Staff Reportnews@thewoodstockindependent.comEnrollment didn’t grow this fall in Woodstock School District 200.It didn’t fall much, either, down about a quarter of a percent from 2022.Figures reported to the Illinois Department of […]
By Eileen Millardnews@thewoodstockindependent.comLaurie Singer started with the Transportation Department of Woodstock School District 200 as a great way to work while being a primary caregiver for her children when they […]
Taking the “bird in the hand” approach suggested by a bond adviser, Woodstock School District 200 has saved even more than expected by refinancing part of its construction debt that […]
By Eileen Millardnews@thewoodstockindependent.comAmong the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic is a shortage of school bus drivers, a problem not unique to Woodstock.Some experienced drivers chose to not return to […]
Staff Reportnews@thewoodstockindependent.comFourth-grader Braden Ferrera of Prairiewood Elementary School was named winner of the Superintendent’s Award among entries in the Woodstock School District 200 Spring 2023 Art Show.Hundreds of pieces of […]
Staff Reportnews@thewoodstockindependentWith an excessive heat warning in effect until 9 p.m. Wednesday and temperatures expected in the upper 90s Thursday, Woodstock School District 200 has notified parents that schools without […]
Another debt bomb looms for Woodstock School District 200.The Board of Education last week approved a preliminary 2023-24 budget that would pay $13 million next year toward the school construction […]
Freshmen at Woodstock and Woodstock North high schools will be greeted on Day One by friendly upperclassmen there to guide and support them all school year.Link Crew is a new […]
Following an increase among incoming kindergarten students who had never been in school before, educators at Verda Dierzen Early Learning Center launched a new program this year to help students […]
Tax credits and rebates will literally pay for all of a $3.7 million solar field north of Woodstock North High School that is expected to create estimated energy savings at […]
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