Belleville Township High School District 201
Belleville Township High School District 201 (BTHS District 201 or Belleville 201) is a school district in Illinois, headquartered in Belleville.
It is within St. Clair County. The district includes the majority of Belleville, Millstadt, and Swansea, along with most of Fairview Heights.[1]
It operates two high schools, Belleville East High School and Belleville West High School, along with the Center for Academic and Vocational Excellence (CAVE).
The district has the Bridges Connections Campus, which includes the childhood residence and former property of Bob Goalby. In 2023 CAVE students built a building on the Goalby property.[2]
History
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Jeff Dosier was superintendent until his 2020 retirement. Brian Mentzer was scheduled to replace Dosier.[3]
In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic in Illinois, the district received Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER) funds. The district used the money to get objects to protect staff and students from COVID as well as the funds to hire more employees and technological equipment.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: St. Clair County, IL" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2024-06-18. - Text list
- ^ Smits, Kelly (2023-11-21). "Former property of Belleville golf legend is getting a new building, built by CAVE students". Belleville News-Democrat. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
- ^ Cortes, Lexi (2024-06-18). "Jeff Dosier will retire as Belleville superintendent in 2020. Here's his replacement". Belleville News-Democrat. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
- ^ Smits, Kelly (2024-05-24). "Belleville 201 received millions in COVID relief funds. How has the district spent it?". Belleville News-Democrat. Retrieved 2024-06-18.