To: Mayor David Seamen, Mayor jm Holland, Mayor Frank Fleischer, Mayor of Tinley Park, Frankfort, Mokena
Save Lincoln-Way North
Saving Lincoln-Way North High School located at 19900 S. Harlem Frankfort, Il.
Why is this important?
District 210 School Board Members,
It has been brought to our attention by the administration and school board at Lincoln-Way School District 210, that due to a financial crisis within the district, closing Lincoln-Way North High school is a very real possibility. Closing Lincoln-Way North would have a devastating impact on the overall quality of life of the residents, students, business owners and tax payers in this district. Lincoln-Way North is operating at 70% capacity, the highest capacity percentage of all four high schools. Lincoln-Way North has the lowest operating costs per pupil of all four high schools. In addition, if Lincoln-Way North were to close, the roughly 1750 students that attend that school would go back to East which roughly has 2100 students enrolled and a capacity for 3750 students. This would leave Lincoln-Way East over capacity. You are probably aware that a $225,000,000.00 referendum was passed in 2006 mainly to relieve the overcrowding at Lincoln-Way East. Both Lincoln-Way North and Lincoln-Way East are nationally and state ranked schools for academics and have top state ranked extracurricular programs. Obviously, these achievements would be compromised if the two schools were forced to merge. Currently, Lincoln-Way Central has roughly 1900 students and a capacity for 3750 students and Lincoln-Way West has 1300 students with a capacity for 2500 students. We feel that the problem with enrollment numbers can be handled and should be handled at either Lincoln-Way Central or Lincoln-Way West. It appears that building Lincoln-Way West was premature and is currently not needed. A reason given for not closing Lincoln-Way West is that there is room for projected growth. We respectfully ask the powers that be, who they are looking out for: real people, real businesses, real students, real property values or projected people, businesses, students, and property values? The closing North option is not a reasonable or fair option and would disrupt the lives and financial well being of more families, students, business owners than any other area in the district. We ask that you please attend the School Board meeting on July 16th at 7:00pm at Lincoln-Way Central and fight to help us keep Lincoln-Way North open. Thank you very much for your time and efforts in this matter.
It has been brought to our attention by the administration and school board at Lincoln-Way School District 210, that due to a financial crisis within the district, closing Lincoln-Way North High school is a very real possibility. Closing Lincoln-Way North would have a devastating impact on the overall quality of life of the residents, students, business owners and tax payers in this district. Lincoln-Way North is operating at 70% capacity, the highest capacity percentage of all four high schools. Lincoln-Way North has the lowest operating costs per pupil of all four high schools. In addition, if Lincoln-Way North were to close, the roughly 1750 students that attend that school would go back to East which roughly has 2100 students enrolled and a capacity for 3750 students. This would leave Lincoln-Way East over capacity. You are probably aware that a $225,000,000.00 referendum was passed in 2006 mainly to relieve the overcrowding at Lincoln-Way East. Both Lincoln-Way North and Lincoln-Way East are nationally and state ranked schools for academics and have top state ranked extracurricular programs. Obviously, these achievements would be compromised if the two schools were forced to merge. Currently, Lincoln-Way Central has roughly 1900 students and a capacity for 3750 students and Lincoln-Way West has 1300 students with a capacity for 2500 students. We feel that the problem with enrollment numbers can be handled and should be handled at either Lincoln-Way Central or Lincoln-Way West. It appears that building Lincoln-Way West was premature and is currently not needed. A reason given for not closing Lincoln-Way West is that there is room for projected growth. We respectfully ask the powers that be, who they are looking out for: real people, real businesses, real students, real property values or projected people, businesses, students, and property values? The closing North option is not a reasonable or fair option and would disrupt the lives and financial well being of more families, students, business owners than any other area in the district. We ask that you please attend the School Board meeting on July 16th at 7:00pm at Lincoln-Way Central and fight to help us keep Lincoln-Way North open. Thank you very much for your time and efforts in this matter.