2015 Annual Report - Oswego School District 308

SD308
SCHOOL DISTRICT 308
2015 ANNUAL REPORT
WORLD-CLASS SCHOOLS SERVING CARING COMMUNITIES
COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT 308
World-Class Schools Serving Caring Communities
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WELCOME TO COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT 308
Dear School District 308 Students, Staff Members, Parents & Patrons:
Thank you for taking the time to read and consider the 2015-16 Annual Report. Within the contents of
this document, you will find valuable information on our history, current achievements and our vision
for the future. You will find the “fast facts” on Illinois’ seventh largest public school district.
On behalf of our thousands of students and employees, I would like to thank you for your commitment
to making School District 308 a world-class institution. That commitment is paying off in exceptional
ways for our students.
Our school district is a place of rich academic tradition and our students and
teachers have established high standards to achieve. This is evidenced through
district, school, and individual achievement scores on multiple assessments.
Over recent years, School District 308 has become a place of manageable
growth – even through an economic downturn. Although a fraction of the school
systems in Illinois are growing, School District 308 continues to plan to educate
more than 20,000 students by 2025.
School District 308 is a place where we strive to improve. We look to increase
student achievement, enhance student opportunities and provide technological and other advancements for a large, diverse student population. I believe
that is what makes School District 308 a premier location to educate your child. I am optimistic we have
the right framework and outstanding people for students to nationally and internationally compete.
I am honored to have extraordinary staff members throughout the school district who are doing impressive
work in our pledge to be world-class. We have accomplished a tremendous amount in recent years and I am
confident School District 308 will be a leader among the best in the near future.
You can keep up with our progress throughout at www.SD308.org.
Respectfully,
Matthew A. Wendt, Ed.D.
Superintendent of Schools
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Mission Statement: In partnership with our families and communities,
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Superintendent Welcome ................................................................... 3
Mission.................................................................................................. 4
Board of Education........................................................................ 6 – 7
District Leadership Team.................................................................... 8
Fast Facts / Enrollment Projections.................................................. 9
Pathway to 2020 ................................................................................ 10
Military Service.................................................................................. 11
District Initiatives.............................................................................. 12
District Demographics....................................................................... 14
District Infographics.................................................................. 15 – 18
Annual Financial Report................................................................... 19
College Choices............................................................................. 20-21
Achievements............................................................................. 22 – 23
Athletics and Activities..................................................................... 24
College Credit Courses...................................................................... 25
Schools and Contact Information..................................................... 26
History......................................................................................... 28 – 29
Feeder System Chart................................................................. 30 – 31
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Community Unit School District 308 will educate all students to reach their highest potential.
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Brad Banks
Vice President
[email protected]
(2015-19)
B O A R D O F E D U C AT I O N M E M B E R S
Lauri Doyle
Secretary
[email protected]
(2015-19)
Dr. Mike McDowell
[email protected]
(2013-17)
WELCOME TO COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT 308
Greg O’Neil
[email protected]
(2013-17)
Jared Ploger
[email protected]
(2015-19)
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Danielle Paul
[email protected]
(2013-17)
Dear Parents and Employees of School District 308,
I am grateful for the opportunity to serve as President of the Board of
Education for School District 308.
This district and the communities it serves have a rich tradition of academic
success, as well as providing an elite education while preparing our students
for the future. The 2015 Annual Report serves as the benchmark to the
district’s progress in becoming a world-class institution and to demonstrate
where we need to work to improve our standing.
Matt Bauman
President
MBauman@SD308. org
(2015 - 2017) President
(2013 - 2015) Member
It has been a year of achievements for the students, staff, and
administration, as evidenced in the upcoming pages of the Annual Report.
We are proud of all that our students accomplished in 2015.
Many members of the community are not aware of just how much their
contributions help shape this school district. We are grateful to serve a
community that provides strong support for public education.
