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Chanel Hargrave-Murry and Larry Ivory were sworn in during the board’s meeting Monday night.
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A Peoria High School counselor was recently named the Illinois High School Counselor of the year.
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The announcement of the purchase of up to 9,200 locking cell phone pouches for Peoria Public School students has prompted a wave of comments from the community.
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The board held its annual reorganizational meeting Monday, seating the newly-elected Christina Rose and appointing Paris McConnell as the new school board president. Gregory Wilson will serve as vice president.
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Peoria Public Schools District 150 is putting almost $250,000 into a step toward entirely cell phone-free classrooms.
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Quest will not seek further appeal of the decision by the Peoria Public School Board of Education to close the charter school.
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The move aligns with a recommendation from State Superintendent Tony Sanders, who cited that Quest was not in compliance with state charter law. He also said that Quest had failed to reach requirements established in the charter agreement with District 150.
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"The incontrovertible evidence presented in this appeal shows that Quest has failed to meet both statutory requirements and requirements set forth in its charter agreement," Sanders and his staff wrote in a memo to the state board.
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According to the data, the school district’s exterior was rated mostly good. However, District 150’s interior and secure entry for buildings were rated mostly fair, and its ADA compliance was rated poor.
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Peoria Public Schools says it can no longer afford some services helping students and families outside the classroom after a cut in state grant funding.