🌱 Patch AM: How do Woodridge 68 administrator and teacher salaries compare statewide?

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In today's newsletter:

• How do Woodridge 68 administrator and teacher salaries compare statewide?

Also on today's calendar: "Melodies and Memories" Show Will Bring Barbershop Champion Groups to Naperville and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What gets bigger the more you take away? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Partly sunny with a shower, with a high of 87 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Monday: A morning shower; very warm, temps: high: 89, low: 71.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny; hot and humid, with a high of 92 and low of 72 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Average administrator salary was 73.4% higher than teacher salary in Zion-Benton Township High School District 126 in 2024-25 (lakecountygazette.com) — Woodridge families can see how their own District 68 stacks up in a new statewide breakdown of administrator and teacher pay, which lists local averages at $174,997 and $88,565 respectively. The report centers on Zion-Benton Township High School District 126 but includes a comparison table of 50 large Illinois districts, plus statewide trends in salary growth, teacher retention, and vacancies.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Woodridge

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 12
• "Melodies and Memories" Show Will Bring Barbershop Champion Groups to Naperville →
  Grace United Methodist Church, 300 E Gartner Rd, Naperville
  3:00 pm
Sunday September 13
• NAMIWalks DuPage →
  St. James Farm Forest Preserve, St James Farm Forest Preserve, Warrenville
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Monday August 31
• JJH Softball vs Brooks
  Thomas Jefferson Junior High School , 7200 Janes Ave, Woodridge, IL 60517, USA
  4:30 pm
Tuesday September 1
• Policy Committee
  Downers Grove GSD 58 Downers Grove, IL 60516
  7:00 am
• JJH Baseball Home vs Eisenhower
  Thomas Jefferson Junior High School Woodridge, IL 60517
  4:15 pm
• PTA Ice Cream Social
  El Sierra Elem School Downers Grove, IL 60516
  5:30 pm
Wednesday September 2
• JJH Softball vs. Lakeview
  Thomas Jefferson Junior High School , 7200 Janes Ave, Woodridge, IL 60517, USA
  4:15 pm
• Fairmount Curriculum Night
  Fairmount Elem School Downers Grove, IL 60516
  6:00 pm
• Southside Elementary Curriculum Night - ES, FA, HL, IT, KG
  El Sierra Elem School Downers Grove, IL 60516
  6:00 pm
• HL Curriculum Night
  Hillcrest Elem School Downers Grove, IL 60516
  6:00 pm
Friday September 11
• World Doctors Orchestra Naperville Charity Concert at Wentz Hall →
  Wentz Concert Hall & Fine Arts Center, 171 E Chicago Ave, Naperville
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday August 30
• Teen Volunteering
  Fountaindale Public Library District Fountaindale Public Library - Vortex
  3:00 pm
Monday August 31
• Library Express Van Visit: Heritage Woods
  Fountaindale Public Library District Fountaindale Public Library -
  10:00 am
• Library Express Van Stop: Greenleaf Apartments
  Fountaindale Public Library District Fountaindale Public Library -
  1:00 pm
• Bookmobile Stop: Springs at Lily Cache Creek
  Fountaindale Public Library District Fountaindale Public Library -
  3:00 pm

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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🗞 Nearby News

Darien

• See Video Of Shirtless Darien Home Invasion Suspect (patch.com)

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• Then & Now (downersgrovemagazine.com)
• Janice Mina Smith, 89, formerly of Potsdam (northcountrynow.com)
• Dover Corporation (NYSE:DOV) Raises Dividend to $0.53 Per Share (marketbeat.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A hole (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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