The two youth athletic teams now have a home at the Mokena Elementary fields, but some board members are unhappy about how the facilitation of the field agreement was handled.
The board discussed whether the district could afford to lower student fees at a meeting on Wednesday.
The board determined the executive search firm that will assist in the selection process at a meeting Thursday.
The 2012 levy is approximately $300,000 more than the amount the district levied for in 2011.
The National Association of School Psychologists offered a range of suggestions for parents to use while helping children and teens cope with the Connecticut school shooting Friday.
Mokena School District 159 Board of Education wants an outside firm to head-up the search for a new superintendent. The sticking point for the board is whether or not the whole board or a committee has oversight of the process.
Mokena School District Superintendent Steve Stein, on the job for just over a year and a half, submitted his letter of resignation Nov. 20, effective June 30, 2013. He will move on to become superintendent of Peotone Community School District 207U.
Mokena Junior High Principal Mike Rolinitis talks about pay-to-play efforts in Mokena School District 159 and the future of the program in the coming years.
The Mokena School District 159 Board of Education discussed a proposed tax levy, reviewed its intergovernmental agreement with the park district, and approved the purchase of a new maintenance truck at its Nov. 14 meeting.
A new bullying survey, in both electronic and print forms, will be available on the district’s website this Friday.
The school created a unity circle Wednesday morning as part of National Bullying Prevention Month.
The Mokena school district's board of education meeting Wednesday included informational reports on the district's financial situation and its curriculum and standardized test scores.
The board of education for the Mokena school district approved its 2012-13 budget and discussed options for an online bullying reporting system at its meeting Wednesday night.
The Mokena school district held a series of anti-bullying assemblies with Rachel's Challenge, a program started by the family of Columbine victim Rachel Joy Scott.
The D159 Board of Education approved changing transportation post from full- to part-time at its Sept. 5 meeting. clarified its replacement fund for the district's maintenance truck at its Sept. 5 meeting.
The Mokena school board approved the hiring of former President John Troy as the district's new business manager during its Sept. 5 meeting.
Board of Education is expected to begin making cuts to staff at its Feb. 23 meeting.
The pre-Valentine's Day dinner and dance raises funds for Lincoln-Way schools.
The board also tabled action on cost-cutting measures to allow for discussion.
Langenderfer leads Lincoln-Way East to second-place finish; Romeoville's Hardy rules at 112, while Andrew picks up championships from Ferguson and Chojnowski.
Lincoln-Way North unable to overcome early deficit on road against Indians.
The Illinois State Board of Education released Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210's annual report card last week.
Residents voice concern about the proposed property tax increase's effect on home values.
Mokena District 159 could consolidate in a few years with a neighboring district if the November referendum does not pass, administrators say during Wednesday's town hall meeting.
Students have been disciplined for actions in two separate incidents that happened in the same week, Principal Michael Rolinitis said.
Plan is put in place to inform residents in advance of the Nov. 2 vote.
But there will be fewer of them, students will need to pay participation fees and parents will need to raise more money.
School retains core curriculum, but extension activities and extras are out.