Posts Tagged ‘waterloo school district’
Student numbers trend up
Despite continuing to deal with pandemic-related procedures and mandates, many area schools saw increases in student enrollment. Waterloo The Waterloo school district has 2,728 students enrolled this year, which is…
Read MoreWaterloo schools show heart
At last week’s Waterloo School board meeting, a familiar face from the American Heart Association relayed some outstanding news. American Heart Association Youth Market Director Renee Ades said the Waterloo…
Read MoreSchools differ on mandate
The Columbia school district is citing the Health Care Right of Conscience Act as a means to keep personnel who do not submit to the state’s vaccine and testing mandate…
Read MoreCOVID testing rolls out at schools
With Gov. JB Pritzker’s executive order mandating school personnel be fully vaccinated or submit weekly test results going into effect Monday, the Regional Office of Education has begun introducing SHIELD…
Read MoreWaterloo faced with ‘complicated’ school year
As Waterloo Superintendent Brian Charron said at Monday’s school board meeting, “it is a very complicated year.” With discussions on mask policies and school bus driver shortages taking up the…
Read MoreMask mandate shifts school plans
Gov. JB Pritzker’s mask mandate last week forced many school officials across the state to revise back-to-school plans, including those in Monroe County. In a press conference on Aug. 4,…
Read MoreSchools 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 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 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 MoreShortage causing school bus troubles
The Waterloo School District is gradually returning to pre-pandemic normalcy, but one aspect of the education process continues to feel the effects of the novel coronavirus — transportation. Cynthia French,…
Read MoreSchools plan for federal funds
Monroe County’s school districts are preparing to spend the third and largest wave of federal funding aimed at helping students cope with the pandemic. Gov. JB Pritzker announced March 31…
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