Good evening! Our region, Region 6, switched from Tier 3 to Tier 1 this afternoon allowing practices to begin for winter sports. Please read the information for Junior High Boys Basketball and Volleyball below.Junior High Boys BasketballIf your student is interested in playing basketball this year, we will be having a player meeting on Tuesday, January 19th from... READ MORE >
The Arthur 305 Task Force wants to thank you for your participation and contribution to the ThoughtExchange process. This was a major topic of discussion at our 2nd meeting held Thursday, December 17 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Here are some high points that I would like to share with you from the ThoughtExchange report: We started the Exchange with this question:... READ MORE >
Greetings Arthur CUSD 305 staff, families, and community members, While the pandemic has all of us focused on the here and now, Arthur CUSD is also looking to the future to ensure our students have what they need to be successful. As our district plans for the years to come, we know that there is always room for improvement; and we hope to be able to get your... READ MORE >
Mr. Shannon Cheek represented Arthur CUSD 305 on WEIU'TV's City Spotlight on Arthur.This episode of City Spotlight was on TV on the following channels… Friday, November 6th on Consolidated Communications Channel 13 at 6pm, as well as several repeated airings. And it will air on WEIU TV on the following dates… Wednesday, November 11th at 7:00pm,... READ MORE >
Positively Scary October Numbers for Douglas County By Colleen Lehmann, Douglas County Public Health Liaison (For release 10/20/20) 13.2 Looks like an innocent enough number, doesn’t it? But it carries a lot of influence. That’s the seven-day rolling positivity rate number (as of 10/16/20) for Illinois’ Region 6, of which Douglas County is a part. A seven-day... READ MORE >
Kirby Medical Center and The Kirby Foundation to Offer Free Expedited COVID Testing for School Students and Faculty Kirby Medical Center and The Kirby Foundation are partnering with Monticello, Bement, Deland-Weldon, Cerro Gordo, Argenta-Oreana, and Atwood-Hammond-Arthur-Lovington schools to provide free and expedited COVID-19 testing for students or faculty... READ MORE >
The Eastern Illinois University College of Education is now recruiting candidates for its Accelerated Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Licensure Program. We would appreciate you distributing this email and attachment electronically to members of your community who are interested in becoming a teacher and for whom this innovative, one-year program is a good fit. The... READ MORE >
Happy Friday! Please click on the link for the agenda for the board meeting scheduled for next week. Have a great weekend.https://5il.co/kxfp READ MORE >
All students in the Arthur School District will now be eligible to receive free meals through December 2020. This applies to students attending school in-person and those attending by remote learning. This is made possible by the extension of the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) — a federally-funded, state-administered program that provides reimbursements... READ MORE >
We are excited that Arthur CUSD #305 will now be providing FREE breakfast and lunch meals for ALL students both in person and remote learners. Please be sure to take advantage of these FREE Meals. If you are a remote learner you must pre-order the meals by Thursday at noon. READ MORE >
Thank you Jack Martin for volunteering your time after the school day to make the high school a better place. Appreciate your pride in your school and appreciate your time and talents. You are a true Knight and we are fortunate to have you with us! #GoKnights #KnightPride READ MORE >
Good afternoon Arthur CUSD #305. In a time where celebrations and positivity are not abundant, I wanted to reach out to celebrate an accomplishment with you. We have completed our first full week and day number 8 of in-person learning! This is a big deal and it has taken many people to help us get to this point. I am so proud of our students, staff, parents and... READ MORE >
Good afternoon Parents/Guardians, We are very excited to see our student's tomorrow on the first day of the 2020-2021 school year. This is a reminder that you must complete the Daily Wellness Screening by 7:15 a.m. each morning. Students will not be allowed on the bus or in their classrooms unless their screening is completed each day. If you do not have internet... READ MORE >
As the day begins to wind down and as we anxiously await the reopening of our schools tomorrow, I wanted to take a moment and welcome our students and families back as well as extend a thank you to all those involved in the reopening of our schools. First, to all the students in the district, I cannot begin to express how excited our staff is to see all of you... READ MORE >
Good afternoon Arthur CUSD students, families and communities. As I’m sitting here in my office this Friday afternoon, I want to take a moment and express how refreshing and exciting it has been in our buildings these past few days. I want to recognize all the hard work and dedication that has been displayed. We welcomed our new teachers to our district on... READ MORE >
Parents and Guardians will have to self-certify their students daily for those attending in-person. Self-certification for the Wellness Screening will need to be completed in your Family Access in Skyward by 7:15 a.m. for each day of school. Please watch for a video early next week on how to self-certify in Skyward. If you do not have access to self-certify using... READ MORE >
