On October 19, 2022, Crete-Monee School District 201-U officially broke ground on the new Education Center addition at Crete-Monee High School located at 1515 W. Exchange Street in Crete. This new addition will give students access to more educational opportunities that will benefit them in the long run.
Plans are being arranged to move the current programs offered at Monee Education Center located at 5151 Main Street in Monee to this addition once completed. These programs include: participation in the classroom community model, individualized academic programming (IAP), social and emotional support, vocational training, transitioning back to home school, student transition educational placement services, students with an individualized education plan (IEP), credit recovery, and crisis intervention behavior stabilization (CIBS).
Assistant Superintendent of Business & Operations Ken Surma stated, “It just makes sense to move
these programs and incorporate them within the structure of the high school.”
The current manufacturing program offered at the high school will also move into this new addition, as well as new programs the district sees as a fit. This is a great opportunity for growth to provide students with the necessary resources needed to further their development. This new addition is tentatively planned to be completed by August 2023. Decisions will be made later this year regarding the current Monee Education Center building located at 5151 Main Street in Monee.