Articles filed under Dundee Area Unit District 300
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Editorial: Positive steps toward diversity, equalityJun 05, 2014 1:00 am - The more things change, the more they stay the same. The lessons from that adage are why we must celebrate and acknowledge positive change in ways large and small when ...
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Dist. 300 to be temporarily run by two administratorsMay 29, 2014 5:30 am - Community Unit District 300 signed off on a new employment contract Wednesday for its incoming leader, Fred Heid, but he can't start working as superintendent until the ...
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Gilberts Community Days adds kids' activities, shuttle busMay 28, 2014 6:00 am - Gilberts Community Days, which began six years ago as a small street fair, has grown into a four-day festival, with new offerings added every year. The festival opens Th...
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Should suburban school districts hire lobbyists?May 27, 2014 5:00 am - Can hiring lobbyists help suburban school districts influence education policy and bring home more tax dollars? It's a question two of the suburbs' biggest school distri...
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Dundee's Memorial Day parade set for SundayMay 22, 2014 6:00 am - Imagine refusing to march in a Memorial Day parade. It's difficult because in the 40-plus years Dundee Township has staged its Memorial Day parade, no politician, merch...
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Pension penalties drop, but some schools still owe over $100,000May 18, 2014 8:00 am - Two of the largest suburban school districts paid six-figure penalties for giving pension-boosting pay hikes for retiring educators in the 2012-13 school year, eight yea...
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Fred Heid will be District 300's first Latino superintendentMay 16, 2014 1:01 am - When Fred Heid takes the helm of Community Unit District 300 in early June, he will become the district's first superintendent of Latino descent. Heid, 43, is bilingual...
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No charges after investigation of possible teacher-student relationshipMay 16, 2014 1:01 am - No criminal charges will be filed following an investigation into a possible improper student-teacher relationship at Hampshire High School, authorities said Friday. "Th...
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Incoming Dist. 300 superintendent begins June 2May 15, 2014 1:01 am - Fred Heid, the incoming superintendent for Community Unit District 300, was an early favorite for the top job in the Algonquin-based school district, an official said Th...
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All but 1 student in Jacobs prank to take part in commencementMay 15, 2014 1:01 am - Seven of eight Jacobs High School students participating in a senior prank have promised, by written letter, to behave at Saturday's commencement and will be allowed at ...