| | February 22, 2007 |
| District 41 to host 3 referendum forums
The community is invited to attend community forums to learn more about Glen Ellyn School District 41's April 17 bond referendum to expand and renovate its schools. District 41 schools are overcrowded, and the district houses nearly 600 children (15% of its enrollment) in 26 portable classrooms, and libraries, gyms, lunchrooms, bathrooms and hallways are at or near capacity. If the referendum passes, by the time this building project is complete, it will have been 12 years since the schools were enlarged. The $40 million bond referendum would allow the district to expand its schools and make needed renovations to existing space. Approximately $36 million would fund improvements at Hadley Junior High. The school, which now serves students in grades six through eight, would be enlarged to accommodate the fifth grades. The resulting 5-8 campus would house grades five and six in one wing and grades seven and eight in another, each with its own entrance, schedules, arrival and dismissal time and bus routes. Approximately $4 million would fund improvements among the four elementary schools.
To learn more, please come to one of the three forums listed below:
Friday, March 2 9:30-11:30 a.m. at Churchill School, 240 Geneva Rd., Glen Ellyn. This morning session offers onsite babysitting upon request. If you would like babysitting, please call Nancy Mogk at 630-534-7243 and specify number of children you will be bringing. Because this is an Institute Day and school is not in session, parking will be available in the school parking lot.
Thursday, March 8 7-9 p.m. at Hadley Junior High School, 240 Hawthorne Blvd., Glen Ellyn.
Tuesday, March 13 4-6 p.m. at Abraham Lincoln School, 380 Greenfield Ave., Glen Ellyn.
Among the topics each forum will cover are how space is used today, why additional space is needed to meet changing needs, an overview of the construction and educational concept, and details on the cost to taxpayers. Information is also available on www.d41.org/referendum. Residents may email questions and comments to referendum@d41.org
District 41 is a pre-kindergarten through eighth grade district serving approximately 3600 students from parts of Carol Stream, Glendale Heights, Glen Ellyn, Lombard and Wheaton.
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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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