Board Approves Elementary Boundary Changes for the 2023-24 School Year

Sycamore Community School District 427 Families and Staff,

During last night’s board meeting, the Sycamore Community School District 427 Board of Education unanimously approved new elementary school boundaries for the 2023-24 school year. The new boundaries will better balance enrollments and support a more efficient operation of our schools.

The changes are as follows:

• Residences bordered by Main Street, Mt. Hunger Road, and the Kishwaukee River would now fall within the North Elementary School boundary (previously North Grove Elementary School).

• Residences bordered by Main Street, Kishwaukee River, and State Street (IL-64) to the city limits would now fall within the West Elementary School boundary (previously North Grove Elementary School). 

• The Stone Prairie Community would now fall within the Southeast Elementary School boundary (previously North Grove Elementary School).

• Residences bordered by Sacramento Street, DeKalb Avenue/Elm Street, Somonauk Street, and Edward Street would now fall within the West Elementary boundary (previously Southeast Elementary School).

• Residences bordered by Meadow Lane, DeKalb Avenue, South Cross Street, and Edward Street would now fall within the West Elementary School boundary (previously South Prairie Elementary School).

• The Woodgate Subdivision bordered by DeKalb Avenue and Peace Road would now fall within the South Prairie Elementary boundary (previously West Elementary School).

Monday’s vote ends the boundary discussion that began at the start of our 2022-23 school year. During the boundary study, the district held more than a dozen public meetings to discuss the proposed changes including staff and community meetings at each of our elementary schools as well as board meeting discussions. We are so appreciative of the many families who shared their insights as we worked through this important process.

Each impacted family will receive a written notice by mail and email in the coming weeks. We recognize that these changes will have a real impact. We are committed to supporting our students, families, and staff, and plans are being implemented to ease this transition.  

Thank you for your support throughout this process.

Sincerely,

Steve Wilder, Superintendent