Lincoln-Way Board Seeks Public's Questions About Closing of High School

A special meeting of the Lincoln-Way High School District 210 Board of Education is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 1, to hear public input on the district’s school closure options.

The meeting will be noon to 2 p.m., at the Lincoln-Way East Fine Arts Center, 201 Colorado Ave., Frankfort.

The board will only answer questions submitted in advance to the district by Wednesday, July 29, at 5 p.m. Submitted questions will be answered first and a public comment session will follow.

Send your questions to community relations coordinator Abby Milone via email: amilone@LW210.org.

The district will not allow follow-up questions during the public comment session.

Do you have questions for the Lincoln-Way 210 School Board about the district’s financial problems, the cost of operating the high schools, how the district spends taxpayer money and other government funds? Do you have questions about the factors behind deciding which school to close?

RECENT COVERAGE

• Could Closing a School be in LW’s Future? Lincoln-Way 210 Faces Tough Financial Questions: District dismisses rumors and says “no formal discussions” of closing LW North or West as officials look for a way off the state’s Financial Watch list. (May 5, 2015)

• ‘I Am Disappointed,’ LW Grad Tells School Board. ‘Figure This Out’: Former student delivers a strong message to the District 210 Board of Education at Wednesday’s presentation about cutbacks. (July 1)

• ‘We Cannot Have 4 Schools Open,’ Says D210 Board Member: Board of Education members say they anticipate a formal decision will be made in 30 to 60 days. (July 2)

• ‘Kids Will Bounce Back,’ L-W North Student Tells Board: If a school closes and students have to be relocated, they will be just fine, one student told the Lincoln-Way Board Wednesday. (July 3)

• D210 Board Member: ‘Numbers Speak for Themselves,’ School Closing Only Way Out: Board members vote to table tax hike and cutting extracurriculars, saying neither would ultimately be enough. (July 17)

SHARE YOUR QUESTIONS WITH THE PUBLIC, TOO: In addition to sending them to the district, please post your questions in our comments or submit them to this Patch form. We’ll publish the questions for the reading public prior to the Aug. 1 meeting. (If you can’t see the form, follow this link to open the form in a new page.)