A century ago, plans designed by Hewitt & Emerson Architect of Peoria were transformed into one of the first new school buildings in the growing city of Woodstock, which was […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com As students return to classes Aug. 16 in Woodstock School District 200, they will find six administrators in new roles. Three new principals, two assistant principals, and […]
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 […]
An award-winning Spanish author whose children’s books have been translated into a dozen languages visited Woodstock schools last week. Margarita del Mazo held storytelling sessions for kindergartners through fifth-graders and […]
Classes were canceled after a natural gas leak in a laboratory this morning led to students and staff at Woodstock High School being evacuated from the building. The evacuation was […]
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 […]
Concerns about potential segregation and the loss of a neighborhood school continued to dominate discussions at a community forum hosted by Woodstock School District 200 Sept. 20. The meeting at […]
Residents worry about proposal to close school, change elementary structure A proposal to close a school and change elementary programs would save money and help teachers, Woodstock School District 200 […]
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