Late buses, lunchtime issues and limited attempts to meet social distancing were concerns several parents brought to the District 233 school board at its Monday, Aug. 23, meeting. Two of the parents, concerned about safety during the COVID-19 pandemic, asked for a remote learning option for their students at Homewood-Flossmoor[Read More…]
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District 153 board approves return-to-school plan
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…]
Some D161 students return for hybrid in-person learning March 9, with fourth-quarter shift
A long-discussed return to in-person learning through a hybrid model in Flossmoor School District 161 is slated for March 9, but only for families who elected it. The District 161 Board of Education voted 6-1 during a special meeting on Feb. 1 to approve the plan. To align the academic[Read More…]
H-F High School plans for March 2 hybrid-learning return
Hybrid learning for students at Homewood-Flossmoor High School is scheduled to begin March 2. Staff will return Feb. 22. A special orientation for students who have not attended H-F before is scheduled for Feb. 20. During a special board meeting Wednesday, Feb. 3, the District 233 school board listened to[Read More…]
H-F High School plans return to in-person learning for students on Feb. 2
Staff and administrators at Homewood-Flossmoor High School are planning for students to return for in-person classes starting Feb. 2, if the numbers of COVID-19 positive cases in suburban Cook County drop significantly. Principal Jerry Anderson presented the program at the District 233 school board meeting on Dec. 15. To determine[Read More…]
H-F High School serves 65 students on campus
Homewood-Flossmoor High School brought 65 students back to campus the week of Nov. 16 to assist them in meeting the needs of remote learning. Jennifer Rudan, multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) coordinator, told the District 233 school board Planning Committee that the students will get special assistance from 30 mentors.[Read More…]
District 161 to consider ways to return select students to the classroom
Flossmoor School District 161 is not yet ready to return to in-person learning for all of its students, but officials may consider bringing select students back into the district’s buildings. While no action was recommended at a special board meeting Sept. 29, Superintendent Dana Smith presented to the board the[Read More…]
D161 board to review detailed draft reopening plan on Monday
At its July 13 meeting, the Flossmoor School District 161 Board of Education approved a plan that would allow parents to choose between a hybrid in-person/remote learning option and all-remote learning when school opens in the fall. At the board’s July 20 meeting, discussion of a more detailed draft plan is on the[Read More…]
During four-hour meeting, HFHS board wrestles with return-to-school issues
District 233 school board members are working to reach an agreement on whether students should return to Homewood-Flossmoor High School in the fall for in-person learning with a hybrid model, or continue with all-remote learning. They continue to solicit comments from parents. The board will meet remotely at 6 p.m.[Read More…]
District 161 board votes to offer two school options for fall semester
Flossmoor District 161 board members approved a plan on Monday that provides families a choice between all-remote learning and a hybrid approach to school attendance for the 2020-21 academic year. A third option — returning to in-person school five days per week — did not receive strong support from parents[Read More…]