| Candidates talk inclusion, opportunity gaps during forum |
2021-03-25 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 25, 2021, p. 11 |
Discrimination - Race,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Board,
Boyle, Kathleen Weiss,
Nowik, Joseph,
Evonitz, Richard,
Skokie United,
Abraham, Naema,
Petryk, Irena,
Jacobs, Elana,
Sawyers, Ross |
| Local Jews, Skokie museum resolve to continue Holocaust education |
2020-10-01 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 1, 2020, p. 1, 10 |
Education,
Illinois Board of Education,
New Trier High School,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Friedeman, Amanda,
Silberman, Renee,
Matthews, Jackie,
Surveys and studies,
Tragos, Peter,
Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
Coronavirus infections (COVID-19),
Anti-Semitism |
| High schools get ready for 1st day of class |
2020-08-20 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, August 20, 2020, p. 16 |
Edwards, Jim,
Niles West High School,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Rivero, Christine,
Niles North High School,
Kemp, Alexia,
Coronavirus infections (COVID-19) |
| Hackers access video conferencing in districts 219 and 207 but officials say problem addressed |
2020-04-16 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 16 , 2020, p. 12 |
Niles West High School,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Isoye, Steven,
Niles North High School,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools),
Szczepaniak, Jim,
Coronavirus infections (COVID-19) |
| District 219 prepares to add new courses including welding, cybersecurity |
2019-10-24 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 24, 2019, p. 9 |
Oakton Community College,
Niles West High School,
Arreguin, Sandra,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Niles North High School,
Powell, Chris |
| Niles Township 219 to offer environmental science course through Loyola University |
2019-07-25 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, July 25, 2019, p. 5 |
Oakton Community College - Curriculum,
Loyola University,
Ko, David,
Arreguin, Sandra,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Obrycki, Joe |
| District 219 enters into agreement with OCC on math classes |
2019-07-04 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, July 4, 2019, p. 8 |
Oakton Community College - Curriculum,
Illinois Board of Education,
Arreguin, Sandra,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Illinois Community College Board,
Obrycki, Joe,
Illinois Board of Higher Education |
| District 219 Bridges program finds new home |
2019-05-16 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 16, 2019, p. 6 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Buildings,
Sproat, Mike,
Seiwert, Kate,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Ikezoe-Halevi, Jean,
Isoye, Steven,
Niles North High School,
Cope, Ronald,
BRIDGES (Building Relationships in Diverse Groups in Evanston and Skokie) |
| D219, 69 collaborate on curricula |
2014-07-17 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, July 17, 2014 , p. 17 |
Public School District 69 - Curriculum,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum |
| Incoming students' readiness a concern |
2012-03-29 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 29, 2012 , p. 6 |
Gatta, Nanciann,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Lipin, Lisa |
| Niles Township District 219 aims at curriculum change |
2011-11-24 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 24, 2011 , p. 13 |
Gatta, Nanciann,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Valfer, Eileen,
Silverman, Robert,
Williams, Bob |
| District 219 curriculum plan prompts concerns |
2011-11-10 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 10, 2011 , p. 5 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Niles North High School,
Niles North Parent Advisory Council,
Berman, Lori,
Reader, Margaret,
Williams, Bob,
Gatta, Nanciann,
Papich, Mary Jo,
Roy, Rene,
Niles West High School |
| Board adds six new summer school courses |
2010-02-11 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 11, 2010 , p. 13 |
Roloff, Anne,
Summer schools,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Board |
| Beginner-level Hebrew retained by District 219 despite low enrollment |
2010-01-21 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 21, 2010 , p. 16 |
Gatta, Nanciann,
Pollak, Joel,
Rosman, Nancy,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Silverman, Robert |
| New group to promote Skokie's cultural diversity |
2010-01-14 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 14, 2010 , p. 10 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
'Motherland',
Gilani, Sheila,
Coming Together in Skokie,
Books,
Indian Community of Niles Township,
Multiculturalism,
Gatta, Nanciann,
Anthony, Carolyn,
Oakton Community College - Curriculum,
Skokie Public Library,
Skokie Festival of Cultures,
Van Dusen, Susan,
Skokie Holiday Inn,
Kamaria, Usha |
| Board elimination of work study program |
2009-12-24 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 24, 2009, p. 11 |
Niles Township Federation of Teachers,
Cooperative Vocational Education (CVE),
Corporative Distributive Education (CDE),
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Silverman, Robert,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Board,
Grossman, Steve |
| District 219 standardizes exams for high schools |
2008-10-09 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 9, 2008, p. 7 |
Roloff, Anne,
Niles West High School,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Niles North High School |
| Niles West High to split home rooms by gender |
