The Evanston/Skokie District 65 Board of Education discussed possibly closing the Dr. Bessie Rhodes School of Global Studies, a kindergarten through eighth-grade magnet school focused on dual language education.
Turner says the decision to close Bessie Rhodes is to best serve the entire district, saying it wouldn’t be feasible to fund 19 schools at once considering the new Fifth Ward school, expected to open for classes beginning with the 2026-27 academic year. District 65 had a student population of 7,943 in 2018 versus 6,316 in 2023, according to a district report.
“We remain committed to expanding dual language programming in District 65 and offering a full continuum of services from kindergarten through eighth grade beyond the legal requirement,” Turner said.
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