HINSDALE, IL – Hinsdale High School District 86 officials say disparities in courses at the two high schools are largely wiped out.
A watchdog's response: Not true.
Hinsdale Central, which has a wealthier student body and is nearly twice as large as South, has long enjoyed a greater course selection.
Since late last year, Superintendent Michael Lach has suggested "alignment" between the two schools should no longer be a priority.
His subordinates have presented numbers that they contend show the problem is largely solved.
In an email to the school board last week, Burr Ridge resident Alan Hruby, who has monitored the disparities for years, took issue with numbers presented at a District 86 committee meeting earlier this month.
The district reported 346 scheduling conflicts at Central and 345 at South for the next school year.
But Hruby said the district failed to account for conflicts at Central for courses that are not running at South next year.
Of Central's 346 conflicts, 92 were for courses not at South, so that leaves 254 conflicts for courses offered at both.
Of South's 345, 27 involved conflicts with courses not at Central, resulting in a total of 318.
Ultimately, that means one scheduling conflict for every 9.7 Central students and one for every 4.3 South students, Hruby said.
"That is the relevant statistic that has yet to see the light of day," he said in the email.
He questioned the progress of the years-long effort for the alignment of courses.
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