Lots of folks have obviously spent lots of time and effort calculating, weighing options, and endeavoring to come up with the best plans for how Galesburg, District 205 can best serve all its students for the next decade or so. I can certainly understand why some parents might be upset if their kids have to attend a grade school that’s farther away from their home than a closer school to “balance socioeconomics demographics”, but the monies to fund all aspects of public schools must be taken into account. Some changes offset other considerations, and some considerations will present difficulties for some students and parents; hopefully there will be an appeal process for those most seriously impacted., and exceptions made possible. The days of neighborhood schools have gone the way of neighborhood grocers, for many; and change is really difficult for most of us to accept and navigate. The overall plan seems mainly beneficial.
Trish Forsyth Voss
Nov 22 2019
Dist 205 plan to redraw boundaries for K thru 4th graders.
Lots of folks have obviously spent lots of time and effort calculating, weighing options, and endeavoring to come up with the best plans for how Galesburg, District 205 can best serve all its students for the next decade or so. I can certainly understand why some parents might be upset if their kids have to attend a grade school that’s farther away from their home than a closer school to “balance socioeconomics demographics”, but the monies to fund all aspects of public schools must be taken into account. Some changes offset other considerations, and some considerations will present difficulties for some students and parents; hopefully there will be an appeal process for those most seriously impacted., and exceptions made possible. The days of neighborhood schools have gone the way of neighborhood grocers, for many; and change is really difficult for most of us to accept and navigate. The overall plan seems mainly beneficial.
Trish Forsyth Voss
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