Unit 5

Minutes from a Unit 5 school board meeting in 2020 reveal the district's public rebuke of Andrew Miller's alleged behavior while he was a coach at University High School.

Unit 5 families have two draft options to submit feedback related to the districtwide enrollment survey. Families can review the two proposals and complete a survey until March 1.

The Unit 5 school board received a mid-year update on the budget during Wednesday’s school board meeting.

Although a final recommendation from consultants who first floated the idea of closing the school will not come until March, Unit 5 will hold a meeting on Feb. 19 to lay out options for the school district moving forward.

The Illinois State Board of Education selects one teacher from each region for the recognition. Don Whitman is among 14 teachers statewide eligible for Illinois Teacher of the Year.

The Unit 5 teacher’s union is opposed to the district’s decision to reject a Parkside Elementary learning behavior specialist’s resignation.

About two dozen public commenters, including a few current Carlock students, spoke during Wednesday's meeting.

The Unit 5 school district has canceled school for Monday, Jan. 26, because of expected frigid temperatures. Bloomington's District 87 will do an e-learning day.

Public school students in Bloomington-Normal will have an e-learning day on Friday due to the extreme cold.

The monthly meeting has been rescheduled for 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 28 at Normal Community West High School.