Central School

Dist 52. Lincoln grade school, and Washington Middle School are open Monday but school is delayed 1 hr so classes start at 9:20

Washington District 51 schools received some damages and are closed until Thanksgiving Break - possibly longer.  Here is the information the school is putting out as of now:

Regarding Donations – The outpouring of support from those wishing to donate their time, money, and materials is greatly appreciated. At this time our energy is focused on a myriad of tasks to ready our schools for staff members and students to return. Two opportunities for monetary gifts are set up through the Washington Rotary Club and Washington Community Bank and the contact information is listed below. Please send gifts of clothing and supplies to Dozer Park in Peoria.

Washington Community Bank
1895 Washington Road
Washington, IL 61571
Account Name: Washington Schools Relief Fund

Account Number: 568 511

Washington Rotary Foundation
c/o Gary Dieters - Past President, Washington Rotary Club
2075 Washington Road
Washington, IL 61571

Central families who lost their homes and need to relocate – Your children may continue to attend Central Schools for the remainder of the year and we want them to remain in our schools. We will put out an official statement tomorrow from the Regional Office of Education; however, we also want you to know that families displaced by a natural disaster may qualify for free transportation if they move within a 1 hour radius of Washington. Again, we will provide more details concerning this item tomorrow.

Clean-up – Central Schools are located in one of the affected areas and our parking lots and ring road have been used by Ameren-Cilco as a staging area for their trucks. We are planning to schedule a school clean-up day and invite volunteers in to help with clean-up efforts as soon as we get the all clear from the City’s crisis management team to allow for additional traffic on the streets leading into our schools.