As I was reading the Word on the Street column this morning, it reminded me that there’s an historic meeting coming up tomorrow night. The Peoria City Council and the District 150 School Board will sit down and try to establish a more positive working relationship. Here’s the official notice and agenda:

NOTICE AND AGENDA

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A SPECIAL JOINT MEETING OF THE PEORIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT #150 SCHOOL BOARD AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF PEORIA, ILLINOIS, WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2007, BEGINNING AT 6:00 P.M. AT VALESKA HINTON EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CENTER, 800 W. FIFTH AVENUE, PEORIA, ILLINOIS, AS FOLLOWS:

ROLL CALL

INVOCATION & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

INTRODUCTION Dr. David Gorenz, President, of District #150 School Board and Mayor Jim Ardis

ITEM NO. 1 Presentation and Discussion Regarding State of the District, Vision for Our Future, and Ideas to Address Goals.

ADJOURNMENT

Exciting stuff, huh? It will be interesting to hear the presentations from each side. In the past, the school board has asked the city for money and support while simultaneously telling the city to butt out whenever they made any suggestions or requests of the school board. Hopefully, this will open up a new chapter of true cooperation — one where the school board does some giving and not just taking.