Be part of the solution and help create a plan to improve facilities at
the high school. Apply for a spot on the IMAGINE OPRF Work Group. Tasks
will include: Review previous work, explore new options, and gather
community input.
You must attend ONE of the required pre-application
meetings at OPRF High School.
The first is MONDAY, MARCH 20, 7:00 - 8:30
p.m.
Others will be Thursday, APRIL 6, 6:30 - 8:00 PM and Saturday, APRIL 8, 1:00 - 2:30 PM.
Deadline to apply is APRIL 14. The link below has more information.
http://www.oprfhs.org/about/Imagine-OPRF-Work-Group.cfm
This LINK explains a bit of the recent history of the pool process and why this new committee was proposed. It is a good review for those new to this issue.
If you haven't yet participated, this is a good chance to have your
voice heard
regarding D200 issues. Attend one of the last "listening
tour" sessions
with Dr. Pruitt-Adams on March 15 or March 18:
Wed.,
March 15, 2017, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. at Irving Elementary School in Oak Park
or Sat., March 18, 2017, 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. at Roosevelt Middle School,
River Forest
A light meal will be served at the beginning of the session.
More information is available HERE.
Voting day is TUESDAY, APRIL 4 for municipal elections in Oak Park and River Forest although early voting is available beginning March 20. River Forest residents should check HERE for information on polling places, early voting locations and individual RF races. Oak Park residents should look HERE for information on early and regular voting locations.
Other than the races for RF Village Trustee (4 candidates for 3 spots) and the OPRFHS D200 School Board, most of the RF races are uncontested. That is certainly not the case in Oak Park, where there are heavily contested races for OP Village Trustee and Village Clerk, OP Elementary D97 School Board, the OP Library Board and OPRFHS D200 School Board. This Chicago Tribune/Oak Leaves article from last December includes all the races in both communities, though some candidates mentioned in the article have since withdrawn. But it gives a good overview of all the races.
Also on the ballot in Oak Park are TWO referendum questions for D97. One is a tax levy increase question that seeks to boost funds for operating expenses; the other is a bond issue referendum that will replace bonds maturing within the next year or so.
You can read more about the OPRFHS D200 candidates in our recent website post HERE. Information about the D97 referendum questions and a list of Voter FORUMS is on our page HERE.
One sign that it's time for some new blood on the D200 School Board was the adoption of spending "limits" for daily travel reimbursement. Under the heading "Expense Control Measures" the D200 board at its February 14 meeting, approved a maximum allowable reimbursement for travel, meal and lodging expenses of $900 per day. Part of the reasoning behind setting a fairly high limit was to avoid putting undue burden on the Business Office personnel who review reimbursement requests that exceed a certain threshold.
One board member did question the limit, thinking it might be a bit excessive, but in the end the measure was approved unanimously. READ MORE in this article in the Chicago Tribune.
So now, with municipal elections coming up on APRIL 4, we encourage you to support these "pragmatic" candidates for the OPRFHS - D200 - School Board:
MATT BARON - visit his website and facebook
JACK DAVIDSON - visit his website and facebook
DOUG SPRINGER - visit his website and facebook
They'd LOVE your SUPPORT and your active engagement in their campaign. Learn about them and encourage others to do the same. All the candidates have literature and yard signs.
Perhaps you'd be willing to host a coffee or cocktail hour for friends and neighbors to meet the candidates? Sharing their facebook posts is a good way to build name recognition. Small steps can become very powerful when leveraged using social media! For more ways you can help, either contact the candidates directly via their facebook or websites, or send us an e-mail: D200Pragmaticsolutions@gmail.com
