Sitting around a large square conference table in the office at Roosevelt Elementary School, a group of former teachers reminisced about their time in education. They're all enjoying retirement now but represent over a hundred years of combined experience at Roosevelt and had many great stories and laughs to share. 

Last month, Roosevelt Principal Dr. Kevin Dwyer invited back some retirees to see all the significant changes made at the school since their days as Tiger. It also gave Diane Oppenheim, Diane Macewicz, Mitzi Wade, and Sally Fortney to catch up and go down memory lane. 

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With June in the rearview mirror now, there are a lot of new faces wrapping up week one here at District 64. Superintendent Dr. Ben Collins shared a brief message with the D64 community.

"Dear D64 Families,

Welcome to the 2023-2024 school year! We are excited for another year of learning and growing as our students explore their passions and discover the world. Every child in our care is equally important, and we strive to provide them with rich opportunities and challenging learning environments so their full potential is realized."

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• July 28, 2023 - 4 p.m. - special meeting/Board workshop, Jefferson School 
• August 17, 2023 - 7 p.m. - regular meeting, Jefferson School 

Looking to catch up on past meeting highlights? A summary of each meeting is available on our Current Board News webpage.

Please confirm meeting dates and times on the Board meetings webpage.

Comments and questions may always be directed to the Superintendent or Board members through these links:

Email Dr. Ben Collins, Superintendent or contact members of the Board of Education via email links.

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