Tag: Lindsey Hall
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Mahomet-Seymour School Board hears about Reopening Task Force
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com Superintendent Lindsey Hall provided a COVID-19 Reopening Task Force Update to the Mahomet-Seymour School Board on June 8. Hall likened planning for the 2020-21 school year to “building a plane while flying it.” The district, like all other districts in Illinois, are awaiting guidance from the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE)… Read more
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Superintendent Lindsey Hall named Community Servant of the Year
Photo provided by: Heather Wanniger, Sweet Lemonade Photography By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Mahomet Chamber of Commerce 2020 Award WinnersOverall Business of the Year – Area Garbage, Bud BollerSmall Business of the Year –Yellow & Company, Elizabeth VanHoutan McDermithFood Service Business of the Year – Filippo’s Pizza, Brigi and Jerry ParisHealth & Wellness Business of the Year… Read more
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Mahomet-Seymour Board votes to renovate fieldhouse
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com As the Mahomet-Seymour School Board prepared to open new business, IL Senator Chapin Rose came to the meeting to let them know that $400,000 of tax money from the State of Illinois will be given to the school district to renovate the Mahomet-Seymour Fieldhouse if the district and the Village can come… Read more
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Mahomet-Seymour continues to look at updated movie policy
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com The Mahomet-Seymour Education Association has shown concern with a movie policy that was brought to the Mahomet-Seymour Policy Committee on Aug. 12, 2019 by Director of Instruction Nicole Rummel. Rummel’s proposed change to Policy 6:210 read: “Teachers are encouraged to use age-appropriate supplemental material only when it will enhance, or otherwise illustrate,… Read more
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Mahomet-Seymour teachers raise concerns about bathroom policy, Schultz explains
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com Students’ access to the restroom during the school day was on the minds of many as the Mahomet-Seymour School Board gathered on Tuesday night. Policy 7:135, which stated, “All students will be permitted access to the restroom at least one time per hour throughout the school day. A passing period will not… Read more
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M-S Board approves tax levy, Keefe proposed amendment
The Mahomet-Seymour School Board approved the 2019 tax levy, which includes an increase to be collected in 2020, with a vote of 6-1 on Monday. Ken Keefe was the sole board member to vote no to the levy. Keefe, along with board members Jeremy Henrichs and Lori Larson, missed the tax levy hearing prior to… Read more
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Examining a TIF extension: looking at development in the Mahomet community
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com The development of land within the Village of Mahomet has been on the minds of residents lately. Some see the benefit of the continued expansion of Mahomet, both commercially and residentially. Some residents long for the small-town feel that was evident just a few years ago while others are concerned about schools… Read more
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Acceptable Use Policy revision leads to discussion about student data
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com Since the Mahomet-Seymour School District implemented a one-to-one initiative for grades 6-12, student device rights and policies have been a topic of conversation. Meghan Hennesy, who was elected to the school board in April of 2019, is asking her fellow board members and district administration to consider a revision to the… Read more
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M-S Policy Committee hears proposal to change extra-curricular policy for non-public school students
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com A policy proposal to change Mahomet-Seymour School Board Policy 7:40, the measure to allow non-public school children to participate in Mahomet-Seymour extracurricular activities, was introduced to the board policy committee on Sept. 30. Board member Colleen Schultz presented a revised policy, taking the policy from not allowing nonpublic children to participate… Read more
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Keefe resigns from M-S PTO board, M-S district releases statement
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com Ken Keefe announced his resignation from the M-S PTO board after allegations that he did not disclose that he owned and profited from a company that processed Dawg Walk donations in 2018. In Keefe’s Facebook statement, he took time to explain the situation from his perspective. Keefe said two organizations associated… Read more