Community Unit District 300 School Board
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Ex-teacher admits sex assault, abuse of two former Carpentersville students
Sep 17, 2019 8:31 AM - A 31-year-old Geneva woman has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting and abusing two of her former students from Carpenterville Middle School. -
With e-learning, could the snow day become a thing of the past in the suburbs?
Aug 31, 2019 1:20 PM - Some suburban school districts are developing plans to teach remotely when classes are canceled because of snow or other emergencies. -
Exchange program helps address bilingual teacher shortage in suburbs, stateAug 26, 2019 6:37 PM - A state-sponsored teacher exchange program has brought 138 bilingual educators from Spain to work in Illinois classrooms this school year.
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New District 300 teacher contract includes 4% raises, on average
Aug 21, 2019 5:33 PM - A new three-year teachers' contract guarantees nearly 4% annual raises on average for more than 1,500 employees within Algonquin-based Community Unit District 300. -
Images: First day of school in the suburbs
Aug 15, 2019 12:26 PM - See moments from the first days of school from across the suburbs this week. -
New administrators, upgraded facilities greet District 300 students
Aug 13, 2019 4:52 PM - More than 20,000 students returned to Community Unit District 300 schools for the first day of classes Tuesday. They were greeted by new administrators and spruced-up facilities. -
Former Carpentersville substitute teacher guilty of sex assault of student
Aug 9, 2019 4:16 PM - After deliberating about two hours Friday, a Kane County jury convicted a former Carpentersville elementary school substitute teacher of sexually assaulting a student, now 12, in several locations from August 2015 through June 2016. -
Defense: Former Carpentersville teacher 'falsely accused' of assaulting students
Aug 6, 2019 4:45 PM - The trial for a former Carpentersville substitute teacher accused of sexually assaulting and abusing three students began Tuesday, with prosecutors promising jurors will hear how one victim, now 12, was repeatedly assaulted from August 2015 through June 2016. Defense attorneys say Carlos A. Bedoya, 64, of Lake in the Hills, has been falsely accused. -
State's first high school veterinary science program to get bigger this fall
Jul 21, 2019 10:39 PM - A regional veterinary science program at Central High School near Burlington -- the first of its kind in the state -- will see a surge in enrollment this fall as more Kane County high school districts join. -
Insurers want out of defending Aurora, Dundee school districts in sex abuse lawsuits
Jul 11, 2019 6:10 PM - Insurance carriers for two Kane County school districts facing lawsuits involving teachers who were arrested and charged with sexually abusing students have each filed court petitions asking to be removed from the obligation to insure and pay any potential damages. -
Jacobs grad helps underprivileged children get first bicycles
Jun 15, 2019 4:40 PM - Justin Lorenz hopes he can make a difference in the lives of underprivileged children in Dundee Township communities one bicycle at a time. -
District 300 students first to earn high school diplomas and 2-year college degrees
May 19, 2019 12:28 PM - Ten students from Dundee-Crown, Hampshire and Jacobs high schools are the first in the suburbs to simultaneously earn high school diplomas and associate degrees. -
Teacher from Bartlett dies after medical emergency at Pingree Grove schoolMay 14, 2019 4:43 PM - A "beloved" eighth-grade science teacher and volleyball coach at Cambridge Lakes Charter School in Pingree Grove has died, school officials said.
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District 301 English teacher named Kane Educator of the Year
May 7, 2019 12:40 PM - Teachers have tremendous power to shape the lives of students in their charge. Yet, with great power comes great responsibility, says Tina Scruggs, an English language arts teacher at Central Unit District 301's Prairie Knolls Middle School in Elgin who was named the 2019 Kane County Educator of the Year. -
Sears Centre offering a suite view for high school graduations
May 6, 2019 8:42 AM - Hoffman Estates' Sears Centre Arena for the first time will offer parents and family members of high school graduates the option to lease a private suite at upcoming commencement ceremonies there rather than watch from general admission seating. -
Algonquin boy surprised with new bike for Month of the Military Child
Apr 30, 2019 9:55 PM - Ian Alexander Morales Nava, a kindergartner from Eastview Elementary School in Algonquin, is among among 100 kids who are receiving new bicycles for Month of the Military Child. -
Two incumbents return to District 300 board with two challengers
Apr 7, 2019 1:22 PM - Incumbents Stephen Fiorentino and Joe Stevens and challengers Leslie LaMarca and Nancy Zettler secured four 4-year terms on the Algonquin-based Community Unit District 300 school board Tuesday. -
Fox Valley school board racesApr 2, 2019 11:24 PM - X- denotes vote leaders as of press time. #- denotes too close to call. All results are unofficial and do not include write-in votes. Elgin Area U-46
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Five suburban school districts lauded for music education
Mar 29, 2019 5:55 PM - Five suburban school districts have been designated among the "Best Communities for Music Education" nationwide.
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