The return on investment is not worth it, Superintendent David Pruneau said Tuesday.
While the state of Illinois has been approved to receive $47 million in federal Race to the Top dollars, Elmhurst Unit District 205 administrators have decided the cost to try to get some of that money is too high. Superintendent David Pruneau on Tuesday explained that of the $47 million, only $27 million will actually go to Illinois school districts. Of that amount, Chicago Public Schools, should they apply for Race to the Top dollars, will end up receiving about half. "The $27 million will be distributed based on Title 1 eligibility," Pruneau said. "The neediest districts, the neediest schools will get the biggest percentage of funding. If Chicago Public Schools applies, it will get as much as half of the funding." Title 1 school …
Also, IMEA All-staters will be recognized and several donations are expected to be approved.
Elmhurst Unit District 205 School Board will hold its regular business meeting at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28, at the District 205 administration building. The board will first meet in closed session at 6 p.m. to discuss student residency and collective negotiations. At the public meeting, the board will recognize via proclamation the All-state Illinois Music Educators Association competitors from York High School. Students audition and compete to earn a place in the district's honor ensemble, from which All-state Musicians are chosen. All-state musicians from York are Abigail Arnold (bassoon), Annamarie Giordano (soprano voice), Nathan Gornick (clarinet), Gretchen Hedrick (alto voice), Helen Knudsen (soprano voice), Haley Kost (clarinet), …
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Stewart Levine
4:34 am on Friday, March 9, 2012
I would like to know where our district's policy decisions are made about what type of curriculum is taught in our schools. I firmly believe we should receive tax credits for home schooling our own children if we choose to opt out of the soviet education system. more ›