Matt Bauman
President of the Board of Education
Community Unit School District 308
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DISTRICT LEADERSHIP CABINET
Dr. Matthew Wendt
Superintendent of Schools
[email protected]
Dr. John W. Sparlin
Associate Superintendent
for Administrative Services
[email protected]
Dr. Judith Minor
Assistant Superintendent for Teaching
and Learning
[email protected]
Ali Mehanti
Assistant Superintendent for
Business and Operations
[email protected]
DISTRICT LEADERSHIP TEAM
Administrative Services
Dr. John W. Sparlin
Associate Superintendent
for Administrative Services
Val Patterson
Executive Director of District Student Services
[email protected]
Jennifer Wikoff
Assistant Director of District Student Services
[email protected]
Melanie Eilers
Director of Health Services
[email protected]
Roxana Sanders
Director of Human Resources
[email protected]
Kenneth Miller
Assistant Director of Human Resources
[email protected]
Brian Graves
Director of Communications and Public Relations
[email protected]
Business Services + Operations
Ali Mehanti
Assistant Superintendent for
Business and Operations
Jeff Ryder
Director of Finance
[email protected]
Dr. Sherry Reynolds-Whitaker
Assistant Director of Finance
[email protected]
Mike Barr
Director of Operations
[email protected]
Dan Kenyon
Assistant Director of
Operations / Energy Manager
[email protected]
Robert Allison
Assistant Director of Operations
[email protected]
Derrick Berlin
Director of Transportation
[email protected]
Gladys Martinez
Assistant Director of Transportation
[email protected]
Teaching + Learning
Dr. Judith Minor
Assistant Superintendent for Teaching
and Learning
Dr. Lisa Smith
Executive Director of Elementary Education
[email protected]
Melissa McDowell
Assistant Director of Elementary Education
[email protected]
Jamie Max
Executive Director of Secondary Education
[email protected]
Julie Lam
Assistant Director of Secondary Education
[email protected]
Susan McDougall
Assistant Director of Gifted Education
[email protected]
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Theresa Ulrich
Director of English Learners
[email protected]
Mary Geraghty
Director of Special Education
[email protected]
Kristen Bonie
Assistant Director of Elementary
Special Education
[email protected]
Joseph Hoffman
Assistant Director of Secondary
Special Education
[email protected]
Dr. Brenda Dixon
Director of Assessments,
Data and Accountability
[email protected]
Dr. Kellie Sanders
Director of Professional Development
and Training
[email protected]
Eric Watt
Assistant Director of Professional
Development and Training
[email protected]
Allen Clasen
Director of Technology
[email protected]
• 22 schools
• 1,006 teachers
• 1,881 employees
FAST
FACTS
• 18,170 students
• 1,704,942 meals served annually
•7th largest of 868 school districts
in Illinois
• 26 facilities with 3,352,180 square
feet under roof
• 559.49 acres of property
• 116 owned vehicles
• 60 contracted vehicles/buses
• 2.5 million miles traveled annually
WHO WE ARE
CURRENT ENROLLMENT AND ENROLLMENT PROJECTIONS
School District 308 has experienced phenomenal growth over the past decade, but the
district has space to accommodate even more students as the population in the areas
it serves grows.
Grade Level 2015-162016-172017-182018-19
Capacity
Elementary 8,2018,0058,0198,06210,825
Junior High 4,1944,3964,3534,3035,475
High School 5,043
5,363
5,559
5,723
6,400
District Total 17,43817,76417,93118,08822,700
Summary based on 10-1-2014 Report from RSP Associates
Projected numbers
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PATHWAY TO 2020
W O R L D- C L A S S S C H O O L S S E R V I N G C A R I N G C O M M U N I T I E S
MISSION Our Core Purpose
• In partnership with our families and communities, Community Unit School District 308 will educate all students to reach their highest potential
VISIONWhat We Commit to Create and Sustain
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Students with the knowledge and skills for career, college and life success through rich experiences and global perspectives
Academic programs, student services, extra-curricular and community service opportunities personalized to support the development of the whole student
Highly qualified and engaged employees
Community acceptance of and engagement in our mission, values and goals
Reciprocal partnerships with business, government and non-profit
organizations at local, national and global levels
VALUESDrivers of Our Words and Actions
TO RESPECT TO ENGAGE TO EXCEL TO IMPROVE We honor differences and similarities in words and actions
We actively participate in work and opportunities to learn
We hold high expectations for all, are accountable for our
commitments and results, and persevere through challenges
We continually challenge self and others to grow
GOALSFocus of Resources and Improvement
• Implement a system of high-quality and consistent academic
programming, student services and activities to all students
•Improve instruction, student engagement and ownership of
learning with flexible, robust instructional strategies and
technology integration
•Aggressively recruit, develop and retain high-quality
employees, reflecting the needs and diversity of our
student population
•Increase family and community connections to
Community Unit School District 308 through
communications, engagement, programming,
services and facilities
We believe all students can and will learn at high levels.
