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According to a statement District 87 officials released to families, the lockdown was “out of an abundance of caution due to a received report implying a potential security concern.”
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District 87 school board president Elizabeth Fox Anvick wears many hats: She’s a tech professional, a wife, a mother – and one of Bloomington-Normal’s most visible LGBTQ+ advocates.
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Eva Jones was the first woman and person of color to make the District 87 school board. That was in 1971. Six years later, she became president and three years after that she was on the Bloomington City Council.
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The District 87 school board unanimously approved the $4.5 million purchase of a building at 2309 E. Oakland Ave from State Farm. The district plans to use the new space to expand its capacity for early education.
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District 87 is launching a new curriculum for middle and high schoolers enrolled as English language learners — part of an effort to better serve the growing demographic group.
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The McLean County Board of Review has reduced the assessed value of Eastland Mall by a couple million dollars — from $8.7 million to $6.7 million. The assessed value is one third of the estimated market value of a property and is used to compute property taxes owed to governmental bodies such as municipalities, townships, and school districts.
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A dispute over the tax value of Eastland Mall in Bloomington suggests school district and local governments are frustrated with inaction by mall owners and with the retail center's decline. That came through in arguments made before the McLean County Board of Review in an appeal of the 36-acre mall's assessed value.
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Illinois State Board of Education released a report Friday detailing where counties fall in meeting state requirements for youth mental health screening in schools. McLean County seems to be doing well.
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Starting this fall, students who meet or exceed state testing standards will be automatically enrolled in the next most rigorous course. Think honors, and college-credit options such as AP and dual credit.
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The Bloomington school district said it's working on an agreement with the insurance giant to acquire the company's building at 2309 E. Oakland Ave.