🍎 Great principals inspire, support, and lead with heart! 💙 Show your principal some appreciation in the comments! #AnchoredinExcellence
⚓️ Happy District Leadership Appreciation Day to Dr. Jerry Bell! 🌊 Thank you for steering Peoria Public Schools toward new horizons and keeping us anchored in excellence.
💙 Our principals help our schools shine! Give your principal a shout-out in the comments for Principal Appreciation Week! 👇 #AnchoredinExcellence
🎉 It’s Principal Appreciation Week! Tell us in the comments why you love your principal! 🍎
#AnchoredInExcellence
#AnchoredInExcellence
🍽️ We’re just one month away from our first Warrior Way Café of the 2026–27 school year!
📅 Mark your calendars for November 12th!
Our WCTC culinary students can’t wait to serve you!
📅 Mark your calendars for November 12th!
Our WCTC culinary students can’t wait to serve you!
Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day from PPS!
Enjoy your fall break! School resumes on Monday, October 19th! 🍂🍁🌻
🌟 This week, we celebrate our remarkable ESL (English as a Second Language) teachers and our custodians!
To our ESL Teachers: Thank you for your patience and for helping our students feel confident and supported!
To our custodians: Thank you for your hard work and for keeping our schools clean, safe, and welcoming every day!
We appreciate you! 👏🏫
To our ESL Teachers: Thank you for your patience and for helping our students feel confident and supported!
To our custodians: Thank you for your hard work and for keeping our schools clean, safe, and welcoming every day!
We appreciate you! 👏🏫
📢 TODAY IS A SIP DAY!
Half Day for ALL Students & KCSS
Valeska Hinton: No School
Half Day for ALL Students & KCSS
Valeska Hinton: No School
📣 August Attendance Recognition!
We’re celebrating our schools for prioritizing attendance!
Most Improved Attendance
🥇 Sterling — 3% | Lynn Lane, Principal
🥈 Von Steuben — 2% | June Smothers, Principal
🥉 Harold B. Dawson — 2% | Mary Newman-Evans, Principal
Most Improved Chronic Absenteeism
🥇 Von Steuben — 33% Reduction | June Smothers, Principal
🥈 Kellar — 29% Reduction | Jaime Peterson, Principal
🥉 Harold B. Dawson — 9% Reduction | Mary Newman-Evans, Principal
Every Day Counts!
We’re celebrating our schools for prioritizing attendance!
Most Improved Attendance
🥇 Sterling — 3% | Lynn Lane, Principal
🥈 Von Steuben — 2% | June Smothers, Principal
🥉 Harold B. Dawson — 2% | Mary Newman-Evans, Principal
Most Improved Chronic Absenteeism
🥇 Von Steuben — 33% Reduction | June Smothers, Principal
🥈 Kellar — 29% Reduction | Jaime Peterson, Principal
🥉 Harold B. Dawson — 9% Reduction | Mary Newman-Evans, Principal
Every Day Counts!
Today, we’re celebrating our amazing Attendance Clerks & Registrars!
From keeping attendance records accurate to welcoming families and helping our schools stay organized, you play an important role in keeping our schools running smoothly. Your hard work makes a difference every day! 👏🏽✨
Show our Attendance Clerks & Registrars some love! 💙
From keeping attendance records accurate to welcoming families and helping our schools stay organized, you play an important role in keeping our schools running smoothly. Your hard work makes a difference every day! 👏🏽✨
Show our Attendance Clerks & Registrars some love! 💙
Happy Labor Day from PPS! 🇺🇸
Enjoy the well-deserved day off; you’ve earned it!
Enjoy the well-deserved day off; you’ve earned it!
The September dates are in!
🗣️ Stand up! Show up! Be there!
🗣️ Stand up! Show up! Be there!
The September dates are in!
🗣️ Stand up! Show up! Be there!
🗣️ Stand up! Show up! Be there!
⚓️ Happy Birthday, Superintendent Dr. Bell! 🌊
Wishing our captain a fantastic day! 🎉
#AnchoredInExcellence
Wishing our captain a fantastic day! 🎉
#AnchoredInExcellence
🌊 Dr. Bell charted new waters today with his first Superintendent’s Round Table! Students from across PPS came aboard to hear about his journey to leading our district and where we’re headed next. ⚓️
🌟 Today is a School Improvement Day
Half Day Schedule -
🟢 Tier 1: 7:30–10:30 AM
🔵 Tier 2: 8:30–11:30 AM
🏫 Glen Barton
Day Treatment & Rise Academy: 7:30–10:30 AM
🟣 PAT Academy: 8:30–11:30 AM
🟠 KCSS: 8:15–10:30 AM
Have a great half day! 🎉
Half Day Schedule -
🟢 Tier 1: 7:30–10:30 AM
🔵 Tier 2: 8:30–11:30 AM
🏫 Glen Barton
Day Treatment & Rise Academy: 7:30–10:30 AM
🟣 PAT Academy: 8:30–11:30 AM
🟠 KCSS: 8:15–10:30 AM
Have a great half day! 🎉
🎤🏆 Celebrating our Speech & Debate team!
Congratulations to our remarkable students who competed at Nationals and proudly represented Peoria Public Schools! We are so proud of the hard work and talent you displayed on the national stage. 👏💙
🌟 Special shoutout to Eleanor D., a quarterfinalist, and Marvin P., a semifinalist!
Bowties and big smiles! Superintendent Dr. Bell and a Dr. Maude Sanders Primary student, starting the year in style!
⚓ Welcome back, students! The crew is together, the course is set, and we're ready to sail into a remarkable school year! ⚓ #AnchoredInExcellence
