REGIONAL OFFICE OF EDUCATION 9

RANTOUL — The emptiness of the building struck Broadmeadow Elementary School janitor Jerry Justice when the pandemic first broke out during the spring of 2020. In his 21 years ...

CHAMPAIGN — Andy Place was, for a time, an assistant coach on Jeff Finke’s Champaign Central boys’ basketball staff. Beyond that, the 40-year-old’s seven-year stint with the Ma...

ST. JOSEPH — Last July, school plans were in flux, constantly changing as new COVID-19 data came in. Knowing how schools would operate simply wasn’t possible. This year, St. Jo...

The following information is from ISBE's Weekly Message from July 20, 2021. Educators who are interested can find contact information under Educator Opportunities in the right-han...

The following was found in ISBE's Weekly Message from July 20, 2021. For information on submitting a nomination, please see the Educator Recognition section in the right-hand sid...

The new theater and bright, wide-open cafeteria and commons area at Champaign Central High School are merely shells of what they will be inside the new academic addition that was ...

Shelia Boozer was so wired after her final interview with the Unit 4 school board on Jan. 20 that when midnight rolled around, she was wide awake. After all, this was the first...

A building that holds school memories for many will be reduced to dust starting next month, a year after its 100th birthday. Myna Thompson School, opened in 1920, will be demo...

Retired Capt. Anthony Corapi’s naval career ended where it began. The Naval Air Station in Jacksonville, Fla., where Corapi flew his first P-3 Orion fighter jet, is where he an...

Registration for the 2021-2022 school year will be as follows: Tuesday, August 3rd from 12-6 pm Wednesday, August 4th from 8am to 2 pm Registration will take place both days on...

The following information was found in the ISBE's Weekly Message from June 29, 2021. For more information and to register, please see the information under Professional Developmen...

The footprint of the new International Prep Academy building had already been dug when the official groundbreaking for the school was held in April. A few weeks later, though, ...

Uni High’s interim director will be sticking around as its official director and principal, pending approval from the University of Illinois Board of Trustees. Elizabeth Majer...

When President Amy Armstrong called for a motion Monday night to approve Kendra Bonam as the next principal at Bottenfield Elementary, Unit 4 school board members Bruce Brown and ...

As he spoke to a pair of students at a recent meet and greet, new Urbana High principal Taren Nance tried to make it clear that they’d see an atypical principal when they arrived ...

On the north edge of Blair Park, several large trees tower over a young one, which in turn casts a shadow over a small marker. Both the tree and plaque are gifts from the Urban...

Samantha Hartfield called it a “leap of faith” when she moved from her hometown of Beaumont, Miss., to Champaign to start her career as a deaf educator at Carle Auditory Oral Scho...

From Shakespeare to Monty Python, the cast of Heritage High School’s upcoming production of the musical comedy “Spamalot” is a well-seasoned troupe. And director Justin Lee apprec...

#KidsDoingGoodThings Because of COVID-19 interruptions and restrictions, the kids at Heritage High School didn’t have to take final exams this year. So how’d the Hawks celeb...

For many years, John Page watched his father, Keith, stage musicals and plays at Centennial High School. Little could the younger Page have known that years later he would be help...