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Planning for the Future

A meeting was held on Wednesday, May 22nd to plan for the future of the school facilities. A lot of great information was shared and we would like your input!! Please see the attached information and give us some feedback.

ICC Assessing West Campus

Illinios Central College will host a town hall meeting in Elmwood, Brimfield, Farmington & Princeville throughout June to assess the community interest in offering courses in the western part of Peoria County. Read the Peoria Journal Star article for more information.

Elmwood Elementary Recognized by the State

The state of Illinois announced the 2012 award winners for academic excellence. It is a great achievement to earn this award and the disctrict is very proud of the elementary teachers, staff and parents for all the support our children receive. Continue to strive for excellence. For a complete list of schools that met the criteria for the award, please visit the Illinois Honor Roll website.

Elmwood Elementary Recognized Nationally

Only 1 of 16 schools in Illinois were nomintated for the National Blue Ribbon Schools. Schools recognized have demonstrated consistent excellence and have closed the gap in student achievement. Congratulations on your nomination, please view the award certificate here.

Elmwood Makes AYP

Elmwood is one of the few schools in the area that met Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP). It is a great accomplishment to reach this goal with all three levels of schools achieving AYP districtwide. Please read the Peoria Journal Star article from November 11, 2012. We are proud of our teachers, parents, administration and school board for all of the support we receive.

Dangers in Using Smartphone Pictures

I know that many of you are well aware of the tracking capabilities on Smartphones, right down to finding a child’s bedroom, day care and favorite place to play in the park from one posted picture. This video really drives home the point of those potential dangers and it offers a quick and easy solution. To protect children, I think it is critical that we share this information with staff, students and parents. Please take some time to watch the video.

Elmwood CUSD Awarded Bright Star Award

Elmwood has been awarded the Bright Star Award for the third year! The award is given to schools for educational excellence. Our students academic performance ranks in the upper third of the state while the expenditure per pupil ranks in the lower quarter. Congratulations to our faculty, staff, principals, board of education, students and parents for a job well done.

Strategic Planning

In an active partnership with parents and community, the mission of the Elmwood School District is to provide a positive and supportive environment that vigorously develops the minds and character of 21st Century learners.Please view our strategic plan for the district which helps support this effort.

Community Survey Results are In

Thank you for taking time to fill out the community survey. Your opinions are very important to us and will assist in improving our school district. You may access the results here.

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