Public meetings for week of June 13 The Columbian
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• 9:30 a.m. regular meeting: financial update.
Vancouver City Council, meeting remotely. Available at CVTV.org or via phone at 1-866-899-4679 access code 821-139-397.
• 4 p.m. workshop: Update on the Transportation Systems Plan.
• 6:30 p.m. regular meeting: Juneteenth proclamation; engineering and architect agreement for Fourth Plain Commons project; 2021 supplemental budget; community forum.
• Executive session: Labor negotiation strategy.
Camas School District Board of Directors, 841 N.E. 22nd Ave. Meeting also available at bit.ly/camassb.
• 4 p.m.: workshop. n 5:30 p.m. regular meeting: Dyslexia update; social/emotional well-being survey; Fall 2021 reopening plan; contracts for theater remodel; contracts for high school baseball/softball fields.
Olympia High School
The state of Illinois put teachers near the front of the line to get their COVID-19 vaccinations when they became available. School administrators now want to know how many teachers and staff already received the vaccine, or expect to, so they can make plans for the next school year. But getting that information be tricky.
Cindy Williams teaches at Bent Elementary in Bloomington. She recalled how tough it was last fall trying to connect with 25 first-grade students on a Zoom call.
“The only way I can sum it up is painful,” Williams said.
Williams said getting students back into the classroom, first two days a week and then four, has helped them catch up. When the COVID vaccine became available for teachers, it was an easy choice for her.
Four campuses elected to host graduation ceremonies at the DeKalb County Schools Coliseum in Rainsville.
DeKalb County Superintendent Jason Barnett said during the April 22 board meeting, while they welcome any schools to the DCSC, other institutes elected to hold their commencement ceremonies on their home football fields or school gymnasium, with the local gymnasiums as a backup in the event of rain.
âOur senior class has faced a lot of challenges and we want them to have a good graduation,â said Barnett.
With that in mind, below is the list of DeKalb County Schools graduation dates, times and locations:
⢠Ider High School: Thursday, May 20 at 6 p.m. at the DCSC
Chief Executive magazine.
“Ken is an extraordinary individual who defines the meaning of leadership, not only in the corporate world but in society as well,” Tom Quinlan, chairman, president, and CEO of LSC Communications and a longtime member of the selection committee told
Chief Executive. “This is evident from the results and milestones Merck has achieved during his tenure coupled with the courageous actions Ken has taken over the years to improve our society.”
According to Merck, Frazier currently sits on numerous executive boards including P
hRMA, Weill Cornell Medicine, Exxon Mobil Corp., Catalyst, and Cornerstone Christian Academy in Philadelphia.
North Alabama schools dismissing early due to severe weather threat
The threat of severe weather will start in the Shoals and move to the East.
Posted: May 4, 2021 10:20 AM
Updated: May 4, 2021 1:52 PM
Posted By: Breken Terry
Arab City Schools will dismiss 2 hours early.
Boaz City Schools will dismiss at 12:30 p.m.
Colbert County Schools will dismiss at 1 p.m.
Cornerstone Christian Academy will release pre-school at 1:15 and elementary and high school at 1:30.
Cullman County Schools will dismiss at Noon.
DeKalb County Schools will release at 1 p.m
Florence City Schools will dismiss PreK-6 schools at 11:30 a.m. and grades 7-12 at 12:15 p.m.