Competitive school board races set in DuPage County Indian Prairie Unit District 204, which includes Neuqua Valley High School, has 11 school board candidates running for four seats up for election in April. Daily Herald file photo
Updated 12/30/2020 7:49 PM
Interest is high in the school board elections this spring, as competitive races have emerged across DuPage County.
In several school districts, the list of candidates who filed nominating petitions by last week s deadline amounts to at least twice the number of board seats available.
Indian Prairie Unit District 204 has been leading the pack since early in the weeklong filing period, with 11 hopefuls vying for four open seats. But candidate fields have grown substantially in many other districts, setting the stage for highly contested races in Wheaton Warrenville Unit District 200, Naperville Unit District 203 and more.
District 203 backs decision to begin hybrid learning next month Naperville North High School students are expected to return to school in a hybrid learning model next month. Daily Herald file photo
Posted12/29/2020 5:20 AM
Weighing the risks of the COVID-19 virus with the potential impact of keeping schools closed has been a balancing act for Naperville Unit District 203.
Administrators say they have relied on the DuPage County Health Department, among other agencies, to help guide their decisions to date, landing the district in an enhanced e-learning phase roughly 10 months into the pandemic. But with local metrics and positivity rates trending in the right direction, Superintendent Dan Bridges said, the district is on track to transition next month into the third stage of its Return to Learn plan: hybrid learning.
First demographic report on Illinois Muslims is underway Dilara Sayeed
Updated 12/20/2020 8:09 AM
The first comprehensive demographic report on Illinois Muslims is underway and initial findings are expected to be completed by fall 2021.
The Illinois Muslim Civic Coalition is partnering with the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding and the University of Illinois Chicago to produce the report, which will provide a detailed portrait of Muslims statewide.
It s to develop a much needed evidence-based needs, opportunities and demographics assessment of a diverse community that is often invisible, misunderstood and inaccurately portrayed, said Dilara Sayeed, president and co-founder of the Illinois Muslim Civic Coalition and a former Naperville Unit District 203 teacher. Illinois is home to one of the largest populations of Muslims in America. They are Black, because Nation of Islam has roots here.
Naperville District 203 on track to offer hybrid learning next month Superintendent Dan Bridges says Naperville Unit District 203 is on track to transition to hybrid learning next month. Daily Herald file photo
Updated 12/16/2020 2:31 PM
Naperville Unit District 203 is on track to begin a hybrid learning model in late January as COVID-19 case counts and local health metrics stabilize, Superintendent Dan Bridges said in a letter to parents.
Positive tests among students and staff members, as well as transmission of the virus within schools, have been consistently low in recent weeks, he said, suggesting that our mitigation strategies are working and that we will be able to provide a healthy and safe learning environment.
School board candidates flood ballot in Indian Prairie District 204 Indian Prairie Unit District 204, which includes Waubonsie Valley High School, has at least 10 school board candidates running for four seats up for election in April. Daily Herald file Photo
Updated 12/15/2020 7:50 PM
The school board election coming in the spring in Indian Prairie Unit District 204 has turned into one of the most competitive races on the ballot in DuPage County.
To date, only two incumbents have formally declared bids to keep their seats, but voters will still have to sort out a slew of challengers.
The election for four open spots on the board is currently an 11-way race just two days into the weeklong filing period for hopefuls to put their names on the April 6 ballot.