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 […]
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 […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Brothers Isaac and Caleb Trotter spent much of their childhood in Mahomet. They had many of the same goals and aspirations as others in their peer group. “We went to the homecoming parades,” Isaac Trotter said. When they watched the local high school games, they imagined […]
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 […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour Policy Committee: We have not had a chance to write about this policy meeting. This meeting happened on August 12, 2019. Mahomet-Seymour Finance Committee The Mahomet-Seymour Finance committee, board members Ken Keefe and Merle Giles, heard a preliminary outline of the FY 2020 budget from […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com Newly-elected board member Ken Keefe presented suggested policy changes that would allow for various channels of communication between the public and the board. Currently, board policy 2:240 states, “Anyone may propose new policies, changes to existing policies, or elimination of existing policies. Staff suggestions should […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour School Board members Meghan Hennesy and Lori Larson will make up the board’s policy committee, which held its first open meeting Wednesday morning. Led by Superintendent Lindsey Hall, the meeting began with an overview of recommended PRESS Updates. The full board will be made aware […]
