Belvidere School Board Votes to Close Perry Elementary School
BELVIDERE, Ill. (WTVO) — After a strong community input and a board discussion, in a 6-1 vote, the Belvidere District 100 school board voted to close Perry Elementary School. “We don’t want Perry to close because we really want it to stay open,” said Finn, a third grader at Perry Elementary School. Other than voting […]
The Belvidere School District Board of Education is set to vote Thursday night on whether to close Perry Elementary School, a decision that could reshape school boundaries and relocate dozens of students.
School board leaders in Belvidere have released survey results showing that 56% of residents support the closure of Perry Elementary. The survey of 400 randomly selected residents could determine the future of the school building.
The Belvidere School Board has released survey regarding their Masters Facility Plans. A big question remained around the future of Perry Elementary and what the public thought about it.