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Bethalto School District Explains Academic Multi-Tiered System of Support for Students

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BETHALTO - During their regular meeting on Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, the Bethalto Community Unit School District #8 Board of Education learned about the district’s multi-tiered system of support. The multi-tiered system of support (MTSS) refers to interventions that students can receive when they need additional academic or social-emotional support. During the meeting, the district’s psychologists, interventionists and paraprofessionals shared data for each Bethalto school and explained the academic interventions that students receive at every level. “A district that doesn’t have a strong MTSS program set in place really then struggles with over-identifying students that need to be in special education,” said Alyssa Smith, Bethalto’s Director of Teaching and Learning. “By screening them early, screening them often and constantly monitoring that data, it’s a way for us to stay on top of kids and intervene as quickly as possible so that

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Tucker's Automotive Repair & Tire Female Athletes Of Month: Marquette Catholic Dance Team Advances To State Championships Again

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ALTON - The Marquette Catholic High School Dance Team has secured a spot at the IHSA State Championships for the second consecutive year. The team achieved this milestone by finishing in fourth place in the Jazz category at the IHSA Sectional held at Effingham. Marquette's girls' dance squad is shown above. The girls are: Back row left to right: Bella Johnson, Alana Taylor, Grace Stoverink, Grace Schwegel, Lexi Stevenson, and Jaelyn Slow. Front Row left to right: Alisa Buchanan, Birdie Elliott, and Riley Clarkin. The Marquette girls are Tucker's Automotive Repair & Tire Female Athletes of the Month. The State Finals will take place next Friday in Bloomington, where the team will compete against other qualifying schools. The success at the sectional competition underscores the team's dedication and skill in dance, as they continue to build on their achievements from the previous year. This year’s advancement to the state level also reflects the ongoing commitment o

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Appeals court rules Missouri attorney general did not violate Sunshine Law 

7 months 1 week ago
The Attorney General’s Office did not violate the Missouri Sunshine Law when it refused to turn over records showing how it fulfilled a request, the Western District Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday. In a split decision, a three-judge panel ruled that the office reasonably concluded the records being sought by St. Louis attorney Elad Gross […]
Rudi Keller

Missouri child care subsidy payment backlog will be resolved next month, commissioner says

7 months 1 week ago
A backlog of payments due to child care providers is 70% clear after a year-long struggle with the state’s new software, Missouri Education Commissioner Karla Eslinger told lawmakers Tuesday morning. The Missouri Senate Education Committee questioned Eslinger about everything from school accreditation to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. Standing out among the interrogation was an […]
Annelise Hanshaw

Trump issues order prohibiting openly transgender service members in the military

7 months 1 week ago
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed orders late Monday banning openly transgender service members from the U.S. military and suppressing any diversity initiatives, including prohibiting “un-American” concepts from military educational institutions. An executive order published just before 11 p.m. Eastern under the title “Prioritizing Military Excellence and Readiness” expressly forbids from the armed services individuals […]
Ashley Murray

ISP To Conduct Alcohol Countermeasure Patrols

7 months 1 week ago
COLLINSVILLE – Illinois State Police (ISP) Troop 8 Commander, Captain Casey Faro, announces the ISP will conduct Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement (ACE) patrols in Madison and St. Clair counties during February. ACE patrols allow the ISP to focus on preventing, detecting, and taking enforcement action in response to violations associated with impaired driving and illegal transportation or consumption of alcohol or drugs. The ISP has zero tolerance for impaired driving in Illinois. Officers working the detail will be watchful for motorists who show signs of impaired driving, operating vehicles in an unsafe manner, driving with a suspended or revoked driver’s license, and transporting open alcoholic beverages, as well as improper seatbelt and child restraint usage, distracted driving, and other Illinois Vehicle Code violations. Alcohol and drug impairment are estimated to be a factor in more than 47% of all fatal motor vehicle crashes in Illinois. There is one alcohol-related

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