Articles filed under Addison District 4

• New principal in District 59 Mar 23, 2012 12:00 AM
  Elk Grove Township Elementary District 59 has named a new principal for Ridge Family Center for Learning. Michele Ramsey will replace Principal Barbara Zabroske, who will retire at the end of the school year.
  

   

• Addison District 4 to test full-day kindergarten Jan 24, 2012 12:00 AM
  In an effort to make sure students start with a competitive edge, Addison School District 4 will pilot a full-day kindergarten program next fall. The program will be at Army Trail School and will include one English speaking class and one bilingual class, where instruction is given in Spanish. Administrators are still determining how many students will be accepted.
  

   
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  Group donates gifts for every student at Addison schoolDec 23, 2011 12:00 AM
  Students at Lake Park Elementary School in Addison didn't know what to expect when teachers summoned them into the cafeteria earlier this week.What they discovered were teachers in elf costumes and tables full of gifts toys -- bundles of three, in fact, for every single child. The gifts came thanks to the Carol Stream-based Humanitarian Service Project, which collects donations of presents for underprivileged children and families each Christmas.
  

   
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  DuPage elementary schools stress social, emotional learning Aug 23, 2011 12:00 AM
  Districts serving children from kindergarten to fifth grade, and even into middle school, know they must be part teacher, part counselor, part friend and part advocate. Social and emotional learning programs are helping elementary districts fill all these roles and also teach students how to behave, believe in themselves and make friends.
  

   
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  Grammy nominee puts on show in Addison classroom Jan 21, 2011 12:00 AM
  She's played all over the world, but Ruthie Foster put on a show Friday just for students at an elementary school in Addison. Students at Ardmore School were treated to a special concert by Foster, a Grammy Award nominee. A singer-songwriter of blues and folk music, Foster performed for about 40 minutes for early childhood, kindergartners, first-graders and staff.
  

   

• Special ed expansion coming to Addison school Dec 17, 2010 12:00 AM
  Students coming back from winter break at Lake Park Elementary School in Addison will notice some changes starting shortly after their return. Construction is slated to begin in February on a $450,000 expansion that will add four rooms to the east end of the school at 330 Lake Park Drive, which will serve as small meeting space and classrooms for special education groups, district officials said.
  

   

• Woman ordered to repay Addison school PTA for theft Nov 9, 2010 12:00 AM
  The ex-treasurer of an Addison PTA was ordered Tuesday to repay $10,000 she stole from the parent group’s coffers, leaving it on the verge of bankruptcy. Danuta “Donna” Bielanski, 37, of Wood Dale, also must complete 30 months of probation, 80 hours of community service and outpatient alcoholism treatment, DuPage County Judge Kathryn Creswell ruled at a sentencing hearing in Wheaton.
  

   
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  DuPage County briefsJul 29, 2010 12:00 AM
  Addison School District 4 board members have picked Omar Castillo to become the district's assistant superintendent for teaching and learning. And Donna Haney will become the new principal of Army Trail School.
  

   
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  Schools spending your tax dollars to cover the cost of personnel mistakesJul 11, 2010 12:00 AM
  A series of abrupt superintendent resignations over the past year have pitted taxpayers against school officials in a battle between the right to privacy and the right to answers.
  

   
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  New Blackhawk Middle School principal namedJun 24, 2010 12:00 AM
  Bob Pape has been appointed principal at Blackhawk Middle School, 250 S. Church Road in Bensenville, which serves 650 students in sixth through eighth grade.
  

   

• New principal at Indian Trail Junior HighMay 8, 2010 12:00 AM
  The Addison School District 4 board of education has appointed Craig Bennett as the new principal for Indian Trail Junior High School effective Aug. 2.
  

   

• Saturday SoapboxMay 1, 2010 12:00 AM
  Former Daily Herald sports columnist and longtime editor Bob Frisk makes his 60th appearance today at the 78th annual Palatine Relays.
  

   

• Addison teachers accept one-year pay freezeApr 29, 2010 12:00 AM
  Addison Elementary District 4 has signed a three-year contract with its teachers union that calls for a salary freeze in the first year.
  

   
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  Neighbors in the NewsFeb 16, 2010 12:00 AM
  Elisa Biancalana was appointed assistant principal at Holmes Junior High School, effective July 1, by School District 59's board of education during its regular board meeting in February.