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Tag: Evanston/Skokie District 65
District 65 names new head of student specialized services
Corina Herrera will begin July 1 as the new assistant superintendent of student specialized services for District 65, replacing Romy DeCristofaro. The school board approved the appointment at its April […]
District 65 unveils new Fifth Ward school renderings
Several dozen people came out to Fleetwood-Jourdain Community Center Tuesday night for the big reveal of new renderings and floor plans for the two-story kindergarten through fifth grade school planned […]
District 65 business manager to depart after 23 years
Kathy Zalewski, the Evanston/Skokie District 65 business manager and chief school business official, will resign at the end of this school year, the district confirmed to the RoundTable. Zalewski has […]
Experiential learning opportunities abound at Fifth Ward STEM Fest
At 10 a.m. on a beautiful sun-drenched Saturday, the walkway leading to Family Focus Evanston buzzed with activity and anticipation. Students and their families checked in at colorful, umbrella-covered tables, […]
At second Bessie Rhodes closure hearing, families seek answers
Two weeks after they first did, about 50 students, parents and community members again gathered Monday afternoon outside the District 65 school board room to play music, eat tamales, draw […]
Letter to the editor: Opposing viewpoints
Reading the Roundtable this morning, I am struck by two articles on Evanston’s two school districts, each one suggesting an outcome heading in the opposite direction. On the one hand, […]
‘Another historic harm’: Families plead with District 65 to reconsider Bessie Rhodes closure
In many ways, Monday afternoon’s march from the Dr. Bessie Rhodes School of Global Studies to the Joseph E. Hill Early Childhood Center felt like a celebration. More than 100 […]
Guest essay: March with Bessie Rhodes
By Melissa Rosenzweig, Bessie Rhodes parent Editor’s note: This essay is translated into Spanish below. The opinions expressed reflect the values and views of the author, not of the RoundTable. […]
District 65 budget cuts to save a projected $7.37 million
Tasked with finding a way to permanently reduce the budget by at least $5 million in order to stave off future shortfalls, Evanston/Skokie School District 65 officials revealed on Monday […]