District 163 Advances Standards For Student Achievement
Superintendent Elizabeth Reynolds praised Park Forest-Chicago Heights School District 163 policy actions aimed at stopping social promotion and raising achievement. The board supports standards driven curriculum, tutoring, extended learning, smaller primary class sizes, and looping to maintain teacher continuity.
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Park Forest
Chicago Heights
Elizabeth Reynolds
Board of Education
Virginia Ford
Reynolds
Huth students publish web pages for staff
Huth Elementary District 162 sixth graders at Huth Middle School run the Student Web Action Team S.W.A.T. they design Web pages for teachers linked to the Huth site and create cluster newsletters showcasing teachers and student journalism.
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Matteson
Huth Middle School
Danielle Warnes
Lynette Bivens
Huth
Bivens
S.W.A.T
Brandi Senter
Alex Cliff
Warnes
Beacon Hill expands Learning Center with new school
Beacon Hill Primary Center in Park Forest Chicago Heights School District 163 gains a Learning Center housing a library and 15 new computers with plans to add nine more, enabling full day kindergarten and smaller class sizes. Principal George McJimpsey says the setup supports reading, research, and internet work for 24 students per room.
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Park Forest
Chicago Heights
Beacon Hill
George MedJimpsey
Beacon Hil
Melba Tellis
Media Aide
Linda Watson
Macorgatts
Kayleigh Newman
Medimsey
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