July 15-19, 2024 - Clarendon Hills - All Levels - Ages 5-18yrs old
Youth Orch & Chamber Music Auditions - ages 7-18, all orchestral instruments
A student leader said her classmates were confused by the lack of action on the issue.
CHAMBER MUSIC PROGRAM – SPRING SEMESTER BEGINS IN FEBRUARY
"There's not a good way" around scheduling conflicts at Hinsdale South, the official said.
A board member said the district should provide equal course offerings at the two campuses.
The Hinsdale District 86 board was urged to eliminate the gap in courses between the two high schools.
She has lived in both high schools' zones. The board held its interviews in private.
Hinsdale South failed to conduct a proper investigation, the teacher said.
A local high school district reported one of the highest rates in the area.
The student was cut from the basketball team after his complaint against the former coach, according to the litigation.
The state listed no data for one local Darien district for the last four years.
The average Central student takes a course not offered at South, a resident told the school board.
The board gave teachers no path forward. Members responded to concerns about de-emphasizing European history.
The president's email rebuking an interim superintendent was a "red flag" for another board member.
Board members reacted to the administration's proposal to raise the levy.
A member rejected the school board's choice to fill a vacancy.
She quietly left and then a resident read her resignation letter a little while later.
The board picks a new member to replace someone who left in frustration.
Local superintendents' salaries are considerably less than their counterpart in a far smaller district.
The top-paid teacher was third on the district's compensation list.
The superintendent made 38 percent more than the next highest-paid employee.
Teachers are mixed in with administrators on the compensation list.
The board practices effective governance behaviors, a statewide association says.
A student leader says an overwhelming majority of students favor such an option for seniors.
He grew up in Darien and attended local schools, including Hinsdale South.
The district says it is giving all social studies teachers a chance to voice their views.
This is an effect of the mass shooting that took place over the summer in unincorporated Willowbrook, the principal said.
While noting parents' concerns, an official said the cafeteria has enough space.
A Center Cass board member disagreed with messaging by tax hike advocates.
Tax hike backers painted a grim situation with schools' fire alarms.
Residents differ over the degree of the school board's involvement in the curriculum.
The district wants to prevent plagiarism, which new applications make easier.
A member suggested a number of corrections. No one disputed what she said, but voted for the minutes without the edits.
That's one way to address the inequity in offerings between the two campuses.
Teachers are disappointed when nothing happens with their work, the interim superintendent said.
The work was done while many other projects were happening at South and Central, an official said.
A board member sought an investigation, but his colleagues resisted the idea.
One official said the equipment may end up in a closet. Others disagreed.
The board president becomes edgy after a colleague's corrections to her handling of the meeting.