Champaign schools panel begins assessing needs

CHAMPAIGN – Superintendent Arthur Culver urged members of a new facilities study committee to regard the task ahead as "an awesome opportunity."

"You have lots of responsibility," he told the group of about 40, including parents, educators and community members. The committee met Wednesday to start reviewing all Champaign schools to determine what work needs to be done and eventually to recommend whether the district should seek a bond issue that would require voter approval next spring.

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