The superintendents on Tuesday sent a letter to Illinois State Superintendent of Education Carmen Ayala voicing their concerns about the current guidelines and how they will impact the school year.
St. Charles School Board members on Monday voted 7-0 to pause the agreement, with no penalty being incurred. They also decided that using different materials, the district will continue the training after completing an equity audit.
School board members will discuss the contract with Deep Equity at their meeting at 7 p.m. Monday. St. Charles District 303 school board members in March voted 4-3 to approve a $119,026 contract with Deep Equity, which will provide professional learning to staff on diversity, equity and inclusion.
Blue Goose Market President and CEO Paul Lencioni gave permission for the group D303 Move Forward to gather signatures in the Blue Goose parking lot on Tuesday on a petition calling for the School Board to halt funding to the firm Deep Equity.
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Geneva High School held the 2021 commencement ceremony at Northwestern Medicine Field in Geneva on Monday, June 7, 2021.
Parents and community members can sign up to review a Deep Equity workbook that is being used as a resource with Dist. 303 administrators for professional learning.
Area college leaders spoke Friday as part of a Zoom webinar with U.S. Rep. Bill Foster, D-Naperville, and U.S. Rep Sean Casten, D-Downers Grove, about the American Rescue Plan funding.
The educational facility planning committee, which is made up of community and staff members, will make a presentation to the board at its June 14 meeting.