Quincy Public Schools
QUINCY — Quincy Superintendent Todd Pettit said in a prepared statement on Friday that investigations by Quincy Public Schools (QPS) and the Department of Child and Family Services (DCFS) found no “credible evidence” to show that the conduct of two Denman Elementary School physical education teachers — deemed “wildly inappropriate” by DCFS — ever continued…
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QUINCY — Two parents of children within the Quincy Public School District (QPS) spoke to the Board of Education at its monthly meeting Wednesday night about their concerns regarding the actions of two P.E. teachers at Denman Elementary that were described by the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) as “wildly inappropriate, but not…
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Recently our community was made publicly aware of a DCFS investigation which stemmed from some number of teachers at Denman Elementary, including Kimberly Kirby and Jennifer Oitker, physical education teachers, spanking students, allowing students to spank them, putting pieces of tape over students’ mouths as a punishment, and employing threats to do so. The fact…
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Darrell Henze said if he had just said he was sorry, he believes he would still be the softball coach for Quincy High School. But he just couldn’t do it. His termination was made official following a lengthy Quincy School Board meeting on Feb. 26. Henze was upset with the way the situation regarding the…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Noon Kiwanis brought a gift to every first grader in QPS. Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus and the Grinch made an appearance at all five elementary schools in the district. “It’s important for the success of our schools to have community partners such as the Kiwanis,” said Superintendent Todd Pettit. The Kiwanis…
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QUINCY — The 28th Octoberfest Invitational Parade and Field Competition will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19. Twenty-five marching bands from Illinois, Missouri and Iowa will begin at 30th and Maine and travel west, ending at Quincy Junior High School at 14th and Maine. Bands will present their competition selections at the judges’ stand…
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QUINCY — Dr. Darin Thomas was the sole bidder for the former Quincy Public School maintenance facility at 640 Jersey. The facility will be an addition to the existing bike park next door at 628 Jersey and is on track to be the second largest mountain bike park in the United States. Cheers were heard…
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Open houses Tuesday, Wednesday for former QPS maintenance building that will be auctioned on Oct. 16
QUINCY — The maintenance department of Quincy Public Schools will be the host of two open houses for people interested in buying property at 640 Jersey. This location housed the maintenance department before its move to the QPS central services building on North 43rd Street. The open houses will be held from 3 to 4:30…
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I believe we need to sit down and take a long, hard look at how and what we are signaling to our children regarding risk assessment, the danger of anecdotes and emotional overreactions. In the past week, an online threat made to Quincy Public Schools was quickly reviewed and deemed non-threatening. During that brief process,…
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QUINCY — After three days of random posts on social media threatening students, officials with Quincy Public Schools and Quincy Police Department say the investigation has concluded them to believe the threats do not post a security risk. “These threats have been investigated and don’t pose a security risk to our schools,” Todd Pettit, superintendent…
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QUINCY — Wednesday’s Quincy School Board meeting didn’t have anyone from the public comment on the events of the week where multiple schools have been in “soft lockdown” or “secure mode”, but one board member decided he wanted to clear the air on the subject. Jim Whitfield, who has been on the Quincy School Board…
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UPDATE: Quincy Public and Parochial Schools are dismissing because of the city’s water situation. Schools will dismiss 3 hours early. 11am – The Academy, 11:25 am: QHS, 11:41 am: QJHS, 12:15 p.m.: Elementary. Quincy Mayor Mike Troup said the city was awaiting word from the Illinois EPA on how to proceed with the boil order…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Public Schools Foundation approved 22 grant applications totaling $89,219.98 in its fall grant cycle. An additional $58,411.39 in guaranteed grant funding was released from the Foundation’s endowment for spending in the 2024-2025 school year. The funds for this grant cycle were made available after July 1 and will be for use in…
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QUINCY — The Quincy School Board has reviewed the school district’s $103.5 million budget and the public will have 30 days to review it before a vote. On Wednesday, board members closed the 30 day public hearing period and then approved the 2024-25 budgets for some of the entities within the QSD 172 umbrella including…
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QUINCY — Every time a different bidder pondered whether to offer another $5,000 for the 13,000 square foot building at 20th and Hampshire, Trina Casburn was quick to counter with another $5,000 more. It was pretty evident during the bidding that the owner of Quincy Storage and Transfer wanted the property, which she got for…
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A recent flurry of editorials has been written on the dire state of our students’ reading proficiency in Quincy Public Schools (QPS), which raises the question: Who should be held accountable for only 20 percent of our third-grade students meeting proficiency standards in reading? It is important to highlight that all parties involved are good people, yet this literacy crisis…
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QUINCY — Quincy Public Schools has set 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 12 for the auction of a building at 121 N. 20th, formerly known “The Bus Barn.” The QPS maintenance department will hold open houses for prospective buyers to tour the 13,612-square-foot building from 9 to 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 5, and from…
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QUINCY — Quincy Public Schools is reaching out to the community to seek volunteer mentors for its Child Family Mentor Program. With the program celebrating its 30th anniversary this summer, the district aims to commemorate this milestone by recruiting 30 new mentors to support the academic and personal growth of students. The Child Family Mentor…
Read Full Article I read the story, “Are they learning anything or are they just playing? Quincy pastor wants to address low reading scores,” and wanted to share some critical insights. The poor reading scores in our district are unacceptable and point to a systemic problem. Blaming parents, teachers, students, or the pandemic is not the solution. I…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Quincy School Board met Wednesday night and did some budgetary house cleaning to wrap up the fiscal year that ends June 30. The board approved an amended 2023-24 budget to finish with $98.8 million in revenues and $93.5 million in expenses. The $5.3 million fiscal year end surplus means the district now…
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QUINCY — Employees with the Quincy Public Schools’ transportation department are nearly finished with the move into their new home. Some of the neighbors couldn’t be happier. The former K&L Arena at 1600 N. 43rd, which QPS bought for $2 million in June 2022, will be the site of the district’s maintenance, transportation and information…
Read Full Article QUINCY — In collaboration with Quincy Public Schools, the Quincy Civic Music Association is the host of a concert by Wild Prairie Winds chamber music group to be held at St. John’s Anglican Church, 701 Hampshire, at 7:30 p.m. May 11. The group is devoted to small communities through disaster relief, diversity inclusion and awareness…
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QUINCY — The 11th annual Dream Big in Color Run welcomed hundreds of runners on April 20 and raised $31,673 for Quincy Public Schools. The fundraiser, sponsored by the QPS Foundation in partnership with QHS leadership students, raised money for the Quincy Public Schools Foundation, which provides financial support for creative teaching and key areas…
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QUINCY — Quincy Superintendent of Schools Todd Pettit said the committee he is heading up to look at what the school district will look like in the future will begin meeting next month. At Wednesday’s Quincy School Board meeting, Pettit said the first meeting will be on April 9 at Quincy High School. Pettit told…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Quincy School Board approved an intergovernmental agreement with HOPE Trust (Health Options for Public Entities) out of Havana, Ill. to be the new insurance provider for school district empoyees. Employees have been meeting with with HOPE and school district representatives all week to hear about the changes in coverage. QPS will be…
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