We hope all parents of students in Woodstock School District 200 will take the time to respond to a brief survey sent recently via email to help in determining how class start and dismissal times might change starting in the 2027-28 school year. The survey (in Spanish as well as English) was recently emailed to […]
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. After three months of discussion and input from the public– in-person and emailed comments, as well as an online survey – most board members were […]
Any momentum that combining athletic programs at Woodstock and Woodstock North high schools might have had hit a wall last week when the results of a public survey were announced. More than 60 percent of the nearly 3,000 people who responded to the online survey said they did not want the separate athletic programs to […]
You have only a couple of more days to respond to the survey about whether athletic programs of Woodstock and Woodstock North high schools should be combined. Need more information about the idea? You will find a 5-minute video explaining it, along with the survey, at woodstockschools.org/sportssurvey. The link is also on the District 200 […]
With a five-minute video and a three-question survey, Woodstock School District 200 hopes to find out what the community thinks about combining the athletic programs of its two high schools. Respondents will be asked to identify whether they are students, parents of students, or community members without children in D-200 before being asked simply whether […]
You won’t need a lot of time to take the survey about whether Woodstock School District 200 should combine the athletic programs of Woodstock and Woodstock North high schools. Just watch a five-minute video and answer three questions. The survey first asks respondents to identify whether they are students, parents of students, or community members […]
Woodstock residents of all ages are invited to submit ideas that can help the city establish priorities for community improvements to create an “age friendly, livable community.” According to a news release, a survey is active on the city’s homepage and Facebook sites and can be accessed directly at surveymonkey.com/r/WoodstockResidents. The project is part of […]
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