Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Multiple Oswego organizations associated with the school sponsoring the forum for all school board candidates.
Oswego 308 Board of Education candidates will have an opportunity to speak at a forum in March on a variety of topics of interest to the community. The forum is being hosted by the Oswego Education Association (OEA), Oswego Educational Support Professional Association (OESPA), Oswego Custodial and Maintenance Association (OCMA), Oswego Transportation Association (OTA), Parent and Community for Excellence (PACE) and Parent Communication Council (PCC). The forum will take place on Thursday, March 14 at 7 to 9 p.m. at the Oswego East High School auditorium. Each of the seven candidates will be given a question posed by a moderator and allowed to answer. Audience members will also be able to ask questions of the candidates as time permits. …
Monday, February 18, 2013
Plus changes to parent/teacher conferences, institute days and early dismissals days.
The 2013-14 Oswego District 308 school year calendar may be seeing some big changes, including start date, semester end date and teacher institute days. “This calendar should truly reflect not only what was important to parents, teachers, administrators and the board, but the overarching goal to make sure calendar served the goal of teaching and learning in the district,” said Superintendent Matthew Wendt at the school board's Monday night meeting.. “Is it perfect? No. Is it improved? Yes?” The tentative draft of the new calendar would have students in grades 1-12 beginning school Monday, Aug. 19, rather than in the middle of the week as it has been. Kindergarten would start that Tuesday. Board president Bill Walsh did not like the change…
Friday, February 1, 2013
Art will be displayed at Downers Grove North from Feb. 10 - 16.
Editor's Note: The article has been updated to reflect the additons of three more artists. The visual art department programs at Oswego 308 schools have been on fire recently. At the Regional Competition hosted on Jan. 26 at Downers Grove North High School many Oswego High School students walked away with the honor of a golden key, silver key or honorable mention. Golden Key award winners will be going on to Nationals to compete for Gold, Silver, and Silver with distinction medals. If students place, they will be awarded at Carnegie Hall in New York City in May. All of the artwork will be open to the public at Downers Grove North High School from Feb. 10 to Feb. 16. Take a look through the slide show of artwork by Golden Key recipients…
Monday, January 28, 2013
The three-year contract addresses salary and pay steps and high school teaching hours.
The Oswego Education Association (OEA) and the Oswego 308 board of education have officially agreed on a three-year contract. Members of the OEA voted Jan. 18 to approve the contract, which the board of education had previously unanimously approved Jan. 14 with board president Bill Walsh abstaining from the vote because his wife is a teacher in the district. A tentative agreement was reached prior to winter break, but voting wasn't held until January. Want free local news in your inbox every morning? Sign up for our e-newsletter. The vote was “closer than any I’ve ever been a part of,” said President of the OEA, Darla Medernach. The vote for the teacher’s union passed 544 - 445 in favor of the contract. One of the largest sticking points …
The three-year contract addresses salary and pay steps and high school teaching hours.
The Oswego Education Association (OEA) and the Oswego 308 board of education have officially agreed on a three-year contract. Members of the OEA voted Jan. 18 to approve the contract, which the board of education had previously unanimously approved Jan. 14 with board president Bill Walsh abstaining from the vote because his wife is a teacher in the district. A tentative agreement was reached prior to winter break, but voting wasn't held until January. Want free local news in your inbox every morning? Sign up for our e-newsletter. The vote was “closer than any I’ve ever been a part of,” said President of the OEA, Darla Medernach. The vote for the teacher’s union passed 544 - 445 in favor of the contract. One of the largest sticking points …
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Due to the earlier incident in December, the decision was made to ensure that the schools were not only safe, but also that students and staff feel safe.
Oswego District 308 schools will be seeing the addition of a camera and buzzer system in the next few weeks for an added security measure in all schools. Superintendent Matthew Wendt addressed the board Monday night about the security measures, which are being implemented in part due to supposed rumors that circulated around some of the schools in December. “Because of that situation and the overwhelming response of not only ensuring our schools are safe, but also the feeling of being safe, we looked at this device to allow for some buzzer-camera systems for the schools,” said Wendt. The system would involve having a buzzer on every outside door of the schools along with cameras to allow school staff to see who was at the door. Sign up for…
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Board is required to try to fill the vacancy left by Lynn Cullick within 45 days of her last day.
The Oswego 308 Board of Education is taking applications for the vacant seat on the board starting Tuesday, Dec. 18. Lynn Cullick vacated the seat on Nov. 27 due to her appointment to the Kendall County Board District 2. The school board has a period of 45 days to attempt to fill the empty seat from Cullick’s last day, said Board President Bill Walsh. Applications requiring a cover letter and resume will be accepted through either email at newboardmember@oswego308.org or by delivering a sealed envelope to Nicole Sanders, the superintendent’s assistant, at the District Administration Center. All applications are due by 5 p.m. on Dec. 28. Walsh said all candidate applications will then be sent out to current board members, who will submit …
Friday, December 14, 2012
District spokeswoman says officials and police have tracked rumors and found none for Oswego East or any of the junior highs to be credible.
Update 3:30 p.m. Friday Oswego 308 released the following announcement minutes before 3:30 p.m. on their website: As investigations by School District 308 and Oswego Police Department continue, it has been confirmed that an alleged threat to the safety of students and staff members was made at Oswego High School. Earlier this week, Oswego High School students and parents brought to the attention of the high school administration a student-initiated threat of a possible shooting at OHS on December 21. The alleged threat was shared with classmates, staff members, parents, and guardians. This one, isolated incident at OHS was specific to the December 21 winter solstice, which marks the end of one of the cycles in the ancient Mayan calendar…
Thursday, December 13, 2012
School posts announcement and a worried parent contacts Patch about her children attending school tomorrow.
The Mayan calendar states that next Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, is the end of the world. Oswego District 308 officials are taking action about rumors that there is a threat of violence set to occur in the school district due to this belief in the Mayan calendar. The following statement was posted to the district's website early this afternoon: It has come to our attention that rumors have been circulating around our school community about December 21, our last day of school before winter break, and winter solstice, which marks the end of one of the cycles in the ancient Mayan calendar. The media hype surrounding this date has resulted in predictions that include such things as a national power outage to the end of the world. The same type of …
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Assistant superintendent Paul O’Malley said actual amount is expected to be reduced through the County clerk.
The Oswego District 308 school board voted 6-0 in favor of adopting the 2012 tentative levy with a 4.98 percent increase. Assistant superintendent Paul O’Malley said this levy is just a proposal that must still be approved by the County clerk. He said the clerk is expected to reduce the proposal from the suggested 4.98 percent to near 3.1 percent. “The reason we levy higher is there could be new property,” said O’Malley. “If we fail to capture that new property, those new obligations will fall on the current taxpayer.” Want free local news in your inbox every morning? Sign up for our newsletter. For example, O’Malley provided a home assessed at $300,000 and said under the new levy there would be an increase of about $8 a month, or about $…
Eva Renee Powers
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