Education and Family

Peoria Public Schools is implementing a new system to help students plan their lives after graduation.

Peoria Public Schools hosted a busy board of education meeting Monday night, with multiple awards and presentations from district representatives.

The Peoria Public Schools Foundation has “reinvigorated” a number of programs after changes made due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

For 30 years, the Sun Foundation has been bringing together the best environmental minds in the area for its annual Clean Water Celebration—but the impact of the event goes far beyond the walls of the Peoria Civic Center exhibit hall.

As the 2022-2023 school year winds down, Peoria Public Schools is seeking improvements to multiple district-wide programs from the classroom to the cafeteria.

A residency requirement for district administrators would “hamper” Peoria Public Schools in the future, claims superintendent Dr. Sharon Kherat.

At Monday night’s board of education meeting, board member Chase Klaus pushed for delaying the approval of contracts until a clause requiring district administrators to live within the City of Peoria is added.

At Monday night’s Board of Education meeting, Dr. Derrick Booth, the outgoing Director of Social/Emotional Learning and the Wraparound Center, led a presentation from community partners who offer services from the Wraparound Center, including OSF HealthCare and FamilyCore.

Six Peoria Public Schools students are heading to the West Coast to compete in a national speech tournament.

The Grow Your Own Teacher program at Peoria Public Schools will add four more graduates by the end of the current school year.