Unit 5

Building off its success at Cedar Ridge Elementary, Unit 5’s Bilingual Parent Advisory Committee (BPAC) is working to bridge communication gaps and expand its support to families of older students. Learn how these parent volunteers are empowering the district's diverse community and how you can get involved.

The Unit 5 school board approved the 2025 tax levy and heard from concerned Carlock community members on Wednesday.

Unit 5 families received an update Wednesday on the enrollment planning study meant to adjust enrollment for certain schools in McLean County’s largest school district.

Unit 5 heard a first reading of its policy regarding law enforcement requests for student citizenship status information at Wednesday's meeting.

A 13-year-old from Normal has died after being critically injured in a house fire a week ago, school officials said Saturday.

Beneficiaries of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program [SNAP] will only receive half of their normal payments, the Trump administration revealed in court this week.

New report card data released Thursday show more Bloomington-Normal public schools are flagged for certain underperforming student groups and fewer schools are in the Top 10% statewide, even as local students joined their statewide peers in showing academic gains.

The forum hosted by Unit 5 and Cropper GIS laid out the criteria, process and timeline for the enrollment planning study, including a website, unit5enrollmentplanning.com, where interested parties can see progress and submit feedback.

Unit 5 will host a public meeting on Monday night to share information about an enrollment planning study underway that could lead to school boundary adjustments.

At least eight community members spoke in support of Matt Chapman, a Normal Community High School civics teacher and girls soccer coach.