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ForestParkReview.com Vol. 106, No. 18
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REVIEW MAY 3, 2023
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New D209 board member lays out priorities with new majority Ocampo seeks accountability, pledges cooperation By AMARIS E. RODRIGUEZ Staff Reporter
In a sweep surprising the Proviso Township school community, the three candidates of the Proviso 209 United slate have dismantled the current board majority at the public high schools. Now all eyes are on the trio and holdover Amanda Grant to form a new majority. Newcomer David Ocampo ran first in the April 4 election, and in an interview with Forest Park Review, said he would focus on school finances, investments in students and accountability for an oft-criticized superintendent, James Henderson. As Ocampo is getting ready to take an official oath and be sworn onto the Proviso Township High Schools board of education on Thursday, May 4, he is ensuring his priorities are in order and is eager to get to work. Considering himself “data inclined,” Ocampo said the first thing on his mind is to focus on the numbers and data to patch out the story conveyed and to start
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