Articles filed under Schaumburg Township District 54

• District 54’s success is thanks to cast of characters May 22, 2013 12:00 AM
  Disney World is called the” Magic Kingdom.” “The Happiest Place on Earth” is the tagline for Disneyland. School District 54 is known for being “A Magical Place Where Incredible Learning Happens.”
  

   

• Dist. 54 names more new principals, assistants May 19, 2013 12:00 AM
  Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54 has named two more new principals and two more assistant principals for the 2013-14 school year. Julie Gluff will be principal of Hale Elementary and Nell Haack will be principal of Collins Elementary. Catherine Kurtz will be assistant principal of Einstein Elementary and Joe McCauley will be assistant principal of Hale Elementary.
  

   
• 

  District 54 students have a blast launching rockets May 14, 2013 12:00 AM
  Students from Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54 launched 450 rockets throughout the day Tuesday as the culmination of a yearlong learning project. The launches at Schaumburg's Olympic Park involved students from all 27 of the district's schools who began exploring aerospace engineering through the NASA Rockets curriculum in September.
  

   

• Dist. 54 to host Partners Club/Young Athletes track meet May 10, 2013 12:00 AM
  School District 54 is getting ready to host its single largest event of the year — the annual Partners Club/Young Athletes track meet.
  

   

• District 54 hosts event for disabled athletes May 9, 2013 12:00 AM
  Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54 is getting ready to host its single largest event of the year — the annual Partners Club/Young Athletes track meet at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 16 on the track behind Eisenhower Junior High School at 800 W. Hassell Road in Hoffman Estates. Events will take place until noon, followed by lunch for all athletes, their partners and volunteers.
  

   

• Schaumburg Boomers honor local teachers May 6, 2013 12:00 AM
  In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, the Schaumburg Boomers have offered free Opening Weekend tickets to all Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54 teachers, staff and families for Thursday, May 16 through Sunday, May 19.
  

   

• District 54 names nine new assistant principals May 6, 2013 12:00 AM
  The Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54 school board Thursday took a major step toward completing preparations for next school year by filling nine vacancies among its assistant principal ranks. The moves are effective July 1.
  

   

• School bus struck in Schaumburg May 3, 2013 12:00 AM
  There were no injuries caused by another vehicle striking the back of a school bus transporting students at Campanelli Elementary School at 310 S. Springinsguth Road in Schaumburg Friday afternoon, police said.
  

   

• Schaumburg Township Council of PTAs announces 2013 scholarship recipients May 3, 2013 12:00 AM
  9.43-page 2 The Schaumburg Township Council of PTAs is proud to announce its 2013 scholarship recipients:
  

   
• 

  Dual language programs prepare students for a global society Apr 28, 2013 12:00 AM
  Most kids get excited about pizza and cupcakes when their parents let them host birthday parties. Chase Dorn, now 15, always preferred sushi and seaweed. The Conant High School sophomore's connection to Japanese language and culture was cemented over eight years in one of the nation's only Japanese English dual language programs.
  

   

• Rafferty: STEM classes blend with the arts to prepare students for future Apr 23, 2013 12:00 AM
  Preparing the next generation of leaders — our current students — for success in high school and beyond requires us to continually assess what we are teaching, how our students are performing and what adjustments need to be made to the educational programs that District 54 provides.
  

   

• Editorial: After 7 years, some schools still aren’t learning on pension penaltiesApr 18, 2013 12:00 AM
  A state law meant to curb school pension excesses dates from 2005. So why are suburban school districts still running afoul of it, a Daily Herald editorial asks.
  

   
• 

  School pay raises trigger Illinois penalties Apr 15, 2013 12:00 AM
  Seven years after Illinois lawmakers passed a law intended to curtail big pension-boosting pay hikes for retiring educators, some local school districts still are paying hundreds of thousands of dollars a year in penalties to the state for giving such raises. Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54 paid nearly half a million dollars in penalties to the state in the 2011-2012 school year.
  

   
• 

  Dist. 54 names principals at Armstrong, Keller Apr 5, 2013 12:00 AM
  Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54 has named the new principals for Armstrong Elementary School in Hoffman Estates and Keller Junior High School in Schaumburg for the 2013-14 school year. Diana Lipman, current assistant principal at District 54's Enders-Salk and MacArthur elementary schools, will be the new principal at Armstrong. Heather Wilson, current assistant principal at the district's Link and Nerge elementary schools, will be principal of Keller.
  

   

• District 54 seeks community members for committee Apr 5, 2013 12:00 AM
  School District 54 is looking for community members who would be interested in serving on its District Citizens' Advisory Committee beginning in the fall of 2013.
  

   

• Spring Valley band to award middle school scholarships Apr 4, 2013 12:00 AM
  The Spring Valley Concert Band will present their first Middle School Scholarship Awards during their Spring Concert this Sunday in Schaumburg. The awards competition was open to all band musician/students in Schaumburg Elementary District 54, and first, second and third Prizes of $200, $100 and $50, respectively, will be presented Sunday.
  

   

• Multicultural fair in Schaumburg April 13 Apr 3, 2013 12:00 AM
  Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54 and the Schaumburg Park District will present a multicultural fair from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 13 at the Community Recreation Center, 505 N. Springinsguth Road in Schaumburg. The event's theme is A Garden of Diversity — Celebrating Our Community's Cultures.
  

   
• 

  District 54 loses Supreme Court appeal over pension penalties Apr 3, 2013 12:00 AM
  The Illinois Supreme Court has declined to hear a lawsuit from Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54 over $586,000 in penalties the district had to pay for giving end-of-career pay raises higher than 6 percent. The district had argued that agreements to give the raises were in place before state lawmakers started charging local schools for the pension costs triggered by pay hikes more than 6 percent.
  

   

• Deadline looms for first-time statewide school survey Apr 1, 2013 12:00 AM
  Parents, teachers and students statewide have just a couple weeks left to take an online survey required for the first time by state law. At least half of the students and teachers of all schools must complete the 5Essentials survey but parent participation in this first year is optional. A portion of the results will be included on the state board of education report cards this fall, rating the levels of school success.
  

   

• PTA to offer ‘A Night of Knowledge’ educational sessions Apr 1, 2013 12:00 AM
  On Wednesday, April 3, the Northwest Cook Region of Illinois PTA presents "The Value of PTA: A Night of Knowledge" from 6:45to 9 p.m. at Keller Junior High School, 820 Bode Road, Schaumburg. This evening of education is open to anyone interested in the health, education, and welfare of all children. The event is free for members of any PTA, or $10 for non-PTA members. To register, send your name, email address, PTA name, and phone number to Nicole Fentem at HYPERLINK "mailto:nfentem%40illinoispta.org?subject="nfentem@illinoispta.org.