Updated job postings are posted on our website. Check them out at http://www.blueridge18.org/employment-opportunities--103
Superintendent's Monthly Message for September is now posted at http://5il.co/4xqp. Lots of good news to share. Have a wonderful day!
Check out the flyer for Blue Ridge STEAM Club for grades 6-8! Session 1 is 4-H Food Challenge and Session 2 is Coding. Details at http://5il.co/4xlp
Check out the Ag-ademics flyer for grades K-2 and 3-5. Deadline to sign up is tomorrow! http://5il.co/4xj4
Congratulations to Melissa Ward for being named Teacher of the Week in the News-Gazette. Great article. BR Teachers Rock!
SERIOUSLY SILLY - News-Gazette http://news-gazette.il.newsmemory.com/publink.php?shareid=211e217f9
NEW! NEW! Short-Term Sub Teachers (STS). A STS license may be obtained by having an associate's degree or show completion of 60 semester hours of college coursework. Find out all of the details on how to become a short-term sub at http://roe17.org/licensure/substitute-teaching
Schneider’s Open House/Health and Safety Fair/Book Fair will be Thursday, 9/20, from 6-8 p.m. Come out and enjoy a fun, family friendly evening!

Agendas for the Special Budget Hearing and Regular Board Meeting on 9/19/18 are posted at https://v3.boardbook.org/Public/PublicHome.aspx?ak=1000247
Updated job openings are posted at http://www.blueridge18.org/employment-opportunities--103
Spirit Friday!!! Our high school athletes visited and greeted Schneider students this morning. Thank you, high school students, for promoting school spirit and Knight pride! #knightnation



Good attendance helps children do well in school and eventually in the workplace. Absences represent lost opportunities to learn in the classroom. As early as PreK and kindergarten, good attendance helps students stay on the path to academic success.
Board of Education, Insurance Committee will meet on Sept 21, 2018, at 7:30 a.m. Details can be found at https://v3.boardbook.org/Public/PublicMeetingMaterials.aspx?ak=1000247&mk=50302416
The Backpack Food Program provides weekend provisions for students at risk of hunger. Volunteers are needed for food packaging 1:30-3 PM in the BRHS Ag Shop on 9/12, 10/17, 11/14, 12/14, 1/16, 2/13, 3/13, 4/17, 5/15. Come by and lend a hand if you can!
Power is back up and you should be able to call your child’s school if necessary. Have a good weekend!
Soccer is canceled for weekend. All other activities are going on as scheduled.
Power is out in FC for 2+ hours so no phone or internet at school. To get a message to schools call 217-489-5201. Dismissal at normal time.
Warner Hospital's Health and Wellness Fair is scheduled for Sept. 13, 5-7 p.m. in the hospital's parking lot. For more information: http://5il.co/4r5w
Improving attendance is an essential, cost-effective way to ensure our students are on-track to learn and succeed. Chronic absence is an early warning sign of academic trouble. Working together, we can give our students the strongest opportunities for success!
We had a great day at Schneider Elementary celebrating our “Respect” rules! Students attended an assembly featuring a Respect skit by our BR Thespian Troupe. Students also participated in several other activities highlighting our Respect rules! We are off to a great start!




Special congratulations to BR PreK program for earning GOLD from the state's most recent evaluation. Amazing accomplishment by our PreK Team! Go Knights! For more information go to http://5il.co/4ntd

