DeKalb District 428 OKs $31.8M plan to turn NIU building into new elementary school by 2025

Plan will include $1.8M in acquisition costs and $28.5M in renovation costs for new school

Board President Samantha McDavid speaks Feb. 7, 2023 at the DeKalb District 428 school board meeting.

“Families here have been asking for decades to be heard about their desire to have a neighborhood school that helps remove barriers to learning, increases the ability of families to be more present in their children’s school and activities, and paves the way fo a more successful education experience overall.”

—  Minerva Garcia-Sanchez, DeKalb School District 428 superintendent
Board Member Amanda Harness speaks at the Feb. 21, 2023 meeting of the DeKalb District 428 School Board.
The former Northern Illinois University School of Nursing building Tuesday, Mar. 14, 2023, on the corner of Ridge Drive and Normal Road in DeKalb.
The former Northern Illinois University School of Nursing building Tuesday, Mar. 14, 2023, on the corner of Ridge Drive and Normal Road in DeKalb.