Articles filed under Palatine Township District 15
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Don't put armed officers in schools' front officesDec 04, 2018 12:00 am - I am a Palatine resident, parent, an ESP member and a District 15 employee. I work in a school that has a School Resource Officer. He is a valued member of our team. We ...
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'Will & Grace' actor, Glen Ellyn native Sean Hayes visits 1,200 Palatine students on book tourNov 28, 2018 12:00 am - About 1,200 young children from Palatine Township Elementary District 15 squealed with delight over an appearance Wednesday by an actor from a popular NBC sitcom and his...
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Supt. Scott Thompson; Retired police can help make grade schools safeNov 24, 2018 12:00 am - Sandy Hook, Columbine and Parkland. Names eliciting horrific and deeply troubling images. Often the next thought turns to "could this happen in my school?" School employ...
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Plan for armed retired cops in Palatine grade schools: Good safety move vs. too riskyNov 16, 2018 12:00 am - A Palatine school district's plan to increase security by hiring retired police officers to serve as armed clerical workers is drawing mixed reviews from police, parents...
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Hire armed retired cops for school clerical roles? District 15 pursuing plan.Nov 14, 2018 12:00 am - Palatine Township Elementary District 15 Superintendent Scott Thompson will pursue a plan to use armed retired police officers in schools serving younger children in wha...
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District 15 schools earn USDA award for nutritional mealsNov 12, 2018 12:00 am - Fifteen schools in Palatine Township District 15 have been named HealthierUS School Challenge award recipients by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. They are the only s...
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Palatine District 15 testing emergency alert systemNov 07, 2018 12:00 am - Palatine Township Elementary District 15 will test its emergency alert notification system at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9. The test message will be sent to all parents and st...
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District 15 drops plan to use mall space for full-day kindergartenNov 02, 2018 1:00 am - Palatine Township Elementary District 15 has dropped a plan to spend about $20 million to acquire and renovate vacant space at a mall for an all-day kindergarten program...
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Flexible seating, pillows, bean bags: Schools seeing if flexible spaces help students do betterOct 27, 2018 1:00 am - Katie Burns has quite the mellow vibe going in her seventh-grade social studies classroom at Carl Sandburg Junior High School in Rolling Meadows. Dim lighting sets the r...
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Still time to take survey on District 15 school boundary prioritiesOct 08, 2018 1:00 am - Palatine Township Elementary District 15 parents and other residents are being asked to take a survey regarding their priorities for potential school boundary changes. I...