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J.L. Buford principal reports enrollment rise and improved state designation
Summary
Principal Valerie Zgonina told the board J.L. Buford has 286 students enrolled, improved iReady scores and moved from a 'comprehensive' to a 'commendable' state designation; she highlighted fall activities including a featured 5th-grade farm visit.
Valerie Zgonina, principal of J.L. Buford Intermediate Education Center, reported that the school currently has 286 students enrolled and noted that iReady scores increased compared with the prior year. She said the school's Illinois state designation moved from 'comprehensive' to 'commendable.'
Zgonina recounted fall activities including a 5th-grade visit to a local farm that was featured on the Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom website and a 'Tiger Bash' event. She thanked the board for its support and said she looks forward to the rest of the school year.
