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Parents and students in opposition to schools that have made mask-wearing optional hold a rally at Indian Prairie Unit District 204 Howard Crouse Education Center in Aurora.
Indian Prairie District 204 won t require masks as long as less than 5% test positive for virus Indian Prairie Unit District 204 has adopted a plan for the 2021-22 academic year that includes various mitigation measures but does not require masks in schools such as Waubonsie Valley High School. Daily Herald file photo
Updated 7/20/2021 7:43 PM
Tiered COVID-19 mitigation strategies are roped into a plan adopted in Indian Prairie Unit District 204 for the 2021-22 school year.
Based on the current metrics, that means masks will be recommended but not required when students and employees start the school year next month in as much of a pre-pandemic way as possible, Superintendent Adrian Talley said.
District 204 kicking off process for adjusting attendance boundaries Metea Valley High School in Aurora is one of eight Indian Prairie Unit District 204 schools anticipated to experience overcrowding in the next five years, according to a recent enrollment analysis. District leaders are now launching the process for balancing out our schools by realigning attendance boundaries, Superintendent Adrian Talley said. Daily Herald file photo
Posted5/31/2021 5:30 AM
A disparity in school enrollment numbers has prompted Indian Prairie Unit District 204 to begin a boundary realignment process for all grade levels.
The district is forming a committee comprising community members and representatives from each school to review enrollment trends, host forums, develop boundary scenarios and ultimately draft a new map to be considered by the school board, Superintendent Adrian Talley said.
Updated 5/18/2021 4:32 PM
After more than a year of remote coursework, limited in-person opportunities and altered schedules, Indian Prairie Unit District 204 leaders are preparing for schools to operate at near-normal levels next academic year.
Full in-person schedules, including lunch periods, are set to resume at all grade levels this fall, Superintendent Adrian Talley told the school board this week. And though some COVID-19 safety protocols will likely remain in place, he said, we are expecting our kids to be in session, coming in like they normally would before the pandemic happened.
Distance-learning options will be available only to eligible students for medical reasons, Talley said. While remote learners now participate alongside in-person peers by streaming their classes live, educators next year will be separated and assigned to teach either in the classroom or online, he said.