Thursday, March 15, 2012
Plan will shift 89 students to Monroe over three years to address overcrowding at the school.
After months of wrangling the Wheaton Warrenville Community Unit School District 200 Board of Education adopted a redistricting compromise Wednesday to prevent overcapacity at Franklin Middle School that will begin next school year. The boundary shift, unanimously supported by the board, will phase the redistricting over three years and allow affected Franklin students the choice to attend Monroe Middle School or finish their years at Franklin. A bus route will be provided for the students who stay at Franklin. The route will cost the district $20,000, but Superintendent Brian Harris said district staff thought adding the route was necessary. He added the district will likely eliminate two or three elementary bus routes, which will …
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Franklin Middle School
211 E Franklin St, Wheaton, IL
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Thursday, January 12, 2012
Proposal expected to alleviate overcrowding at Franklin Middle School. Parents of affected students appeal to board to find a different solution.
Despite strong opposition by some students and parents, District 200 officials are moving forward with a plan to relocate 89 Franklin Middle School students to Monroe Middle School due to overcrowding. The board unanimously consented Wednesday night to send notices to families who would be impacted by the proposed change, which could begin in the fall. Franklin Middle School currently has 780 students, however it has a capacity of 702. District Superintendent Brian Harris said school officials have had to turn storerooms and the auditorium into makeshift classrooms to accommodate the large student population. With enrollment projections at Franklin predicted to reach 822 students by 2014, Harris said the district needed to find a solution …
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Franklin Middle School
211 E Franklin St, Wheaton, IL
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Thursday, December 15, 2011
Delayed and dwindling state funds impact budgeting process, district transportation costs.
With diminishing revenue from the state, crafting a budget for the next fiscal year will be challenging, District 200 Superintendent Brian Harris told the Board of Education Wednesday. Harris said estimating revenues is not an easy job, but praised district staff for predicting revenues then holding the budget line in previous years. Harris told the board he and Bill Farley, superintendent of business operations, are watching economic indicators at the state level closely in preparation for the budgeting process. “Revenue from the state continues to be a challenge,” Harris said. Currently the state owes the district approximately $5 million, much of it in revenue the district was slated to receive in June. He said the late funds have a “…
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Community Unit School District 200, Administration and School Services Center
130 W Park Ave, Wheaton, IL
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Thursday, November 10, 2011
Group representative tells District 200 School Board all improvements will be paid for with private funds.
Families of current students and alumni of Wheaton Warrenville South High School are looking to launch a private fundraising effort to enhance the outdoor athletic facilities at that school. Paul Molino on Wednesday introduced the District 200 Board of Education to the concept of the Red Grange Athletic Complex Fund at Wheaton Warrenville South. Although in its infancy, the organization plans to raise money to enhance the football field, build a storage facility, a new soccer and lacrosse field, renovate the track and create a practice area for the school’s marching band, Molino said. He said the organization wants to give back to a school that means so much to the community. Molino said the group, which currently consists of about 10 …
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Wheaton Warrenville South High School
1920 S Wiesbrook Rd, Wheaton, IL
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Thursday, September 29, 2011
Plan will better prepare students for college and career paths in 21st Century, D200 says.
Improving educational standards can be a daunting task, but it’s one the staff of Community Unit School District 200 is tackling with fervor. During a Wednesday night school board committee of the whole meeting Faith Dahlquist, D200 assistant superintendent of educational services, told the board they were reworking the district's curriculum in math and language arts in order to better prepare students for a career or college path. Dahlquist said new math standards are expected to be in place by 2013 and new language arts standards the following year. The new curriculum is spurred in part by the adoption of Common Core State Standards, a rigorous educational program aimed at teaching 21st Century skills that are aligned with work and …
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Community Unit School District 200, Administration and School Services Center
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Thursday, August 25, 2011
First two days of school were uneventful, superintendent tells District 200 Board of Education.
The new school year started with only a few minor glitches, District 200 Superintendent Brian Harris told the board of education Wednesday night. During a brief board meeting, Harris said each of the 20 schools had an excellent first two days of school, although he added there were a few minor issues at some of the schools, including computer glitches and some school bus snafus. Harris said some of the school buses were delayed in some neighborhoods due to road construction. Over the first two days of the new year, Harris visited every school in the district. He said he met with each principal and is pleased with what he’s seen so far. “So far it’s been uneventful and that’s the best thing a superintendent can ask for,” he said. District …
Brian Wells
7:05 am on Thursday, March 15, 2012
Thank you for reporting on this event, Alex. What I pointed out in the meeting is that district administrators were lying when they implied that possible upcoming home construction in the Monroe area could produce enough extra children coming to Monroe so as to make the good solutions (read, matriculating a whole elementary school such as Lowell or Washington over to Monroe) not feasible. The … more ›