Administrators in Woodstock School District 200 have developed a new plan to adjust the school day to deal with the ongoing shortage of bus drivers. The Board of Education this […]
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 […]
“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 […]
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 […]
Students in Woodstock School District 200 could soon see start and dismissal times delayed by 25 minutes or up to an hour or more as administrators try to deal with […]
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, […]
In a two-hour special meeting that became moot in less than 24 hours, the Board of Education last week established a mandatory mask policy to start the academic year in […]
If you’ve heard that COVID-19 has come back, don’t believe it. The fact is, it never went away. But you know what has come back? Masks. We had a couple […]
Not everyone who showed up at last week’s Board of Education meeting liked the idea of a mask mandate this fall in Woodstock School District 200. But they all shared […]
D-200 prepares for in-class instruction for first time this school year
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