Homewood School District 153 will have a balanced budget with a surplus when the current budget year ends Sept. 30. School Business Manager John Gibson said at the Sept. 24 board of education meeting this is the first year since 2011 the district’s numbers have looked so good. The final[Read More…]
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Three D153 students earn the Dockweiler Award for their efforts
Outstanding effort by three students in Homewood District 153 won them top honors Monday, Sept. 24, as each was presented the Tom Dockweiler Award. Tom Dockweiler, for whom the award is named, retired from the board after 20 years of service. During his tenure he said it was always his[Read More…]
Homewood School Board sets budget hearing date, approves new hires
The Homewood School Board has set a date for a public hearing on District 153’s fiscal year 2019 budget. The hearing will be at 7 p.m. Sept. 24 in the James Hart Media Center, 18220 Morgan St. The board is set to take action on the budget during its[Read More…]
New murals adorning Churchill School walls
When District 153 students in Homewood start the new school year Aug. 22, they’ll find two new murals decorating the walls of the fifth grade and third grade wings of Churchill. Principal Nikki Kerr said one message will be: “One kind word can change someone’s entire day” and the other[Read More…]
Two classrooms designed for special uses at Churchill School
The fourth grade wing of Churchill School in Homewood will look different because of the addition of two classrooms, and it will feel different for teachers and students who will use the space.
Distict 153 sees helping kids learn English essential to their success
Homewood District 153 is serving a melting pot of students, and not all of them come to school with an understanding of English. Or they speak English, but their parents don’t. The numbers have been increasing. Children are enrolled whose heritage is from Nigeria, Lithuania, China, Mexico, Japan, the Philippines. [Read More…]
District 153 amends budget to reflect additional state funds
Homewood District 153 is closing its books with an additional $187,000 added to the Education Fund. The school board amended its 2018 budget at its June 18 meeting to reflect the additional money from the State of Illinois as part of the Illinois Legislature’s evidence-based funding formula approved in 2017.[Read More…]
Schools bid farewell to retiring employees
As schools let out in early June, staffs in Homewood and Flossmoor said their good-byes to longtime friends who retired. The Chronicle is profiling a few of these staff members who have served students for decades.
Fun outdoors as school year ends
District 153 schools had students out of doors as the 2017-18 school year came to a close on June 7. Field Day activities, on June 6, helped reinforce teamwork while having fun.
D153 reading specialist collecting books for African visit
District 153 reading specialist Maureen Daley is taking her love of books to Africa this summer. Daley will be one of 25 people traveling to Ghana for 10 days through Literacy Empowerment Action Program (LEAP) for Ghana.
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