Enrollment at Illinois public schools this year dropped by nearly 10,000 students from the previous year.
That includes 1,787 fewer students at 104 suburban public school districts in Cook, DuPage, Ka.
Community Consolidated School District 21 is set to roll out a higher tier science, technology, engineering and mathematics-focused "talented programming" activity track for the 2023-24 school year.
As students return to Cooper, Holmes or London Middle Schools in the fall - including those involved in the choral, band or orchestra programs - they are likely to see some structural changes to the exploratory program schedule.
The CCSD21 board of education on April 27 voted to appoint a new director of teaching and learning for science and social studies, along with a new assistant principal for Field Elementary School.