Voters in Kane County this election determined who will make the important decisions regarding their communities, schools, townships, fire departments, parks and libraries. See the results here.

This spring, Kane County voters get to decide who will make the important decisions regarding their communities, schools, townships, fire departments, parks and libraries.

St. Charles School District 303 Board candidates Thomas Lentz (incumbent), Jenna Hancock and Elias Palacios debate the issues facing the school board ahead of the April 1 election in a Shaw Local candidate forum

St. Charles School District 303 Board candidates Heidi Fairgrieve (incumbent), Kate Bell (incumbent), Antonietta Berton-Nicklaus and Kimberly Rich debate the issues facing the school board ahead of the April 1 election in a Shaw Local candidate forum

Read the transcript of our candidate forum with St. Charles School District 303 Board candidates Thomas Lentz, Jenna Hancock and Elias Palacios

St. Charles School District 303 Board candidates Heidi Fairgrieve, Kate Bell, Antonietta Berton-Nicklaus and Kimberly Rich talked about the future of schools in St. Charles in a Shaw Local candidate forum.

Kate Bell on a top priority for the district: Ensuring every student receives the education and resources they need to succeed remains a top priority

Kimberly Rich: The top three issues facing our school district today are: Maintaining a balanced budget while ensuring that we are offering high quality programs to our students. Attracting, hiring, and retaining the top educators and support staff in the state. School safety

Jenna Hancock: Another area I would like to see D303 improve is expanding career readiness skills by increasing the number of dual credit, trades programs and internship opportunities students have access to

Should students be able to use AI in schoolwork? Thomas Lentz: AI is an evolving tool with the potential to enhance learning, but we need to approach it responsibly

Elias Palacios: We need customized instruction, teacher training, diverse materials, parental engagement, technology integration, regular assessments and effective after-school programs to boost reading skills and test scores