About a dozen students from District 153 schools were joined by representatives from the Village of Homewood Monday as they collected items for three helping organizations as part of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service event. Despite the wet weather and temperature around 39 degrees the morning of[Read More…]
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District 153 recognizes achievements of Laura Kozel
Churchill School special education teacher Laura Kozel was honored by the District 153 school board for her outstanding efforts as a national board certified teacher. To receive certification, teachers must show how their teaching aligns with five core standards, including a deep understanding of their students, content knowledge, use of[Read More…]
District 153 raises substitute pay rate, offers stipend for staff recruitment
The Homewood District 153 school board approved an increase in its substitute teacher salary, and a $1,000 stipend for staff members who recruit new employees. With fewer college students majoring in education, the pool of prospective teachers is limited. As the district vies for new personnel, it must remain competitive,[Read More…]
District 153 honors three students with Dockweiler Award
Three students — Chloe Pease, Kingston Bailey and Maximillian Escamilla — were presented with the 2021 Tom Dockweiler Award for their outstanding achievements in the 2020 school year. The award is named for former Homewood District 153 school board member Tom Dockweiler who gave 21 years of service to the[Read More…]
Local school districts will work to meet Gov. Pritzker’s vaccine and mask mandates (free content)
Officials in Homewood District 153, Flossmoor District 161 and Homewood-Flossmoor High School will be working to meet Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s directive announced on Thursday, Aug. 26, that K-12 teachers and staff will be required to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or get tested weekly. He also issued an expanded mask mandate,[Read More…]
Homewood schools bring some students back to the classroom
On Friday, Oct. 9, Homewood District 153 finished the first week of Virtual Learning Academy, a special program designed to help specific students facing challenges with remote learning. School began with all students attending online-only and has been in session for six weeks. Overall, parent and teacher surveys show things[Read More…]
Helper Bees volunteers making a difference in District 153
Barbara Van Etten, a first grade teacher at Willow School, uses a personal computer and a computer monitor to interact with her students. (Provided photo) The kindness of strangers is making a world of difference for teachers in Homewood District 153, thanks to the Helper Bees, a network of volunteers[Read More…]
Parade, art work will welcome students back to school
The “Chalk the Walk” tradition might take on more meaning this year as students begin an unusual and unusually stressful fall semester. Chalked messages of encouragement will be part of a larger project by District 153 volunteers to help students get the semester started on the right foot. (Chronicle file[Read More…]
District 153 making e-learning plans for next few weeks
Homewood teachers are making e-learning lesson plans after the Illinois State Board of Education sent school districts a notice students will not be returning to their classrooms before April 30. ISBE is expecting remote learning to begin this week, but the District 153 calendar still has students off — two[Read More…]
District 153 Music Association funds summer music camp scholarships
This summer 23 students from Homewood District 153 will attend the Illinois Summer Youth Music Camp on the campus of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.