Illini Central Grade School

The IC Board of Education approved an extension of the blending learning schedule (11:30 in person) through Friday October 16. For more details, please view the story on the "News" section of the IC website.

An individual at the IC Pre-K program has tested positive or is presumed positive for COVID-19. The Pre-K program will be closed through October 7 as we work to contact trace and quarantine individuals. Only the Pre-K program will be closed. IC students K-12 will continue with in-person instruction as the case was isolated at the Pre-K building.

The Illini Central CUSD189 Board of Education meeting will be held on Thursday, September 24, 2020 at 7:00 pm. The meeting can be viewed through the Illini Central Sports Network at https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/illini-central-high-school-mason-city-il/evtf26ae21213 or through Zoom meeting at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84494085266?pwd=S1FXeWRaMEVTc3BjOVR2amt1ZzF4QT09

Illini Central will still be having Parent/Teacher Conferences this Fall. Parents and guardians will be able to make an appointment with each of their student’s teachers, including Electives/Exploratory classes. Due to COVID-19, we are conducting conferences differently than we have in the past. All Conferences will be done via Zoom, a Google Meet session, or over the phone. Conferences will be held during the following times: Wednesday, October 7th, from 4:00pm to 8:00pm Thursday, October 8th, from 4:00pm to 8:00pm Below you can find a link with instructions on how to sign up for conferences. If you have a ICGS student, you just need to select Homeroom instead of the subject. Here is the link: https://5il.co/laen #WeAreIC

Here is the link to the Cougar buzz for this week. https://5il.co/l69w Have a Great Weekend!

Illini Central schools will return to in-school instruction beginning tomorrow, Thursday, September 17, 2020. All buildings, including Pre-K, will be open for students. Thank you for your cooperation over these past two days.

During the remote learning days of Tuesday 9/15 and Wednesday 9/16, meals will be provided to those students who are currently signed up for the service. Meals may be picked up at the school in west parking lot by Door K between 10:30am and 12:30 pm.

Correction--Closure on Tuesday 9/15 and Wednesday 9/16.

Individuals at Illini Central High School and Middle School have tested positive or are presumed positive for COVID-19. As a result, we will close the building and have remote learning for all students on Wed. 9/15 and Thurs. 9/16. Please see the website for more details regarding remote learning.

Here is the link to this weeks Cougar Buzz! https://5il.co/kxbs Reminder pictures Monday, September 14. Have a Great Weekend!

School Picture Day is next week. Remote Learners should go to the Grade School All Purpose Room on Monday, September 14th between 12:00 and 3:00 p.m. to have their picture taken. Forms will be available there. If you would like a form before then, contact the office to pick one up. Students who are attending in-person will have their picture taken on Tuesday, September 15th. Forms will be passed out to you later this week. Contact the office with any questions 217-482-5180 #WeAreIC

Here is the link to the Cougar Buzz, the weekly grade school newsletter! https://5il.co/kmet

The Grade School Remote Learning Attendance Form has been repaired. Sorry for the confusion.

We are experiencing technical difficulties with our phone system. At this time, we are unable to receive incoming calls. We are working to resolve the matter. If you need to contact school, please email illinicentral@illinicentral.org. We apologize for the inconvenience.

To the Illini Central Parents and Families: The first day of school is now in the record books. Thank you all for working with us through the challenges of reopening school. I think I can speak for all of our staff in saying that having students back in the building makes all of the hard work worth it. Your patience and cooperation went a long way in making today a great one. I know that the car drop off and pick up involved some long waits, but that will get better with practice. We are going to make a few changes in our screening process that may reduce the wait time. We will try to screen our walkers and student drivers before 7:45 so that they can enter right when the doors open. This may allow us to get to the car riders more quickly. I am asking that drivers help us out by doing two things: 1. Please line up to enter the east parking lot from the southbound lane of North West Avenue or from Pine Street. Please do not pull onto North West Avenue from Chestnut Street and enter from the northbound lane. I realize that this may mean that some cars have to go a little out of the way, but it will keep traffic flowing more smoothly at the north entrance of the parking lot. 2. When leaving the parking lot, please turn right and pull onto Chestnut. Again, try to avoid going north on North West. During pick up times today, I know we had some cars on Chestnut Street. This happens every year and usually improves with repetition. We will work on dismissing some of our car riders a little earlier so that we can hopefully begin filling cars right at 11:30. The first day usually brings some confusion with bus routes as well. I am happy to report that we had just a few situations today. Again, some of this happens under the best circumstances, and will improve with time. Please keep in mind that we changed some routes and drivers, so allow them a few days to perfect the system. Again, I want to thank everyone for the kind words and support. We will continue to evaluate what is working and what we can do to improve. Have a great evening. We will see you tomorrow.

Welcome Back to School!! You can view a welcome back message from the superintendent at https://youtu.be/rxbjkVLMDGE.

This past Thursday, Mr. Ward & Illini Central's Director of Transportation Mr. Elliot Hernan sat down to discuss the transportation portion of our reopening plan. This video includes important information regarding bus & car riders alike. There are some changes to how we have to do things before school & after. Please take a second to listen to this information. Here is the link: https://youtu.be/iqfd1AyZIgY Have a great weekend & take care. #WeAreIC

Earlier this afternoon...we were having issues with a test broadcasting link while checking for tonight's board meeting. If you have any issues with that broadcasting link...try the Zoom instead that was posted earlier. #WeAreIC

Tonight's Board of Education meeting can be viewed on the Illini Central Sports Network: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/illini-central-high-school-mason-city-il/evtedba77862c OR through Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86051443376?pwd=eUVVRGovVnMvbWxwOHdpUFJ6NDNvQT09

ICGS Principal Mrs. Michelle Hellman recorded a message for our ICGS students & families discussing the start of school next Tuesday, August 25th. https://youtu.be/OCiJjrRx1Vg #WeAreIC