Eight persons have filed resumes and letters requesting they be considered for a vacant seat on the District 233 school board serving Homewood-Flossmoor High School. The deadline for filing applications was Friday, Sept. 7. Board member Tim Wenckus submitted a letter of resignation Aug. 24, effective immediately. Wenckus had eight[Read More…]
Tag: Homewood-Flossmoor District 233
H-F High administrators given merit raises
District 233 awarded merit pay to seven administrators at its meeting Tuesday, June 19. The vote was 5-2. Merit pay is a way the board recognizes the quality of work by Homewood-Flossmoor High School administrators and the extra hours administrators give outside of the regular school day, said Superintendent Von[Read More…]
District 233 hires consultant to start strategic planning
The District 233 school board agreed on a 6-1 vote to hire a consultant to help the board develop a new strategic plan. At the June 19 board meeting, members agreed to an $11,900 contract with Robert Mandonia of RJM Consulting Services, Inc., who will help develop a five-year strategic[Read More…]
H-F board approves teachers’ contract
The District 233 school board approved a new three-year contract with the Homewood-Flossmoor Education Organization, giving HFEO members an average annual increase in total compensation of 3.94 percent. The agreement covers 199 teachers and 37 instructional staff at Homewood-Flossmoor High School. The package was approved on Sunday, June 3, at[Read More…]
H-F board committees reorganized
Steve Anderson, as president of the District 233 school board, has made several committee changes. He notified board members May 31 of the new assignments. The changes, effective June 5, are having the biggest impact on Jody Scariano, the longest serving board member. She will no longer be the Finance[Read More…]
District 233 business manager leaving in June
Ken Parchem, the business manager at Homewood-Flossmoor High School, is leaving to become the chief school business official at Lemont High School. Parchem has been with District 233 for 13 years. He started his career as an accountant and went on to earn a certification for school finances. Under his[Read More…]
H-F High School pool will get $3.6 million in major improvements this summer
The District 233 school board agreed to update and make improvements to the Homewood-Flossmoor High School swimming pool in the South Building. Major improvements were last done 25 years ago, according to Ken Parchem, H-F business manager. He told board members the project has been on the district’s list for[Read More…]
No easy answers available on videotaping H-F meetings
District 233 board members have been considering whether or not to videotape and post board meetings to social media and the district’s website. At its Committee of the Whole meeting Jan. 29, board members said they have been studying the question but haven’t come to any resolution. It often seems[Read More…]
District 233 board OKs 2.5 percent tax levy increase
High School District 233 will collect 2.5 percent more in property taxes next year, if the Homewood-Flossmoor High School board approves its estimated levy in December. Not every property owner will see an increase, as property values in the district also are expected to rise. The estimated levy, adopted unanimously[Read More…]
H-F’s applied academics programs at their limits
Students and two business representatives came before the District 233 board of education to laud the Applied Academics Program at Homewood-Flossmoor High School, but board members learned program expansions aren’t likely because of lack of space. The welding program has a waiting list. There are currently 22 students enrolled and[Read More…]