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Rt.
12/134 Campus Sale
At the Sept. 10 school board meeting, the one bid for $842,000
was reviewed and rejected. The Rt. 12/134 property remains
For Sale.
On August 13,
2007, the Big Hollow School Board took action to put the land
and buildings at Rt. 12 and 134 up for sale. Interested parties
should submit a sealed bid and contact the school district
at 847 740-1490. Walkthroughs for potential buyers will be
held Sept. 4 & 5, with bids due by noon on Sept. 7. The
school board will hold a special meeting on Sept. 10 to review
the bids.
Press Coverage
New
CAC Subcommittees Formed
The Citizens Advisory
Committee has formed two new subcommittees. Community members
and parents interested in helping with solutions to the issues
facing Big Hollow have been working since the school board
made announcements regarding program cuts to aid the school
district's financial challenges.
Communication
This subcommittee will work on improving communication and
information availability amongst the community, school board,
and school district. Their immediate project is to create,
refine, and present an alternate plan to the school board
for consideration. This plan will need to find expense reductions
and/or revenue increases close to the original plan proposed
by the school board in early June.
This subcommittee will next meet on Tuesday, June 26 at 7:00pm
to continue working on the plan in preparation for a July
9 presentation to the school board. If you would like to get
involved, please attend this meeting or click
here to send an email.
Legislative
This subcommittee will work on school district related legislation
issues, including funding. They have already begun contacting
state and federal legislators as voices from their district
who are concerned about Big Hollow's financil situation.
Exploding
Enrollment
Big Hollow School
District is one
of the fastest growing elementary school districts
in Lake County. See details on our Exploding
Enrollment page.
Enrollment
as of 11/12/07: 1,499
The school district recently had updated enrollment projections
done by their demographer. Both a summary and a full report
can be found on the Exploding
Enrollment page.
Residential
Development Map
Have you ever wondered just how much new residential development
is going on within Big Hollow school district? In addition
to our chart showing detailed numbers on the Development
page, we've created a map to help you see developments that
are being considered, approved, and under construction. Click
on the map below for the full-size version. The map is up-to-date
as of April 21, 2006.
CAC News
Are you too busy to check back often for updates? Is email
the best way for you to keep up? Our CAC News email newsletter
can bring you regular updates of what is going on with the
CAC right to your Inbox. Click the CAC
News link to subscribe and stay informed with little
effort.
Who
is the CAC?
The Citizens
Advisory Committee is an independent group of community members
of the Big Hollow School District.
For the CAC's mission and goals, along with the school district's
mission and goals,
see the About CAC page.
We meet the first
Tuesday of the month in the Middle School Community Room at
7:00pm. All community members are invited.
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Have
a question or comment?
Members
of the CAC can be available to speak with or make a presentation
on our efforts to your group. We have presented at a number
of community events, including Homeowners Associate meetings,
school district Open Houses, village Zoning meetings, the