2008-05-01 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 1, 2008, p. 7 |
Evans, Carlton,
Kracht, Hope,
Niles West High School,
Miller, Paula,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Osburn, Kaine,
Silverman, Robert,
Doniger, Sheri,
Klint, Ruth |
| Diverse student body a constant challenge for ELL program |
2008-03-06 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 6, 2008, p. 7 |
Niles West High School,
Murphy, Edmund,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Niles North High School,
Multiculturalism |
| Board may have to take its driver ed on the road |
2008-01-24 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 24, 2008, p. 7 |
Codell, Neil,
Driver's education,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Hussellbee, Susan,
Vogler, Dale |
| Mandarin Chinese among new courses offered by District 219 |
2007-11-29 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 29, 2007, p. 14 |
Gatta, Nanciann,
Niles West High School,
Codell, Neil,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Silverman, Robert,
Niles North High School |
| Researcher comes from cold for Niles North date |
2007-10-11 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 11, 2007, p. 19 |
Tulley, Hillary,
Science,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Niles North High School,
Bergholz, Elke |
| Special education goes forward in high schools |
2006-10-12 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 12, 2006, p. 8 |
Niles West High School,
Special education,
Marcelo, Pete,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Niles Township Department of Special Education,
Costigan, Pat,
Julia Molloy School |
| Students eased into English |
2006-09-21 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 21, 2006, p. 25 |
Niles West High School,
Codell, Neil,
Murphy, Edmund,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Stein, Roger,
Niles North High School,
English as a second language (ESL) |
| Meeting Notes |
2006-06-01 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, June 1, 2006, p. 8 |
Greenspan, Jeffrey,
Budget and expenditures,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Student activities,
Silverman, Robert,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Board,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools),
Vogler, Dale |
| School Board says yes to new courses |
2005-12-15 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 15, 2005, p. 5 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Stein, Roger,
Silverman, Robert,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Board,
Noyes, Ed |
| District maps new strategies |
2005-11-10 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 10, 2005, p. 8 |
Niles West High School,
Prairie State Achievement Examination (PSAE),
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Stein, Roger,
Niles North High School,
Standardized tests,
ACT Assessment |
| Board asks: When is an A really an A? |
2005-10-20 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 20, 2005, p. 5 |
Greenspan, Jeffrey,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Stein, Roger,
Smith, Lynda Gault,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Policies,
Silverman, Robert,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Board,
Liese, Lindsey,
Dev, Sheena |
| District 219 tackles school improvement |
2005-05-05 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 5, 2005, p. 5 |
Codell, Neil,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Wick, Karin,
Silverman, Robert,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Board,
Knudsen, Tim,
Vogler, Dale,
Swanson, Bradley,
Greenspan, Jeffrey,
Firer, Jennifer,
Stein, Roger,
Griffith, Dale |
| State drops writing, social science tests |
2004-08-05 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, August 5, 2004, p. 5 |
Schopp, Jim,
Public School District 69 - Curriculum,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
McTague, Frances,
Public School District 72 - Curriculum,
Nelson, Rebecca,
No Child Left Behind Act,
Public School District 68 - Curriculum,
Armour, Nelson |
| State drops writing, social science tests |
2004-08-05 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, August 5, 2004, p. 5 |
Schopp, Jim,
Public School District 69 - Curriculum,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
McTague, Frances,
Stein, Roger,
Public School District 73 - Curriculum,
Public School District 72 - Curriculum,
Nelson, Rebecca,
No Child Left Behind Act,
Public School District 68 - Curriculum,
Armour, Nelson |
| No Child Left Behind legislation forces schools to make changes in teaching methods, coursework |
2004-06-17 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, June 17, 2004, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Stein, Roger,
Public School District 72 - Curriculum,
No Child Left Behind Act,
McCarthy, Meredith,
Fairview South School,
Armour, Nelson |
| Dist. 219 cost cutting axe should not fall on schools' curriculum |
2003-12-18 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, December 18, 2003, Sec. 1, p. 6 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Bond issues and referendum,
Budget and expenditures,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools),
Editorial |
| Dist. 219 board mulls depth of budget cuts |
2003-12-04 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 4, 2003, p. 6 |
Budget and expenditures,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Schusteff, David,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools),
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Fees,
Weiner, Saul |
| Dodgeball getting knocked out in Skokie; elsewhere also |
