District News

Notice is hereby given by the undersigned President of the Board of Education of Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205 that the location of the August 11, 2020 regular meeting of the Board of Education has been changed from the District 205 Administration Center, 162 S. York, Elmhurst 60126, to York High School, 355 W. St. Charles Road Elmhurst, IL 60126, due to storm-related power interruptions at the D205 Administration Center. 

In accordance with the notice previously posted and set forth below, the Board members will be physically present at the meeting location, but members of the public may be present and participate only by electronic means. The times and agenda for the meeting remain as previously posted and as set forth below.  

The D205 Board will meet on August 11 to discuss potential solutions, including a possible delay to the start of the school year. August 11 is a regularly scheduled meeting for the D205 Board of Education. The session will be live streamed via YouTube at 7 p.m.

Elmhurst District 205 and the District 205 Board of Education received 354 public comments in advance of the August 6, 2020 Board of Education meeting. The meeting began at 6:30 p.m. and comments were read in person for one hour until the board went into closed session at 7:30. 

All comments submitted can be viewed here.

Parent responses related to remote learning and busing as well as schedule preferences for students with IEPs were due on Friday, July 31. The community expressed an overwhelming desire for starting the 20-21 school year with in-person instruction. The results can be accessed here.

At the July 14, 2020 meeting, the Board of Education approved a resolution to adopt Open D205: A Plan for Safe, Healthy, Rigorous Learning. We strongly feel that this comprehensive plan addresses health, safety and learning needs as we understand them today.