Jan. 07--Supporters' efforts to save St. Alphonsus Liguori Catholic School in Prospect Heights might have paid off. The Chicago Roman Catholic Archdiocese announced Wednesday that officials are considering ways to keep the school open next year.
"The Saint Alphonsus Liguori Leadership Council met with representatives of the Archdiocesan Office of Catholic Schools to develop a plan under which Saint Alphonsus Liguori School could continue into the next school year," archdiocese spokeswoman Susan Burritt said in a statement.
Details of the plan will be released to parishioners by Jan. 9, the release said.
Earlier this week, the northwest suburban school's supporters said they were relieved that St. Alphonsus was not on the list of schools the archdiocese said it will close at the end of the 2015-2016 school year.
Archdiocese officials announced Tuesday that St. Agatha Catholic Academy in Chicago, St. Peter School in Antioch, and Seton Academy in South Holland would be shuttered next fall.
The archdiocese notified St. Alphonsus in December that it was at risk of closing after the current school year unless it was able to secure donations for its operating budget, increase enrollment and ensure that 90 percent of students would return in the fall.
The school's supporters said Monday that they had raised about $330,000 in pledged donations by the archdiocese's Jan. 4 deadline.
Officials from St. Alphonsus were not immediately available for comment Wednesday evening.
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