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$5M expansion coming to Rantoul elementary school
RANTOUL, Ill. (WCIA) — Teachers and students in Rantoul are rejoicing — and not because summer is almost here. They’re excited for a $5 million project that will expand not only Pleasant Acres Elementary School, but also their pre-K programs. The Rantoul School District is using bonds and a 1% sales tax from the county. […]
Champaign assistant principal going to Urbana School District
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — The assistant principal of Garden Hills Academy in Champaign is moving over to the Urbana School District as their Special Education Administrator. Jacquelyn Douglas will take over her new position on July 23. The Urbana Board of Education approved the appointment at their Tuesday meeting. Douglas was appointed as Garden Hills’ Assistant […]
Vacant Champaign School Board seats to be filled by end of next week
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — The two vacant seats on Champaign’s Unit 4 School District Board should be filled by the end of next week. The candidate pool for filling the seats has already narrowed significantly. Current board members couldn’t come to an agreement on finding replacements for the two vacant seats, so Regional Superintendent Gary […]
Free meals offered to kids at Urbana schools this summer
URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — The Urbana School District is offering free breakfast and lunch this summer. The free meals are for children 18-years-old and younger through the Summer Meal Program, the school district said in a news release. Kids do not have to be enrolled in summer school or even attend an Urbana school to […]
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