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Specifications and Programing Revealed for New Knoxville High School
The District-202 board of education last night was given a detailed look at the educational specifications being injected a proposed $31.5-million dollar high school.

Sam Johnson is an architect with BLDD out of Peoria. He says some of the programing planned for a new Knoxville High School, like technology, levels the playing field against bigger schools.

"So the students at Knoxville High School have the same opportunity as the students at Naperville High School, but you have the added benefit of being in a culture of 400 kids," Johnson said. "The academic benefits that come from that-- where every teachers knows a student's name, and studies show the students do better-- I think this holds the promise for the future of the rural high school."

Johnson and his staff delivered what they term as an "Ed-Spec' to school board members Wednesday. The binder includes a vision and summary of how to engage students in the year 2030-- the year today's newborns will graduate.

At a June fifth meeting, design concepts will be introduced by BLDD in accordance to the programing logistics presented.

Board members did approve Wednesday night a measure to fund $9-million dollars of the district's local share for the project. A bond resolution indicating the sale of alternate revenue bonds passed.



(Sam Johnson, of BLDD, presents an area of the 'Ed-Spec' to school board members Wednesday; WGIL Photo and News Story by Kyle Schassburger).
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