The DeKalb school board plans to put the final draft of the district’s proposed attendance boundary maps to a vote next month.

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DeKalb School District 428 held a grand opening ceremony Wednesday for the Beyond One Barb Transition Center. The transition program has been in place to facilitate students with intellectual and developmental disabilities aged 18-22 into adulthood and independent living.

Some elementary students in DeKalb could go to new schools in the fall if DeKalb District 428 approves proposed redistricting plans in light of the Mitchell Elementary build.

The DeKalb School Board this week rejected a district attempt to place a failed sales tax referendum back on the ballot in April. The referendum, which proposed a 1% new sales tax benefiting public schools countywide, failed to garner enough votes in November.

Officials in DeKalb School District 428 are grappling with how to redraw student attendance boundary maps to best incorporate the new Dr. Leroy A. Mitchell Elementary School when it opens in the fall. Two public meetings are planned for Jan. 9 and 11 for families to weigh in.

A referendum that failed on November's ballot returns to Sycamore voters this spring. Currently, the District 427 school board elects no more than three members from any one district township. The referendum change, if approved, would remove the three-person restriction.

To help ease the effort to reduce classroom sizes, officials in DeKalb School District 428 are exploring plans to build a new Early Learning Development Center.

A statewide lobbying group that pushes for initiatives aimed at teacher retention and education funding has gained the support of Sycamore School District 427.

The DeKalb School District 428 Board this week gave a final nod to its 2024 property tax levy of $84 million. Here's what your property tax bill might look like.