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BunkerHill CUSD#8Brings Tele- HealthService toFamilies Bunker Hill Community Unit School District #8 in southern Macoupin County has brought tele-health services to each of its schools. Partnering with Hazel Health, the rural district located in a Federally-designated medically-deprived area, has taken advantage of advances in technology to improve learning conditions for students, as well as healthcare access for all families. The service officially began in mid-February after an enrollment drive secured approximately 30 percent of the district’s families to “opt in” to the optional service. While not designed to take the place of a primary care physician, the virtual “doctor on-demand” service occurs in the school during the school day. Bunker Hill CUSD #8 Superintendent Todd Dugan hopes the service will help to alleviate an additional burden from parents—the majority of whom are employed in nearby communities. One of the main reasons the district pursued this option was to provide HIPAA and FERPA-compliant school-based healthcare for minor ailments (earaches, sore throats, etc.) in order to ensure that all are healthy and ready to learn. By gaining access to this tele-health service, many minor visits can be initiated by the district’s registered nurse, who can obtain a diagnosis and secure access to over-the- counter medication without missing a day of learning or wages for parents. For more information regarding this service, or for current Bunker Hill CUSD #8 families to register for this, please visit: https://my.hazel.co/bhschools/info.

KellyAwarded for DistinguishedService Dr. Gary Kelly was recently honored by AASA, The School Superintendents Association, with its Distinguished Service Award. Dr. Kelly retired from DuQuoin

CUSD #300 in 2019 after serving as superintendent for 22 years. Kelly currently serves as an IASA Field Services Director and teaches at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Dr. Kelly was one of three educators honored by AASA. The other 2021 honorees are Paul S. Andrews, retired superintendent of the Woburn (Mass.) Public Schools and Deborah Kerr, retired superintendent of the Brown Deer (Wis.) School District and immediate past president of AASA. The Distinguished Service Award honorees are recognized by AASA for bringing honor to themselves, their colleagues and their profession; rendering exemplary service to their state or national professional association; and contributing to the education field through writing, public advocacy or other activities. “The AASA family owes a debt of gratitude to our 2021 Distinguished Service honorees for the outstanding work they’ve done on behalf of public education,” said Daniel A. Domenech, executive director, AASA. “Each of the recipients has an outstanding track record when it comes to serving their school districts, communities and, most importantly, the students working and growing in these communities. Thank you, Paul, Gary and Deborah for being champions for children.” Dr. Gary Kelly

ISDLAF+MonthlyUpdate Click here to view the most current ISDLAF+ rates, economic indicators and general economic news brief. To obtain additional information regarding this IASA sponsored service, contact Dr. Donald E. Weber, Senior Vice President, Corporate Relations/ISDLAF+ at 630–657–6435. To check daily rates, visit the ISDLAF+ website at www.isdlafplus.com.

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