Paxton-Buckley-Loda CUSD 10

Please click on the links below for information regarding a Pfizer COVID 19 Vaccine Clinic for 5 years old to adult. It will be held at Clara Peterson Elementary on Tuesday, November 23 and December 14 beginning at 2:20 p.m. Please use the links in the press release document to register. You may call Ford County Public Health at 217 379 9281 if you have questions. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_8LU9hVtbEltA6iHCZu58MB-2y-QpKgO/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mCB6F3VKiZRoLMvZPbKWmkTIQ6k9AARH/view?usp=sharing

PBL District and School Report Cards now available: IllinoisReportCard.com is the state’s official source for information about public schools across Illinois. The information here will help you act as an informed partner in the education of our children. Families, researchers, policy makers, and community members can use the site to find school data, including academic performance, school environment, educators, students, and highlights provided by principals. Please visit http://www.illinoisreportcard.com/ You can search by school, district or city name.

We would like to thank Mr. Tim Hess and the Panther Regiment for honoring our Veterans by hosting several concerts today. PBL invites Veterans and community members to a program at 1 pm today in the high school gym. PBL would like to thank all those who served.

Good Afternoon, Ford County Public Health Department is hosting a COVID 19 vaccination clinic today at the Paxton Fire House from 4-8. Please click on the link below for more information. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ny7z1nyG1DkcQxMsacLDsl4GgGqoIU-y/view?usp=sharing

Gibson Area Hospital is offering a COVID 19 vaccine clinic for ages 5-11. Please see the information below. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fysxUa8Wq8c1jZdwsM_AE_VUt47F8yWx/view?usp=sharing

Good Morning Panthers, Buses could run a few minutes late today due to standing water on several rural roads. Please be careful if driving today.

Good morning, Skyward is undergoing a large update and will down until 10/17.

Good Afternoon Panthers, Parent/ Teacher Conferences will be held next Tuesday and Wednesday evenings from 3:30 to 7 pm at all grade centers. School will dismiss early both days. Clara Peterson at 2:00, PBL Junior High at 2:17 and PBL High School at 2:10. Also, The Buddy Walk® was developed by the National Down Syndrome Society in 1995 to celebrate Down Syndrome Awareness Month in October and to promote acceptance and inclusion of people with Down syndrome. The Buddy Walk® has become the premier advocacy event for people with Down syndrome in the United States. A Buddy Walk will be held this Saturday, October 16 at 11:00 am at the PBL High School track. Please arrive before 11 since the walk will start promptly at 11. There is no cost and all are welcome.

Good afternoon Panthers, Please click on the link below to read PBL's updated COVID19 flow chart regarding returning to school after illness and student exclusions that reflects updated guidance from ISBE and IDPH. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Cimc74iPsx0m93UIqVshOya8wBezS52u/view?usp=sharing Go Panthers

PBL has received federal grant funding to help us recover from the impacts of COVID19. Please complete the brief survey below to assist us in efficient use of the grant dollars. Your feedback will help guide our decisions. Thanks for your ongoing partnership with PBL Unit #10. Have a great Friday and Go Panthers! https://forms.gle/CRxCvx3rGamiFvTR7

Good Afternoon Panthers, Beginning on Thursday morning, all district buses will serve as shuttles between Clara Peterson Elementary and PBL Junior and Senior High School. In the afternoon at dismissal, buses 1,3,and 5 will shuttle elementary students to the Junior and Senior High campus. Buses 1 and 4 will shuttle back to Clara Peterson Elementary. This change is being done to improve service for our students. PBL is also adding an additional route in order to decrease route times. This additional rural route will serve East of Roberts, Buckley and Loda. First Student will begin notifying parents of this change today and the new route will begin on Thursday. Thank you

Join us LIVE as we hear from Robert Frump our newest member of the Paxton-Buckley-Loda Hall of Fame. https://youtu.be/j9OXFPoQLNI

Good afternoon Panthers, Please click on the link below to read the PBL's COVID19 return to school criteria flow chart. https://drive.google.com/file/d/15Vyoqih5ZXHx54kIiBrct2-2HHYhJ3nJ/view?usp=sharing Thank you

Today, you will receive an important text message from Paxton-Buckley-Load CUSD 10. Historically, our text messages have come from 98901 but will now come from 98900. In addition to that adjustment, this message will include language on how to opt-out of any further text messages from Paxton-Buckley-Load CUSD 10. Text messages are an important and effective means of communicating with our community so please do not opt out if you would like to be made aware of emergency notifications and district updates in the future. Doing so would mean that you will miss important information. Thank you

Good Afternoon Panthers, I wanted to remind all students, staff and parents that all shuttle and route buses will begin at Clara Peterson today and then travel to the JH/HS. Regular routes will enter JH/HS campus on Pells Street and line up in front of JH. Shuttle Buses will enter on Center Street and park in front of the JH/HS Commons area. JH/HS students that are walking, being picked up or driving themselves may leave at the dismissal bell. Students riding a route or shuttle bus or waiting for a younger sibling will be held at JH and HS until buses arrive from Clara Peterson. I appreciate your patience as we transition to this new plan.

Good Afternoon, I'm happy to report that today went smoothly. We will continue to check bags and have a police presence on campus out of an abundance of caution on Monday. We appreciate your support and have a great weekend! GO PANTHERS

Good Morning, Please click on the link to read the updated information regarding dismissal and student transportation that will begin Monday, August 30. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1K4AY6XMBvLfQUR5CgEMPwXgxrPo4fRnF/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=104621408335294229033&rtpof=true&sd=true

Good Evening, Earlier this evening, PBL administration assisted the Paxton Police Department in the investigation of an alleged threat of a school shooting at the high school that was widely shared on social media. PBL takes all threats seriously. At this time we do not have information that leads us to believe this threat to be credible. PBL will be in session tomorrow. Out of an abundance of caution, all bags will be searched before entering the high school and the Paxton Police Department will have an increased presence on campus tomorrow. The senior high was searched this evening. If you do not feel comfortable sending your child to school tomorrow, please keep them home. If you, or your child, have any further information regarding this matter, please contact the Paxton Police Department or the PBL School District.

Good Evening, Around 7:15 p.m. Thursday evening, PBL administration was notified about knowledge of a possible threat that was being shared on social media. PBL administration and Paxton Police Department are aware of this potential threat and are actively investigating it. If you have any information, please call me at 217 379 3314 option 4 or Paxton Police.

Good Afternoon Panthers, Please see the PBL website homepage for updated COVID information which can be found by clicking on the "COVID DASHBOARD" tab. The dashboard was created to track and communicate COVID cases and school exclusions for PBL students and staff. This site will be updated each Tuesday, however parents or staff will be contacted immediately if their child or the staff member is deemed a close contact and is being excluded. All final decisions regarding close contacts and quarantines/exclusions is made by local health departments. Please continue to monitor the PBL website and social media sites for updates . I have linked the COVID Dashboard site: https://www.pblunit10.com/page/covid-19-dashboard Thank you