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Feeder districts report enrollment growth, conference and shared-service gains
Summary
Kinnikinnick, Prairie Hill, Rockton and Shirland district leaders told the Hononegah board they serve 4,255 PreK–8 students and employ 600 staff, highlighted a 700-person Northern Illinois Small District Conference, and urged continued focus on literacy, numeracy and staff recruitment.
At a joint session with feeder districts on June 17, district representatives told the Hononegah Community High School District 207 board that the four feeder districts together serve 4,255 Pre-K through eighth-grade students and employ about 600 staff members.
Aaron Hall, Shirland board president, and other feeder-school leaders summarized a year that included the Northern Illinois Small District Conference, which hosted over 700 participants and 143 sessions. The conference, the districts said, expanded professional development and drew staff from 22 external organizations and 12 neighboring school districts. District officials noted shared services that reduce costs, including coordinated transportation, special-education co-op services and centralized instructional-technology support.
Officials said the districts continue to refine 1:1 Chromebook implementation and are working to adapt instruction and policy for classroom uses of AI. They described ongoing, joint safety planning with first responders, and a Boone/Winnebago reunification plan under development with the Regional Office of Education (ROE) #4. Leaders identified priorities for the coming year: implement research-aligned literacy instruction, develop numeracy plans, and address recruitment and retention for hard-to-fill positions.
