Oswego East Student-Athlete of the Week-Sara Blasi

Natural Leader Sara Blasi Goes Above and Beyond for the Dance Team

Oswego East Student-Athlete of the Week-Faith Adams

Sophomore Faith Adams Finds Ways to Improve Despite Obstacles

D308 Board Candidates Suggest Ways To Offset Budget Deficit

Keisha Earl, of Oswego, said the district should closely monitor its spending and be fiscally responsible.

Oswego East Student Athlete of the Week-Kissy Zaportiza

Senior Captain Uses Bowling to Bond With Friends and Family

Oswego East Student Athlete of the Week-Liam Fitzpatrick

Lone Senior Captain Anchors the Wolves

Educators Face 'Burnout' Due To Schedule Changes: D308 Teachers

Plank Junior High School​ teachers signed a letter to the D308 board, asking it to allow schools to remain in Phase 2 of hybrid learning.

Oswego D308 Board Approves Phase 3 Of Hybrid Learning Plan

Phase 3 will begin April 7. Parents will still have the option to choose remote learning.

Oswego East Student-Athlete of the Week-AJ Johnson

Senior Point Guard Helps Wolves to Hot Start

Oswego East Student-Athlete of the Week-Katie Jorgensen

Junior Point Guard Overcomes Setbacks to Lead Wolves

Oswego D308 Coronavirus Cases Continue To Drop

Data for the week of Feb. 15-21 showed a total of 16 positive cases of COVID-19 in the district.

D308 Plans To Create Summer School Program For Math, Reading Help

Administrators estimate that the program could serve approximately 2,200 students, utilizing four schools as summer school sites.

D308 Reporting Fewer Coronavirus Cases Among Students, Staff

Data for the week of Feb. 1-7 showed a total of 14 positive cases of COVID-19 in the district, which has decreased from 29 the week prior.

D308 Board Approves $4.9M In Budget Cuts To Offset Deficit

According to this plan, 27 elementary school teaching positions will be eliminated.

D308 Is 'Cutting Corners' On Making Hybrid Learning Safe: OEA

OEA Co-President Elizabeth Palatine said having all elementary students in class together will limit social distancing.

Oswego D308 To Begin Phase 2 Of Hybrid Learning On Feb. 16

According to this plan, elementary school students attending in-person hybrid learning will no longer be divided into A/B groups.

Oswego D308 Gets $3.3M In Coronavirus Relief Funding

Illinois public school districts will split about $2.25 billion in federal coronavirus relief, according to state officials.

D308 Parent Organization Is Offering Scholarships To Students

The two $500 scholarships are open to seniors at Oswego High School and Oswego East High School who graduated from Fox Chase Elementary.

D308 Budget Cut Plan Includes Teaching Staff Reduction

As per the plan presented by Superintendent John Sparlin, one junior high and 27 elementary teaching positions could be eliminated.

D308 Teachers Should Be Part Of 'Planning For Changes': OEA

The Oswego Education Association is asking the board and the district to include teachers in the discussions about bringing students back.

D308 Revises School Reopening Plans Amid Pandemic

D308 Board of Education member Ruth Kroner said there are children who are failing in remote learning and that is "not acceptable."

D308 Parents Organize Car Rally To Demand Reopening Of Schools

Organizers of the rally said on social media that the "in-person education outweighs the risk from Covid-19 and remote learning."

Students Should Be In School 'All Day, Every Day': D308 Parents

A group of Oswego school district parents started a petition asking for the return of students to in-person learning by Jan. 19.

D308 Might Increase In-Person Learning Hours As Students Return

Superintendent John Sparlin said D308 is looking at ways to bring older students into the hybrid learning plan sooner than scheduled.

D308 Students Could Return To School In Phases Starting January

Superintendent John Sparlin said the "neediest and youngest" students will be the first ones to go back to in-person classes.

Oswego D308 Pauses Reopening Plan Amid Coronavirus Surge

General education early childhood and elementary students will not begin classes until Jan. 6, depending on current coronavirus conditions.

D308 Delays Basketball Season Amid Coronavirus Surge

The Illinois Department of Public Health placed interscholastic high school basketball in the "high risk" category for participation.

D308 Parent Says Hybrid Learning Is 'An Injustice' To Students

Parent Teri Strickland said the board is more concerned about the budget and "that is not fair to the kids."

D308 Board Approves Plan To Bring Back Students In Groups

The date for junior high and high school students to start coming back in person has been changed from Dec. 3 to Jan. 11.

700 Chromebooks For D308 Students From Aurora School District 131

This "generous partnership" will ensure that the students can complete remote leaning while D308 waits for the Chromebooks it ordered.

Racism Against Black Students At An All-Time High: OSD308 Parent

D308 parent Kijuana Boulrece said during the Sept. 14 meeting she hopes her children will be "valued" when they return to school in person.

D308 Students Could Return To School In Groups Starting Oct. 19

The OSD308 Board of Education will vote on the four-stage plan during its next Oct. 13 meeting.

OSD308 Board To Review Reopening Plans During Monday Meeting

Superintendent Dr. John Sparlin said that families will still have the option to continue with fully remote learning.

OSD308 Gets $1M In Funds To Close Digital Gap Among Students

The funds are part of the $80M Digital Equity Formula Grant from the state that will ensure students have the technology e-learning.

16 Staff Members Honorably Dismissed Due To Economic Necessity

The OSD308 Board of Education voted to dismiss 16 part-time recess monitors from across 11 elementary schools in the district.

All Oswego Children Now Eligible For Free School Meals

All Oswego students are now eligible to receive free meals through the end of the year, thanks to recent changes in federal regulations.

7 Oswego Students Named National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists

Seven Oswego High School students have been named semifinalists in the 2021 National Merit Scholarship competition.

OSD308 Displays 'Broken Democracy' With Remote Learning: Resident

An Oswego resident said the OSD308 Board of Education has turned "our kids education into a game of politics and costs."

'Trump 2020' Mask At Meeting Sparks Policy Review Discussions

Oswego D308 Board of Education member Brent Lightfoot wore the mask to a meeting, leading to objections, concerns from community members.

D308 Students Will Begin School Year With Fully Remote Learning

The D308 Board of Education voted 5-2 in favor of the Remote for All plan, which will be reevaluated after the first six weeks.

D308 Could Revert To Fully Remote Learning For Fall Amid Pandemic

Superintendent Dr. John Sparlin will make this recommendation to the board Monday in light of "rising positivity rates of COVID-19."