The Taylorville School Board met on Monday evening to praise their graduates, review the budget for the upcoming school year, and to consider codes and handbook changes for 2021-2022. Superintendent Dr. Chris Dougherty praised The Class of 2021 Illinois State Scholars, and praised Elyse Clayton for winning state for yearbook design and Toby Winans, Izzy Miller, and Macy Richards for their hard work on a video news package for State. 

Dr. Dougherty also talked about the process for hiring a principal as the School Board has hired Michelle Reiss to be the new Principal at Memorial School effective July 1st.  Reiss comes from Eastern Illinois University.

The board also talked about the COVID-19 return to learn update and the plan for the Fiscal Year 2022 of returning to school full time this fall.

President of the School Board, Dave Driskell talked a little about a motion for the purchase of a new mental health building. 

The motion would be tabled. Dr. Dougherty gave an update on some of the grants and where the money was going to and a big part of it is to technology and computers.

To see the full meeting click here and here.