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U-46 outlines revised attendance-boundary plan, schedules April vote and expedited residency-exception process
Summary
District staff presented narrowed adjustments to a December boundary proposal, confirmed retirements of several elementary schools, described a transition plan for sixth graders tied to a delayed Elgin middle school, and proposed expedited residency-exception reviews; the board set an April 14 vote date.
District administrators presented a revised attendance-boundary proposal to the School District U-46 Board of Education on March 24 and said the board will consider final approval at its April 14 meeting.
Brian Lindholm, chief of staff, and Mark Moore, assistant superintendent of human resources, reviewed adjustments to maps first shown in December and described a transition plan for sixth graders driven by construction timing for a new Elgin middle school.
Lindholm said the district is proceeding with a plan that retires several older elementary schools after the 2025–26 school year—Washington, Lowry and Hanover Countryside—and retires or repurposes other sites as part of the Unite U-46 facilities initiative. McKinley Elementary will be retired when a new elementary at the former David C. Cook site is ready. Illinois Park will be converted from an early-childhood center back to a K–5 elementary in 2026–27, and additions and…
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