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Around the District: March
March, 2012 Edition Tricycles for TOT Eighteen members of the Waubonsie Valley SkillsUSA Club assembled 25 specially-adapted bikes for the Therapy Oriented Tricycle (TOT) program. The TOT program,...
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Scheduled Phone/Email/Web Maintenance
District 204 is scheduling maintenance on its computer systems starting at 7 am on Saturday, March 24 and concluding by 8 am on Monday, March 26. During this time, district email, websites and phone...
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Message on April 5 Community Drug Forum
Dear Community Members, We are writing a joint message to you once again to let you know about two important meetings taking place in early April. Due to the overwhelming response to the community...
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New Central Office Administrators Named
District 204 officials presented new administrators to the Board of Education at its April 2 meeting. Kathy Duncan was recommended to fill the position of Chief Academic Officer and Kathy Pease was...
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Staff Reductions at April 2 Meeting
As the district does each year, the Board of Education took action at its April 2 meeting to release all part-time certified and all certified staff hired after January 1. This totaled 52 full-time...
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Technology Pilot Program
A goal in District 204 is to ensure that students are proficient in 21st century skills. In an effort to increase the opportunities to use these skills while enhancing the learning environment, the...
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Drug Forum Video Available at 204tv.org
Dear District 204 Community, Thank you to the 600 attendees who came to last Thursday's Community Forum on Drugs. If you were unable to attend, we have posted the video from the meeting at 204tv.org....
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Superintendent's Message on Common Core
Dear District 204 Community, It is often said that the American education system tries to cover so much information that it goes "a mile wide and an inch deep." In the coming years, you will hear a...
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Around The District: April
April, 2012 Edition Under the Influence In response to the growing number of alcohol- and drug-related traffic fatalities, Metea Valley High School sponsored its first “Under the Influence” simulation...
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Points of Pride, 05.01.12
Students Perform on National Public Radio May 21 Metea Valley High School violinist Claire Bourg and Neuqua Valley High School cellist Tara Safavi were selected to perform on "From the Top," a popular...
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New Principals Appointed
Some new faces will be leading several District 204 schools next year. At the May 7 Board of Education meeting, administrators recommended Jason Stipp as principal of Waubonsie Valley High School, Mary...
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Support Staff Reductions at May 7 Meeting
As the district does each year, the Board of Education took action at its May 7 meeting to release classified staff. This totaled 59 full-time positions. Forty-six of those are full-time positions that...
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End of Year Lunch Account Info
As the end of the school year approaches, we wanted to provide you with information about balances on your child's school lunch account. Positive account balances will rollover to the next school year...
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Excellence in Education Honorees
The Indian Prairie Educational Foundation (IPEF) recently recognized 90 graduating seniors (30 from each high school), who were selected as the honorees for this year's Excellence in Education program....
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Points of Pride, 05.18.12
Students Win State Energy Challenge The following Neuqua Valley High School students were named state champions of the Siemens "We Can Change the World" challenge: Nandita Venkatesan, Andrew Mooney and...
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High Schools Ranked Nationally by US News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report recently released its 2012 Best High Schools rankings, which features comprehensive profiles of nearly 22,000 public high schools and rankings of the nation's 4,877...
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National Merit Scholars Named
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced several District 204 students have won National Merit Scholarships. From Waubonsie Valley, the winner is Aadharsh Sadhana; from Neuqua Valley the...
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Support Staff Contract Approved
Indian Prairie Classified Association (IPCA) voted on May 24 to approve a two-year agreement that includes $186,000 in savings from the implementation of a more efficient medical plan over the life of...
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Internet Safety Video and Logo Contest
DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JUNE 15 School Districts 204 and 203 have partnered with KidsMatter, NCTV17 and TrueCare to offer students the opportunity to participate in a Digital Footprint Video Project as...
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School Calendar Change
At the June 4 Board of Education meeting, a change was approved to the 2012-13 school calendar. March 22, 2013 was formerly listed as a half-day of school. That date was changed to a full day of school...
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