Update: The original version of this article failed to mention school board member Russ Goerlitz was absent from the Jan. 26 meeting and, therefore, did not cast a vote on […]
Woodstock School District 200 Board of Education will consider approving an intergovernmental agreement with Lakewood, wherein the neighboring village will pay the district for each new student living within the […]
Woodstock School District 200 officials said they always intended that parental consent be required for students to access services at the district’s planned health and wellness center. But a state […]
Newly approved courses will offer Woodstock School District 200 high school students the opportunity to hone their culinary skills, take more Advanced Placement courses and more. At its meeting Nov. […]
Woodstock School District 200 leaders have decided for now to forgo legal action against the Lakewood tax increment finance district and will instead continue their negotiations with village officials. The […]
The Woodstock Council of Teachers and the Woodstock School District 200 Board of Education have agreed to a new contract that includes pay raises for teachers and increases in the […]
The Woodstock School District 200 Board of Education will hold a special meeting Wednesday, Dec. 30, to consider filing a lawsuit against the village of Lakewood tax increment financing district. […]
Woodstock School District 200 has a new plan intended to guide decision-making and resource allocation for the next five years. The 2015-2020 Strategic Plan — a document developed by a […]
Updated: 3:45 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015 A former Northwood Middle School principal has been accused of stealing more than $12,000 from bank accounts for the school’s Parent-Teacher Organization and the Fox […]
The Woodstock School District 200 Board of Education approved an agreement to lease the Woodstock High School swimming pool to neighboring Community High School District 155. Board members approved the […]
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