Community Unit District 300 School Board
- Candidate Profiles
- Christine Birkett
- Daniel Dale Jr.
- David Scarpino
- Emmanuel Thomas
- Holly Jarovsky
- Kim Withycombe
- Endorsements
- Endorsements: David Scarpino, Emmanuel Thomas and Birkett for Community Unit School District 300 board
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New superintendent picked to lead District 300
May 12, 2021 4:44 PM - Community Unit District 300 Chief Financial Officer Susan Harkin was named the district's next -- and first female -- superintendent at a school board meeting Tuesday night.
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District 300 plans for in-person learning five days a week in the fall
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Superintendent Heid to leave District 300 for Florida schools
Apr 28, 2021 8:28 PM - Community Unit District 300 Superintendent Fred Heid is leaving at the end of this school year to lead a larger Florida school district. -
Other updated vote totalsApr 9, 2021 7:21 PM - The following is a list of races that have been updated with McHenry County recount totals confirming top vote-getters.
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Incumbents hang on in several Fox Valley school, college board races
Apr 7, 2021 2:01 PM - Incumbents in several Fox Valley school board races held on to their seats Tuesday, signaling voters' support for the way school leaders have handled remote learning and the return to in-person instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic. -
Candidates acknowledge difficulties but differ in rating District 300 on pandemic learning
Mar 25, 2021 9:40 PM - Six of seven candidates running for Community Unit District 300 school board give the district a grade of C and above for how it has handled students' return to in-person learning during the pandemic. -
How suburban educators are responding to state's call for culturally inclusive instruction
Mar 7, 2021 8:53 AM - Suburban educators are trying to make schools and curriculum more culturally inclusive to reflect diverse student populations, including changing the way they teach Black, Latino, and Asian history and literature. -
Watch candidates for Community Unit District 300 discuss the issuesMar 3, 2021 9:20 AM - Watch candidates for Community Unit District 300 square off in a joint Zoom interview with a member of the Daily Herald Editorial Board.
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School leaders statewide say no to standardized tests this spring
Mar 1, 2021 6:37 AM - Nearly 700 school superintendents from the suburbs and across the state are asking the U.S. Department of Education for permission to skip standardized testing this spring. -
Kim Withycombe: 2021 candidate for Community Unit District 300 board
Feb 25, 2021 9:53 AM - Newcomer Kim Withycombe is one of seven candidates vying for three, 4-year seats on the Algonquin-based Community Unit District 300 board in the April 6, 2021 election. The other candidates are incumbents Emmanuel Thomas and David Scarpino, and newcomers Christine Birkett, Daniel P. Dale Jr., Holly Jarovsky and Kristina M. Paul. -
David Scarpino: 2021 candidate for Community Unit District 300 board
Feb 25, 2021 9:53 AM - Incumbent David Scarpino is one of seven candidates vying for three, 4-year seats on the Algonquin-based Community Unit District 300 board in the April 6, 2021 election. The other candidates are incumbent Emmanuel Thomas, and newcomers Christine Birkett, Daniel P. Dale Jr., Holly Jarovsky, Kristina M. Paul and Kim Withycombe. -
Holly Jarovsky: 2021 candidate for Community Unit District 300 board
Feb 25, 2021 9:53 AM - Newcomer Holly Jarovsky is one of seven candidates vying for three, 4-year seats on the Algonquin-based Community Unit District 300 board in the April 6, 2021 election. The other candidates are incumbents Emmanuel Thomas and David Scarpino, and newcomers Christine Birkett, Daniel P. Dale Jr., Kristina M. Paul and Kim Withycombe. -
Emmanuel Thomas: 2021 candidate for Community Unit District 300 board
Feb 25, 2021 9:53 AM - Incumbent Emmanuel Thomas is one of seven candidates vying for three, 4-year seats on the Algonquin-based Community Unit District 300 board in the April 6, 2021 election. The other candidates are incumbent David Scarpino, and newcomers Christine Birkett, Daniel P. Dale Jr., Holly Jarovsky, Kristina M. Paul and Kim Withycombe. -
Christine Birkett: 2021 candidate for Community Unit District 300 board
Feb 25, 2021 9:52 AM - Newcomer Christine Birkett is one of seven candidates vying for three, 4-year seats on the Algonquin-based Community Unit District 300 board in the April 6, 2021 election. The other candidates are incumbents Emmanuel Thomas and David Scarpino, and newcomers Daniel P. Dale Jr., Holly Jarovsky, Kristina M. Paul and Kim Withycombe. -
Daniel Dale Jr.: 2021 candidate for Community Unit District 300 board
Feb 25, 2021 9:52 AM - Newcomer Daniel P. Dale Jr. is one of seven candidates vying for three, 4-year seats on the Algonquin-based Community Unit District 300 board in the April 6, 2021 election. The other candidates are incumbents Emmanuel Thomas and David Scarpino, and newcomers Christine Birkett, Holly Jarovsky, Kristina M. Paul and Kim Withycombe. -
Full in-person learning by Biden's 100th day? School leaders call it a lofty goal
Feb 19, 2021 6:42 AM - Several suburban superintendents weighed in this week on President Joe Biden's pledge to reopen a majority of K-8 schools for in-person learning five days a week. -
District 300 looking to expand in-person learning in March
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Virtual Elgin-area candidate forumsFeb 15, 2021 12:57 PM - The League of Women Voters of the Elgin Area has issued invitations for virtual candidate forums to 69 candidates running for office in 15 contested races in the April 6 Consolidated Election.
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IRS allows teachers to deduct unreimbursed PPE expenses
Feb 5, 2021 4:44 PM - Teachers who've paid out of pocket to keep themselves and their students safe from COVID-19 during 2020 can deduct those expenses on their federal tax returns, according to the IRS. -
Algonquin's District 300 staff relieved, excited to get COVID-19 vaccine
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Algonquin-based Community District 300 starts rolling out vaccines to select staff
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Educators use U.S. Capitol riot, political upheaval as teachable moment
Jan 26, 2021 12:18 PM - A year of protests surrounding racial injustice, political upheaval amid a pandemic, and a contentious election leading to a tumultuous transfer of power. It has all the makings of a real-life civics lesson. And educators across the suburbs are taking advantage of this teachable moment in history. -
'Knock on wood, we're in a pretty good place': In-person learning starts to return in suburbs
Jan 13, 2021 5:53 AM - Some suburban school districts went back to in-person learning after the winter break, and more will be doing so in the coming weeks. -
Parents, students in districts 47, 300 happy, hopeful with return to hybrid learning
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