Peoria Public Schools will be focusing on “reimagining education” for the next five years.
Members of the strategic planning team hope Peoria Public Schools will offer “a re-imagined education that ignites passions and empowers students to be responsible and successful” and Superintendent Dr. Sharon Desmoulin-Kherat made clear that the plan will directly influence future changes across their system.
“A strategic plan is an important document that communicates the organization’s goals and the actions needed to achieve those goals,” said Desmoulin-Kherat. “The strategic plan really guides our work.”Retired Peoria Public Schools administrator and strategic planning leader Dr. Thom Simpson led the presentation of an updated 5-year plan at Monday night’s Board of Education meeting. Along with retired administrator Cheryl Sanfilip, Simpson helped to organize various committees that began working in 2019 to revamp the previous plan.
Live election coverage: Denise Jackson wins 1st District Council seat Journal Star staff
As results came in, several races began to tighten.
The race for the 2nd District seat on the Peoria City Council narrowed as challenger Peter Kobak winnowed incumbent Chuck Grayeb’s lead to just 115 votes with four precincts left to be counted.
Peoria s treasurer race was split nearly 50-50, with Stephen Morris holding a minimal lead over Brooke Petty Sommerville.
The mayor s race has gradually tightened throughout the night, with Rita Ali holding a slim 51-49 lead over Jim Montelongo with just 19 of the city s 95 precincts still remaining. Votes are mostly out in the 3rd and 5th districts, with a few additional precincts remaining to be counted in the city s 2nd and 4th districts.