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School District 65 Board Approves $139 Million Operating Budget

Sept. 22 What we are planning on doing going forward is to make sure whatever we budget matches up to the revenues that we get that year. That's a truly balanced budget, and that’s the goal of this administration to balance the budget.
Bandwidth Chasm – a New Dimension to the Digital Divide

Sept. 22 With more about 10,000 students learning remotely and a large component of the local workforce telecommuting, it is anyone’s guess how much bandwidth is gobbled up each weekday.
ETHS Student Killed

Sept. 21 Arturo Munoz, a senior at Evanston Township High School died of gunshot wounds on Sept. 21.
Expenditures Per Pupil at District 65’s 15 Schools Range From $13,903 to $18,498

Mr. Obafemi prefaced the presentation, saying every school district in the State must provide a site-based expenditure report under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). The intent is to create “a level of transparency to ensure that resources actually flow to our students who need it the most,” he said.
District 65 Administrators Give Updates on Remote Learning

Sept. 16 With District 65 schools settled in for remote learning until at least mid-November, District 65 administrators on Sept. 14 presented their plan to support and monitor student learning in the current school year.
Hispanic Heritage Month Starts Today

Sept. 15 Hispanic Heritage Month, first proclaimed in 1989 by President George H.W. Bush, begins today and ends Oct. 15.
District 65's Proposed Final Budget Pegs Operating Expenses at $139 Million

Sept. 15 The District is budgeting that it will operate at a surplus of $344,726 in FY’21.The final budget summaries report on an unaudited basis that the District closed out the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020 (FY’20) with a surplus of about $6.2 million.
Federal Judge Enters $3 Million Default Judgment Against Former ETHS Safety Officer

Sept. 11 On Sept. 8, U.S. District Court Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer entered a default judgment against Michael Haywood, a former safety officer at Evanston Township High School, after he failed to appear in the case and answer the allegations of the complaint. The judgment is for $2 million in compensatory damages and $1 million in punitive damages.
Thoughts of an ETHS Senior

Sept. 7 I write this on Sept. 2, in the middle of my third week of school as a senior at Evanston Township High School.
What I am Thinking About, Worrying About, Excited About for the Coming Semester

Sept. 3 These past few weeks could only be described as some sort of fever dream. Between the pandemic and racial unrest across the country, it was more than clear that the beginning of my collegiate experience would be unconventional.
Nichols School Principal Leaving

Sept. 2 Adrian Harries, who has been principal of Nichols Middle School for five years, is leaving District 65 work on equity development in Community Unit School District 300 in Algonquin.
Superintendent Devon Horton Presents Miracles Framework for Continuous Improvement for School District 65

Sept. 2 The plan contains eight tenets and 82 programs or strategies for school improvement in the areas of equity, the instructional core, rigorous materials, learning targets, accountability structures and sound financial planning, said Dr. Horton.
School District 65’s Current Goal to Open the Schools for In-Person Learning is a Test Positivity Rate of 3% or Less

Sept. 1 "I just want to be sure everyone understands as we look to reopen for in-person – our goal is to have a positivity rate to be 3 for the Region, 3 or less, and there will be discussions around that coming soon," said Superintendent Devon Horton.
Education Subcommittee for Reparations Seeks New STEM School in Fifth Ward

Aug. 29 “I would also like to go on record and say that the intention of this STEM community school is that it be a remedy for the damage that was caused as a result of foster schools being moved out of the Fifth Ward and kids being forced into a one-way busting situation."
Evanston Fire Department and Oakton Community College Collaborate to Create Tuition-Free Firefighter Apprenticeship Program

Aug. 28 The Evanston Fire Department in collaboration with Oakton Community College has established their first public service apprenticeship program, allowing residents of Evanston to gain a career path in fire service tuition-free.

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