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Advisory Committee to examine school boundaries
Glen Ellyn School District 41 has begun a process to examine its school attendance area boundaries for possible adjustment for the 2007-2008 school year. “I have asked each school’s principal and PTA president to work together to recruit five parents for a total of 25 to serve on an advisory committee. We will strive for representation across grade levels, geographic areas and key constituent groups,” explained Superintendent Dr. Ann Riebock. “The goal of the committee is to create a recommendation that makes the best use of existing space and serves the best interest of the District as a whole.” The Board of Education will review the recommendation at its Dec. 18 regular meeting, with a view toward making a decision as early as Jan 22. The decision on whether to make boundary changes will be in time for the information to be ready for 2007-2008 registration (which starts in January) and to allow the District to plan for resulting staffing decisions and transition needs. The committee may decide to recommend no changes, moderate changes, or significant changes. Throughout its work, the committee will have the full support of the District, which will provide the resources and information the committee needs to do its job. Staff members will be a resource as needed, but will not serve as committee members. Committee meetings will be open to the public, and residents may come and listen as the committee does its work. Residents will be able to submit comments for consideration through a process that will be established and communicated by the committee, or by emailing Superintendent Ann Riebock, or Communications Director Julie Worthen at jworthen@d41.org. Meetings are set for 7:30-9:30 p.m. every Thursday from Oct. 12 through Dec. 14 at Central Services, 793 N. Main St., Glen Ellyn. A public meeting will be held on Thursday evening, Nov. 30, at a time and place yet to be determined. All District 41 schools are over capacity; 26 portable classrooms deployed among the five schools provide additional classroom space, but common spaces such as hallways, libraries and gyms remain stressed. Enrollment growth in the District has been uneven in recent years, with higher growth at Abraham Lincoln and Churchill, as contrasted with more stable enrollment at Benjamin Franklin and Forest Glen. “The committee’s job will be to assess current space use including classrooms and core spaces such as libraries, examine various boundary scenarios, and decide what if any boundary adjustments would provide sufficient district-wide improvement to support changing them,” said Riebock. |
Please direct your questions or comments to our Communications Director, Julie Worthen at jworthen@d41.org. We ask that you do not reply directly to this email. Thank you! | | |
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