Demographics change, building technology changes, desired features change and builders must be nimble to stay successful.

Static builders attempting to maintain the “status quo” quickly find themselves out of sync with their buyers. Change is good and in the world of custom home building, it is necessary. But we’ve been itching to move a bit north to build a different style of home in a different type of community. We’ve been building in the city of Chicago and the Southwest suburbs for over 30 years and we love it. The Luxury Model we built at 1036 Ashland, La Grange Now it's 20 percent, with 84 percent of these youngsters scoring high enough on the test to receive college credit.Why La Grange, Illinois? A Builder’s Journey In 1970, 5 percent of Oak Park-River Forest students were in AP classes. Offermann said black students, as a group, score above national averages on tests.Īnother indicator is the advanced placement course for top students who are awarded college credit if they pass a qualifying test. Oak Park-River Forest completely defies the contention that a school goes down academically as more black students enroll.ĪCT scores have gone up to 22.7 from 19.8 since racial change started.

They were followed by children from working-class families who left Chicago in part for a better education in Oak Park. The first black students enrolled in 1969, the children of professional families. 'We have a lot of pluribus (diversity) in this school, and we want to get enough unum (oneness),' said Supt. Now it has become, in addition, a cosmopolitan school. Conant as a prime example of a comprehensive school offering much to many.

Years ago, Oak Park-River Forest was heralded by Harvard University educator James B.

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