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Several regular swimmers urged the Shorewood School District to stop closing indoor pools during lightning storms and to restore summer pool hours; commenters cited research saying indoor lightning deaths are undocumented and argued closures displace people from safer indoor spaces.
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Public commenters and board members pressed Shorewood School District leaders for clearer communication after recent notices of nonrenewal and part‑time reductions; superintendent said names can be published going forward and explained statutory timelines that constrained notice windows.
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District finance officials outlined the FY‑26 preliminary budget and long‑range forecast, noting efforts to flatten post‑referendum deficits, increase capital reserves and maintain working capital; board members pressed for further financial oversight and possible advisory structures.
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The Shorewood School District Board on May 13 approved one final contract nonrenewal and three final notices of contract nonrenewal that together reduce staff by about 0.7 full-time equivalent (FTE), actions board members said were driven by projected budget shortfalls and statutory timelines for personnel notifications.
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At its April 29 meeting the Shorewood School District board approved preliminary notices of nonrenewal for two staff contracts and preliminary notices for four full‑time‑equivalent (FTE) reductions as part of a budget‑balancing plan after administrators described tightening revenues and rising costs.
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At the April 29 Shorewood School District meeting the board recognized new and existing scholarships, including a newly funded Michael O'Donnell Memorial Scholarship and longstanding Robert Shaw and Philip Gross family scholarships; alumni recipients described how the awards affected their education and careers.
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District finance staff presented a five-year forecast showing declining enrollment and rising per-student costs. Board members debated options including open enrollment, school consolidation/grade‑span changes and a likely operating referendum.
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Trustees voted to adopt a resolution aligning the district with SWASA legislative priorities that call for increased state support for public education.
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Trustees and staff discussed redrafting the districts wellness policy (R4) into operating expectations and creating indicators for social-emotional competencies and extracurricular participation; no vote taken, draft changes to return in April.
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Third-grade students from Lake Bluff Elementary presented a multi-week ELA unit on frogs, showing research writing, poems, scientific illustrations and a student-created trading-card project.