109 Air Conditioning Project Shows Teamwork
After a parent outcry during a hot start to school, a thorough approach by District 109 will make cooler classrooms on hot days a reality.
What began as a public outcry during the hottest days of last summer and a promise from Deerfield Public Schools District 109 Board of Education members and administrators to investigate turned into the reality of air conditioning for the Village’s elementary and middle schools. Some or all of the schools will be air conditioned before the next school year begins. Starting with the two-story buildings, everything should be done before the 2014 school year begins. Earlier: 109 Air Conditioning Project Progresses “We’re going to make it work as best we can,” Board President Ellen London said in September. It almost seemed like exceedingly hot weather, parent discontent and studies by the District 109 Board of Education were coming together …
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Dylan
7:09 pm on Monday, January 28, 2013
Ronnie - now I am going to prove you wrong....there IS wide-scale support for air conditioning our schools. Just because you do not agree with it, does not mean others feel the same. IF you REALLY attended school board meetings, you would KNOW the support this has. I have children in district 109 and not one student, parent, teacher, aide, etc has said "wow this is a stupid, wasteful idea". You … more ›