A Friday e-blast offers assurances to some parents' concerns following an incident earlier in the week at Mill Creek Elementary School.
Geneva School District 304 sent an e-blast Friday afternoon, assuring community members and parents that "Safety First" isn't just an old saying, but words it lives by. The press release follows a Wednesday incident at Mill Creek Elementary School, in which a parent entered the school library and disrupted kindergarten students with some inappropriate language as he protested the way the Pledge of Allegiance was recited. The message underlines that each Geneva public school has a safety plan in place, thanks the Kane County Sheriff's Office for its assistance and notes that action does not always include notification of the general public. It also acknowledges that law-enforcement presence was increased at all Geneva schools, not just Mill…
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The Geneva School Board will add two teachers and two assistants, one each at Mill Creek Elementary and Williamsburg Elementary, to alleviate crowded kindergarten classes at those schools.
In what was expected to be a confrontation between parents and board members, Tuesday night's special board meeting turned out to be a lesson in how to solve problems by listening and working together. After hearing from several parents concerned about busing their kindergarteners from Williamsburg Elementary and Mill Creek Elementary to other area schools with lower enrollment estimates, the board voted unanimously to hire two teachers, one each for Mill Creek and Williamsburg. Two additional teacher assistants will also be hired. The cost to the district is $64,300 for the new teachers, but board member Mike McCormick pointed out that the actual cost will be about $48,000, the difference when you consider busing costs of $16,200 that …
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Bob McQuillan
4:11 pm on Saturday, July 21, 2012
Thomas My one son did run on the Geneva Cross Country Team with Dan Huling, I have two sons. All three of my children starting working at age 16 and do provide help on some of the extras like car insurance, hockey equipment, etc. Current parents do already pay for the extras like travel teams. They just don't want to pay extra for school team sports. That is sad because school team sports help … more ›