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Board approves Foster School easement, names founding principal as community presses for ACC program
Summary
The District 65 board approved an easement with Family Focus for Foster School grounds and unanimously appointed Charlize Burkell as founding principal; public commenters pressed the board to include the ACC (African-centered Curriculum) at the reopening and raised concerns about Bessie Rhodes families’ transition options.
The Evanston Skokie School District 65 Board of Education voted 7–0 on May 19 to approve an easement with Family Focus to expand Foster School’s play area and to authorize a contract naming Charlize Burkell (spelled in the board motion) as the founding principal of Foster School, effective July 1, 2026.
Superintendent Dr. Turner described the easement as part of a plan to “create a unified campus across the 3 organizations” and said the project includes drainage piping, a field track and field lights to extend the playground area. The board’s motion to approve the easement passed unanimously, and the board subsequently approved the principal’s contract by the same margin.
“The renewed Foster School will bring students from across our community together, empowering a new generation of learners and preparing them to engage with our diverse world,”…
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