Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Part time teacher sought to instruct two classes.
Responding to an outpouring of interest from students, parents and community members, Deerfield Public Schools District 109 will make an effort to restore the study of French for incoming sixth graders at Caruso and Shepard Middle Schools. After the District announced in April it would suspend French as a foreign language offered for incoming sixth graders and teach only Spanish, more than 30 people came to a Board of Education meeting April 29 to ask for reconsideration. The District plans to conduct a study next year to determine whether to offer French in the future, Earlier: District 109 Remove French From 6th Grade Curriculum The Board responded at its meeting Monday by saying the District is looking for a part time teacher to …
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Response to Patch poll seeking opinion on District 109’s decision to eliminate French next is light but clear.
When Deerfield Public Schools District 109 chose to suspend French as one of the two foreign languages offered to students at Shepard and Caruso Middle Schools in the coming term, more than 40 people came to the April 29 Board of Education meeting to protest. Spanish will be taught to all incoming sixth graders. Earlier: Should District 109 Restore French to Curriculum In the stories Patch published on the issue, at least 64 reader comments were written expressing reasons to retain the program or agreeing with the Board’s decision to suspend it and study the outcome in the coming school year. Of the 16 people who responded to the unscientific survey, 14 wanted French offered to incoming sixth graders and two do not. One reason the District…
Sunday, May 5, 2013
Suspension of French from world language program has caused stir with some families.
A decision that will not give incoming sixth graders at Caruso and Shepard Middle Schools the option of learning French or Spanish in the coming school year as they have in the past has stirred debate in the community and on Patch. Patch wants to know what the community thinks and we are taking an unscientific poll to find out what our readers would have Deerfield Public Schools District 109 do. Earlier: Why Did 109 Suspend French Program From their comments to previous articles, Patch readers have had no shortage of opinions on the subject with views coming from all sides of the discussion. One reader, Patricia Reese, feels the suspension will hurt not only middle school students but those at Deerfield High School as well. “Suspending the…
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Amid community protest, Deerfield District 109 suspends French program because of sagging interest and scheduling.
When the community embraced a block scheduling program for Caruso and Shepard Middle Schools in November as a way to create a more intimate relationship between students and teachers, no one realized incoming sixth graders would not be offered French. The block scheduling program along with sagging interest in the subject and an added burden on teachers were given at the Deerfield Public Schools District Board of Education meeting Monday as reasons to suspend and study how best to teach foreign language. Earlier: 109 Restructures Middle School Program A diminished interest in learning French was not obvious at the meeting are between 30 and 40 parents, students, former students and community members came to let the Board know their …
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Right after new Board of Education is seated, community members air grievances over suspension of French program.
More than 30 community members peppered the Deerfield Public Schools District 109 Board of Education with questions and comments Monday protesting the suspension of French classes for incoming sixth graders minutes after three newly elected members took their seats. In a meeting that was scheduled to be more procedural than anything else, retiring Board members Ellen London, Deborah Muller and Michael Rosenbaum bid the District farewell. Earlier: District 109 Removes French From 6th Grade Curriculum Then Sari Montgomery, Scott Kluge and Katie Bittner, who were elected April 9, took their seats before the oath of office was administered to all seven current members. The Board then elected Steve Schwartz president, Nick Begley vice president…
Monday, April 22, 2013
Incoming sixth graders will learn Spanish rather than choose between the two languages.
Spanish will be the only foreign language offered to incoming sixth graders at Caruso and Shepard Middle Schools in next year, according to a report from Superintendent Renee Goier at Monday’s Deerfield Public Schools District 109 Board of Education meeting. In the past, students have had the choice of taking French or Spanish in middle school. After teachers and staff met with the Deerfield High School language department, they decided to offer only Spanish for the coming term and take that time to study the impact of the change. Earlier: 109 Celebrates Student Achievers, Outgoing Board Members “That year will include a thorough review of the impact of the move, and determine if it is best for students and staff to focus resources on one …
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Science fair and geography winners recognized at Board meeting after reception for Ellen London, Debbie Muller and Michael Rosenbaum.
Award winning students and outgoing Deerfield Public Schools District 109 Board of Education members were the focus Monday’s Board meeting at Shepard Middle School. Before the meeting, the District held a reception to honor Board President Ellen London along with members Debbie Muller and Michael Rosenbaum. All chose not to run for another term April 9. At the meeting, science fair winners were recognized for their achievements as well as Justin Bank, who placed 25th in the State Geography Bee. Patch will have a story later this week about the business issues discussed and acted on at the meeting. Get local news in a daily email from Patch. It's like getting a free newspaper. Learn more and then "like" us on Facebook or follow us on …
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Ellen London, Debbie Muller and Mike Rosenbaum will get public’s accolades for their service.
Outgoing Deerfield Public Schools District 109 Board of Education members Ellen London, Debbie Muller and Mike Rosenbaum will be honored for their service to the community at an open house at 6 p.m. Monday in the Shepard Middle School Library. All three chose not to seek reelection. Their terms expire before the next Board meeting in May. Board member Ron Worth was elected to a new four-year term Tuesday along with newcomers Sari Montgomery, Katie Bittner and Scott Kluge. Get local news in a daily email from Patch. It's like getting a free newspaper. Learn more. Board members Steve Schwartz, Bennett Brenner and Nick Begley are in the middle of their terms. First elected in 2001, London has been the Board president since 2005. Her years of…
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Montgomery, Bittner, Worth and Kluge will sit on 109 Board.
Patch is your source for local election results. Results do not include provisional ballots. Any votes for write-in candidates will not be counted until tomorrow There are three openings on the Deerfield Village Board of Trustees. Below is the list of candidates who ran. All candidates were sent questionnaires. Click on the names of those who returned the questionnaires to read their full profile. Name Term or Office Vote Totals Vote Percentage Precincts Reporting Alan Farkas Trustee Jerry Kayne Trustee Robert Nadler Trustee Mary Oppenheim Trustee Barbara Struthers Trustee The candidates include Alan Farkas, Jerry Kayne, Robert Nadler, Mary Oppenheim and Barbara Struthers. Click on their name below for more information. There are three …
Monday, April 8, 2013
There are five candidates running for four seats on the Deerfield Public Schools District 109 School Board.
Walter White
3:55 pm on Thursday, May 23, 2013
Oh, cool. So let's hire 10 different language teachers to have on staff so we can say that we're offering languages. Then our property values will skyrocket. more ›