Building The Future in District 88
Groundbreaking Celebrations: June 1
 

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:

• Technology infrastructure upgrades to have wireless capabilities by Fall 2008
• Excavation for a 3-story classroom addition at the southeast corner of ATHS
• Asbestos abatement work at both ATHS & WBHS, causing the relocation
  of summer school off-campus
• Creating “swing space” (new classrooms) at WBHS in the current District 88 Offices
• Moving the District 88 Offices to the existing Addison Public Library
• 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.