Author Archives: Jennie Berkson

School District 202 has seen a steady reduction in the use of suspensions to address student behavior problems over the past three years. This is in part due to the […]

The recommendations of the School Improvement Team (SIT) to the Evanston Township High School administration focused on families of incoming students, student post-high school plans and discipline of current students. […]

Despite persistent problems with getting payments of over $1 million from the State of Illinois and a 2010 Consumer Price Index of 1.5 percent affecting tax caps, Chief Financial Officer […]

The conflict between a desire for the immediate gratification of short-term data and a commitment to a long-term evaluation by outside experts was evident at the District 202 School Board […]

A team of academics and researchers headed by Dr. David Figlio of Northwestern University’s Institute for Policy Research will assist School District 202 in its evaluation of the effectiveness of […]

The District 202 School Board finalized its list of goals for the three-year period beginning in fall 2012 and passed them on to the District’s administration for input about how […]

The District 202 administration proposed calendars for the next three school years to the School Board at its April 23 meeting. On behalf of the Calendar Committee, Assistant Superintendent/Principal Oscar […]

Goal-Setting Process Begins With Facilitated Workshop March 17 The District 202 School Board will begin discussion of its 2012-15 goals with a planning session on March 17 facilitated by Barbara […]

At its Feb. 27 meeting, the District 202 School Board held a hearing to consider requiring attendance on Columbus Day and Pulaski Day. The Illinois State Board of Education requires […]