Waukegan Community Unit School District 60

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 Community Unit School District 60
Address
1201 N Sheridan Rd
Waukegan
, Lake, Illinois, 60085
 United States
District information
TypePublic School District
MottoA New Day...A New Way in Waukegan Schools...students first!
GradesPre-K–12th
Established1856 (1856)[1]
SuperintendentTheresa Plascencia
Schools22
BudgetUS$ 100 (2016-2017)
Students and staff
Students16,478 (2016-17)
Teachers1,072 (2016-17)
Student–teacher ratio23.3 (2016-17)
Other information
Websitewww.wps60.org

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)
  • 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 2018-04-15.
  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 2018-06-20.
  5. "Teachers' Strike to Begin October 2 - Waukegan Public Schools". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06.
  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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