By Mike Moan Superintendent of Schools We’re now halfway through the most typical school year we have had since March 2020, although typical isn’t something any of us who lived through the COVID-19 pandemic will likely take for granted again. Regardless of circumstances, education is something we cherish and believe is a basic right for […]
More than two dozen Difference Maker Awards were presented last week to people whose efforts were recognized by their peers in Woodstock School District 200. In a new tradition to honor exceptional employees and volunteers, D-200 employees at all 12 schools were asked to nominate colleagues for the awards – one certified staff member, such […]
Woodstock Police said parents should not be concerned about the safety of their children in District 200 schools despite a rash of threats that were investigated last week. D-200 officials reported Monday a Woodstock High School student had admitted scrawling a threat to “shoot up” the school on a boys’ bathroom stall, and Police Chief […]
Nobody from the public showed up last week to comment as the Woodstock School District 200 Board of Education approved a $115.7 million budget for the 2021-22 school year. What a difference 20 years make. The district’s budget was $45 million for the 2001-02 school year, when student enrollment was 5,639 students. Enrollment is now […]
“Feedback from many parents” has caused administrators to withdraw a plan to change school start and dismissal times to address a critical shortage of bus drivers in Woodstock School District 200. In an email to D-200 families Thursday, Superintendent Mike Moan announced that proposed schedule would not be considered at the Board of Education meeting […]
Could members of the National Guard soon be driving students to class in Woodstock School District 200? That was a suggestion by Board of Education member John Headley after the board heard Tuesday from Superintendent Mike Moan about the “bad situation” caused by a shortage of bus drivers. “We’re struggling to get kids to school […]
Students, parents, and staff were cited for their efforts in getting in-school instruction underway in Woodstock School District 200 when classes resumed in mid-August. “We’re off to a great start, ….” Superintendent Mike Moan said. “It’s great to have students back … there’s great energy, and they come ready to learn.” But it was the […]
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