The School Board agenda for February 10, 2010 in now available for viewing.

NCWHS Band Director Recognized

Lisa Preston, Normal West Band Director, was recognized in the October, 2009 issue of "SB&O School Band and Orchestra”, a widely-read professional journal. Lisa was the subject of an 11-page interview which featured numerous pictures of our band in performance. The article discussed her professional background and highlighted the philosophy behind the Unit 5 and NCWHS music department and band program.

The Normal West Wind Ensemble performed January 29th in Peoria at the Illinois Music Educators Association annual conference.

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Visit the Normal West Bands on the web at www.normalwestbands.org

McLean County Unit District No. 5 is proud to be the first school district in Illinois to join the EPA's list of ENERGY STAR Leaders, an elite group of organizations that have improved energy efficiency across all of the buildings in a portfolio.

 ENERGY STAR Leader status is awarded to an organization that has achieved an overall savings of 20 percent or more. To date, Unit 5’s savings top 30 percent, or more than $4.5 million. Read More..

NOTE CHANGE FROM DISTRICT CALENDAR.

Date: Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Age Requirements: Children reaching the age of five (5) on or before September 1, 2010, will be eligible for enrollment in kindergarten.

Location: Children will be registered at the school they will attend, unless otherwise noted. Parents should plan to bring their incoming kindergarten student with them for
registration activities.

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NEW TRANSPORTATION PHONE NUMBER: 557-4BUS (4287)

In an effort to streamline calls and provide a timely response regarding transportation issues, Unit 5 has implemented a Transportation Call Center.

The Call Center was created to centralize calls to the transportation department and to route them to the appropriate individuals to handle each specific concern.

The hours of the Call Center will be Monday – Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Calls that are made before 6:30 a.m., after 4:30 p.m. or on weekends may be left in a voicemail box that will be checked at 6:30 a.m. the next work day.

The goal is to provide a timely response to each inquiry or concern and to be sure that a resolution has been reached.