Elk Grove Township District 59 School Board
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Neighbors in the News: Libertyville mortgage originator earns Top 1% accolade
Aug 17, 2021 4:40 PM - Jan Leasure, division president of Diamond Residential Mortgage in Libertyville, was recognized among the top 1% of mortgage originators in the United States.
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What suburbs' schools are doing to combat the pandemic learning slide
Aug 19, 2021 1:13 PM - Educators trying to mitigate some of the pandemic's impact on learning are providing additional academic and mental health supports this fall to help students get caught up and reintegrate into classroom settings. -
Back to school, not totally back to normal: Here's how it'll work in some suburban districts
Aug 10, 2021 11:01 PM - Suburban students heading back to school this week for the first day of classes will see some semblance of normalcy restored. The biggest change is the resumption of fully in-person classes for all students, except those seeking medical exemptions for continuing with remote learning. But some pandemic remnants persist. -
Neighbors Helping Neighbors: Arlington Heights women collect food, supplies for kids during pandemic
Jul 7, 2021 11:42 AM - At the beginning of the pandemic, two Arlington Heights friends began collecting snacks for kids who'd miss out on school lunches. Their efforts have grown into a nonprofit helping families throughout the Northwest suburbs.
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'We've done a lot of amazing things": Praise, criticism for Fessler as he departs Dist. 59
Jun 10, 2021 4:51 PM - Outgoing Superintendent Art Fessler received a mix of praise and criticism this week during his final Elk Grove Township Elementary District 59 school board meeting. "I like to think that we moved the needle in District 59. That we've done a lot of amazing things," Fessler said. -
Good News Sunday: Two suburban educators win Golden Apple awards
May 20, 2021 11:43 AM - This week in Good News Sunday: Two suburban educators -- Martin Da Costa, principal of Winston Campus Junior High School in Palatine, and Sara Magnafichi, first-grade teacher at Admiral Byrd School in Elk Grove Village -- were honored with Golden Apple Awards. -
Elk Grove teacher awarded Golden Apple
May 16, 2021 7:14 AM - Golden Apple surprised Admiral Byrd School first-grade teacher Sara Magnafichi Friday with an award for Excellence in Teaching, recognizing how her work has lasting, positive effects on students at the Elk Grove Village school. -
'We did what was right': Outgoing District 59 superintendent's new job over before it starts
May 14, 2021 5:10 PM - Outgoing Elk Grove Township Elementary District 59 Superintendent Art Fessler will not be taking a job at NSSEO after all. The announcement comes less than a week after a Daily Herald story revealed the new gig was being arranged to help Fessler work the 170 remaining days he needs to get a full pension. -
District 59 superintendent to next work at Bartlett special ed center to lock in pension
May 7, 2021 11:54 PM - Outgoing Elk Grove Township Elementary District 59 Superintendent Art Fessler is set to get a new job at the Mount Prospect-based Northwest Suburban Special Education Organization. The arrangement would allow him to work the 170 remaining days he needs to get a full pension, district officials say. -
Assistant superintendent and four new principals hired in District 59
May 6, 2021 6:27 PM - A new assistant superintendent and four new principals will begin next school year in Elk Grove Township Elementary District 59, under hirings approved by the school board this week. -
New contract for District 59 teaching assistantsMay 6, 2021 2:52 PM - The Elk Grove Township Elementary District 59 board has inked a new five-year contract with the union representing secretaries, teaching assistants and tutors.
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Northwest suburban voters say yes in referendums
Apr 14, 2021 4:36 PM - Northwest suburban voters overwhelmingly answered yes to all the referendum questions that appeared on ballots last week, unofficial results indicate, but the jury is still out on the fate of write-in candidates in Des Plaines and Mount Prospect. -
With union support, establishment candidates turn back critics of gradual school reopeningsApr 7, 2021 2:00 PM - Voters throughout the Northwest suburbs sent educators a message Tuesday, for the most part endorsing the gradual reopening approach most districts have taken in response to the pandemic.
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Teacher opposition ousts School Board President Krinsky in District 59
Apr 6, 2021 10:19 PM - Janice Krinsky, school board president in Elk Grove Township Elementary District 59, appears to have been ousted by the political strength of widespread teacher opposition. -
Past controversies reverberate in District 59 school board race
Apr 2, 2021 7:56 AM - The Elk Grove Township Elementary District 59 school board race isn't marked by the reopening debate seen in other districts, or as contentious as two years ago, but there's still reverberations from past controversies seen in this year's election.
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