May 13, 2022 – U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) met with Fairmont City Mayor Michael Suarez, Fairmont City Library Director Katie Heaton and Collinsville CUSD 10 Superintendent Dr. Mark B. Skertich on Friday, May 13, 2022 to discuss broadband access challenges in the community. Suarez, Heaton and Skertich described ongoing connectivity issues resulting from lack […]
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CUSD 10 Private LTE Network Featured in Video
April 2021 – CUSD 10 technology partner STEPcg features the story of our Private LTE Network in a video they produced to share nationally to educate people about using broadband to bridge the digital divide. CUSD 10 worked with STEPcg and Nokia US to build the network to bring reliable internet connectivity to our students […]
Private LTE Network Brings Internet Connectivity to Students
Collinsville, Illinois – March 5, 2021 – Today, Collinsville Community Unit School District #10 launched a Private LTE Network to bring internet connectivity to approximately 500 students in the Fairmont City and State Park communities. Collinsville CUSD 10 partnered with IT solutions provider STEPcg to construct a private LTE network which utilizes technologies from Nokia […]
Summer Lunch Program that Helps Kreitner & Caseyville Kids Needs Help
In 2015, Kreitner Elementary Kindergarten teacher Mrs. Kim Poe realized some of her summer school students were not having regular meals because the food they relied on during the school year was not available. Poe recruited several other Kreitner teachers and REACH Summer Lunch Ministry was born. That first summer, REACH served about 600 meals. […]
Springtime Fun in Fairmont City Hosted by Title I & Pre-K
Come join the Collinsville Title I Department and Fairmont City Youth Program for some spring fun! Saturday, April 6th, 2019 Granby Park, 2550 North 44th Street, Fairmont City, IL 11:30 am – Easter Parade (featuring the Collinsville Middle School Marching Band!) Parade will start at the Fairmont Community Center 12:00 – 2:00 pm – Family […]