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                <title>Bid 13-20 Wheelchair lift van</title>
                <description><![CDATA[The District has decided to postpone this Bid. It will be bid later in the summer. ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                <title>Grades 3-5 REACH Placement 2013-14 School Year</title>
                <description><![CDATA[As the school year quickly comes to an end, parents want to know the status of their students&amp;rsquo; academic placement in REACH English/Language Arts and/or Math. After the MAP assessment in reading and mathematics, and the end of year math placement tests, all student performances will be reviewed, along with their classroom progress and teacher observations, as a step in monitoring growth and making adjustments in services for their continued growth. Notification letters will be sent home at the end of the current school year regarding student placement in the REACH Program (English Language Arts and/or Math) for the 2013-2014 school year. Notification will only be sent home to current second grade students (newly identified for the third grade REACH Program), along with third and fourth grade students currently in the REACH Program, and those newly identified. Students who are currently in the REACH Program are not guaranteed continued placement, unless they meet the qualifying criteria. Sincerely, Kathleen Liace, Ed.D. EC-12 Literacy/REACH Coordinator Kathleen Wilkey EC-12 Math/Science Coordinator ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                <title>Artificial Flavors and Colors in the Lunch Program</title>
                <description><![CDATA[Over the past five years, the District 205 Food Services Department has been in the process of reconstructing its menu and the way lunch component offerings are presented. They are gradually working their way back to basics via a process called &amp;ldquo;speed scratch&amp;rdquo; cooking, which will enable the removal of many prepackaged items from the menus. More natural, raw and fresh produce items have slowly been introduced daily at all District 205 schools. According to Food Service Director Cheryl Spencer, &amp;ldquo;We currently use 98% fresh or frozen fruits and vegetables. Canned items are very seldom used and avoided when possible. All juices served are made from 100% fruit. All breads, buns, pizza crust and cookies are over 50% whole grains. Soup is made from scratch daily at the high school and occasionally at our middle schools. One day a year (on Dr. Seuss&amp;rsquo; Birthday) we add artificial coloring to the eggs in order to turn them green. With the previous exception, we do not add flavorings and or artificial colors to our offerings.&amp;rdquo; The Food Services Department strives for the &amp;ldquo;cleanest&amp;rdquo; reading nutritional labels for all food items. They purchase quality, well-known brands that are considered to be the safest, such as Tyson, Jennie-O, Simplot, etc. In addition, the District 205 Food Service Department is part of a buying cooperative with 70 other schools in Illinois. &amp;ldquo;This allows us to cooperatively purchase the healthiest food options for our school district. We are striving to make the tastiest and healthiest offerings that meet all regulations, while competing against bagged lunches that are brought from home and do not have to follow any requirements. I anticipate that we will have more &amp;lsquo;clean&amp;rsquo; labels to choose from going forward. As with most things, it will be a process,&amp;rdquo; noted Mrs. Spencer. ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 4 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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