Four staff members have tested positive for the coronavirus since the break.
The district reports 35 students and 32 staff have tested positive for the coronavirus since late October, according to its online dashboard.
COVID vaccines
Reilly said school nurses, therapists and social workers have started to schedule their COVID vaccinations and some already have received the vaccine. Reilly said he hopes teachers, paraprofessionals and administrators will follow in the coming weeks.
“I’m hopeful that come February will be have all educators who have the ability to get the vaccine (get it). That’s my hope. I have no knowledge of how many vaccines are here in the community,” Reilly said.
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A Bloomington investment banking firm and its owner will pay $200,000 in fines for not telling its municipal bond clients about business practices that ultimately reduced the proceeds from their offerings.
The Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday announced settled charges against First Midstate Inc., based in downtown Bloomington, and its owner Paul Brown.
The SEC says First Midstate falsely told clients that it had an extensive customer list that would allow it to sell bonds to investors at competitive interest rates. In reality, First Midstate had a limited customer base, and it sold many of the offerings it underwrote to other broker-dealers, not to investors, the SEC said. The purchasing broker-dealer then marked up the bonds and resold them to investors at higher prices—and corresponding lower yields, according to the SEC.
Altamont School Board Announces Administrator Plans Published on December 15 2020 10:09 am Last Updated on December 15 2020 10:09 am Written by Greg Sapp
Upcoming changes in the administrative setup for the Altamont school district were announced by the school board Monday.
Board President Shelly Kuhns said the changes are being prompted by the hiring of a different superintendent before the end of the school year, and the pending retirement of high school principal Jerry Tkachuk.
Board members heard that some 20 people have indicated interest in the superintendent's job. Current superintendent Steve Mayerhofer will not be returning after this school year. Kuhns said the Illinois Association of School Boards will review the applicants and develop a list of candidates for the Board to consider. She said they hope to start interviewing candidates the second week of January.