
Unit 4 parents, students looking for ‘strong communicator’ in next superintendent
Those who want to be Champaign Unit 4’s next superintendent can apply now. The job description is based on the input parents, teachers and students.

Those who want to be Champaign Unit 4’s next superintendent can apply now. The job description is based on the input parents, teachers and students.

The Illinois State Board of Education released data on Thursday showing stronger reading growth than before the pandemic.

This year, the union and school district reached an agreement without any strike threats.

Public schools in Champaign are using a new report to change their approach to teaching students with disabilities.

The first Black, female superintendent of Champaign Unit 4 schools has been pushed out after four years.

The Champaign Unit 4 Board of Education plans to vote on a separation agreement Thursday with Superintendent Shelia Boozer. Another administrator would be appointed acting superintendent.

According to unofficial election results, Fatima Ahmed, Justin Michael Hendrix, Christy Arnold, Tony Bruno and Grace Kang have the most votes so far.

Eleven people are competing to fill five open seats on the Champaign Unit 4 Board of Education. IPM News asked the candidates to answer yes-or-no questions related to issues that have come before the board in recent years.

Superintendent Shelia Boozer said in a recent survey, Unit 4 families and teachers reported the change is having a positive impact.

Gardner is currently the associate principal at Central. She has a PhD in literacy from the University of Maryland-Baltimore County.

After the board debated for an hour behind closed doors, Board President Gianina Baker announced that the members were too divided.

Several Central Illinois school districts have announced that classes will be held remotely on Tuesday.

As the Champaign Unit 4 board is confronting another vacancy, the group is working through lingering tensions. The divisions aren’t fully resolved, but during a meeting Monday night, the members did agree to seek applicants to fill that spot.

Sam Banks is the third Champaign Unit 4 school board member to resign this year. All three have cited unproductive tensions in the group.

The Champaign-Ford Regional Office of Education announced the selection Friday, after months of turbulence on the Champaign Unit 4 Board of Education.