Parents Take Issue with 'When' Not 'If' Plans for District 41 Classroom Changes
District 41 officials made a presentation Monday night sharing proposed classroom changes that would be implemented in the 2013-14 school year.
The Forest Glen Elementary School gymnasium was packed full Monday night as parents with students in District 41 crowded the standing-room-only Board of Education meeting. Parents in attendance were concerned that the district is planning changes to how students are educated and how their days are scheduled, going from a classroom experience to split blocks, moving kids from classroom to classroom through the day and for some courses, implementing multi-age classrooms. Knowing parents were planning to attend the board meeting in large numbers, the meeting was moved to the school from the district’s headquarters. The district made its presentation before moving on to its regular business meeting. Think Tank The district convened a group it …
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Bruce Currie
12:03 am on Thursday, December 6, 2012
Bruce Currie 12:01 am on Thursday, December 6, 2012 Here is a forum of concerned parents and teachers that want to look closely at the questions that are arising from the Think Tank proposals. They do not all come from me (Bruce Currie) but I am just barely learning how to do this Facebook stuff and we felt the need to get something up quickly. By joining this group, it does not mean that you … more ›