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Community Consolidated School District 180

Monday, February 13, 2012

D180 Board to Discuss Special Education, Boys Basketball Monday Night

Board set to meet at 7 at Burr Ridge Middle School.

The District 180 School Board of Education will hear a report on special education during their regular board meeting tonight. In addition to the report on special education, board members will vote to approve a transportation agreement with The School Association for Special Education in DuPage County for the next two years. Board members will also discuss school celebrations of African-American History during the month of February, technology improvements throughout the district and approve the evaluation of District Superintendent Tom Schneider. Burr Ridge Middle School boy’s basketball team’s success in the state tournament will also be a topic of discussion. The team played over the weekend in the downstate tournament. The meeting …

Thursday, November 17, 2011

District 180 Approves Wiring Upgrade in Schools

Project will increase Internet connectivity at Ann M. Jeans Elementary and Burr Ridge Middle schools.

The District 180 School Board approved plans for a $100,000 wiring project at Ann M. Jeans Elementary School and Burr Ridge Middle School that in the end could only cost the district $10,000. The district was awarded about $90,000 through the E-Rate program, which is administered though the Federal Communications Commission. The E-Rate program provides discounts to schools and libraries to obtain affordable access to the Internet and other communications tools. Funds are derived from service fees charged to telecommunications companies. “This is just fantastic. We’re fortunate and excited about the chance to upgrade the wiring in the building,” Community Consolidated School District 180 Superintendent Tom Schneider said.  “And at 10 …

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