Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Testing Gone Wild . . .

For those who feel that our schools devote too much time to testing, you "ain't seen nothin' yet."  Take a look at this article, which talks about potentially testing 5-year-olds to determine their ability to succeed in college and career.


Friday, September 21, 2012

Next Minooka 201 School Board Meeting and Budget Hearing

The next meeting of the Minooka CCSD 201 school board is Wednesday, September 26, 2012. The Committee of the Whole Meeting starts at 6:00 p.m. in the board room (the old library) at the Minooka Primary Center located at 305 Church Street in Minooka. The Committee of the Whole Meeting will be followed by a Budget Hearing at 6:45 p.m. in the gymnasium.  The Budget Hearing will be followed by the regular Board Meeting at 7 p.m. Each of the meetings is open to the public, and everyone is encouraged to attend. You can find the agenda for each of the meetings here

The proposed budget for fiscal year 2012-2013 can be found here.