2003-06-19 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, June 19, 2003, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Public School District 68 - Curriculum,
Sports,
Games |
| Courses, staffing trimmed |
2003-04-17 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 17, 2003, p. 5 |
Budget and expenditures,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools),
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Teachers and personnel |
| Writing center change dropped |
2003-04-10 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 10, 2003, p. 10 |
Budget and expenditures,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) |
| Writing center backers blast staff changes |
2003-04-03 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 3, 2003, p. 5 |
Budget and expenditures,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Borek, Sam,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools),
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Teachers and personnel |
| D219 OKs class limit, $2.6 million in cuts |
2003-01-30 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 30, 2003, p. 3 |
Budget and expenditures,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Schusteff, David,
Silverman, Robert,
Finkel, Leon,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools),
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Fees,
Montgomery, Dan |
| Dist. 219 scraps plans for tax hike |
2003-01-30 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, January 30, 2003, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Budget and expenditures,
Taxation - Property tax,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Yeggy, Gerry,
Silverman, Robert,
Finkel, Leon,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools),
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Teachers and personnel |
| Trustees, parents discuss D219 cuts |
2003-01-23 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 23, 2003, p. 8 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Student activities,
Yeggy, Gerry,
Hussellbee, Susan,
Schusteff, David,
Silverman, Robert,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools),
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Fees,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Teachers and personnel,
Budget and expenditures |
| Niles Dist. 219 |
2002-12-19 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, December 19, 2002, Sec. 1, p. 4 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Awards, prizes, etc.,
Niles West High School,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Blue Ribbon Award |
| District 219 |
2002-12-12 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 12, 2002, p. 17 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Awards, prizes, etc.,
Niles West High School,
Heuerman, Steve,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Blue Ribbon Award |
| District 219 explores ways to offer online courses to students |
2002-02-28 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, February 28, 2002, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Florida Virtual High School,
Campanella & Sons,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Ballard, Guy,
Pickus Construction & Equipment Co.,
Riddell/All American,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools),
Internet,
Wachtel, Andrew,
Anderson, Carolyn,
Budget and expenditures,
Illinois Virtual High School |
| Security, class cuts on table for D219 |
2002-01-31 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 31, 2002, p. 8 |
Powell, Griff E.,
Budget and expenditures,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Yeggy, Gerry,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Security,
Borek, Sam,
Silverman, Robert,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools),
Montgomery, Dan |
| D219 creates new course on student service |
2002-01-10 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 10, 2002, p. 9 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Volunteer work,
Barnett, Jean Ordonez,
We Help Others (WHO) |
| D219 tables course in Russian language |
2001-12-20 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 20, 2001, p. 8 |
Powell, Griff E.,
Codell, Neil,
Grossman, Ray,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Silverman, Robert,
Robertson, Liz |
| Technology revolutionizes old 'shop |
2001-12-13 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 13, 2001, p. 5 |
Jurek, Glenn,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Torres, Louis, Sr.,
Jerdee, Jeff,
Kavukattu, Tony,
Technology |
| Dist. 219 decides to keep grammar course |
2001-10-04 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, October 4, 2001, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Gatta, Nanciann,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Hunt, Paul |
| Low-enrollment courses OK'd by D219 Board |
2001-05-03 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 3, 2001, p. 9 |
Powell, Griff E.,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum |
| Pilot grammar course OK'd |
2000-11-23 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 23, 2000, p. 4 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
|
| District 219 |
2000-11-16 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 16, 2000, p. 23 |
Science,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Grants,
What's So Cool About the Polar Regions?,
Toshiba America Foundation |
| Some trustees ain't sold on grammar course |
2000-11-09 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 9, 2000, p. 14 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
|
| District eyes changes for foreign language program |
