Articles filed under Des Plaines District 62
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Classroom space in Districts 15, 25 the main barrier to full-day kindergartenJan 20, 2016 12:00 am - More suburban school districts are offering full-day kindergarten, but one of the largest Northwest suburban districts says it simply doesn't have the room. Educational ...
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Google Summit sparks classroom innovationJan 17, 2016 10:00 pm - Seventy District 62 teachers and administrators were part of a community of 400 educators who spent the weekend of Jan. 9-10 sharing and exploring teaching tools to tran...
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Des Plaines District 62 board negotiating contract with superintendent choiceJan 08, 2016 12:00 am - The Des Plaines Elementary School District 62 board has made its selection for the next superintendent, who could be publicly named as early as Jan. 19, officials said F...
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Iroquois School PE program wins state awardDec 19, 2015 12:00 am - Iroquois Community School, Des Plaines, physical education teachers Anne Berenak and William Snyder, along with principal Michael Amadei, were recently honored by the Il...
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Des Plaines Dist. 62 board interviewing superintendent candidatesNov 25, 2015 12:00 am - Des Plaines Elementary School District 62 board members will meet behind closed doors this weekend to interview candidates for superintendent, with the goal of making a ...
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Only 28% of Illinois 8th-graders passed algebra, but is that bad?Oct 30, 2015 4:35 am - Editor's note: A previous version of this story said that 25.4 percent of 8th grade students in Illinois passed algebra. The state has updated its numbers to reflect...
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Dist. 62 names early learning center after outgoing superintendentOct 23, 2015 5:22 am - The building where many 3- and 4-year olds in Des Plaines begin their educations was renamed the Jane L. Westerhold Early Learning Center on Thursday in recognition of D...
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Des Plaines District 62 begins search for new superintendentSep 27, 2015 1:00 am - Des Plaines Elementary District 62 will hold a community forum Tuesday to ask residents what characteristics and skills they want in the next superintendent. The forum w...
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Top Oakton teachers, staff member honored at breakfastSep 09, 2015 11:00 pm - Paul Gulezian, assistant professor of biology, and Peter Sigiols, accounting lecturer, are the recipients of the 2015 Ray Hartstein Awards for Outstanding Professional E...
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Palatine woman to head Reaching Across Illinois Library SystemSep 04, 2015 1:00 am - Mary Jo Matousek of Palatine was elected board president of the Reaching Across Illinois Library System during a recent meeting of the RAILS board. Matousek has served o...