Batavia Schools
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District 300 seeks feedback on superintendent searchMar 12, 2010 10:00 pm - Ultimately, seven people will decide who replaces Ken Arndt as superintendent of Community Unit District 300. But the teachers, parents and taxpayers who live or work in...
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New budget proposal makes Dist. 204 board members uneasyMar 11, 2010 10:00 pm - School board members won't vote until March 22 on the budget proposal unveiled Thursday by Indian Prairie Unit District 204 administrators, but several already are weigh...
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Tri-Cities briefsMar 11, 2010 10:00 pm - Thought-provoking films: The United Methodist Church of Geneva, 211 Hamilton St., is beginning twice-monthly screenings of films about social, environmental, cult...
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Calculating the real costs of District 300's cutsMar 11, 2010 10:00 pm - Community Unit District 300 school board President Joe Stevens warned me to get to Monday's board meeting early. It's a good thing I followed his advice. The Carpentersv...
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Documents shed light on Dist. 158 special ed. chief's exitMar 11, 2010 10:00 pm - On July 1, 2009, Cheryl Kalkirtz started her new job as Huntley Unit District 158's director of special services, a position chiefly responsible for overseeing the distr...
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Batavia music teachers ready students for 'A Night of Jazz' fundraiserMar 11, 2010 10:00 pm - "As a music teacher, my position is 'give me my music, give me my kids and I'm in heaven'," said Batavia High School band director John Heath in a recent interview with ...
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Sheridan sixth-grader named a safety 'patroller of the year'Mar 11, 2010 10:00 pm - Sheridan Elementary School officials have announced that sixth-grader Jennifer Lascon has been named one of AAA's Patrollers of the Year. The national award is given to ...
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Poised to get 5.6% raises, Kaneland teachers willing to talk cutsMar 11, 2010 10:00 pm - In the wake of spending cuts made by the Kaneland school board, the teachers union has offered to talk about ways to save money. The Kaneland Education Association this ...
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Batavia full-day kindergarten is now 'enrichment'Mar 11, 2010 10:00 pm - What was full-day kindergarten in Batavia is no more. But kindergarten students can still get a full day of learning in the fall, by attending "kindergarten enrichment" ...
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District 204 may eliminate 145 teachers, 19 administratorsMar 11, 2010 10:00 pm - Indian Prairie Unit District 204 may eliminate as many as 145 nontenured teachers and 19 administrators to offset projected budget deficits, officials said Thursday. The...