Magnet schools idea tops Champaign school board agenda

CHAMPAIGN – The Champaign school district would rebuild Washington Elementary School and add more space at Garden Hills Elementary School, with the goal of making each a magnet school, under a recommendation to be made to the Champaign school board Monday.

The proposed project would allow the school district to meet its consent decree requirement to add more elementary seats in north Champaign. The school district will also be working with the Champaign park district.

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