Building A Better District was born out of a group of parents and resident taxpayers that believe transparency, community engagement, intentional & ongoing two-way dialogue, and open processes are critical to the trust in and success of our school district and Board of Education.  While there are a number of parents and empty-nester residents involved in this effort,  Building A Better District has been brought to the internet by Andy Dogan and Micheline Welch, local parents with children attending the schools in our distrct.

We are a non-partisan movement!  Our aim is to bring together a broad audience in our community to work together on challenges we face in our district with a special focus on increasing district transparency, accountability, and communication for the community.

ANDY DOGAN

Open processes and community engagement are critical factors when developing solutions to community challenges.  Whether it is capacity issues or programming, extra-curricular activities to transportation issues, engaging the community in strong two-way communication is critical to building and maintaining public trust.

Employing values such as honesty, integrity, transparency, and accountability, humility and a willingness to listen, reconsider, and regroup are also critical.  We have many passionate parents in our community that share a desire to be an active part of the conversation of our district, but feel as if they have no forum to truly be heard.  We have heard from parents, resident taxpayers who are empty nesters, and even teachers about how much the "voice of the community" is needed here.   

We have been working for months with a number of community members on the research we've presented on this site.  We have taken great care to base our research only on validated data.  Sources are cited whenever we present information (and if it is missing...let us know...we're a small volunteer team trying to cover a lot of ground and information in our "spare" time).

Our hope is by providing accurate information and education to our community on issues related to our school district,  we can establish strong two-way, open communication with the district, the members of our Board of Education, and make sure the broader community is considered a most valuable partner and a necessary voice at the table.

With the right leadership, school board, teachers, staff, and resources focused on the same goals with a strong vision and road map for the future, Central 301 can be the top school district in Kane County. 

Together we are Building A Better District!

Thank you for taking the time to visit this site and look around.  We hope you find the information here useful, relevant, and informative!