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Evanston parents and advocates urge board to oppose Lincolnwood sale, prioritize class sizes
Summary
Multiple speakers at the Jan. 12 Evanston CCSD 65 school board meeting told trustees they oppose closing or selling Lincolnwood and urged the board to prioritize student outcomes and small class sizes over building-utilization metrics.
Several parents and community advocates used the board’s public comment period to press Evanston CCSD 65 trustees to abandon any plan to close or sell Lincolnwood and to prioritize student outcomes over building-utilization metrics.
“I’m completely against closing and selling Lincolnwood,” said Jamie Hopki, who opened the public-comment series and criticized recent administrative hires and raises during what she described as a financial crisis. Hopki said the district’s emphasis on utilization rates “is this administration’s main trick” and called for a renewed focus on raising IAR…
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