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District staff recommend returning commencement to Sunday after Friday-night problems
Summary
District staff told the Board of Education that moving high school commencement to Friday of Memorial Day weekend led to late starts, long lines, sound and invitation problems and higher costs; staff recommended returning the ceremony to Sunday and asked the board for input.
District staff recommended that Moline Coal Valley School District 40 move high school commencement back to Sunday after a trial Friday-night ceremony at Vibrant Arena produced late starts, long lines and other logistical problems. Dr. Seth Savage and a district staff member identified only as Chris presented a debrief to the board on Aug. 11 and asked for board guidance.
The presentations summarized the arrangement made with Vibrant Arena: if Vibrant did not have a six-figure booking by Feb. 20, the district could take the Friday night; if Vibrant booked by that date the district would be bumped to Sunday. "We thought we would try it," Savage said, describing the district’s effort to test a Friday-night commencement. Chris…
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