Tuesday, August 21, 2012
The new program has been a goal of Supt. James Mitchem, who has been pushing for it since last year.
All-day kindergarten classes will make their debut at all 12 Valley View School District 365U elementary schools Wednesday. More than 1,000 children will enter newly-created classrooms at 9:05 a.m. and stay until 3:15 p.m. See photos from Pioneer Elementary School's kindergarten preview to the right. Since last year, Supt. James Mitchem has been leading the charge to implement full-day kindergarten, with the aim of targeting students while they are in the lower grades to avoid the need for intervention later. Mitchem has cited studies that link full-day kindergarten to increases in student achievement, including data showing that 85 percent of pupils who participated in an all-day kindergarten program completed school without the need …
Valley View School District 365U held a symbolic ribbon cutting ceremony Monday that represented several new building additions for the district's all-day kindergarten program.
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Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Editor's note: The following is a press release from Valley View School District 365U. All-day kindergarten classes will make their debut at all 12 Valley View School District 365U elementary schools Wednesday. More than 1,000 children will enter newly-created classrooms at 9:05 a.m. and stay until 3:15 p.m. Previously, children attended either a morning session or an afternoon session. To make room for the new program, VVSD put additions on nine schools and renovated facilities in three others. Kindergarten students will be housed in new additions at Independence, Salk and Wood View schools and in remodeled facilities at Oak View, Ward, King, Skoff, McGee, Tibbott, Hermansen, Pioneer and Hill. Older students will move from existing …
Monday, August 20, 2012
Valley View School District 365U School District Superintendent James Mitchem challenged the 100 new teachers to "genuinely care for kids."
Editor's note: The following is a press release from Valley View School District 365U. Superintendent James Mitchem Jr. Wednesday challenged more than 100 new teachers to “genuinely care for kids” as they begin their careers with Valley View School District 365U. “I consider all of you to be first round draft choices,” Dr. Mitchem said. “But you must be ready to step outside of your comfort zone.” The VVSD Superintendent detailed the district’s “New View: A Design for Change” for the new teachers as they prepared for two intensive days of training together and several more days of training with returning educators prior to the start of school on Wednesday. “In Valley View we expect you to be difference makers because it’s morally …
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
The Valley View School District 365U tentative budget is available for public viewing until Sept. 24.
The tentative budget for Valley View School District 365U is now on display until mid-September for review by the public. The board will vote whether to adopt the $273 million budget at the Sept. 24 Board of Education meeting. Big changes include: The district has $241,582,767 in operating funds, or an increase of $5.1 million from FY12, according to district documents. The budget includes projected revenues of $202,266,178 and expenses of $230,234,167. VVSD officials said Monday the district's budget will be balanced by FY15. The district is utilizing its fund balance in the midst of a $13 million deficit from FY13. The district projects that deficit will shrink to $5 million in FY14. "We're headed in the right direction financially," …
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
The class is scheduled for Tuesday and Thursday this fall at Romeoville and Bolingbrook High Schools.
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Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Editor's note: The following is a release from Valley View School District 365U. In an effort to assist Spanish-speaking community members with potential communications and cultural issues, VVSD will again offer free English-as-a-Second-Language classes for adults this fall. The federally-funded classes, scheduled for every Tuesday and Thursday from Sept. 11 to Nov. 20 at both Romeoville and Bolingbrook High Schools, will feature three levels: basic, intermediate and advanced. Levels will be determined through past experience in similar VVSD classes or, for new students, through placement exams at 5 p.m. either Aug. 28 or Aug. 30 in Room D235 at Bolingbrook High School. Registration forms for the classes, available by contacting Yadi Mata…
The high school hired five new positions for the 2012-2013 school year.
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Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Samantha Weber, English: Attended the University of St. Francis. She has a BA in English/Secondary Education and will also be a Track & Field Assistant Coach. Rhyen Staley, English: Ryan attended Indiana University and Purdue University. He has a Master’s Degree in Education and has been JCA's Varsity Boys Head Volleyball Coach for several years. Megan Prohaska, Math: Received her BA in Mathematics from the University of St. Francis. She earned a Master’s Degree in Mathematics from the University of Illinois – Chicago. Richard Capalbo, Foreign Language (Spanish): Capalbo attended DePaul University. He has a BA in Spanish and is a former teacher returning to JCA. Candice Quinerly, Director of Communications: Quinery attended the University …
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Thursday, August 25, 2011
The DuPage County Health Department shares tips to help students avoid staph infections.
Sending the kids off to school is an exciting time for parents and students. Whether students head back to the classroom or off to college, they sometimes make questionable hygiene choices. For those college-age kids, they revel in freedom and making their own rules, like showering once a week and not doing laundry until every bit of clothing has been worn or re-worn. Younger students may not think twice about sharing cups, utensils or leaving dirty uniforms in lockers. While it’s hard to police everything children may do, maintaining good personal hygiene is important to student health, and according to the DuPage County Health Department , it is vital to preventing staph infections, like Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, also…
Friday, August 19, 2011
Tips on who to connect with during the academic year to make things go smoothly.
By now you have all the school lists going — school supplies, practice schedules and carpool contacts — to help your kids do their best at school. But below is a must-have list for parents of the people you need to meet to help make the most of your child's upcoming school year.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
New school year brings a different cast within the Valley View School District. Here are 11 administrators new to the district or their position.
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
This school year, you can keep kids (and your wallet) safe by following the rules.
It’s almost here: Next week, students from Valley View School District and local private schools will head back to class. That means it’s not just time for kids to hit the books. It’s also time for drivers to be watchful for students not just as they walk to school, but also as they ride the bus. Illinois law provides for hefty penalties for drivers who disregard the rules when it comes to sharing the roads (and school parking lots) with buses. Here are some things to keep in mind this fall, courtesy of the Illinois State Board of Education: Other back-to-school safety rules Another rule drivers need to remember as kids head back to school is that talking on your cell phone in a school zone is also a no-no. Since January 2010, the state …
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6:12 pm on Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Patch removed the last comment! This principle is was his student and he married her! That's crazy! What is happening to VVSD! more ›