“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 […]
If we’ve learned anything since March 2019, we’ve learned that as a society, as a community, as families and as individuals, we can adjust to circumstances we never would have […]
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, […]
Students are back in school – “in” being the key word. Unlike last August when all students in Woodstock School District 200 started the school year with remote learning from […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com With masks on, students and staff of Woodstock School District 200 returned this week for in-person classes – much different from the remote learning for all that […]
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 […]
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 […]
I want to address what some parents said at a recent District 200 Board of Education meeting about why they don’t want their children to have to wear masks in […]
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