Articles filed under Lombard District 44

• Lombard parents, Dist. 44 working toward better communication May 7, 2012 12:00 AM
  A group of parents unhappy with curriculum changes in store for next year at Westlake Middle School in Lombard Elementary District 44 now is working with district administration to improve communication for the future. We have supportive parents and we want them to feel in the loop, District 44 Superintendent Jim Blanche said. With this decision, clearly they felt left out.
  

   

• Lombard parents want curriculum changes explained Apr 19, 2012 12:00 AM
  A group of Westlake Middle School parents is requesting a meeting with Lombard Elementary District 44 administrators to discuss curriculum changes to be implemented next year, including the removal of general music classes from the humanities program. The parents, many of whom have children who participate in choir, say they are dissatisfied general music wont be an option.
  

   
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  Lombard to consider residential use for golf course propertyApr 13, 2012 12:00 AM
  The Lombard Village Board gave a housing developer some guidance Thursday night about whether a proposed residential development at the Ken-Loch Golf Links would be able to gain support. By agreeing to take a look at the village's comprehensive plan, which calls for the land to remain as open space, trustees effectively said "it'ss possible."
  

   

• Lombard middle school making curriculum changes Apr 12, 2012 12:00 AM
  The decision to add extra foreign language classes and cut general music next year at Glenn Westlake Middle School was made to meet community needs and prepare students for high school, Lombard Elementary District 44 officials say. But parent Wendy Peca said she and others are unhappy with the choice to eliminate general music classes. "I don't accept that music is going away," she said.
  

   
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  District 44 adjusts boundary to balance class sizes Mar 21, 2012 12:00 AM
  A boundary change that drew almost 30 speakers to a Lombard Elementary District 44 school board meeting last month was approved Tuesday night in an anticlimactic fashion, school officials said Wednesday. The board listened to one speaker opposed to the change designed to balance class sizes between Butterfield and Manor Hill schools, then acted, voting 7-0 in favor of implementing the change.
  

   
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  ‘New rage' for students with autism: iPads Feb 26, 2012 12:00 AM
  Teachers of students with autism say it's the year of the iPad. The devices are being used more often for students with autism because of their ability to help nonverbal children communicate, their easy portability and the visual learning experiences they provide. “It's been the new rage this school year,” said Julie Zajac, with Giant Steps, a Lisle school for children with autism.
  

   
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  District 44 hears parents’ boundary concerns Feb 15, 2012 12:00 AM
  During the first school board discussion of a proposed boundary change in Lombard Elementary District 44, board members heard from about two dozen parents opposed to the shift and a handful of parents optimistic the change would provide more equitable learning opportunities.
  

   
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  Lombard schools discussing possible boundary change Feb 13, 2012 12:00 AM
  Boundaries deciding who attends which school in Lombard Elementary District 44 have not shifted in about 20 years, but the district now is proposing a change to the border between Butterfield and Manor Hill elementary schools to equalize class sizes between the schools. “I believe we have a situation that needs to be addressed to provide the equity that we should be guaranteeing,” Superintendent Jim Blanche said.
  

   

• Lombard District 44 parents dislike boundary changes Feb 1, 2012 12:00 AM
  A proposed boundary change meant to equalize class sizes between Butterfield and Manor Hill elementary schools in Lombard Elementary District 44 met questions, emotions and opposition two days in a row at meetings the district held with parents from each school. The venue for Wednesday’s meeting was Butterfield Elementary School, where parents said the proposed boundary change asks them to make “concessions” by increasing their small class sizes to accommodate students now attending nearby Manor Hill Elementary School.
  

   
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  Park districts respond to fitness-related resolutions Jan 8, 2012 12:00 AM
  The Lombard Park District held its annual Health Fair and Fitness Expo Sunday, one of several events hosted by suburban park districts over the weekend to help residents make good on their plans to get back in shape in 2012.
  

   

• Lombard District 44 conducting boundary checks Sep 28, 2011 12:00 AM
  Lombard Elementary District 44 is conducting boundary checks to ensure students attending its schools actually belong there. Officials say the crackdown is necessary to ensure taxpayers aren't funding classes for youngsters who shouldn't be in the district's schools.
  

   

• No compromise in Lombard soccer field dispute Aug 31, 2011 12:00 AM
  Three teams of soccer players who split from the club affiliated with the Lombard Park District can’t play on park district land, but that doesn’t mean they lack a home field. About 50 teenage girls on newly-formed Infinity Soccer Club will play on fields rented from the Butterfield Park District, which serves unincorporated areas near Lombard, founder Stefano Durdic said.
  

   
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  New playground greets Lombard students Aug 24, 2011 12:00 AM
  Kids at Madison Elementary School in Lombard Elementary District 44 have a new playground to explore Wednesday, their first day of school.
  

   
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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.
  

   

• Private eyes checking residency of kindergartners in Lombard Dist. 44Aug 3, 2011 12:00 AM
  Lombard Elementary District 44 this summer hired a private investigation firm to confirm all incoming kindergarten students live within its boundaries. “We know we have a number of kids already that are registered to us but do not live in our community,” Superintendant Jim Blanche said. “We just want to make sure that we have the right children here.”
  

   

• Lombard soccer field space in high demand Jul 29, 2011 12:00 AM
  A new soccer club in Lombard wants to play its home games this fall on Lombard Park District fields, but a park district policy against renting soccer fields to outside groups stands in the way. While the club’s founder says the park district is turning down rental money he’s willing to pay, the park district says not enough game times are available to allow rentals.
  

   

• District 44 schools getting healthier lunches Jun 22, 2011 12:00 AM
  Healthier foods added to lunches at Hammerschmidt Elementary School in March will be served at the five other elementary schools in Lombard Elementary District 44 beginning in August as at least one healthy change in store for next school year.
  

   

• Westlake Middle School changes grading policy May 25, 2011 12:00 AM
  Next year at Westlake Middle School in Lombard, homework and class participation won’t be part of academic letter grades. And grades won’t be coming home as often. The school will change its grading policy and switch to trimesters instead of quarters beginning in August.
  

   

• District 44 candidates set priorities Mar 29, 2011 12:00 AM
  Three candidates for Lombard Elementary District 44 school board say making sure the district adequately serves students in these groups and others is one of their top goals, while two other candidates prioritize improvements to different aspects of the district’s operations.
  

   

• For Lombard Dist. 44: Reese, Wozniak, Weltin Mar 19, 2011 12:00 AM
  The Daily Herald endorses Richard Reese, Brooke Wozniak and Amy Weltin for school board in Lombard Dist. 44.