York High Celebrates Thirty-Seven Awards for National Academic Honors Three students named National Merit Scholarship Semi-Finalists
The district sees more employees while enrollment has fallen over the last decade.
The program has been expanding by a grade each year since its inception.
The board backed a policy to put more money in the bank, but one member warned against it.
It was ahead of Illinois schools, scoring high in best value and social mobility, according to a study.
One official said more space is needed. Another wondered whether rebuilding is better than renovating.
Work at a middle school is expected to cost 45 percent more than originally estimated.
Much changed in the year that the Elmhurst school projects were bid out.
A top official gives the reason for the district's decision. The church is a few blocks north of Conrad Fischer.
The church closed its doors earlier this summer. It is within the district's boundaries.
The principal must focus on "healing and recovery," the superintendent said.
The current principal is taking a medical leave of absence, the district said.
They must inform the district before getting larger-than-usual raises. Critics call it "pension spiking."
The district is keeping a union grievance involving a York teacher under wraps.
He also teaches swimming lessons at the British Swim School in Oak Brook.
A resident said she believed local conservatives were tied to intimidation and identity theft. But she provided no evidence.
In recent years, the board has broken the open meetings law twice.
The program comes as the school's SAT scores have dropped in the last few years.
An official reported the percentages of vacancies among types of positions.
The subject was what one resident said was a "not-so-thinly-veiled threat" against the school board.
A York High School teacher was ranked ninth highest paying, up a position from a year earlier.
The Elmhurst school board leader is changing the rules for what people can say at meetings.
In 2022, the district revealed the details of its case against a substitute teacher. That's a far cry from the latest situation.
The school district said what it is doing on the land that is now made up of mounds and large puddles.
A ceremony is planned for the new school, a day before classes resume.
Wednesday, August 16, 2023 at 4:15 p.m.
Students in Elmhurst School District 205 are heading back to school next Thursday.
The board leader tried to stop a speaker from saying certain things. Free speech advocates say comment rules should be content-neutral.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony is planned, but no date has been set.
She wrote on Facebook about a critic's child, which the board said violated the law and its own policies.
The board plans to vote on a reprimand for an American Studies teacher.
The district said there is no final outcome "at this time." It cited exemptions under the open records law.
The employee filed a grievance after being passed up for a promotion, according to an agreement.
It's been nearly six months since the full board got a report on referendum projects.
A board member noted the projected increase in property tax collections.
The increase in administrators means a more than $300,000 increase in spending.
The union stood up for the teacher, whom conservatives have criticized over the last couple of years.
A judge issued a default judgment against the preschool, which an agency says mishandled money.
The school board is poised to issue a written reprimand to an employee.
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