Briefs: Bilingual program at school
Starting in the fall, Liberty Elementary School will be the new site of Community Unit District 300's dual language program. Liberty, 6500 Miller Road, will host informational sessions on the program at 9 a.m. Wednesday and 6 p.m. Thursday. The goal of the program is to develop bilingual proficiency for students in kindergarten through fifth grade. It is open to all District 300 students who are entering kindergarten or the first grade in the fall. Transportation will be provided. You can apply for the program at the informational sessions. Parents who cannot attend this month's sessions can come to a session in February or March. Call (847) 426-1300, ext. 313.
Stop Campton forum today:
Eight candidates seeking to disband the village of Campton Hills if elected Feb. 5 will have a forum tonight to meet voters and answer questions about their positions. The meeting, featuring candidates from the Stop Campton Hills Public Action Committee, is at 7 p.m. at Congregational United Church of Christ, 40W451 Fox Mill Blvd. The slate consists of candidates for six village board seats, village clerk and village president. Incumbents and challengers were invited but have not confirmed plans to attend as of Tuesday, committee Chairman Chris Baldwin said.
BP school grants available
Area teachers are invited to apply for BP grants of up to $10,000. The A + for Energy program is available to any preschool through high school classroom teacher in an accredited or licensed public or private school within Kane, DuPage, Kendall, Cook, Lake, McHenry and Will counties. Winners are recognized for developing creative and student-focused classrooms, after-school, extracurricular or summer programs. While these programs must be centered on energy or energy conservation, they can move beyond science to incorporate reading, math, history, geography and the arts. Interested teachers can find out more about the program at www.aplusforenergy.org. Applications must be postmarked or submitted online by March 7.