Voters in Monticello School District 25 said “no” to a bond referendum to build a new high school in 2014 and 2016. Now, the school board is asking them to consider a more modest proposal to improve school buildings.

Today's seventh-graders in Champaign School District Unit 4 will graduate from refurbished high schools.

The second of two open house-style 'town hall' meetings over the future of Champaign Unit 4's facilities brought out a lighter crowd than the previous one, but a mostly enthusiastic response to supporting a bond issue of around $200 million this fall. Around 50 attended Thursday's event at Centennial High School. 

After two facilities referenda failed at the polls, the Champaign School Board will consider a committee plan that tries to get community input early in the process.