2000-07-13 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, July 13, 2000, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
|
| Technology buys top District 219 board business |
2000-04-06 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, April 6, 2000, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Bond issues and referendum,
Budget and expenditures,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Student activities,
Continental Electrical Construction,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools),
Technology |
| District 219 intensifies voter education efforts on referendum |
2000-02-03 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, February 3, 2000, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Powell, Griff E.,
Codell, Neil,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Buildings,
Silverman, Robert,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools),
Baum, Dave,
Anderson, Carolyn,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Bond issues and referendum,
Budget and expenditures,
Donovan, Connie,
Wallace, Tim |
| New substance abuse problem mulled by District 219 board |
2000-01-13 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, January 13, 2000, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Drugs,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Fees,
O'Brien, Mark,
Student Assistance Program |
| District 219 gives go-ahead for bond referendum |
1999-12-09 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, December 9, 1999, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Buildings,
Renovation and repair,
Budget and expenditures,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools),
Acuna, Veronica,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA),
Patel, Niraj,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Bond issues and referendum |
| District 219 board approves electives plan for West |
1999-12-02 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, December 2, 1999, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Niles West High School,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum |
| Foreign language, fine arts programs may be beefed-up at both schools |
1999-11-11 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, November 11, 1999, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
|
| Students get tune-up in car buying |
1999-04-08 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 8, 1999, p. 75 |
Rojas, Paul,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Buckley, Dennis,
Consumers,
Automobiles,
Chicago Automobile Trade Association |
| Students respond to dissection in class |
1999-03-04 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 4, 1999, p. 5 |
Wadell, Don,
Science,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Gleicher, Ruth,
Vogler, Dale,
Rogoski, Wayne |
| Study skills course set for District 219 summer school |
1999-02-11 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, February 11, 1999, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Summer schools,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum |
| District 219 |
1999-02-04 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 4, 1999, p. 24 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Awards, prizes, etc.,
Illinois Association for Health, Physical education, Recreation & Dance (IAHPERD),
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum |
| District 219 tests drug abuse prevention course |
1999-01-21 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, January 21, 1999, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Drugs,
Nathan, Frank,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum |
| High-speed, no-drag program gets physical education award for West |
1999-01-14 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, January 14, 1999, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Awards, prizes, etc.,
Illinois Association for Health, Physical education, Recreation & Dance (IAHPERD),
Niles West High School,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum |
| District 219 |
1998-12-17 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 17, 1998, p. 26 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Awards, prizes, etc.,
Illinois Association for Health, Physical education, Recreation & Dance (IAHPERD),
Niles West High School,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum |
| IGAP program renewed |
1998-07-02 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, July 2, 1998, p. 4 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Illinois Goal Assessment Program (IGAP) |
| More math class choices on next year's roster |
1997-12-18 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, December 18, 1997, Sec. 1, p. 9 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
|
| Summer projects OK'd at D219 |
1997-06-19 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, June 19, 1997, p. 19 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
|
| Feedback inspires revised grade plan |
1997-05-29 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 29, 1997, p. 23 |
Schwartz, Laura,
Anderson, Carolyn,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Silverman, Robert |
| Careers without college : Vocational education comes out of the woodwork |
1997-05-22 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, May 22, 1997, Sec. 2, p. 1 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Swoboda, Tom,
Moore, Gloria,
Employment,
Jerdee, Jeff |
| On-line plan for special ed students OK'd |
1997-04-24 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 24, 1997, p. 25 |
Nova Net,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Special education,
