District 113 Superintendent: 'This is an Exciting Time'

Editor's note: This letter is in response to thepassage of the District 113 referendum. For more background on the referendum, click here.

This is an exciting time for District 113. We would like to thank the community for supporting the passage of the referendum and our efforts to improve Deerfield and Highland Park High Schools’ facilities.

This has been a long process that has involved hundreds of community members, District 113 staff, and students. Their input and feedback was invaluable; the process was enhanced because of the inclusion of varying points of view. We would like to thank the hundreds of individuals who spent thousands of hours assessing the needs of our students and schools.

The passage of the referendum ensures that District 113 will be able to move forward with renovations to address the infrastructure and programmatic challenges faced by the high schools. We will continue to keep community members up-to-date on the progress and involved in the process.

We are excited about the future of our high schools and once again thank the community for its support!

Harvey Cohen
District 113 Board of Education President 

George Fornero
District 113 Superintendent  

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