Frustrated by the process and concerned about the complexity of their decision, Indian Prairie Unit District 204 school board members have been wrestling with the prospect of withdrawing from the John C. Dunham STEM Partnership School in Aurora.
In a convoluted 4-3 vote Monday, they opted against terminating their involvement in the highly touted program. But the issue remains unresolved, they said, with the fate of the STEM school also resting in the hands of their four partners: Batavia District 101, West Aurora District 129, East Aurora District 131 and Aurora University.
Per the agreement, the facility at 405 S. Gladstone Ave. would shut down at the end of the next academic year if at least three of the five entities bow out. Members of the STEM school governing board — the four superintendents and the college’s president — are slated to make…
