District 65 will not cut School Age Child Care

Evanston/Skokie School District 65 will not cut the School Age Child Care (SACC) program as part of its sweeping budget cuts. According to a press release sent out by the Illinois Education Association, the bargaining unit for SACC employees, the Evanston Association of Childcare Professionals (EACCP) worked with district administrators to save the program. District 65 did not immediately respond to a request for comment. SACC is provided by the district for a fee for children in kindergarten through fifth grade. It’s hosted at King Arts and all elementary schools except Washington. “We are so grateful we can save this program and continue to provide an affordable after school option to hundreds of working families in District 65. We absolutely love our students and are so glad we will be able to continue to help them learn and grow,” EACCP President Natalie Copper said in the press release. Sweeping budget cuts proposed by the Evanston/Skokie School District 65 adminis