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Schools make COVID plans
Last week, the Illinois State Board of Education announced a highly anticipated statement regarding mask usage in schools. Many found the original statement confusing, but after some clarification, it appears…
Read MorePre-K returns in Valmeyer
COVID-19 caused schools across the country to change operations in order to keep children safe. After a year with its Pre-K offering suspended, the Valmeyer School Board voted last week…
Read MoreColumbia schools returning to normal
From new district leadership to revised COVID-19 guidelines, the Columbia School Board is navigating returning to normalcy while the current fiscal wraps up. The board approved an amended 2021 fiscal…
Read MoreWaterloo School Board OKs new hires
The Waterloo School Board met Monday night for its regularly scheduled meeting with what Superintendent Brian Charron adequately dubbed a “heavy agenda” in tow. The board moved to hire many…
Read MorestartUP biz plans still buzzing
The school year has wrapped up for this year’s class of Monroe County startUP students just like it has for pupils in traditional classes, but the work continues for some…
Read MoreCHS grad taking over as music director
A Columbia High School graduate is returning to his alma mater to take over for a mentor. Kristian Avise-Rouse, a 2016 CHS graduate, is succeeding Craig Ryterski as music director…
Read MoreLongtime school nurse retires
Virtually all areas of education have changed over the last few decades, but perhaps none have seen as noteworthy a progression as school health care. Carolyn Sabo can attest to…
Read MoreLongtime teacher thankful for great career
Kim Buettner had a bit of a circuitous route to her career in the Waterloo School District. She started working in the district in 1985 as a special education paraprofessional…
Read More‘Swiss Army Knife’ of ICS retires
The Swiss Army Knife of Immaculate Conception School in Columbia will soon not be lending her myriad skills to the school. Sue Lewis is retiring after 33 years of full-time employment…
Read MoreColumbia City Council honors Kish
The City of Columbia honored recently retired Immaculate Conception School Principal Mike Kish Monday night. In recognition of “the significant impact Mike Kish has had on the education of Columbia’s…
Read MoreZahnow principal retires
One of the longest-serving members of the Waterloo School District has had her final day of school. Zahnow Elementary School Principal Mary Gardner is retiring June 30, which will mark…
Read MoreColumbia hires assistant superintendent
The Columbia School Board hired Alyssa Smith as the school district’s new assistant superintendent during its May 19 meeting. Smith, who has most recently served as director of curriculum and…
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