RACINE — A teen who said in a group chat he was going to bring a gun to school was tracked down Thursday and identified as a 15-year-old Horlick High School student. Sgt. Kristi Wilcox, of the Racine Police Department, said they were contacted by several concerned citizens and personnel from the Racine Unified School […]
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City approves property swap with RUSD
RACINE — The Common Council has approved a property swap with Racine Unified School District. As part of the deal, the school district will acquire Franklin Park, 900 11th Street, with just under four acres, which will bring additional space to the campus where the district intends to build the new Red Apple STEAM K-8 […]
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Racine Educators United ‘Sounding Alarm’ Over Staff Turnover
Racine Educators United (REU), the professional union representing Racine Unified School District (RUSD) teachers, educational assistants, psychologists, nurses and social workers, has issued a series of recommendations to help reduce staff turnover and “better meet the needs of students,” according to an REU news release. The plan was presented at Monday’s RUSD Board of Education […]
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Budget Amendment Allows Villages To Pull Out Of Racine Unified
The door has been left wide open for the surrounding villages to pull out of the Racine Unified School District and form their own school district under a provision that could be included in the 2017-2019 proposed state budget. The question is: When, not if, that could happen. Under a motion approved by the Joint […]
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Haws Mostly Compliant With District Expectations
The Racine Unified School District Board of Education is set to vote on whether to approve Superintendent Dr. Lolli Haws as “in compliance with exception” for its requirements that the superintendent protect the district’s assets at their meeting Jan. 23. The exception in question concerns a lack of digital archives for physical records, which will take […]
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Racine Unified Teachers: Budget ‘Woefully Under Funds’ Pay
About 30 teachers and teachers’ assistants stood outside Horlick High School Monday afternoon calling for fair wages that keeps up with inflation for all teachers and teaching assistants in the Racine Unified School District. Members of the Racine Education Association (REA) will present its compensation proposal to the Racine Unified School District on Wednesday and the Racine Education Assistants Association (REAA) will be […]
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Name Of 14-Year-Old Shooting Victim Released, Person Of Interest Sought
Racine Police are searching for Keller Mcquay, a 14-year-old boy, that has become a person of interest in the shooting death of his girlfriend Vista Jackson at 8:20 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10 at residence in the 1000 block of Albert St. Jackson, who suffered from a single gunshot wound, was a student at Horlick High School. Rescue […]
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Unified Administrators Propose Changes In Pay, Hiring
Racine Unified administrators sent an email to school board members and staff Tuesday night proposing several changes to the district’s employee handbook including changes around how seniority is used in hiring decisions and pay. Communications director Stacy Tapp said the changes are designed to have a positive impact on student achievement; improve efficiencies that lead more quickly to a balanced budget; and […]
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Racine Unified Issues Response To Library Book Removal
Officials with the Racine Unified School District responded to allegations over weeding books from its library collection on their Facebook page. Members of the Racine Education Association are calling on the Racine Unified School District to stop “weeding” school library books out of school libraries by the “tens of thousands,” including the Bible, Koran, and […]
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Rotary Tried To Find Home For Racine Unified’s 11,000 Books
After originally telling Chris Terry, a Racine Founders Rotary Club member, that he could have the 11,000 books removed from the of a number of schools, Racine Unified School District officials told Terry to hold off taking them. A number of school librarians and teachers raised concerns at the Racine Unified School Board meeting Monday […]
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UPDATE: WPA Artwork Water Damaged In Mitchell Elementary Fire
UPDATE: Stacy Tapp, communications director for the Racine Unified School District, said school officials have found the WPA Artwork, but the mural is water damaged and they have not been able to remove it from the building. Officials with the Racine Art Museum are helping the school district find a person to look at the […]