District 88 participates in 19th Annual Shape of Addison Town Hall Meeting
On Jan. 21, District 88 Board of Education President Donna Craft Cain (pictured above) and District 88 Superintendent Dr. Jean Barbanente participated in the 19th Annual Shape of Addison Town Hall Meeting.
The meeting provided an opportunity for community members to dialogue with the taxing bodies in Addison. Board presidents and administrators/representatives from the Village of Addison, the Addison Township, the Addison Public Library, the Addison Park District, the Addison Police Department, the Addison Fire Protection District, Addison School District 4 and District 88 shared updates and answered questions from community members. To watch the Shape of Addison meeting, click on the video above.
District 88 discussed the following topics:
- The district’s continued focus on providing a comprehensive curriculum
- This includes more than 30 Advanced Placement (AP)/college-level courses and more than 50 dual-credit and collegiate-credit courses in 18 career pathway areas, along with award-winning fine arts programming. The district is proud to have a diverse learning community and is focused on meeting the needs of all its students and providing multiple and flexible pathways to help ensure they are prepared to successfully accomplish their post-high school goals.
- This includes more than 30 Advanced Placement (AP)/college-level courses and more than 50 dual-credit and collegiate-credit courses in 18 career pathway areas, along with award-winning fine arts programming. The district is proud to have a diverse learning community and is focused on meeting the needs of all its students and providing multiple and flexible pathways to help ensure they are prepared to successfully accomplish their post-high school goals.
- A new career pathway graduation requirement, where all District 88 graduates must have a post-secondary commitment and complete at least one career-related experience
- Addison Trail and Willowbrook received positive rankings from GreatSchools, U.S. News & World Report and the 2025 Illinois Report Card (more successes can be viewed on the district’s online data dashboard at www.dupage88.net/StrategicPlanDashboard)
- Successes and highlights of District 88 and Addison Trail at the local, state and national levels in academics, performing arts, athletics and more
- The district’s continued focus on advancing excellence for all through a culture of inclusion and belonging, where all students feel safe, seen, heard, valued and respected
- The district’s continued commitment to maintain a stable budget to be fair and fiscally responsible, which has resulted in strong financial ratings
- Facility updates and an invitation to attend the District 88 Citizens Task Force meetings on Jan. 26 and Feb. 19
- The Task Force will play an important role in evaluating a funding proposal that could appear on the November 2026 ballot to address facility improvements at Addison Trail and Willowbrook high schools, including safety and security upgrades, addressing aging infrastructure, ADA accessibility and improvements to Career & Technical Education (CTE) spaces. The potential proposal would fund these essential updates at both facilities without a net tax rate increase. To register, go to www.dupage88.net/TaskForceForm.
- The ways in which the district communicates with stakeholders and opportunities to stay connected with the district