Computers |
| Driver's education fees could escalate in District 219 |
1997-03-20 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, March 20, 1997, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Driver's education,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Fell, Bonnie,
Barker, Suzanne,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Fees,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Teachers and personnel |
| Parents oppose grading changes |
1997-02-27 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 27, 1997, p. 5 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Policies |
| Schools play GPA weighting game |
1997-02-20 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 20, 1997, p. 21 |
Public School District 202 - Policies,
Public School District 202 - Curriculum,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Policies,
Terhune, Patty |
| School day, grade weight changes eyed |
1997-01-02 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 2, 1997, p. 11 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Schedule,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Policies |
| Driving instructors train in the clutch |
1996-12-26 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 26, 1996, p. 15 |
Driver's education,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Houlihan, Frank |
| District 219 |
1996-12-05 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 5, 1996, p. 26 |
Tulley, Hillary,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Davis, Susie,
Smithsonian Institute,
Niles North High School,
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy |
| Council proposes grade weight changes |
1996-09-26 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 26, 1996, p. 5 |
Linzer, Julie,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Sharma, Pankaj,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Board |
| Grade weight changes eyed |
1996-08-29 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, August 29, 1996, p. 4 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
|
| New GPA policy to take effect in District 219 |
1996-08-29 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, August 29, 1996, Sec. 1, p. 5 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Policies |
| The baby boom |
1996-05-30 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, May 30, 1996, Sec. 1, p. 7 |
Meyer, Deb,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Niles North High School |
| Students turn parents for a week |
1996-05-23 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 23, 1996, p. 5 |
Martin-Meyer, Debora,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Niles North High School,
Kaplan, Jill,
Pacheco, Priscilla |
| Co-teaching OK'd |
1995-06-22 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, June 22, 1995, p. 4 |
Rubin, Stacey,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Board,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Teachers and personnel |
| Teachers rip plan to privatize driver's ed |
1995-06-01 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, June 1, 1995, p. 6 |
Markavitch, Vickie,
Driver's education,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Borek, Sam,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Board,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Teachers and personnel,
Weiss, Joe,
Houlihan, Frank,
Editorial,
Schwartz, Laura |
| New program set for special students |
1995-04-20 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 20, 1995, p. 3 |
Rubin, Stacey,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Special education |
| Special needs rate new 219 program |
1995-04-20 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, April 20, 1995, Sec. 1, p. 6 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Special education |
| Company gives students another plan |
1993-11-04 |
The Stimsonite Corp. in Niles is part of a vocational program at Niles North and Niles West. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 4, 1993, p. 5 |
Stimsonite Corp.,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Business |
| Students live one day as disabled |
1993-05-06 |
Six students at Niles North High School spent a day pretending to be disabled in order to raise awareness about disabilities. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 6, 1993, p. 5 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Niles North High School,
Disabled |
| Students get a taste of being disabled |
1993-05-06 |
Six students at Niles North High School spent a day pretending to be disabled in order to raise awareness about disabilities. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, May 6, 1993, Sec. 1, p. 4 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Niles North High School,
Disabled |
| Chamber Rotary put spin on business ethics for teens |
1993-03-25 |
The Skokie Camber of Commerce and Rotary Club co-sponsored a business ethics workshop for Niles North students. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, March 25, 1993, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Skokie Rotary Club,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Niles North High School,
Skokie Chamber of Commerce |
| Hebrew course spared |
1993-02-04 |
Hebrew courses will continue at Niles North and Niles West. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 4, 1993, p. 10 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
|
| Deal reached on language classes |
1993-02-04 |
Hebrew courses will continue at Niles North and Niles West. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, February 4, 1993, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
|
