Articles filed under Mount Prospect District 57
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District 57 molds curriculum to fit new standardsFeb 08, 2012 11:00 pm - With new state learning standards on the horizon, teachers and administrators in Mount Prospect Elementary District 57 have begun tweaking the district’s curriculum. Amo...
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The Saturday SoapboxDec 03, 2011 4:00 am - The big brrrrr: Another voice of doom this week about the Midwest's predicted bad winter? It's AccuWeather's latest long-term forecast, saying the Chicago area will ...
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Union head says Dist. 57 contract good for teachersDec 02, 2011 4:30 am - Teachers in Mount Prospect Elementary District 57 are, on the whole, pleased with their recently approved contract, the head of their union said. “They're happy that the...
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Teacher salaries frozen in new District 57 contractNov 29, 2011 11:00 pm - Mount Prospect Elementary District 57 and its teachers union have approved a new two-year contract that freezes base salary levels over the course of the deal and limits...
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Mount Prospect teacher’s setback becomes opportunity of a lifetimeNov 16, 2011 4:30 am - For Mount Prospect native Anne Senn, a professional setback earlier this year became the opportunity of a lifetime. Senn, an elementary schoolteacher, was laid off in th...
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New Westbrook principal loves guiding the youngest studentsOct 21, 2011 12:00 am - Mary Kalogeropoulos expected she'd miss having her own group of students when she left teaching to become principal of Westbrook School for Young Learners in Mount Prosp...
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Dist. 57 to hold off on tax hike requestOct 06, 2011 12:00 am - Mount Prospect Elementary District 57 leaders say they will probably wait until 2013 before asking voters to approve a tax hike. The school board had been considering go...
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Leave cursive instruction aloneSep 15, 2011 5:00 am - I found your article about teaching cursive writing to our youth in the public schools very interesting, indeed. Having taught and served as principal in two schools in ...
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District 57 considers tax hike request in 2012Sep 15, 2011 12:00 am - Mount Prospect Elementary District 57 leaders continue to explore the possibility of asking voters to approve a tax hike next year. The discussion comes in light of dwin...
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Palatine Dist. 15 exploring STEM academySep 15, 2011 12:00 am - If Palatine Township Elementary District 15 officials can manage to find the funding, its seventh- and eighth-graders may soon be exposed to a curriculum more focused on...