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Evanston District 65 board deadlocks on school‑closure hearings after hours of public comment
Summary
After more than 70 public commenters and extended presentations on financial models, the District 65 board failed to pass motions to open public hearings on multiple school‑closure scenarios; the board scheduled a special meeting to revisit the remaining option.
The Evanston CCSD 65 Board of Education spent a November meeting debating options to close schools as part of a broader rightsizing plan but failed to muster a majority to begin public hearings on multiple closure scenarios.
Superintendent Doctor Turner and district staff presented updated two‑school scenarios and refined financial models, telling the board that without action the district’s cash reserves and operating projections would deteriorate. “This is the time for vigorous and positive action,” Doctor Turner told the board as she framed closures as one part of a larger capital and sustainability plan.
The board considered three separate motions to authorize the statutorily required public hearings under the…
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