St. Charles Unit District 303 board members want to make it easier for residents to understand the district s rules regarding public participation at meetings.
St. Charles City Council member Paul Lencioni has drawn criticism for allowing the group D303 Move Forward to gather petition signatures in his Blue Goose parking lot calling for the St. Charles School Board to halt funding to the firm Deep Equity.
Updated 4/22/2021 4:48 PM
St. Charles District 303 board members are studying whether to offer all-day kindergarten on a sliding scale to help ensure that all families that want to can participate in the program.
All-day kindergarten currently has a program fee of $2,025 to offset the cost for the additional half-day of instruction, including personnel costs. The fee is reduced to $90 for families that qualify for a fee waiver.
School board members will discuss the sliding scale proposal at their Business Services Committee meeting on Monday. As proposed, household incomes that are more than 300% of federal poverty guidelines would pay an $1,800 annual fee for all-day kindergarten.
Updated 2/23/2021 6:44 PM
The St. Charles Unit District 303 school board has appointed Joseph Lackner to fill a seat vacated last month by the resignation of Michael Bryant.
Twenty-two people applied for the position, and seven finalists were interviewed by current board members at Monday s meeting. The board members discussed the interviews during closed session and notified the candidates of the decision on Tuesday.
Lackner, a management consultant with Ernst and Young, emerged from the pack and will be seated at the board s March 8 meeting. We are excited to have Mr. Lackner join the Community Unit School District 303 school board and believe that his professional experience and personal qualities will be a welcome addition, said School Board President Nick Manheim in a statement.