Please see the board agenda for the August 19, 2020 meeting. Have a great rest of your week.https://5il.co/jixf READ MORE >
Parents & Guardians, Please click on the link below to read the Arthur Grade School Return to Learn Details. We are looking forward to seeing our students as we begin the 2020-2021 school year on Wednesday, August 19.For students who have chosen the remote learning option, the details will be shared soon as they are being finalized. AGS Return to Learn Details READ MORE >
Arthur CUSD #305 is in need of qualified substitute teachers for the upcoming school year. If you are interested in serving the students and great communities that make up Arthur CUSD #305 please reach out to Ms. Kelly Creek either through email at creekk@cusd305.org or call 217-543-2511. Thanks for considering and Go Knights! READ MORE >
July 23, 2020 Good morning/ afternoon/evening Knight staff, parents and families. We are drafting the details of the return to school plan but we wanted to reach out with a brief summary of that plan as it currently stands. The CDC, IDPH and ISBE may be updating their guidance to schools so we are prefacing this information with the disclaimer that it may change... READ MORE >
There will be a special board meeting this Thursday, July 30th at the Atwood Hammond Grade School cafeteria beginning at 6pm. The primary focus of the meeting will be to consider officially approving the back to school plan and consider adjusting the school calendar to accommodate the proposed plan. Please click on the link below to see the agenda. Have a great... READ MORE >
Good morning/afternoon/evening Knight families. As you may be aware, we released our return to school summary yesterday. That summary provided the highlights as they relate to returning to school and what to expect when we return. Although the plan isn’t perfect, we are proud of everyone that contributed. A lot of thought and time went into the process and for... READ MORE >
At the July Board of Education meeting Mr. Damien Schlitt from BLDD Architects presented the results of the Arthur CUSD #305 Future Facilities Planning Study. The study began near the beginning of the 2019-2020 school year and included a multi-tiered approach to begin the discussions and explorations of building needs as they relate to a 21st century learning... READ MORE >
Just a reminder that tomorrow evenings board meeting has been moved to Atwood-Hammond Grade School due to the heat and the increased opportunity to social distance. Meeting starts at 6pm and if you plan to attend, please help us follow updated guidelines and wear a mask. Have a great evening. READ MORE >
Hello CUSD #305 and Happy Friday. Please make a mental note that we are moving next week's board meeting to the Atwood Hammond Grade School cafeteria due to heat and the ability to spread out. Please click on the link below to see the agenda. Have a great weekend. https://5il.co/i6f8 READ MORE >
Good morning. Please see the link announcing a Special Board meeting that is scheduled for Monday, July 6th at 6pm at the high school. Have a great weekend. https://5il.co/hxnz READ MORE >
Arthur CUSD #305 would like to thank and recognize our recent retirees. We want to wish them the best in their retirement. Thank you Ken Munds, Deb Flavin, Angie Romine, and Carla Poorman for your service and dedication to Arthur CUSD #305!Celebrating Mr. Ken Munds Arthur CUSD #305 would like to recognize and celebrate the 33 years of service and dedication that... READ MORE >
Good morning, On June 23rd, we received guidance from the Illinois State Board of Education regarding what a return to school in the Fall of 2020 could look like. The 60-page document provides a lot of guidance and some mandates that school districts in the state are expected to follow. Some of the mandates of interests are listed below: *Require use of... READ MORE >
June 23, 2020 Dear staff, students, and communities of Arthur CUSD #305, I hope this message finds you and your families safe and well. Today, the Illinois State Board of Education released guidance for schools on the 2020-2021 school year. The 60 page document has been much anticipated and will go a long way toward answering critical questions all of us... READ MORE >
Welcome to the online registration for Arthur CUSD #305. You are registering your child for the 2020-2021 school year. Please login to your Skyward Family Access account at https://skyward.iscorp.com/ArthurCUSD305ILStuSTS/. Online registration needs to be completed by Friday, June 26. If you do not have access to a computer to complete registration, please call the... READ MORE >
Beginning Monday, June 8, 2020 free summer meals will be offered to all 18 and under who want a lunch. DCHD has contracted Yoder's Kitchen to make free lunches for pickup this summer. Two pickup sites will be available daily from 11:15am-12:15pm every weekday from Arthur Grade School and Atwood First Baptist Church. Lunches will be available during this hour every... READ MORE >
Attention 7th and 8th graders interested in softball for the 2020-2021 season. Check out the flyer attached from your new coach! We hope you are having a great start to summer. READ MORE >
Dear Parents of 8th Grade Students, We appreciate the patience with us as we are working our way through this pandemic. We would like to recognize the accomplishments of our 8th grade class in a drive-through recognition ceremony. This event will be held on Friday, May 22 from 5:00-7:00 pm in the High School Parking lot. For this event we can only allow the... READ MORE >
