources, compiled recent responses in a report delivered Monday, Sept. 27, to the board of education. “There[Read More…]
D161 considering COVID-19 vaccine requirement for staff, though exemptions would remain
Flossmoor School District 161 is considering implementing a vaccine requirement for its unvaccinated staff members that would only allow for medical or religious exemptions. “I would recommend it,” Superintendent Dana Smith said Monday, Sept. 13, when presenting the item for discussion during a special meeting of the board of education.[Read More…]
Associate Superintendent: D161 facing ‘rough, rough start’ to transportation this school year
Schools nationwide are facing transportation issues to start the 2021-2022 school year, and Flossmoor School District 161 has not been immune to the trend. “It’s been a rough, rough start,” Associate Superintendent Frances LaBella told the district’s board of education the evening of Monday, Aug. 30. In June, LaBella warned[Read More…]
D161 hears more concerns regarding COVID-19 mitigation; talks construction near Parker
Flossmoor School District 161 parents are continuing to raise COVID-19 concerns as the 2021-2022 school year progresses this fall. Pam Jackson, a parent of twins in fourth grade and a kindergartener at Western Avenue Elementary School, was one of two parents to speak Aug. 30 during a board of education[Read More…]
D161 looking at $64K operating surplus for FY2022 but $671K total deficit with construction
As Flossmoor School District 161 heads toward a Sept. 13 vote on its fiscal year 2022 budget, it is expecting an operating surplus of approximately $64,000 for the fiscal year — which runs from July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022 — but an overall deficit of $671,595 with construction,[Read More…]
