Plans for a new Early Learning Development Center (ELDC) building in DeKalb that could nearly double the number of children the preschool program serves could cost more than originally proposed. The school board is expected to consider the proposal Tuesday.

Some administrators in DeKalb schools will be getting a boost in their pay from stipends due, in part, to action taken this week by the DeKalb School District 428 Board.

The DeKalb School District 428 Board this week revised its 2025 property tax levy. “Basically, what that means is we could take more money with a higher rate, but we’re electing not to, in part, because taxpayers have been hit pretty hard already this year,” Nick Atwood said.

With summer approaching, leaders for DeKalb School District 428 decided not to take the next step yet with implementing Vision For28, a larger plan aimed at reducing middle school class sizes.

The Sycamore school board agreed to a multi-year contract with the Sycamore Education Association during a March 31 board meeting.

Workers with First Student, which provides school bus drivers for DeKalb School District 428 and in Sterling and Rock Falls among other districts, could soon be headed for a strike, effective March 31.

To better promote school improvement, the DeKalb School District 428 Board will soon consider whether to extend $85,000 in additional money through stipends to some school building administrators.

Leaders for DeKalb District 428 schools are continuing to explore how to move forward with their ongoing goal of reducing secondary class sizes. Dubbed “Vision For28,” the proposal aims to address elementary and middle school class sizes and building needs.

Anthony Jones is DeKalb School District 428’s pick for its next teaching and learning director for elementary, the district announced this week.