If you’ve ever wanted to make your voice heard in front of Champaign’s Unit 4 School District, tonight is the night to do so. They will be hosting an open session meeting at the Mellon Building (703 S. New St., Champaign) and the public comment period kicks off around 6 p.m.
From Unit 4’s blog:
5/23/16 Board Meeting 6:00pm (tonight)
We meet in the Mellon Building, 703 S. New St. (next to South Side Elementary School) at 5:30pm, with the Open Session beginning closer to 6:00pm. Members of the public are welcome to observe, and to address the Board (for up to 3 minutes) during the designated public comment period. You can find the meeting agenda here. (Be sure to click on each agenda item to bring up additional information or description, including any attached documents.)
The reality of schools operating at or over capacity is already upon us. We will be voting to approve two new portable classrooms for the 2016-17 school year, at Jefferson Middle School and Centennial High School. (A breakdown of the costs is available as an attachment to the agenda.) In other facility-related news, we look forward to a presentation from a new perspective: views on facilities gathered from our elementary, middle, and high school students.
Another presentation on Monday’s meeting agenda recognizes the progress Unit 4 has made in opening up its Advanced Placement classes to students from previously underrepresented populations. The Board is asked to approve an invitation from the State of Illinois to join the 2016-17 Lead Higher district cohort. If approved, this partnership between our district and the Lead Higher Initiative will provide additional tools, resources, and support toward this goal.
5/26/16 Tier Two Meeting 6:00pm (also in the Mellon Building Board Room, 703 S. New St.)
Look for the agenda for this meeting to be posted soon. The tentative plan for the meeting includes an overview of budgeting for the projects previously discussed, along with a discussion of how Unit 4 finances capital projects.
A summary of the Tier Two meeting of 5/19/16 is still forthcoming from your faithful blogger. In the meantime, here is a link to the meeting, and here is Nicole Lafond’s report in the News-Gazette.
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