By Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (August 20, 2021) – As school started on Wednesday, August 18, Managing Editor Josh Bootsma and Education Reporter Jim Masters got a chance to talk with District 158 Superintendent Dr. Nathan Schilling and ask him about the state of the D158 heading into a new school year.
At 0:40
Jim asks Dr. Schilling about expanded summer school, and what other steps the district is taking to address potential gaps in learning coming off a year of virtual instruction.
- District 158 hopes double summer school reduced gaps caused by pandemic (August 20, 2021)
At 1:55
Jim and Dr. Schilling talk about what worries the district most as a new in-person school year starts in a COVID environment.
At 2:38
Dr. Schilling shares a concern regarding Indiana school districts, and D158’s tendency to eventually experience whatever trends are seen there with regard to COVID.
At 3:30
Jim and Dr. Schilling discuss vaccination policies at the D158 schools.
At 4:10
Jim talks about the construction at Lester Crawl, and asks Dr. Schilling how the work is coming along.
- District 158 breaks ground on new Lester Crawl Primary Center (April 26, 2021)
At 5:15
Jim asks about the agenda items for D158’s August 18 board meeting.
At 5:55
Dr. Schilling talks about saving taxpayers money through recalled and refinanced bonds.
At 6:32
How will D158 know they’ve had a successful year? Dr. Schilling answers.
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