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Deerfield superintendent urges board to oppose True North cooperative withdrawals; board votes to reject Glenbrook exit
Summary
Superintendent Mike told the Deerfield SD 109 board that departures from the True North Educational Cooperative would raise per-district costs; the board voted to oppose a withdrawal petition from Glenbrook District 225.
Superintendent Mike told the Deerfield SD 109 Board of Education on May 15 that the district should oppose requests by member districts to leave the True North Educational Cooperative, warning that departures would increase costs for remaining members.
Mike said one driver is fiscal: “with each member district that leaves, there's an additional level of fiscal responsibility that the remaining districts then will need to shoulder,” and he recommended the board not approve exits. He told the board that District 109’s membership cost is currently $346,000 per year and…
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