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Carmi-White County Community Unit District No.5
Board of Education Meeting
Carmi-White County Junior/Senior High School Cafeteria
Monday, September 19, 2022
Special Board Meeting-6:45p.m. Regular Board Meeting-7:00p.m.
Budget Hearing Agenda
1. Call to Order and Roll Call.
2. Budget Presentation.
3. Adjourn. [Read more...]
Jason (J.R.) Hubele was The Villagers' Voice guest columnist for the April Fool's day columns that ran April 1 this year. Jason writes satire, defined as the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues. But at the core of satire, it is still commentary on the state of politics, education, culture and current events. Let us know if you enjoy Jason's satirical look at things.
By J.R. Hubele [Read more...]
Bathroom at Jefferson School.
With the grade schools in the Carmi White County School District still in need of repairs, the CUSD #5 district school board passed a Resolution of Intent on March 21 to sell not more than $11 million in bonds for district facility purposes. The district plans to use revenues from the 1% facility sales tax to repay the bonds, but the resolution does state that should those revenues not be sufficient, the district can levy for higher property taxes. The 1% facility sales tax was approved in 2014 by the county's taxpayers and was promoted at the time as a way to avoid increasing property taxes on residents.
Sewer pipes over the cafeteria at Jefferson Attendance Center.
Since masks were unpopular and barely effective, we got better gear
Friday, April 1, 2022....by J.R. Hubele, Special Guest Submission
After many complaints during long and continuous school board meetings, the Carmi school system went overboard with purchasing the ultimate self-contained breathing apparatus: scuba air tanks. In the future, no student shall have to re-breathe someone else’s air. Wetsuits and flippers will be optional.
“Cloth face masks were just an excuse to get people back into buildings till we could figure out what we should really do,” according to school board president Ben Dover. “There is no telling what the Communist Party of China is brewing for us next, but with this new equipment we know that people can safely be together. We must keep sports going because if it wasn’t for community football, basketball, and other athletic teams, many citizens would wonder why they are paying property tax.” [Read more...]
Regular Meeting of Board of Education
Carmi-White County Community Unit District No. 5
Carmi-White County Junior/Senior High School Cafeteria
Tuesday. January 18.2022, 7:00p.m.
I. Pledge of Allegiance.
2. Call to Order and Roll Call.
3. Approve Consent Agenda: [Read more...]
To help increase capacity and facilitate faster access to COVID-19 testing in schools across the state, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has partnered with the U.S. Health and Human Services’ Midwest COVID-19 Testing Coordination Center (MCC) to provide testing to all public and private schools that are now seeking to establish a testing program. [Read more...]
On Tuesday, the request by the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR) that the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) needs to submit clarifying rules on the recognition status process of public and private schools in Illinois is a first indication that common sense may be entering this 18-month controversy. [Read more...]
As Hospitals and Schools Establish Testing, Accountability Measures, First Dose Deadline Extended to Sept 19
As hospitals and schools work to implement additional COVID-19 testing programs and accountability measures, Governor JB Pritzker and Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike today announced a two-week extension of vaccination requirements for individuals in high-risk settings. [Read more...]