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The district is seeking
input from residents on a potential bond

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referendum that would fund
essential updates and improvements

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at both facilities
without a net tax rate increase.

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Bond funds would focus on safety
and security upgrades,

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aging infrastructure, ADA
accessibility and more.

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One thing we pride ourselves on
is the individualized

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education experience,
and that includes 30 Advanced Placement

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courses, over 50 dual-credit courses here
at Addison Trail and in District 88.

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One of the reasons

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that I think we have the graduation rate
that we do, and it continues to be above

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the state average,
is because we do provide

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those individual pathways
for students to be successful.

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We're really excited to see that
Addison Trail is getting that recognition

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that it deserves.

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We got a 9 out of 10
on the GreatSchools rating.

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Willowbrook
has consistently been recognized

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as one of the top high schools in America,

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and just this year, GreatSchools
recognized the school as 9 out of 10.

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We see those outcomes in our data,
as our graduation rate is over 92%.

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We also want to make sure
that when our students leave us,

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they're prepared for what comes next,
whatever those next steps might be.

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School safety should be the foundation
for, every school environment, right?

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So, when kids feel safe, when staff
feel safe, they're going to learn more.

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They're going to participate more.

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They're going to engage. Some things
that would be great with these enhancements,

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with this proposal is the access control
points, entry points being more secured

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and emergency notification systems, you
know, expanded around the building.

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We want to be able to see every angle
that we can possibly get to, signs for

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people to see

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where they need to go
in case of emergency and

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help maneuver through the building
a lot safer and quickly.

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We have a total of approximately 130 acres
that we maintain,

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as well as 1,000,000ft² of facility itself.

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Unfortunately, it all costs,
and those costs, usually on a regular

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basis, are about 1.2 to $1.5
million per summer that we spend on that.

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It has been close to 20 years now

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that the last large upgrade has been.
We don't want to fall too far behind.

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We want to keep our kids, you know,
as current as possible for the industries

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that they're going to be going into.

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Because we do offer
so many different opportunities

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for students,
and those are constantly changing,

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the facility itself needs to adapt
at times to what we are offering.

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Those facilities need updates
as those programs continue to build.

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The current funding proposal would help us
to ensure that we can stay current

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with our programing, providing students
with vocational opportunities,

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a variety of courses so that they can
pursue these different pathways

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and be prepared for their life
beyond high school.

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We also want to continue to maintain safe
and secure building facilities

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so that we can support

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all the community organizations
that use these facilities as well.

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If we were able to get more funding
for our CTE

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programs,
we'd have access to more modern machinery.

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We would be able to help the students

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with even more licensure
and then put them into the job market

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with more professionalism
and more training.

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District 88 is in a strong
and stable financial position.

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We have been very intentional
about aligning our spending

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with long-term planning,
maintaining healthy reserves,

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and avoiding short-term fixes
that create future problems.

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It's imperative
that we have the resources here

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at the high school to help
prepare our future students to be able

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to be productive citizens
and part of our future workforce.

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You're not just investing in a facility.

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You're investing in the kids,
in the students.

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You're investing in their growth
and their development.

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Well-maintained schools can contribute
to stable property values, support

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a skilled local workforce, and inspire
the next generation of leaders.

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For more information, please visit

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DuPage88.net/Proposal.