Employment

Supportive Environment

Student feedback and teacher responses to the 2022 Illinois 5Essentials Survey.

Values and Strengths

Superintendent Dr. Jason Pearson spent the first half of the 2022-23 school year visiting classroom and meeting staff, students and parents in small groups.  Among his findings:

• Staff believe decisions are based on what's best for students.
• Staff believe there is a robust curriculum review process that honors teacher expertise.
• Staff, parents, and families value our smaller class sizes and ability to provide support and instruction based on student needs.
• Staff, parents and families appreciate a “whole-child” approach to learning that they feel is one of our core values.
• Families move here because they have a high confidence in the educational experience we are able to provide their students.
• Parents and guardians want to be partners with us in the education of their children and are very supportive of our schools with their time and resources.
• Staff, families, parents, and students see value in extending the classroom by providing students with service learning and field trip opportunities.
• Staff believe there is a positive culture.
• Staff believe there are strong professional development opportunities that are differentiated based on interest and need.
• Staff value collaboration & teamwork.
• The staff appreciates allotted planning time.
• They are respected as professionals and have a degree of instructional autonomy.

Staff Profile

Data from the Illinois School Report Card and district data.