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Parent urges broader community engagement on Innovative School Experience; administration plans recommendation for April 21
Summary
A parent urged the board and administration to pause and pursue more community engagement before acting on the Innovative School Experience (ISE). Administration said it will return on April 21 with a recommendation; several board members raised concerns about timeline and staff and community buy-in.
Dan Elamio, who identified himself as a parent of a current and a future Naperville CUSD 203 student, used the public-comment period at the April 7, 2025, board meeting to urge greater community engagement before the board moves on the district’s Innovative School Experience (ISE) proposal.
"You cannot solve inequity with more inequity," Elamio said, urging the administration to convene stakeholder panels, solicit broader input and be transparent about potential schedule impacts —…
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