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Taylorville School Board Approves Budget; Discusses COVID-19

The Taylorville School Board held a special meeting on Monday evening to discuss the School District Budget, announce a new tech grant, and of course, talk about COVID-19. The School Board passed the budget unanimously after a small discussion.

 

 

A new tech grant was received for $159,778 dollars to provide iPads for 1st and 2nd graders and hot spots for identified families.

 

 

Under COVID-19, the board says that it is best to have students in in-person learning, and they are working hard to do so, but at this time it isn't safe. There is a District Leadership Team (DLT), and the DLT met on September 23rd to review COVID-19 data and discuss the concerns from the community. The team reviewed student grade reports from midterms, discussed an uptick of positive rates in Christian County (113), the District’s positive number of employees who have tested positive, exposed, or have been quarantined (47), a staff survey, and community concerns.

 

 

Under community concerns, the school board says that starting in Quarter 2, teachers will increase instructional time and run full schedules on both Tuesdays and Thursdays, add iPads and hot spots, and increase counseling and mentoring. 

 

 

Taylorville School District will need to meet the following metrics for a period of 14 days before students can safely return to in-person learning. Students can also remain in remote learning if they choose to do so. The metrics are positivity rates in Christian County staying below IDPH guidelines which is 8% and school district employee positivity and quarantine rates need to trend down and stabilize. 

 

 

Stay tuned to Regional Radio News for more on this story as it develops.

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