All Posts Tagged With: "Diane Piazza"

District 302 seeks committed candidates

KANELAND—Prospective candidates for the Kaneland School Board should know that if elected, they face a significant responsibility, Board President Cheryl Krauspe said.

October 31st, 2010 | | Comments Off | Continued

School Board gives the go-ahead on athletic storage building

KANELAND—The Kaneland School Board on Monday gave the go-ahead to the administration to seek bids for an athletic equipment storage facility on the Harter Middle School campus.

April 16th, 2010 | | Comments Off | Continued

State: ‘There is no money’

KANELAND—A meeting with State Representative Kay Hatcher (Dist. 50) on Monday confirmed what Kaneland School District officials already knew—school funding from the state will be severely cut.

March 12th, 2010 | | 4 comments | Continued

School Board revisits budget cuts

KANELAND—In light of the news of the additional possible $2.2 million shortfall due to a reduction in state funding, (see related story) School Board members let go of some of the programs they sought to keep during last week’s meeting.

February 26th, 2010 | | Comments Off | Continued

Teacher’s union says ‘No’

KANELAND—The Kaneland Educators Association (KEA) announced on Monday its decision not to reopen negotiations with the Kaneland administration regarding teachers’ salaries.

February 12th, 2010 | | 1 comment | Continued

D-302 asks teachers to return to table

KANELAND—The Kaneland School District, faced with a $3 million projected deficit in next year’s budget, asked Kaneland teachers to renegotiate their contract ratified last year.

November 13th, 2009 | | Comments Off | Continued

Ways to make, and improve, the grade

KANELAND—Picking three to four goals to improve upon each year sounds like an over-ambitious New Years resolution. But it is commonplace for area schools.

October 2nd, 2009 | | Comments Off | Continued
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What is an A?

KANELAND—Kaneland School District officials plan to study the grading scale currently implemented district-wide during the 2010-11 school year.

October 1st, 2009 | | Comments Off | Continued

District adds paraprofessionals’ dependents to health care coverage

KANELAND—Beginning with the 2009-2010 school year, the Kaneland School District will pay 50 percent of the cost of insurance premiums for dependents of full-time educational support staff (paraprofessionals).

June 25th, 2009 | | Comments Off | Continued