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1470 WMBD/Kristina Leahy PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Public Schools (PPS) will offer Summer School to all students after the 2020-2021 school year, according to Dr. Nimisha Bhatt. Bhatt presented the Summer School plan at Monday night’s board meeting. Summer School will focus on student engagement, scientific-research based programs and maximization of teacher expertise, according to Bhatt. Summer School for K-8 will consist of two three-week sessions. The first session runs from June 7 to June 24, while the second session runs from June 28 to July 14. Summer School for 9th grade students will ...

PEORIA — With water fountains turned off in Peoria Public Schools due to COVID-19, one parent is working to ensure that all students have access to drinking water. Mike Murphy, president of the PTO at Kellar Primary School, has begun a fundraiser to pay for water bottle filling stations in the 14 PPS schools which don’t already have them. “I know how effective these fountains are first-hand. Last summer I was part of a team that obtained four of these for Keller Primary. The staff and students have benefitted greatly, being able to refill bottles throughout the day,” Murphy said duri...