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East St. Louis SD 189 honors Avant Elementary as 2025 model school; staff earn advanced degrees and athletes win state honors
Summary
The East St. Louis School District 189 recognized James Avant Elementary as a 2025 model school at the Model Schools conference, acknowledged several staff members for recent advanced degrees, reported a district United Way fundraiser raising over $25,000, and reviewed multiple student athletic achievements.
In Sydney's absence, a district staff member told the East St. Louis School District 189 Board of Education on May 21, 2025 that James Avant Elementary was selected as a 2025 model school and was recognized at the Model Schools conference in Washington, D.C.
The district said Avant presented its social-emotional learning and behavior-management systems at the conference, and that the school's presentation engaged educators from more than 5,000 conference attendees. The recognitions list named Principal Quanchanda Nicholson and Assistant Principal Audrey Jackson…
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