Misunderstanding. Lack of communication. Those were words used to describe the recent conflict over funding for co-curricular programs in Woodstock School District 200. The issue arose last month during the Board of Education meeting, when two teachers questioned the board’s decisions on which after-school programs had been funded. The money goes to staff members who […]
Even though an 18-month review of Woodstock School District 200 facilities produced few changes, there is no immediate need for action. That is the assessment of Superintendent Mike Moan. But it doesn’t mean the use of space in D-200 buildings is a dead issue. “It’ll be a constant conversation between us and the board,” said […]
Dean Street Elementary School will live to teach another day. In a unanimous vote, the Woodstock District 200 School Board voted not to close the school, a proposal that had been part of a recommendation from the district’s Facilities Review Committee. A dozen citizens, including three Dean Street students, implored the board at its Feb. […]
Discussion of the Dean Street Elementary School facility was on the agenda for the Feb. 13 meeting of the Woodstock School District 200 Board of Education. After an address by the president of Dean Street’s PTO and comments from board members Russell Goerlitz and John Parisi, Board President Carl Gilmore called for a final vote […]
District officials say they won’t make mono- and dual-language schools Woodstock School District 200 will consider ways to close Dean Street Elementary School, but officials won’t move forward with a plan to separate schools by language program. School board members asked administrators for a rundown of how they might shutter Dean if the board approves […]
Consolidation and finances were big issues at a forum for Woodstock School District 200 Board of Education candidates held March 8 at Woodstock High School. A district committee has discussed consolidating some schools as a way to save money and use extra space, but no final proposals have been made — something current School Board […]
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