The Homewood School District 153 board on Monday unanimously approved the plan for returning to in-person classes following a year of remote and hybrid schooling. Classes will resume on Aug. 18. The COVID-19 pandemic that disrupted schooling in 2020-21 continues, and the situation has changed in recent months, with vaccines[Read More…]
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District 153 uses federal funds for new math books and programs
All students in Homewood schools will be learning math using new textbooks and computer programs next school year. The District 153 school board agreed at the May 10 board meeting to spend approximately $330,000 to update materials from Bridges and enVision for students and teachers. Federal CARES Act funds through[Read More…]
Engineers will assess ventilation systems in District 153 schools
The Homewood District 153 school board approved a study of the ventilation systems at its three schools to determine what improvements can be made for better indoor air quality. The district decided to move forward on the assessment because of the concern of air quality, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic[Read More…]
District 153 board says farewell to influential member Greg Lawrence
The Homewood School District 153 Board of Education gathers around outgoing member Greg Lawrence, who holds a copy of a resolution honoring his service to the district. Front row, from left, Ron Zinnerman, new member Broderick Booth, Deb Havighorst, Lawrence, President Shelly Marks, Ashanti Bethea. Back row, from left, Jim[Read More…]
District 153 delivers special send-off for retiring superintendent
District 153 Superintendent Dale Mitchell got a heartfelt send-off from staff and friends at a reception in his honor on May 10. Mitchell is retiring in June after 27 years with the district, 18 of those as superintendent. Among the gifts he received was the school board’s dedication of the[Read More…]
District 153 approves device fee for next year
The Homewood District 153 school board approved a $25 device fee and a $20 device insurance fee as part of the district’s student fees for the coming year. This year the district provided every student with a laptop computer, a case and after-hours technical support allowing each student to be[Read More…]
District 153 extends contract for new superintendent Scott McAlister
District 153 schedules special meeting Monday to discuss hybrid learning
The District 153 school board will conduct a special meeting at 7 p.m. Monday to outline plans for the start of its hybrid learning program. The meeting will be conducted by Zoom and can be accessed through the District 153 website. Superintendent Dale Mitchell notified parents Friday that the district has[Read More…]
Homewood schools target Feb. 16 for opening hybrid classes
The District 153 school board will conduct a special meeting on Monday, Feb. 1, to determine if schools can open Feb. 16 for hybrid learning. The district has set out “checkpoints” for every two weeks. It missed the Jan. 7 target, so classes continued remotely. In a Tuesday, Jan. 19,[Read More…]
No return to District 153 schools this month
The high rate of COVID-19 infections for the Homewood-Flossmoor area will keep students from returning to Homewood schools. Administrators notified parents on Wednesday that COVID statistics are too high to justify a return to Willow, Churchill and James Hart Schools on Jan. 21. Classes will continue remotely. The district’s next[Read More…]
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