Evanston/Skokie D65 Leans Toward Closing Three Elementary Schools

Evanston/Skokie D65 leans toward closing three elementary schools

The Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Board of Education indicated at Monday’s board meeting that it was leaning toward closing three elementary schools — Lincolnwood and Kingsley, and either Washington or Dawes — as part of the district’s Structural Deficit Reduction Plan. However, district officials are still considering seven scenarios, including closing up to four schools. One of those could be Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Literary and Fine A…

D65 leaning towards three school closings - Evanston Now

Potential scenarios presented to School Board on Monday night.

District 65 board targets three school closures - Evanston RoundTable

After months of anticipation and community meetings, Evanston/Skokie District 65 administrators presented scenarios for school closures to the school board on Monday night, ultimately recommending seven different closure combinations out of a list of more than 30 possibilities. Most notably, many board members coalesced around scenarios involving three school closures. In addition, either Kingsley Elementary or Lincolnwood Elementary was include…