Illini Central Middle School

Today, our district’s students, staff, and families take a big step forward as we launch remote learning. While none of us would make this our first choice as a system, we must c...

As expected, the governor has declared the school days between March 31 and April 7 as remote learning days. Beginning Tuesday, March 31st, we will shift from the recommended lea...

Good afternoon. This is Mike Ward, Illini Central CUSD189 superintendent. The district’s Remote Learning Plan is now available for parents and students. The plan details th...

Later today, our teachers and staff will finalize the plans to begin delivering instruction and learning activities remotely. In preparation for this, we will distribute Chromebo...

Good afternoon: As you know, Governor Pritzker issued an executive order that establishes a Stay at Home condition in Illinois. This will extend the closure of Illini Central ...

Illini Central schools will begin providing free breakfast and lunch beginning Monday, March 23, 2020. In order to ensure that students have access to healthy meals, a school ...

Good afternoon: As you know, the governor has ordered all schools in Illinois closed through Monday, March 30, 2020. We understand the disruption that this has caused to all as...

Earlier today, I attended a meeting hosted by our Regional Office of Education. At this meeting, we received updates regarding COVID-19 from our regional superintendent as well a...

Dear Illini Central Students, Staff and Families, The health and safety of our students is our top priority, so we want to share with you information that the Illinois Departme...

Analyn Denny was the winner of the ICMS Spelling Bee. Runner-up was Ella Eigenbrod. Students who competed in the spelling bee were (from left to right) Ashlyn Rawden, Analyn Den...

During the spring semester (January through June) of the 2019-2020 school year, schools within the city of Chicago and throughout the state will have the opportunity to conduct th...

The Board of Education for Illini Central CUSD#189 will hold a special meeting on Monday, November 25, 2019. The meeting will begin at 4:30 pm and will be held in the Grade Schoo...

The Excellence in Education Grants for Teachers Program Awards $36,500 in Grant Money The Illinois Retired Teachers Association Foundation (IRTAF) awards $36,500 in grant mon...

Want to know how your middle schooler or high schooler is doing, but sometimes forget to log in to Skyward to check their grades? Let Skyward email you a progress report on eithe...

The Illini Central school district was fortunate to have recently been given a copy of the 1931 “Handbook of the Mason City Community School” that was published by that district. ...

On Tuesday, October 8, 8th grade students took a field trip to Peoria to attend CareerSpark. CareerSpark is an interactive, hands-on expo designed to give students a taste of a va...

Dear Parent/Guardian: Fall has arrived, and before we know it, winter will be here as well. With winter, of course, comes the possibility of weather that impacts school. ...

The Illini Central CUSD#189 Board of Education approved the FY20 budget at its latest meeting. This budget demonstrates that the district is in good financial health. The budget ...