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The city’s planning department is establishing its first design committee of outside experts to weigh in on major developments before they get built.
The Committee on Design, appointed by the Department of Planning and Development, will advise the city and developers about innovative, attractive and cost-effective elements, officials said. The 24 unpaid members include architects, artists, academics and real estate professionals.
The committee will be an extra stop for projects that already must get approval from department staff, the City Council and, in some cases, the Chicago Plan Commission. But officials said the committee will streamline reviews and approvals by clarifying designs early in the process.
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WATERFORD The Wolf Creek Local Board of Education was apprised of results from a recent teacher survey during Monday evening’s meeting.
Sara Beardsley and Sharon Baumgard, co-presidents of the Wolf Creek Local Education Association, said 45 of the 53 members of the organization responded to the survey, which asked questions about COVID-19 and virtual learning.
The survey showed:
¯ 65.9 percent were either quite or somewhat concerned about students’ social-emotional well-being right now;
¯ 31.1 percent felt a moderately negative effect due to the current learning model.
Teacher comments regarding students’ well-being included students are anxious, need more information about routines and need security in knowing what is next.