Cerro Gordo Community Unit School District 100
MISSION STATEMENT
"Partnering with the community to provide a high quality education in a nurturing, yet challenging environment that will empower all students to become competent and responsible citizens."
To the Citizens of the Cerro Gordo and Bement School Districts,
It has come to our attention that many of the residents of the Bement and Cerro Gordo School Districts have heard talk recently, linking the two. To set the record straight, we would like to separate fact from unfounded rumors.
The Bement and Cerro Gordo superintendents, as well as the high school principals, have recently opened a dialogue with each other to discuss the potential of partnering together in ways that could be mutually beneficial to the students in both high schools. The administrators have communicated with each of their respective school boards about the discussions. Details will be discussed at each of the school districts’ regular February school board meetings. If both school boards find merit in what is presented to them in February, community meetings could be held between the February and March board meetings to allow for input from parents and community members.
Bement and Cerro Gordo Schools have begun these talks in light of the recent decision by the Atwood-Hammond School District to pursue merger options with the Arthur School District. Bement High School has been co-oping extracurricular activities with Atwood-Hammond High School since the mid-1990’s and currently co-op the following high school sports together: football, baseball and track & field for boys, and basketball, softball and track & field for girls. Based on the plans announced by Atwood-Hammond, the Bement School District determined they should explore all possible options available to them.
Along with looking at co-oping some of the above extra-curricular activities, the administrators are also reviewing the potential benefit of sharing other resources. There exists a potential for expanding course offerings to students in each high school. For example, Bement has an industrial technology teacher, but no agriculture program; Cerro Gordo has an agriculture teacher, but no industrial technology program. Cerro Gordo offers French and Spanish; Bement offers Spanish but not French. The feasibility of extending some of the offerings in each school to the other and the logistics of doing so are being discussed.
Bement School District and Cerro Gordo School District have not discussed, nor are they presently pursuing, any form of consolidation. A consolidation of two or more school districts occurs only when a referendum to consolidate is placed on a ballot and the registered voters vote in favor of it in all communities involved. Neither administrators, nor school boards, can decide to consolidate two districts together; only a majority of the registered voters in each community can.
To re-emphasize, the dialogue has just begun, so there are really no “hard and fast” details to share at this point in time. The administrators are simply looking for ways to partner together for the benefit of Bement and Cerro Gordo students. As more information becomes available, we will keep the communities informed.
Dan Brue
, Bement SuperintendentBrett Robinson, Cerro Gordo Superintendent
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It’s Cerro Gordo Alumni Tournament Time!
The Cerro Gordo Athletic Booster Club will be hosting the 27th Annual Alumni Tournament to be held on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, March 16, 17 and 18, 2012. Alumni of CGHS will be playing in basketball and volleyball games all weekend, and concessions will be available at all times. The cost for admission is $2.00 for adults per day, $1.00 for students and seniors per day, and children under 5 years are free, which provides your entire family entertainment at a very reasonable price! We will also have a 50/50 raffle running the entire weekend at a cost of $1.00 per ticket, or 6 tickets for $5.00. We will draw the lucky winner before the championship game on Sunday (and you do not have to be present to win)!
Our annual Saturday steak dinner will be held from 5-7 p.m. The menu will consist of an 8 oz ribeye steak, twice baked potato, green beans, salad, dinner roll, dessert and a drink for only $10.00 per person! Great food, entertainment and seeing friends and classmates! So much to be offered in one fun weekend so bring your whole family!
And, don’t forget to visit the Booster Club merchandise and apparel table. We have many new, original designs of shirts, jackets, flannel pants, fleece jackets, etc. for sale for all ages, also at reasonable prices. If you are planning to attend the Alumni Tourney and want to purchase some items in advance (for you or for your team), you can contact Melissa Muirheid 217-763-6393, Regan Taylor Miller 217-972-2710 or Kim Klein 217-433-6033 and we can get those items to you.
If you are interested in signing up a team, please contact the Cerro Gordo High School office and speak with Mary Lawyer at 217-763-2711 for basketball entries, and Mary or Regan Miller for volleyball. The cost for a team is $30, which will include a tournament t-shirt. The final day to sign up a team will be Wednesday, March 7th at 3:00 p.m. – no exceptions. Tournament brackets will be drawn on this day.
Your support of our Booster Club and the Alumni Tournament allows us to do many things to help our school and students. We hope to have many alumni, friends and students join us in March so be sure to mark your calendars now!
CERRO GORDO COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT #100
GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Goal 1: The district’s curriculum will ensure all children are challenged appropriately for their abilities, with a high level of student achievement promoted for each child.
Objective 1.1 – The district’s curriculum will be articulated across all grade levels.
Objective 1.2 – Collaboration of teachers and parents is encouraged to help meet the educational needs of each student.
Objective 1.3 – Students are expected to attain a high level of achievement.
Objective 1.4 – The district’s curriculum will help students prepare for college, trade schools and to become productive members of society.
Goal 2: The district will promote a safe, healthy, comfortable, productive environment, conducive to teaching and learning.
Objective 2.1 – The district’s facilities will be properly maintained.
Objective 2.2 – The district will provide a safe classroom environment.
Objective 2.3 – The district will continually monitor and update technologies and information services.
Goal 3: The district will be fiscally responsible.
Objective 3.1 – The district will always strive to maintain a balanced budget.
Objective 3.2 – The district will aggressively seek alternative sources of income.
Goal 4: The district will encourage community involvement.
Objective 4.1 – The district will establish clear lines of communication between the school and the community.
Objective 4.2 – The district will be actively involved in the community.
ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY:
Cerro Gordo is a rural community on the western edge of Piatt County, just 10 miles east of Decatur and about 20 miles west of Monticello. Even though the school is located in Piatt county, many families within the school district live in Macon county since the district spreads west to Sangamon Road at the east end of Lake Decatur.
The school district includes the towns of Cerro Gordo, Oakley, and La Place. Cerro Gordo’s population is approximately 1,700.
01/31/2012
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