Good morning/afternoon/evening Arthur CUSD #305 depending on when you are taking a moment to read this message. As you are aware we communicated the message yesterday from the Illinois State Board of Education that provided clear rules and guidelines that schools were to follow as it related to graduations and graduation ceremonies. This clearly disrupted and... READ MORE >
Mid March usually brings with it a level of excitement for many reasons. Warmer weather is on the way, plans for graduations are starting to take place both for our seniors and our 8th graders, spring sports teams are beginning their preparations for the upcoming seasons and there is a general excitement of the approaching summer months. Mid-March painted a very... READ MORE >
Good evening, I hope that everyone is staying safe and healthy during these trying times. We wanted to update you on some decisions related to the end of the year and changes in the calendar that have been recently made. We have made the decision to group the unused emergency days, as well as days that we didn't utilize over spring break and move up the end of... READ MORE >
Friday, May 1st is School Lunch Hero Day. Over the past 5 weeks, your school cafeteria staff has been working tirelessly making sure your kiddos get fed in what has been uncharted and scary times for us as parents/guardians. In our area districts, we have provided upwards of 10,000 meals a week safely in a 1 or 2 day prep period. While the stay-at-home order has... READ MORE >
Good afternoon,The Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond High School food pantry would like to again offer all the families in the district an opportunity for another order. We will do our best to fill your order unless we run out of that item. Any family may place an order by noon Thursday April 30th. The food pantry is a free service and will be delivered by a faculty,... READ MORE >
Good Friday afternoon CUSD #305 students, staff, families and community members. As you have probably already heard the Governor has ordered schools to remain closed for the remainder of the school year. Although this mandate means that we will not be returning this school year and that many questions will now need to be answered, rest assured we will regroup,... READ MORE >
Good afternoon, The Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond High School food pantry would like to again offer all the families in the district an opportunity for another order. We will do our best to fill your order unless we run out of that item. Any family may place an order by noon Thursday April 16th. The food pantry is a free service and will delivered by a faculty,... READ MORE >
Dear Parents/Guardians, Arthur CUSD #305 is continuing to provide food for our students during our school closure. Each week, in order to make sure we have enough meals, please complete the form below for your children who attend school in our school district who would like to request 5 days of meals (breakfast and lunch) during our emergency school closure.... READ MORE >
Good afternoon Arthur CUSD 305 parents and families. This is just a friendly reminder to fill out your 2020 Census. You can do that online at www.my2020census.gov or by phone at 1-844-330-2020. Completing is quick and easy and does benefit our communities and schools by potentially directing federal and local funds our communities for schools, roads and other... READ MORE >
Good afternoon, The Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond High School food pantry would like to again offer all the families in the district an opportunity for another order We will do our best to fill your order unless we run out of that item. Any family may place an order by noon Thursday April 9th. The food pantry is a free service and will delivered by a faculty,... READ MORE >
Good afternoon, The Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond High School food pantry would like to again offer all the families in the district an opportunity for another order. We will do our best to fill your order unless we run out of that item. Any family may place an order by noon Thursday April 2nd. The food pantry is a free service and will delivered by a faculty,... READ MORE >
Dear Arthur CUSD 305 Parents and Guardians, Good afternoon, we hope that you are staying healthy and are navigating these difficult and challenging times. We wanted to reach out and update you with the most recent information that we have available. The Governor made the announcement today that the stay at home order and the suspension of in person learning... READ MORE >
Good afternoon, The Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond High School food pantry would like to again offer all the families in the district an opportunity for another order. We will do our best to fill your order unless we run out of that item. Any family may place an order by noon Thursday, March 26th. The food pantry is a free service and will delivered by a faculty,... READ MORE >
Dear Arthur CUSD 305 Parents and Guardians, Once again we thank you for your cooperation and flexibility during this time. We thank all of our volunteers and kitchen staff that have been working hard to prepare the weekly meals, and assist in the distribution of those meals. Our teachers have been working over the past week to create materials to provide to your... READ MORE >
