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Crete-Monee school board, administration addressing common goals, separate roles
by Dennis Sullivan editor@ewcnews.com Feb. 26, 2015 Crete-Monee School District’s board of education has agreed to keep the current vision statement and an amended mission statement in place for a few more months. Elected officials, voting 4-0 Tuesday, tasked Supt Nathaniel Cunningham with editing the two documents and completing the mission statement by adding its […]
Itasca-based firm to design C-M middle school wing
by Dennis Sullivan editor@ewcnews.com Feb. 25, 2015 School District 201U Board of Education members Tuesday selected an award-winning architectural firm to design Crete-Monee Middle School’s sixth-grade wing. Board members Maurice Brown, Nakia Hall, Tom Hysell and Kim Sanders, in a special meeting, voted to hire Itasca-based DLA Architects to design and oversee the University Park […]
Crete-Monee school board exempting yearbooks from ban on student, staff death commemorations
by Dennis Sullivan editor@ewcnews.com Jan. 23, 2015 Crete-Monee school yearbooks can continue including memorial pages for students and staff who have died during the publication year — if affected family members approve — under dual memorial policies unanimously approved this week. The School District 201U board of education unanimously approved the amended policies, which exclude […]
Former Crete-Monee president praised
by Dennis Sullivan editor@ewcnews.com Oct. 25, 2014 Crete-Monee School Board’s vice chairman on Monday praised the legacy of Mark Rose, who died in November 2012 while serving as president. He was 56. “I feel strongly your husband, he gave all he could for every student that came throughout this school district,” Maurice Brown told Rose’s widow […]
SD201-U: New teacher contract, no new supt yet
by Dennis Sullivan editor@ewcnews.com June 18, 2014 Teachers in the Crete-Monee 201-U School District have a contract through August 2015, but the search for a superintendent continues. School board members Monday unanimously approved contracts with the Crete-Monee Education Association for the 2013-14 and 2014-15 school years. “It took awhile,” Board Vice President Maurice Brown said […]
Breaking news: New 201U supt hire imminent
by Dennis Sullivan editor@ewcnews.com April 16, 2014 Crete-Monee School District officials appear to have concluded their search for a new superintendent. School District 201U Board Vice President Maurice Brown said Tuesday that, “Sometime real soon, we’ll be sharing our (new) superintendent with the district.” Brown, responding to a question from Crete resident Doris Harmon-Warren during […]
Local CPA pans C-M financial, facility plans
by Dennis Sullivan editor@ewcnews.com April 15, 2014 A local CPA is blasting the Crete-Monee School board for failing to rein in costs overall, and for neglecting Crete facilities in particular. Crete resident Doris Harmon-Warren, speaking at Monday’s village board meeting, said the district operated a $3 million deficit this year — repeating last year’s deficit. […]
SD 201-U board rejects $15M bond issuance
by Dennis Sullivan editor@ewcnews.comThe Crete-Monee School District board of education Monday rejected a proposal to sell up to $15 million in working cash bonds, with Board Vice President Maurice Brown arguing SD 201-U should first have a specific spending plan in place. Brown, who led the opposition, didn’t rule out the possibility of issuing the […]
Should the 6th Grade Ctr be demolished?
The Crete-Monee school board’s most senior member said Monday evening the Sixth Grade Center should be demolished. Tom Hysell said razing would be cheaper than renovating the facility near the corner of Exchange and Sangamon streets that served as Crete-Monee High School until 2007. Putting money into renovating the facility, he said, is “like me […]
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