| Parents press board to save Hebrew class |
1993-01-14 |
Some district parents expressed a continued need for Hebrew courses at Niles North and Niles West despite declining enrollment in those classes. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 14, 1993, p. 6 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
|
| Health ed broadened |
1991-04-11 |
The District 219 board unanimously approved a recommendation to integrate health education with other courses. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 11, 1991, p. 6 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
|
| District 219 |
1990-12-13 |
School District 219 was recognized as an exemplary school district in Illinois in the governor's Drug Free Recognition Program. Drug education in District 219 is provided through health classes, assemblies, and speakers. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 13, 1990, p. 29 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Awards, prizes, etc.,
Drugs,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Drug Free Recognition Program |
| District 219 offered TV show with ads |
1990-02-15 |
The school board will decide whether to accept a Knoxville-based communication company's offer to provide the high school with Channel One, a daily 12-minute news and information program. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 15, 1990, p. 4 |
Channel One,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum |
| Video may boost schools into future |
1990-02-15 |
The District 219 Board asked its two administrative directors to show students, teachers, and parents segments of Channel One, a daily 12-minute news programs with two minutes of commercials. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, February 15, 1990, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Channel One,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum |
| Puccini teaches life skills, confidence to high school class |
1989-12-07 |
District 219 offers special education classes at Niles North High School. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 7, 1989, p. 5 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Special education,
Niles North High School |
| Students learn teaching skills at West's preschool |
1989-11-23 |
Since 1970 Niles West High School has offered its students the opportunity to share in a child's learning experience through a day care program. Twelve student teaching teams spend time in classroom instruction and observation and in library research. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 23, 1989, p. 5 |
Child care and day care centers,
Niles West High School,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum |
| ESL teachers request more help in classroom |
1989-06-01 |
English as a Second Language (ESL) classes at District 219 are expanding to meet the growing need of students with language problems. There are 43 different languages spoken by district students. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, June 1, 1989, p. 13 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
English as a second language (ESL) |
| Turning onto TV use in schools |
1989-04-20 |
Educational television will be more available to Niles Township High School students now that District 219 has joined a TV consortium. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 20, 1989, p. 14 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Cable television |
| Nilehi reviews special education |
1989-03-16 |
The district 219 board was presented with three alternatives of programs for students with behavior disorders. Fourteen percent of high school students in District 219 were enrolled in one of several special education programs last December 1. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, March 16, 1989, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Special education,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Board |
| District 219 program to target poor readers |
1989-02-16 |
The creators of a new District 219 reading program hope it will teach high school students to read better. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 16, 1989, p. 5 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Reading |
| District 219 OKs new art course |
1988-12-01 |
A new studio art course will be offered to all District 219 students starting in the fall. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, December 1, 1988, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Art,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum |
| Dist. 219 board considers dropping Hebrew classes |
1988-02-11 |
Declining enrollment in District 219's Hebrew classes may result in the end of the program. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 11, 1988, p. 7 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
|
| Nilehi may say "shalom" to Hebrew |
1988-02-11 |
The district 219 School Board has postponed a decision about the future of Hebrew classes, which were instituted in the two high schools twenty years ago. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, February 11, 1988, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
|
| District 219 toughens English requirements |
1988-01-14 |
In an attempt to increase graduation requirements and make the curriculum consistent between Niles North and Niles West high schools, the District 219 Board of Education approved another English course requirement. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 14, 1988, p. 7 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Board |
| Nilehi to change English emphasis |
1988-01-14 |
