Unit 5 again plans to use working cash bonds to cut into its structural deficit, now at $13 million. But several board members said Wednesday it’s time to stop relying on that kind of temporary fix.
Three more McLean County residents have died of COVID-19. The McLean County Health Department reports the latest deaths include a man in his 40s, a man in his 60s and another in his 90s.
A Unit 5 school board meeting with a light agenda ended up lasting more than 2 hours Wednesday night, after social media attention to an illustrated LGBTQ memoir led to passionate public commenters sharing views on the matter.
Unit 5 Superintendent Kristen Weikle says one of the biggest challenges the district faces is staffing shortages, telling the school board Wednesday evening that even at the end of the first quarter of the year, there aren't enough bus drivers to run the full number of routes to get kids to school on time.