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Message
from the Superintendent:
On behalf of
District
88 Board of Education,
I am excited to announce that construction for “Building The Future”
will begin this summer! The extensive planning and design work will
be released for bid in April 2008 with work to begin in June 2008 at
Addison Trail
and Willowbrook.
The
summer work will include:
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Technology infrastructure upgrades to have wireless capabilities
by Fall 2008
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Excavation for a 3-story classroom addition at the southeast
corner of ATHS
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Asbestos abatement work at both ATHS & WBHS, causing the
relocation
of summer school off-campus
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Creating “swing space” (new classrooms) at WBHS in the current
District 88 Offices
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Moving the District 88 Offices to the existing Addison Public
Library
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Site utility work and relocation
Student learning remains a primary focus during construction, which
will continue throughout the school year while trying to minimize
disruption to students and instructional programs. A thorough
safety and security plan will be in place during construction to
ensure that students and staff are protected at all times.
Students and staff will see some immediate improvements when they
return in Fall 2008. Both ATHS and WBHS will have a “wireless”
technology environment that will be important to “bringing the
outside world” into classroom teaching and learning.
An
aggressive construction schedule projects the construction to be
completed on budget and on time during the 2010-2011 school year.
We
are very excited to be implementing the “Building The Future”
project that was presented and approved during the referendum in
April 2007. We encourage you to view continuous
Building
The Future
updates and plans on the website. These updates, newsletters, public
presentations and meetings at the schools will inform our
communities about the exciting progress.
This is perhaps
the most exciting time we are entering in the history of District
88, made possible by the tremendous support from across the
communities of
Addison, Villa
Park, Lombard, Oakbrook Terrace, Elmhurst, Oak Brook, Bensenville,
Itasca and Wood Dale.
Thank you for supporting the students, learning, and the future of
District 88!
Sincerely,
Steve
K. Humphrey, Ed. D.
Superintendent of Schools
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