Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 (also known as Waukegan Public Schools or District 60, WCUSD) is in Waukegan, Illinois, and serves Waukegan, Park City, and parts of Beach Park.[2] Total enrollment is approximately 16,000 in kindergarten through grade twelve. District 60 also provides pre-school and alternative education services.

Waukegan Public Schools is led by Superintendent Theresa Plascencia.[3] Administrative offices are at the Lincoln Center for Education.

History

North School, the first school to be opened in 1860.

During the mid-1800s, the residents of Waukegan created a citywide school system. By 1856, North School opened, becoming the first and now oldest building in the District.[4]

Schools

District 60 operates 15 elementary schools, 5 middle schools, a high school (divided between two buildings), a kindergarten center, 1 pre-kindergarten site, and an alternative education center.

Elementary (K-5 and 1-5)

  • Carman-Buckner Elementary School
  • John S. Clark Elementary School
  • Clearview Elementary School
  • Andrew Cooke Magnet School
  • Glen Flora Elementary School
  • Glenwood Elementary School
  • Greenwood Elementary School
  • Hyde Park Elementary School
  • Little Fort Elementary School
  • Lyon Magnet School
  • H. R. McCall Elementary School
  • North Elementary School
  • Oakdale Elementary School
  • Washington Elementary School
  • Whittier Elementary School

Middle Schools (6-8)

  • Robert Abbott Middle School
  • Jack Benny Middle School - named for comedian Jack Benny (1894-1974)
  • John R Lewis Middle School-formerly ****Thomas Jefferson Middle School***
  • Miguel Juarez Middle School - formerly East Middle School
  • Edith M. Smith Middle School - formerly Daniel Webster Middle School

High School (9-12)

Other Schools

  • Alternative Optional Education Center
  • EPIC Academy Preschool
  • North Shore Preschool
  • Shiloh Preschool

2014 Teachers Strike

On October 2, 2014, after months of negotiating between the WCUSD Teachers union and the School board, the teachers authorized a strike. At midnight October 2, the teachers were now on strike after failing to reach a deal.[5] Schools were closed during the strike, which lasted one month; classes resumed on Monday, November 3.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "District History". wps60.org. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
  2. ^ "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Lake County, IL." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on December 23, 2016.
  3. ^ "Office of Superintendent."
  4. ^ "District History • Page - Waukegan CUSD". www.wps60.org. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  5. ^ "Teachers' Strike to Begin October 2 - Waukegan Public Schools". Archived from the original on October 6, 2014.
  6. ^ Sanchez Olson, Yadira (November 3, 2014). "Lots of hugs on Waukegan students' first day back at school". Lake County News-Sun. Sun-Times Media, LLC. Retrieved November 3, 2014.


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