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Comment on District 65 board targets three school closures by Mary Alice Off
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Comments for Evanston RoundTable
After months of anticipation and community meetings, Evanston/Skokie District 65 administrators presented scenarios for school closures to the school board on Monday night, ultimately recommending seven different closure combinations out of a list of more than 30 possibilities.
Most notably, many board members coalesced around scenarios involving three school closures.
Credit: District 65Every recommended scenario also assumes the discontinuation of the two-way language immersion (TWI) program at Willard Elementary.
Credit: District 65At their Sept. 4 meeting, board members asked the district to focus primarily on scenarios with two to four school closures.
Board responseAfter extensive discussion, the school board ultimately asked the administration to hone in on scenarios involving three school closures.