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Oswego School District 308 approves partnership with Aurora University · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Oswego School District 308 approves partnership with Aurora University. Written
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  by Eric Shelkoff. This article is being read by an automated voice,
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  brought to you by Everlet. Oswego School District 308 has given the
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  green light to a program that will allow eligible graduating seniors automatic
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  admission to Aurora University. At the September 14th, Oswego School Board meeting,
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  board members unanimously approved a direct admit partnership with Aurora
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  University Aurora University signed the agreement earlier this month. Oswego school
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  board president Dominic Cyrone liked The idea. It's a great thing, he
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  said during the meeting. Aurora University had approached District 308 officials last
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  fall with a proposal for a direct admit program. The premise behind
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  it is They wanted to remove barriers so that students would be
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  able to start getting access to four-year universities. District 308 Executive Director
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  of High Schools, Jennifer Cooperwells, had said during the June 8th school
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  board meeting, The have a sim similar agreement with other school districts.
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  And so they wanted to reach out to us to see if
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  we would be willing to do that. As part of The
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  agreement, students with a minimum cumulative weighted 3.0 grade point average will
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  automatically be admitted to Aurora University. The school district serves portions of
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  Kendall, Will, and Kane counties. It would continue to allow students to
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  remain eligible for a full range of scholarships and financial aid, Cooperwells
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  said. It literally is just removing the application process for them. The
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  agreement, which is retroactive to August 1, will run through July 31,
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  2028 and will automatically renew for a one-year term unless terminated by
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  either party.