Regional Office of Education

Those involved in the Central Illinois Bridge Academy say the new program for adolescents with mental health concerns is going very well. The academy, which opened Sept. 12 in space shared with MarcFirst just off Shepard Park in Normal, has 16 junior high and high school students.

$500,000 in pandemic relief money from the Town of Normal will help a not-for-profit agency that offers service to those with disabilities get a new facility and expand programs.

The Central Illinois Bridge Academy is expected to serve about 40 students from 7th-12th grade in the four-county region covered by ROE 17.

School surveys show nearly 40 students in McLean County are homebound because of behavioral health problems.