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DeKalb CUSD 428 committee urges continued development of 'Vision 4‑28' grade reconfiguration

DeKalb CUSD 428 Board of Education · February 4, 2026
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Summary

A citizen‑staff committee and district leaders told the DeKalb CUSD 428 board they favor continuing development of the Vision 4‑28 plan to reconfigure grade bands (K‑4, 5‑6, 7‑8) after a committee vote and capacity analysis; the board gave consensus to return with design and budget numbers.

A citizen‑staff committee that studied a proposed reconfiguration of DeKalb CUSD 428 schools on Monday recommended the board allow architects and subcommittees to continue planning the so‑called Vision 4‑28 proposal, which would reassign grade bands to create K‑4, 5‑6 and 7‑8 buildings and build an Early Learning Development Center (ELDC).

The committee, which included parents, teachers and district staff, “brought together 58 people” and after multiple meetings ranked the original Vision 4‑28 configuration highest, Amanda McCarthy, a parent and volunteer on the committee, told the board. “Ninety‑five percent of the committee agreed that continuing the development of the original Vision 4‑28 idea is the most student‑centered for the district,” she said.

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