Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Community group strategizes for a meeting with school officials.
Members of Education First gathered in Highland Park last week to discuss their strategy for a meeting with District 113 school officials in light of the failed April 5 bond referendum. “What we want to do is present them with our goals,” said Pete Koukos, chairman of the community group and Highland Park resident. Education First thinks the necessary improvements at Deerfield and Highland Park high schools can be done for less than the $133 million the referendum called for spending. “It is up to us at this point to bring to them what we think is a reasonable, rational approach to solving their needs and meeting those needs,” said Koukos. Koukos said he spoke with Superintendent George Fornero last Monday and both men agreed to the …
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Wednesday, January 12, 2011
School board to vote Monday on $35 million reduction to high school master plan.
Originally, the District 113 School Board intended to accept or reject a $168 million plan for renovation projects to Deerfield and Highland Park High Schools Monday evening. After comments from members of the community and much deliberation on the part of the school board, that decision has been deferred to a special meeting of the school board next week. The main cause for the deferral was never stated at Monday’s meeting, but became apparent when the board discussed and presented an entirely new option for the proposed referendum on the April ballot — dropping the cost of the high school master plan to $133 million. Lessening the cost of the project and ultimate burden on taxpayers by $35 million would mean only completing about half of…
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Wednesday, December 15, 2010
The School Board of District 113 got its first chance to discuss the $168 million project Monday night.
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Wednesday, December 15, 2010
The District 113 School Board has a big decision to make. On Monday, Superintendent George Fornero presented the board with the proposal for a new master plan for Deerfield and Highland Park High Schools that would fix infrastructure problems, demolish old buildings and install technology support systems for a different kind of learning. If the plans are completed in their entirety, they would cost Deerfield and Highland Park residents $168 million over the course of the next 20-plus years. Before the plan can be put to referendum for April's election, the board needs to approve it first. Planning for the future Representatives from architectural firm Wight and Company, the District's financial planning liaison from PMA Securities and…
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Wednesday, December 8, 2010
The ambitious renovation could cost taxpayers more or less, depending on how much gets approved.
A week after District 113 revealed the estimated cost of $168 million for its renovation project, Highland Park and Deerfield residents are still struggling to find a consensus. On Tuesday night, representatives for architectural firm Wight and Company and board members from District 113 presented members of the community with the plans for both Deerfield and Highland Park High Schools, with some additional facts and figures. The final plan will be reviewed at the school board meeting next week, and a vote on whether or not to accept the master renovation plan is expected to happen in January. "What you will see tonight is a master plan, assessing in great detail what we can do but do not mistake it for a baked cake," said Bonnie …
Thursday, December 2, 2010
District 113 unveiled its price tag for proposed high school improvements Tuesday night.
In the third stage of community engagement meetings, District 113 and architectural firm Wight and Company unveiled the price tag on all the improvements proposed for Deerfield and Highland Park High Schools. The cost for all three phases of improvements totaled roughly $168 million, a figure that's more than double the originally-estimated $80 million. A three-phase plan The first phase of the plan would include major changes to each of the buildings' infrastructure, including updates to the heating and cooling systems and improvements to the roofs of both facilities, masonry walls, windows, mechanical infrastructure and the electrical systems. The installation of technology support infrastructure would be one of the most significant …
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Making classrooms more tech savvy and discussion friendly ranks high-up on District 113's wish list.
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Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Fixing up the athletic facilities and making classrooms more tech-savvy and discussion-oriented were delivered at the top of District 113's list of desired renovations at its meeting about fixing up Deerfield and Highland Park High Schools on Tuesday night. After looking over the survey data collected from attendees of the first set of renovation meetings, District 113 administrators and collaborative firm Wight and Company concluded that both Deerfield and Highland Park High Schools must make room for more tech-savvy classrooms and collaborative learning, they said last night to the crowd of about 50 residents. Updates to the mechanical infrastructure of the buildings as well as fixes to the flooding outdoor athletic fields and indoor …
Gerry Meister
2:34 pm on Thursday, January 13, 2011
The selected architectural firm of Wight Company Analysis / Planning Study Proposal to the Educational District 113 School Board Members as well as to the Tax Paying Citizens of Highland Park and Deerfield as presented on Monday , January 10 , 2011 has not been completed to the degree that is needed , to properly evaluate the various alternative planning concep(ts) schemes , scope of work in each… more ›