Indian Prairie board members divided in vote against dissolving STEM school partnership
In a convoluted 4-3 vote, Indian Prairie Unit District 204 board members on Monday opted against withdrawing from the John C. Dunham STEM Partnership School in Aurora. Brian Hill | Staff Photographer
Posted4/28/2021 5:20 AM
Frustrated by the process and concerned about the complexity of their decision, Indian Prairie Unit District 204 school board members have been wrestling with the prospect of withdrawing from the John C. Dunham STEM Partnership School in Aurora.
In a convoluted 4-3 vote Monday, they opted against terminating their involvement in the highly touted program. But the issue remains unresolved, they said, with the fate of the STEM school also resting in the hands of their four partners: Batavia District 101, West Aurora District 129, East Aurora District 131 and Aurora University.
Updated 2/23/2021 6:51 PM
Indian Prairie Unit District 204 is boosting its in-person instruction time from two to four days a week for all grade levels starting next month.
In a hybrid model rolled out in January, students who chose to return to the classroom were divided into two cohorts to limit the number of people in the buildings. Those groups will now be combined, doubling the amount of time in-person learners spend in school while still adhering to 6-foot social distancing guidelines, administrators announced Monday.
The district does not plan to move to a five-day, full-time schedule at any point this academic year, Superintendent Adrian Talley said, but that remains the goal for the fall.
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