Not dead, but “resting.” That’s how the Board of Education last week left the idea of combining the athletic programs of the two high schools in Woodstock School District 200. […]
Public discussion has officially begun on what promises to be among the hottest local topics of the year: Should Woodstock High School and Woodstock North combine athletic programs? The discussion […]
Twenty outstanding graduates from Woodstock and Woodstock North high schools have been named recipients of 2021 PRIDE Awards. The Board of Education of Woodstock School District 200 created the awards […]
With “a large portion of the staff vaccinated and ready to go,” Woodstock School District 200 expects about 70 percent of students to resume full-time in-school instruction starting April 5. […]
In an anti-climactic 7-0 vote, Woodstock School District 200 Board of Education voted Friday night to have a fall sports season under coronavirus-inspired guidelines of the Illinois High School Association. […]
Michelle Bidwell is scheduled to be sworn in Tuesday night to fill a vacancy on the Woodstock School District 200 Board of Education for the next four months. But she […]
Tax levy and rate drop, property values expected to rise to $810 million Taxable values for properties in Woodstock School District 200 are again expected to rise this year. District […]
Woodstock School District 200’s new budget calls for small decreases over last year in revenues and expenditures, but state funding could go up slightly once a new formula kicks in. […]
Woodstock School District 200 will use less office space when a lease ends this month. The school district will no longer rent about 5,000 square feet at 224 W. Judd […]
School board members will listen to public input before voting on a proposal to close Dean Street Elementary School, officials said. The Woodstock School District 200 Board of Education heard […]
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