Every school in Homewood District 153 now has a Little Free Library thanks to a $750 grant from the Illinois Education Association (IEA) and four volunteers.
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District 153 assessments show students meeting, exceeding standards
Students in Homewood District 153 schools generally are meeting or exceeding expectations, according to an analysis of testing data. Midwest Analytics and Education LLC presented a report to the District 153 school board in October. In its summary, the company reported: Students typically score at or above national averages Grade[Read More…]
Community invited to hear Holocaust survivor share her story
Holocaust survivor Marion Blumenthal Lazan with James Hart School librarian Maureen Daley at Lazan’s presentation in Homewood in late 2015. Lazan will speak at James Hart School on Dec. 5. (Chronicle file photo) Holocaust survivor Marion Blumenthal Lazan will give a free presentation at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 5,[Read More…]
History buff takes second graders 500 years back for glimpse of Native American way of life
Willow School students recently took a trip back 500 years to learn how Native Americans lived, courtesy of historian Louis P. Aiello.
Home rule could help District 153 schools meet its budget shortfall
Homewood District 153 anticipates a $760,000 windfall to its budget if Homewood residents support the home rule initiative. The village board is proposing to raise the sales tax by 0.25 percent and give the additional revenue to the other taxing bodies in Homewood — School Districts 153, 161 and 233,[Read More…]
‘Those Who Excel’ honors presented to District 153 staff and volunteer Richard Thiernau
Twelve staff members and a community volunteer in Homewood District 153 were honored at the 2017 Illinois State Board of Education’s “Those Who Excel” educator recognition program awards ceremony Oct. 28.
Grant helps Hart School teacher enhance reading materials
James Hart School teacher Jennifer Wolf is going to be redesigning her sixth grade classroom reading library using a grant from the Illinois Retired Teachers Association Foundation.
Technology will help Hart students create and study music
Soon there will be a new way for students at James Hart School in Homewood to make music. Over the summer, Emily Kasper, Matt Johnson and Adrienne Olsen, music faculty at Hart, designed a new curriculum that will have sixth, seventh and eighth graders using technology to explore and create[Read More…]
District 153 presents the Dockweiler Award to three outstanding students
Three special students earned the Dockweiler Award from Homewood School District 153 for their outstanding efforts last school year.
Homewood District 153 budget will balance with referendum funds
The District 153 school board approved a balanced 2018 budget of $22.26 million because of an additional $640,000 raised in the 2016 referendum. Revenues, expected at $21.62 million, cannot meet all the expenses despite the administration’s best attempts at holding the line on costs. The board unanimously approved the budget[Read More…]
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