In an attempt to increase graduation requirements and make the curriculum consistent between Niles North and Niles West high schools, the District 219 Board of Education approved another English course requirement. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, January 14, 1988, Sec. 1, p. 7 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Board |
| Teachers back law on sex ed |
1987-09-26 |
A new state law requires sex education teachers to incorporate the teaching of abstinence into their classes. |
Life - Skokie edition (Weekend edition), Saturday, September 26, 1987, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Sex education |
| Nilehi on top of math |
1987-05-28 |
Math teachers from Niles West and Niles North spoke of future plans for their department at a presentation to the District 219 board on May 26. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, May 28, 1987, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
|
| Fewer kids in school; more in science class |
1987-03-28 |
Registration for science courses is steadily increasing in District 219, despite declining enrollment in the district as a whole. |
Life - Skokie edition (Weekend edition), Saturday, March 28, 1987, Sec. 1, p. 2 |
Science,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum |
| Will new courses lead to program cutbacks at Niles North, West? |
1987-01-15 |
The District 219 board approved three course revisions. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 15, 1987, p. 7 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
|
| Waivers from PE classes considered by Dist. 219 |
1987-01-08 |
The District 219 board will consider adopting a new policy that stipulates how students would be able to get a waiver to opt out of the physical education program. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 8, 1987, p. 5 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Policies,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Board |
| Dist. 219 adopts new course requirements |
1986-02-13 |
The Niles Township High School District 219 Board approved revised graduation requirements, making those revised requirements official district policy. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 13, 1986, p. 4 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Policies |
| Dist. 219 adds to required classes |
1986-02-13 |
The number of classes required for graduation in District 219 have been increased. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, February 13, 1986, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Policies |
| Graduation vote postponed again |
1986-01-30 |
A decision about changes in graduation requirements for Dist. 219 has been postponed. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, January 30, 1986, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Policies |
| Graduation may be more difficult |
1985-05-16 |
Results of an alumni survey may lead to changes in graduation requirements at Niles North and Niles West. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, May 16, 1985, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Surveys and studies |
| School board disagrees on need for new courses |
1984-11-29 |
The District 219 board has been discussing the addition of a new technology course to the industrial arts program, and the addition of a home economics course. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 29, 1984, p. 20 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Board |
| Nilehi pupils study studying |
1984-11-08 |
The entire freshman class will complete a three-week study-skills workshop this semester. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, November 8, 1984, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
|
| Whole new way' to study math proposed |
1984-10-25 |
A group of District 219 math teachers who underwent three summer sessions on upgrading secondary education math curriculum would like to "implement technological advancement" into their math classes. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 25, 1984, p. 7 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
|
| Nilehi studies math |
1984-10-25 |
The District 219 board recently heard a report from math teachers on a plan which calls for a philosophical shift in the math curriculum. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, October 25, 1984, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
|
| Nilehi eyes union move |
1984-04-12 |
At a recent meeting the District 219 board approved a new computer course and disposed of two personnel matters before adjourning to executive session to discuss a collective bargaining matter. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, April 12, 1984, Sec. 1, p. 2 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Board,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Teachers and personnel |
| New requirements passed |
1983-12-01 |
The freshman class entering District 219 next fall will be the first class affected by new state course requirements. Students will need to take two years of math, and one year of either a foreign language, fine arts or vocational arts class. |
The News, Thursday, December 1, 1983, p. 3 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
|
| 219 summer school has something for all |
1983-04-28 |
District 219 offers many summer courses for students. Credit is given for all classes in which a student achieves a passing grade. |
The News, Thursday, April 28, 1983, p. 3 |
Summer schools,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum |
| Learning by doing is key to 219's ALC |
1983-03-24 |
District 219's Action Learning Center (ALC) is an alternative learning program. |
The News, Thursday, March 24, 1983, p. 4 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Special schools and classes |
