Cairo considers high school restructuring options for 2002
Cairo teachers warn restructuring could cut about 20 high school jobs. ISBE plans focus on boosting student achievement amid five-year academic warning. Officials discuss possible partnerships with Shawnee Community College or private firms to support education while awaiting a performance agreement.
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Union president's wife fired from Cairo school district
Julie Newell, 84 and wife of Cairo Teachers President Ron Newell, was dismissed as secretary bookkeeper at a regular school board meeting after 25 years at the high school and eight at the elementary. Her husband says illness and hospitalization were misused for termination. Superintendent Isom cites inadequate job performance for the firing.
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Cairo High School Overhaul Recommended To Boost Scores
Illinois board of education official John Homan reports Cairo district faces five years on the academic warning list. Proposals include standards-based classes, outside curriculums, charter options, partnerships, curriculum redesign, staff realignment, diagnostic reading, test-taking instruction, HVAC upgrade, skylights and improved lighting, parent outreach, aligned texts, extended learning centers, and higher graduation requirements with more small group work and tech use.
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