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The natural playground rethinks the entire 16-acre grounds as a place for learning, exploration and play, according to Unit 5.
Colene Hoose Elementary School will soon be home to a “world class” natural playground with the project entirely funded by a donation from a Hoose alum.
Charlie Jobson, a longtime resident of Normal, offered the donation in honor of his parents. The Unit 5 school board on Wednesday night voted unanimously to accept the gift that totals about $5 million.
Unit 5 Superintendent Kristen Weikle said the project will be the first of its kind.
“When we say this is a world class natural playground, it is. I don’t think there’s any other U.S. public school in the entire country that will have something like what we have here in Bloomington-Normal,” she said.
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The Unit 5 school district has hired a director of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Dr. Kristal Shelvin will assume the role beginning July 1.
Unit 5 Superintendent Kristen Weikle said Shelvin will oversee implementation of the district’s equity action plan. She also will work with stakeholders in the district and community on issues related to curriculum, communication, and staff diversity.
Kristal Shelvin is Unit 5 s new director of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
The Unit 5 school board approved Shelvin’s hiring during Wednesday’s meeting at Normal Community West High School.
“I feel like this is just one more example of truly Unit 5 being on the cutting edge, because I don’t know of any other central Illinois school districts that have a director of diversity, equity, and inclusion,” Weikle told the board.
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