| Low achievers draw school board attention |
1982-11-25 |
15 educators met with the District 219 board to discuss the issue of low performing students at Niles West and Niles North. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, November 25, 1982, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Students |
| Reinstate foreign language study - Hawkins |
1981-12-03 |
Lee Hawkins, the Chairman of the English Department at Niles North, said in a recently published article that foreign language study requirements should be reinstated in all public schools and colleges. |
The News, Thursday, December 3, 1981, p. 11 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Teachers and personnel,
Hawkins, Lee |
| 219 rejects credit requirement increase |
1981-02-12 |
The Dist. 219 board has reversed an earlier decision which would have raised the number of credits required for graduation. |
The News, Thursday, February 12, 1981, p. 3 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Policies |
| Math class takes students forward at accelerated clip |
1980-06-01 |
North Suburban Mathematics Talent Search (NSMTS), begun in 1977 and based at Niles West, started as a federally funded project. It provides gifted students with accelerated math courses enabling them to advance through math concepts in a rapid sequence. |
Life - Skokie edition (Weekend edition), Sunday, June 1, 1980, Sec. 1, p. 3 |
Niles West High School,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
North Suburban Mathematics Talent Search (NSMTS) |
| Nilehi to start honors in Hebrew class |
1980-03-13 |
Niles North and West will offer classes in the Hebrew language next school year. |
The News, Thursday, March 13, 1980, p. 60 |
Niles West High School,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Niles North High School |
| CETA denies Nilehi funding |
1978-09-07 |
Cook County CETA office has denied funding for a vocational training program in District 219. |
The News, Thursday, September 7, 1978, p. 6 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) |
| NileHi makes study of Holocaust mandatory |
1978-03-16 |
District 219 Board passed policy requiring history classes to spend at least 5 class periods on the subject of the Holocaust and the period between 1933 and 1945. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, March 16, 1978, Sec. 1, p. 12 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Brune, Tom,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) |
| NileHi orders changes in English programs |
1978-03-02 |
District 219 Board voted to establish three ability levels in English classes beginning with next year's freshman class. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, March 2, 1978, Sec. 1, p. 4 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Board,
Brune, Tom |
| Nilehi Board moves to equalize course offerings |
1978-02-16 |
District 219 Board voted for a policy that would eliminate differences in course structures among the three high schools. |
The News, Thursday, February 16, 1978, p. 11 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
|
| Gibbs chastised: NileHi Board prevails in curriculum struggle |
1978-02-16 |
In a struggle over social studies curriculum between the Board and the Superintendent, the Board prevailed. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, February 16, 1978, Sec. 1, p. 11 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Board,
Brune, Tom,
Gibbs, Wesley |
| Nilehi OKs stiffer credit requirements |
1977-12-22 |
District 219 Board approved raising the number of semester credits for graduation to 34 from 32. |
The News, Thursday, December 22, 1977, p. 4 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Board |
| Nilehi passes English curriculum changes |
1977-07-21 |
District 219 Board approves changes in English department curriculum. |
The News, Thursday, July 21, 1977, p. 6 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
|
| Nilehi finally settles weighted grades policy |
1977-01-27 |
District 219 Board adopted a controversial weighted-grade system. |
The News, Thursday, January 27, 1977, p. 4 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
|
| Nilehi language program expanded |
1975-11-27 |
Article on efforts to increase enrollment in language programs at the Niles Township High Schools. |
The News, Thursday, November 27, 1975, p. 13 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Board |
| ALC "becomes your life" |
1975-06-19 |
Article on the Action Learning Center's progress. |
The News, Thursday, June 19, 1975, p. 15 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Action Learning Center School |
| Nilehi evaluates own curriculum |
1974-09-12 |
Nilehi adopting newly designed curriculum, instruction plan, and evaluation scheme. |
The News, Thursday, September 12, 1974, p. 9 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
|
| Special classes: 'no one left out |
1972-06-01 |
Description of special education facilities available at Nilehi. |
The News, Thursday, June 1, 1972, p. 20 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Special education |
| Open gas station from Northi |
1971-08-05 |
Skokie Rotary Club and Northi opened a service station management training center. |
The News, Thursday, August 5, 1971, p. 2 |
Skokie Rotary Club,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Niles North High School,
Business - Automobile service stations and gas stations |
| Sex ed OKd at Nilehi |
1968-01-25 |
Sex education to be incorporated into physical education program at Nilehi. |
The News, Thursday, January 25, 1968, p. 1 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Sex education |
