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Rochester Board of Education holds hearing on possible closure of Elementary 2-3; no public comment
Summary
The Rochester Board of Education convened a public hearing April 28 to consider closing the Rochester Elementary 2-3 building for 2026–27, cited Illinois statute requiring multiple hearings, heard no public comment and adjourned after a motion to close the hearing.
The Rochester Board of Education convened a public hearing April 28 to consider closing the Rochester Elementary 2-3 building at 456 Bertrand Drive beginning with the 2026–2027 school term, but no members of the public spoke and the board adjourned after a brief procedural session.
The board president opened the hearing and invited public input on the proposed closure, citing 105 ILCS 5/10-22.13 of the Illinois School Code, which requires the board to hold at least three public hearings on a school-closing decision except in cases in which a building is unsafe or a licensed entity has certified it unfit. A board speaker summarized that statutory requirement for the record.
The president asked whether any visitors wished to address the board; "Seeing none, I will wait 60 seconds again and then we will close," the president said. When no one came forward, a board member moved to adjourn the hearing and another seconded. The board adopted the motion by voice vote; three "aye" responses were recorded and the hearing was closed. The board took no formal action on the proposed closure itself during this session.
The hearing record indicates this was convened as part of the school-closing process required under state law; the transcript does not specify dates for the remaining required hearings or when the board will take a final vote on the status of the Rochester Elementary 2-3 building. Those scheduling details were not specified in the hearing record.
