On Jan. 23, the Glenbard Township High School District 87 board of education approved a memorandum of agreement with the Glenbard Education Association (GEA), the union that represents the district s licensed staff. The memorandum of agreement includes a new school day schedule to be phased in over the next two school years.
The DuPage County Health Department is scheduled to reopen its community vaccination clinic today at the DuPage County Complex to administer COVID-19 booster shots to those eligible.
Updated 3/12/2021 4:52 PM
A growing number of DuPage County school districts are developing plans to offer in-person learning five days a week after state officials eased restrictions for social distancing in schools.
Superintendents from Naperville Unit District 203, Indian Prairie District 204 and Glenbard Township High School District 87 are among those who notified families of their intent to bring students back to school for greater amounts of time next month after spring break. A remote learning option will remain available for all students.
Their announcements come on the heels of updated guidance released Tuesday by the Illinois State Board of Education and Illinois Department of Public Health, including reducing social distancing regulations from 6 to 3 feet, to encourage a return to classrooms as soon as possible. Various COVID-19 mitigation policies remain in effect, including a strict face-covering mandate.
Glenbard Education Association (GEA) agreed to extend a union contract to get teachers to agree to participate in a saliva screening once school returns for in-person learning.
During a recent board meeting, Judith Weinstock, Mireya Vera, Bob Friend and Margaret DeLaRosa voted to approve a one-year GEA contract extension to June 30, 2025, in exchange for the teachers agreeing to participate in weekly saliva COVID-19 screening. Members John Kenwood and Jennifer Kendras voted no.
“The balance between community/public health, social emotional issues associated with remote learning, academic excellence for our kids, and economics drove me to support this program on a mandatory basis…” Kenwood said during the vote. “So, I will be voting no on this contract.”