Lyons Township High School District 204 Board

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Updated: April 2, 2012 8:07AM

Among other business Feb. 21, board members:

accepted a recommendation against LT applying for part of the federal Race to the Top grant, which would amount to $20,000 of the $42 million awarded to Illinois schools. LT would have to spend more than the award to comply with the requirements for the grant, officials said.

heard a report on two new summer program offerings, which are a marching band camp for middle school students and Science Olympiad camp for seventh- through 11th-graders.

approved changes to the 2012-13 school calendar, including a full day the first day of classes Aug. 20, now required by state law; previously students had a half day the first day of class. The board also made Jan. 7 a teacher institute day for staff development instead of Jan. 18. Students will return to class Jan. 8. Late start days, when students report at 8:45 a.m. instead of at 7:45 a.m., will be held every two weeks, resulting in an increase of three late-start days from this school year. The last class day is May 30 and graduation will be on June 2, 2013.