Tuesday, August 21, 2012
A timetable presented at Monday night's Clarendon Hills Village Board meeting schedules implementation of a modified SELAS program for March, after periods of curriculum development and staff training.
The departure of the DARE program from Clarendon Hills schools will take place over a number of months and feature a curriculum-development period involving members of the Clarendon Hills community, according to a plan recommended by District 181 and supported by the village. Under the plan, which was presented at Monday night’s Clarendon Hills Village Board meeting, the district’s new Social Emotional Learning for Academic Success (SELAS) program meant to incorporate concepts taught by the outgoing DARE program wouldn’t be implemented until March 2013. This September, the timetable reads, a group of community stakeholders would be assembled and include village officials, district staff, district parents, and SELAS Committee members. …
Monday, August 20, 2012
The Village of Clarendon Hills and District 181 are planning on a research and planning period during the fall, and the implementation of a new model in the spring.
Sunday, August 19, 2012
The Village of Clarendon Hills and District 181 are planning on a research and planning period during the fall, and the implementation of a new model in the spring.
The following is a release from the Village of Clarendon Hills: The Clarendon Hills Village Board will discuss a timeline proposed by District 181 for eliminating the DARE program and reduced school resource officer presence for the upcoming school year at its meeting Monday night. The Board first discussed reducing the number of hours a police officer is committed to the schools at its August 6 meeting. Over the last several years, the village has been reviewing operational costs to find additional ways to reduce expenditures. The village has focused available resources on core functions, such as infrastructure maintenance and public safety. The village approached the District about restructuring DARE and reducing the school liaison role …
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
A proposed DARE replacement plan would reduce the amount of time the Clarendon Hills Police Department's school liaison spends in the classroom each year from 431 hours to 40 hours.
The usually sparse and quiet Village Hall boardroom in Clarendon Hills was at capacity and full of chatter Monday night as trustees discussed the future of the drug education program in Clarendon Hills schools. Village of Clarendon Hills leadership proposed a plan Monday that would replace the DARE program in the village’s schools and drastically reduce the hours that the Clarendon Hills Police Department’s school liaison spends in local classrooms so that he can contribute to the cash-strapped department’s regular patrol rotation. “When we were looking at where our resources are going ... we cannot afford to have a full time officer in the schools anymore," Clarendon Hills Police Chief Ted Jenkins said to a crowd of residents. In a plan …
Monday, August 6, 2012
Clarendon Hills trustees will discuss a proposal to replace the DARE program in the village's public schools so that the village can focus on "core services."
The Clarendon Hills Village Board will discuss the future of the DARE program in the village's District 181 public schools at its 7 p.m. meeting Monday night at Village Hall. A July 12 press release from the village first announced the village's "re-examining" of the DARE program in an effort to reduce costs and reduce redundancy with the district's Social Emotional Learning for Academic Success Program (SELAS). "“The village has worked over the last several years to further focus resources on core services, including infrastructure investment and public safety,” village manager Randy Recklaus said in the release. “We are continuing to re-examine our existing programs for cost effectiveness. "While the DARE program provides a benefit to …
Monday, July 16, 2012
The Village of Clarendon Hills announced last week that it is re-examining the DARE program in its District 181 schools.
District 181 Superintendent Dr. Renée Schuster says she's confident that students in the district's Clarendon Hills schools won't lose out on drug-awareness and decision-making education if the Village Board decides to drop the DARE program at its Aug. 6 meeting. "I am confident that if the Village Board approves a change, together we can develop a local program that will be a win-win for all, especially our students," Schuster said in an emailed statement on Friday. In a release sent out Thursday, the Village of Clarendon Hills announced that it is re-examining the DARE program in its District 181 schools in an effort to reduce costs and reduce redundancy with the district's Social Emotional Learning for Academic Success Program (SELAS…
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Both the Village of Clarendon Hills and District 181 are studying whether or not the Social Emotional Learning for Academic Success (SELAS) program can replace services provided by DARE.
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Thursday, July 12, 2012
The following is a release from the Village of Clarendon Hills: At its board meeting on Aug. 6, village trustees will discuss a proposal regarding the future of the current DARE program in District 181 schools located in Clarendon Hills. Recently, the village and district staffs have evaluated how resources are allocated and whether those resources are being maximized. The DARE program utilizes a full-time police officer, paid by the village, to teach drug-use prevention and other types of social education on topics like bullying, as directed by the school district. Village and district staffs are currently studying ways to reduce redundancies between the DARE program and the district’s Social Emotional Learning for Academic Success …
Joe O'Donnell
12:19 pm on Tuesday, August 7, 2012
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