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Peoria Public Schools will delay a vote on adopting a balanced calendar until more input from the community can be gathered.
At Monday night’s Board of Education meeting, the Balanced Calendar Committee presented findings from surveys given to both families and staff in the Peoria Public Schools system. The survey results showed that the traditional calendar was the clear favorite, with only 19% of respondents saying the balanced calendar was the best option for students, and only 18% said it was the best option for their family.
The results of the staff survey showed similar sentiments, with 26% of staff saying the balanced calendar was the best option for students and 21% saying it was the best for themselves or their family.
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Mike Murphy thinks Peoria Public Schools District 150 should pass on a balanced calendar proposal in favor of a modified plan, and he has a suggestion for handling a controversial effort to remove the racially charged names of six schools.
Murphy was elected to a five-year term on the board of education on Tuesday, defeating incumbent Dan Walther by a 51.5% to 48.5% margin.
“It was a close race. I know I had a lot of support, but I know I have a lot of work to do to show just what exactly I stand for and what I m capable of doing once I get onto the board,” said Murphy, adding one thing he wants to see is a compromise over the renaming issue.