| BUILDING A BETTER DISTRICTA Movement By Citizens Demanding Transparency, Accountability, and Community Engagement for Central CUSD 301/Burlington in the State of Illinois.Building A Better District is a taxpayer-led movement and is not affiliated with, nor endorsed by, the Illinois State or Kane County Regional Board of Education, nor any individual school district, or administration/Board of Education. |
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PK Parekh Joins the Building A Better District Team |
| We are excited to announce that PK Parekh has joined Building A Better District! PK brings a powerful blend of community engagement, board governance, and executive leadership experience to our mission of improving transparency, accountability, and educational excellence in Central 301 schools. A resident of Plato Township and parent in the district, PK has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to student success and community involvement. His recent advocacy within Central 301 includes:
PK recently ran for a seat on the Board of Education for Central 301, losing by only 124 votes. During his campaign, he personally canvassed thousands of homes and spoke with hundreds of residents one-to-one about ways to improve our school district. PK currently serves as the Board Chairperson of North Chicago Community Partners, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving educational opportunities, health, and enrichment for students in underserved schools. He also has over 25 years of experience in management consulting and as a senior executive in the financial services industry, scaling new businesses and shaping them into national leaders. His work has focused on strategic planning, governance, regulatory compliance, and operational excellence — skills he brings to the public education space. PK believes that lasting improvement comes from empowering families, respecting educators, and ensuring every decision centers on student outcomes. He shares our belief that real progress will only happen through increased accountability, open communication, and community participation. We are honored to have PK Parekh join our team, and we look forward to the positive impact he will bring to our ongoing work. |
building a better district takes TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY, & TRUST - and YOU!
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Building A Better District On A Strong Foundation: the Village of Burlington, IL
Between January and March 2024, Building A Better District has had the opportunity to communicate with hundreds of residents across our amazing school district. From texts to Facebook messages, e-mails, phone calls, and in-person meetings, we were humbled over and over by the depth of roots that exist here. Thanks to our work on the recent referendum, Andy, Chuck, and I had the unbelievable experience of meeting so many people in our community that we never would have met and for that we are thankful. We had the opportunity to meet a private citizen from Burlington who paid out of their own pocket to have the CHS Rockets logo painted on the Burlington water tower. This citizen no longer had children in the district, but felt it was a way to show Burlington's connection to and support of Central CUSD301. Who would know this story if you moved here in the last 5 to 10 years? Maybe even before that? How would you know just how deep and strong the roots run here in Burlington? This story has stayed with us as we have listened to some say those without kids in school don't care about our district. While that might be true in other districts, when it comes to Central nothing could be further from the truth. It struck us that the Burlington water tower and its homage to the Rockets is located in a place many families with children on the east side never see. We hope that everyone will take a moment to appreciate the rich history of our community and realize that we have thousands of homeowners here that have a vested interest in supporting smart fiscal investments in our school district. We maybe be Central today, but before Central, we were Burlington and Plato Center and our district is built upon their strong foundations. There are many families here that remember those days, who attended those schools, who had children that attended those schools, and now have grandchildren attending 301 schools...and they are STILL here supporting our school district we are all so lucky to be a part of. Let's do our best to welcome each other to the table to find solutions to all of the challenges we might face here together. Our lives will be richer for it and our community will be strong for it! |
Photo Credit: Jeanie Mayer/Elgin Courier News https://www.chicagotribune.com/2016/09/09/burlington-water-tank-features-high-school-logo/ |
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We are a local group dedicated to cultivating an empowered and engaged community of parents and taxpayers to build an environment of transparency, accountability, and communication within Central Community Unified District 301 (D301), representing the unified voice of the people for a successful and sustainable future.
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