From: Tod Schwager[SMTP:tschwage@dist214.k12.il.us] Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 10:01 AM To: rlindgre@dist214.k12.il.us Cc: arcech@hotmail.com; Anderswim728@aol.com; palfman@yahoo.com; jklotz@dist214.k12.il.us; sgustafs@dist214.k12.il.us; mahineman@esi-il.com; mahineman@prodigy.net; bmoose07@aol.com; Patricia_M._Toler@notes.ntrs.com; ccburd21@aol.com; chipmo@cris.com; daizyluvr@aol.com; davefairburn@kl.com; dgill@saukmachine.com; fire104@aol.com; kmoore778@cs.com; ksupplitt@aol.com; mhahn@kemperinsurance.com; paula@keller.net; pmt1@ntrs.com; rakoom24@aol.com; reetcal1@aol.com; rsa@vx.com; smidtc@juno.com; sbarrett@dist214.k12.il.us Subject: Daily Herald Dist. 214 pool plan focuses on Olympic By Erin Holmes Daily Herald Staff Writer Posted on May 10, 2002 Northwest Suburban High School District 214 officials Thursday floated a tentative proposal to rehab and expand some pools now used by students and explore the possibility of building a new one. No final decision has been made. Thursday's debate took board members into deep water, generating questions about costs, efficiency and usability that officials said they'll answer at the next meeting. The discussion was in part a reaction to residents who in the past several months have pleaded with the district, which now has pools at two of its six high schools, to add pools at the remaining four. Under the plan laid on the table Thursday, District 214 would chip in about $3.4 million to add another competitive pool to the Arlington Heights Park District's Olympic Pool site and enhance it. That would allow students from both John Hersey and Rolling Meadows high schools, who use that facility now, to have more practice time and newer facilities that meet updated Illinois High School Association standards. The plan also calls for studying the feasibility of adding a pool to another district school - the plans mention Prospect High School - at an estimated cost of $5.5 million. Some board members said they supported the proposal as is, but others threw out other suggestions, including terminating the deal with the Arlington Heights Park District altogether and simply embarking on a plan to build more pools. Among the key issues: • Wanting the best for all kids - pools at schools can offer swimming as a physical education course • Expenses - building pools is pricey, but so is renting other facilities and busing kids back and forth • Equality - the plan at this point still wouldn't bring District 214 up to par with other districts that have pools in all schools, some said. There also was the question of whether signing on now with Olympic would mean ending the possibility of ever adding pools, at least in the near future, at either John Hersey or Rolling Meadows. Thursday's pools discussion drew about 60 parents, students and community residents to the school board meeting. They still were commenting on the issue as of late Thursday night. The matter is set to come back to the board for further discussion at its next meeting, set for May 23. Tod Schwager John Hersey High School Building Substitute Head Coach: Boys Swimming and Diving Prospect & Wheeling High School Water Polo