Scores on this year’s state report card indicate that efforts to emphasize reading are paying off for Woodstock School District 200. The 2023 Illinois Assessment of Readiness scores showed D-200 […]
Woodstock School District 200’s Celebrate Families Birth to 3 parenting program has been recognized with a Blue Ribbon awarded by a national organization that promotes early development education by supporting […]
Dozens of people showed up last week for the District 200 Board of Education meeting, when a public hearing was scheduled on D-200’s 2023-24 budget, which projects spending at $126.7 […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com Enrollment didn’t grow this fall in Woodstock School District 200. It didn’t fall much, either, down about a quarter of a percent from 2022. Figures reported to […]
By Eileen Millard news@thewoodstockindependent.com Laurie Singer started with the Transportation Department of Woodstock School District 200 as a great way to work while being a primary caregiver for her children […]
Taking the “bird in the hand” approach suggested by a bond adviser, Woodstock School District 200 has saved even more than expected by refinancing part of its construction debt that […]
By Eileen Millard news@thewoodstockindependent.com Among the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic is a shortage of school bus drivers, a problem not unique to Woodstock. Some experienced drivers chose to […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com Fourth-grader Braden Ferrera of Prairiewood Elementary School was named winner of the Superintendent’s Award among entries in the Woodstock School District 200 Spring 2023 Art Show. Hundreds […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent With an excessive heat warning in effect until 9 p.m. Wednesday and temperatures expected in the upper 90s Thursday, Woodstock School District 200 has notified parents that […]
Another debt bomb looms for Woodstock School District 200. The Board of Education last week approved a preliminary 2023-24 budget that would pay $13 million next year toward the school […]
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