Board Approves Destination UCity Schools Recommendations
In a unanimous decision, the School District of University Board of Education voted to approve proposed recommendations from its Destination U. City Schools community engagement program. The board voted on the initiatives during a special meeting that was held on Tuesday, December 16.
Over a five month period that began in July and ended in November, several hundred staff members, parents and other stakeholders attended the Destination U. City Schools meetings to discuss issues related to four district imperatives – student achievement, finances, facilities and community and family involvement. Feedback generated from the meetings produced a number of recommendations aimed at moving the district forward and helping to define its future as an educational destination.
As a result of board approval, the district’s administration will seek passage of a $53 million no tax rate increase bond issue in the upcoming April 2009 election. If approved, the funds will help finance the construction of two new schools on the sites where Barbara Jordan and Pershing Elementary Schools are currently located as well as renovate several existing buildings. The recommendations also call for comprehensive academic reforms as well as new grade level configurations.
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