Dear Parents, Arthur CUSD #305 is making food available for our students during our school closure. In order to make sure we have enough meals, please complete the form below for your children who attend school in our school district who would like to request 5 days of meals (breakfast and lunch) during our emergency school closure. There will be no charge for... READ MORE >
Good afternoon students, staff and community. On Friday, March 20th, Governor Pritzker issued an executive order requiring residents to “stay at home” effective Saturday, March 21 at 5:00 pm, through the end of April 7. As part of the Governor’s order, he announced that school will remain closed, with a new tentative reopening date of April 8. We recognize that... READ MORE >
We wanted to pass along information related to accessing internet services. Please click on the link provided and then click on the Free Internet Access tab for information related to obtaining internet access. Thank you and please stay safe. https://www.isbe.net/keeplearning READ MORE >
Dear Arthur CUSD 305 Parents and Guardians, At Arthur CUSD 305 we are dedicated to providing our students with the best educational opportunities available. A resource list was shared earlier this week, which is also posted on our school website (https://www.cusd305.org/o/arthurcusd/page/school-closure-resources--3). This list is filled with learning... READ MORE >
Good afternoon students, staff and community. We hope that you are staying healthy as we reach out to provide you some information today. Please make sure that you are regularly checking your email and facebook. This is how we will communicate information and updates through the coming days. Earlier today you should have received an email regarding... READ MORE >
Good afternoon everyone. We hope you have had a peaceful Monday so far. First and foremost, a huge shout out and thank you goes to the kitchen staff at each building in the district and the administrative team. The kitchen staff started early preparing and bagging meals and several staff members volunteered to come in and help distribute the meals to our... READ MORE >
Dear Arthur CUSD #305 Students, Staff, and Families, In an effort to support all families in the Arthur CUSD #305, we are providing meals at no charge for all students. Listed below are the directions and procedures for picking up the meals that will be provided. Starting tomorrow, March 16th, you may pick up breakfast and lunch at any school building... READ MORE >
Dear Arthur CUSD #305 Students, Staff, and Families, Good afternoon. Once again, thanks for your flexibility and patience as the situation related to the COVID-19 outbreak continues to evolve. Due to continued developments Arthur CUSD # 305 schools will not be in attendance on Monday March 16th, 2020. We apologize for any hardships this decision may cause but... READ MORE >
Dear Arthur CUSD #305 Students, Staff, and Families, Good afternoon once again. First, thanks for all your patience and understanding during these trying times. As you may or may not have heard, Governor Pritzker announced the mandate that all schools must close starting Tuesday, March 17th through Monday, March 30th. Monday, March 16th we will hold school but... READ MORE >
Dear Arthur CUSD #305 Students, Staff and Families, The CDC and the Governor of the State of Illinois have provided school districts recommendations encouraging school administrators to make responsible decisions that are in the best interest of the health and safety of their students, staff, and community. Based on these recommendations, Arthur CUSD 305 is... READ MORE >
Dear Arthur CUSD #305 Students, Staff and Families, As information continues to become available and updated related to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) we continue to monitor the situation keeping the safety of students, staff and community at the forefront. As this is a very unusual situation that all communities are trying to navigate and manage, many... READ MORE >
101 PEOPLE WHO CARE UPDATEHoping you have heard about this fundraising initiative of the District #305 Education Foundation but if you have not we will be having a meeting at La Cascada at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 20. At this meeting we will share how funds raised through this effort are used for our students, faculty and schools in the district through... READ MORE >
Our community is saddened to hear about the news of the passing of Mr. Harry Bell. Mr. Bell was a beloved teacher and principal in the Arthur schools for many years. Mrs. Vickie Clark, retired teacher, shared these words. "Arthur District #305 has lost a great teacher, mentor, coach, principal, and friend. Harry Bell was the shining example of what an educator... READ MORE >
Today, CUSD #305 launched its second annual district book club, previously known as One District, One Book, now changed to Knightly Reading: A Family Literacy Event. Every student in Kindergarten through Sixth grade has received a copy of the same book - The Chocolate Touch by Patrick Skene Catling. Over the next several weeks families across the district will be... READ MORE >
We’re thrilled to announce Arthur CUSD #305’s new app! It’s everything Knights, in your pocket.Click the following link for video on our new app - Arthur CUSD 305 New App Video.With the new app, you can access sports scores, cafeteria menus, news updates, and even emergency notifications.Download the app on Android: http://bit.ly/36O8eCt or iPhone:... READ MORE >
The School Board meeting on Wednesday, February 19, 2020 will be held at Lovington Grade School at 6:00 pm with a building tour with the school board prior to the meeting at 5:30pm. READ MORE >