Community Unit School District (CUSD) 200 has been in the news, and they are now planning to try a third referendum to build a new Jefferson Pre-school.
- 3/13/2018 – CUSD 200 – Laws? What Laws? – SCHOOL Districts using “Lease” to avoid the legal requirement for referendum to build new school – by Kirk Allen edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/03/cusd-200-laws-what-laws-school-districts-using-lease-to-avoid-the-legal-requirement-for-referendum-to-build-new-school/
- 7/13/2018 CUSD 200 raising future taxes – Quietly – by Jan Shaw dupagewatchdog.org/2018/07/cusd200-raising-future-taxes-quietly/
- 8/7/2018 – Jan Shaw Press Release 8/7/22018 dupagewatchdog.org/2018/08/jan-shaw-press-release-to-stop-unapproved-elc/
- 8/7/2018 – District 200 facing lawsuit for building school without required referendum (has the text of the law suit) – by Kirk Allen edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/08/district-200-facing-lawsuit-for-building-school-without-required-referendum/
- 8/10/2018 – Despite 2 voter rejections, Wheaton school district plans to construct new building — and gets sued over it – by Bob Goldsborough chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-met-wheaton-school-preschool-project-20180806-story.html
- 8/12/2018 – Lawsuit filed to stop District 200 from building new school – by Kasey Schefflin-Emrich dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511528194-lawsuit-filed-to-stop-district-200-from-building-new-school
- 8/15/2018 – Voters have rejected new school twice. District 200 board looks to build it anyway – by Jake Griffin (prior to the board meeting) dailyherald.com/news/20180815/voters-have-rejected-new-school-twice-district-200-board-looks-to-build-it-anyway
8/15/2018 – Regular Board Meeting held
- 8/15/2018 – District 200 pulls back on new Jefferson center, looks to referendum after all – by Katlyn Smith dailyherald.com/news/20180815/district-200-pulls-back-on-new-jefferson-center-looks-to-referendum-after-all
- 8/15/2018 – Lawsuit filed against District 200 to prevent construction of new early childhood center – by Eric Schelkopf http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/08/14/lawsuit-filed-against-district-200-to-prevent-construction-of-new-early-childhood-center/a9bp4g2/
- 8/16/2018 – Board of Education tables action on new Jefferson Early Childhood Center and schedules an August 20 Special Meeting to consider a November referendum – by Erica Loiacono medium.com/district-200-newsroom/board-of-education-tables-action-on-new-jefferson-early-childhood-center-and-schedules-an-august-20-909bfe199a04
- 8/18/2018 Wheaton-area school board will consider seeking voter approval on plan to lease new preschool – by Bob Goldsborough chicagotribune.com/suburbs/wheaton-glen-ellyn/news/ct-met-wheaton-new-preschool-update-20180817-story.html
8/20/2018 – Special Board Meeting held
- 8/20/2018 – Board of Education authorizes November ballot question – by Erica Loiacono cusd200.org/Page/14419
- 8/20/2018 – Board of Education authorizes November ballot question – by Erica Loiacono medium.com/district-200-newsroom/board-of-education-authorizes-november-ballot-question-93438395fe81
- 8/20/2018 – District 200 will ask voters to replace Jefferson school after all – by Katlyn Smith dailyherald.com/news/20180820/district-200-will-ask-voters-to-replace-jefferson-school-after-all
- 8/21/2018 – Jan Shaw open letter to CUSD 200 taxpayers dupagewatchdog.org/2018/08/jan-shaw-to-cusd-200-taxpayers/ dated, printer friendly copy: Jan Shaw 8_21_2018 open letter dated
- 8/21/2018 – District 200 puts early childhood center on ballot – by Eric Schelkopf mysuburbanlife.com/2018/08/20/district-200-puts-early-childhood-center-on-ballot/a6obwqh/
- 8/21/2018 After Lawsuit, District 200 Seeks Vote On Early Childhood Center – by Lisa Marie Farver patch.com/illinois/wheaton/after-lawsuit-district-200-seeks-vote-early-childhood-center
- 8/23/2018 – Wheaton Warrenville District 200 halts construction on school replacement, will let voters decide – by Randy Tucker dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511540586-wheaton-warrenville-district-200-halts-construction-on-school-replacement-will-let-voters-decide
- 8/24/2018 – Jan Shaw open letter to CUSD 200 taxpayers (reprinted) dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511543296-letter-to-the-editor-district-200-claims-jefferson-is-its-priority-and-that-we-must-build-a-new-school by Jan Shaw
- 9/3/2018 – Records: Taxpayers spending $17,220 per child on Wheaton “preschool” for four year olds – by W.J. Kennedy dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511549582-records-taxpayers-spending-17-220-per-child-on-wheaton-preschool-for-four-year-olds
- 9/4/2018 – Voters throughout DuPage will face tax hike questions in November – by Robert Sanchez dailyherald.com/news/20180904/voters-throughout-dupage-will-face-tax-hike-questions-in-november
9/13/2018 – Law Suit Voluntarily Dismissed Without Prejudice
- 9/13/2018 – Law Suit Voluntarily Dismissed Without Prejudice – by Jan Shaw dupagewatchdog.org/2018/09/law-suit-voluntarily-dismissed-without-prejudice/
- 9/14/2018 – Lawsuit against Wheaton-Warrenville District 200 dropped – by Eric Schelkopf mysuburbanlife.com/2018/09/14/lawsuit-against-wheaton-warrenville-district-200-dropped/asb1tvm/
- In third referendum campaign for a new Jefferson, District 200 superintendent vows to ‘do better’- Katlyn Smith dailyherald.com/news/20181005/in-third-referendum-campaign-for-a-new-jefferson-district-200-superintendent-vows-to-do-better
Originally posted September 4, 2018. Updated September 18, 2018 and October 6, 2018
