Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Parents and staff urge board to lower middle‑school class sizes, oppose referendum for ELDC
Summary
Teachers, administrators and ELDC staff urged the DeKalb CUSD 428 Board to repurpose 10 classrooms at Huntley Middle School and to proceed without a referendum for a new Early Learning and Development Center (ELDC), arguing class sizes at middle schools already exceed district goals.
Public comment at the DeKalb CUSD 428 Board of Education meeting focused on middle‑school class sizes and a proposed referendum on a new Early Learning and Development Center building.
Brent McIntosh, a teacher and parent, told the board: “We urgently ask you for your support in addressing the reality of our middle school class sizes.” He said reuse of “those 10 classrooms at Huntley Middle School” would allow the district to meet a middle‑school class size cap of 30 students. McIntosh said current class averages at parts of the district “hover between 32 and 35 students per classroom,” and called repurposing the Huntley rooms “a game changer.”
Ben Erickson, assistant principal at Lincoln Elementary,…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