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MILITARY
“
SERVICE
“It is a proud privilege to be a soldier - a good soldier.... [with] discipline,
self-respect, pride in his unit and his country, a high sense of duty and
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obligation to comrades and to his superiors, and a self confidence born
of demonstrated ability.” – General George Smith Patton, Jr.
WE HONOR OUR STUDENTS WHO DEDICATE THEMSELVES TO THE FREEDOMS WE ALL HOLD DEAR.
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CURRENT DISTRICT 308 TEACHING
AND LEARNING INITIATIVES
•Implement early childhood through grade 12 Common Core English
language arts (ELA) standards-aligned curriculum
•Begin Science and Kinesthetic Wellness State Standards alignment,
early childhood through grade 12
•Systematize and monitor reading and math interventions for impact
on student growth
•Expand dual language programming as part of Board of Education
recommendations
•Continue strategic planning on all-day kindergarten, early childhood,
alternative education and homework
•Enact a high school credit plan for students taking high school
courses in junior high school
•Cultivate and monitor dual credit offerings
•Increase and monitor online offering
•Implement a district-wide Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS)
•Evolve the teacher appraisal system to align with new state and
federal requirements
•Implement an assessment management system
•Begin Professional Learning Communities (PLC) model implementation
•Propose online Physical Education waiver to Illinois State Board of
Education (ISBE) for consideration to the IL General Assembly
•Initiate Evening School for flexible delivery of courses
for high school students
•Expand Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) system
of supports to six elementary schools and one junior high school
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ACT SCORES AVERAGE
DEMOGRAPHICS
ABOVE STATE
District 308 celebrates a racially and
economically diverse student population.
(2015-16 report card)
SD 308 PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS SCORING A 21 OR HIGHER
•60.5% of students are white
•17.1% of students are Hispanic
•22.3% of students are black, Asian, or
multi-racial
42%
•5.3% of students are English Learners
495/1178
•3.8% of students miss 5% or more school
days per year without a valid excuse
•12.8% of students with disabilities
•27% of students are considered
“low income” and eligible to receive
free or reduced-price lunch
2015
GRADUATION RATE
22.3%
BLACK, ASIAN,
MULTI-RACIAL
100
95
90
85
80
93
93
94
95
88
84
82
83
96
86
95
86
60.5%
17.1%
WHITE
HISPANIC
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
DISTRICT %
STATE %
SCHOOL DISTRICT 308 TOTAL
ENROLLMENT (BY ETHNICITY)
Total Number of Students Enrolled
based on ISBE Report Cards
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SCHOOL DISTRICT 308 HISTORICAL TOTAL ENROLLMENT (10 YEARS)
Total Number of Students Enrolled Based on ISBE Report Cards
20000
15000
14,347
15,002
15,736
16,291
16,708
17,163
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2018* 18,088
13,789
2007
2017* 17,931
12,599
2006
2016* 17,764
11,114
2005
0
2015* 17,438
9,771
2004
5000
2014* 17,222
10000
*In addition to the numbers above, about 550 preschoolers are enrolled
in the district, and that number is expected to increase moving forward.
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SD 308
SCHOOL DISTRICT 308
UNPAID
n sharply, increasing the state aid needs and
✔$21 MILLION
✔ ✔
GENERAL
STATE AID
SCHOOL DISTRICT 308
✔
✔
16,780
15,842
17,060
16,702
UNPAID
SINCE 2010, THE
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OF ATTENDANCE
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$21
Average
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has
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HASUNPAID
SHORTED
2013 ILLINOIS
2014
2015
2016
claims for School District 308.
MILLION
SCHOOL DISTRICT 308
✔ ✔ ✔
✔
$21 MILLION
✔
5,010
2012
STATE
AID
SD 308
SDGENERAL
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GENERAL STATE AID
17,000
✔
16,780
16,702
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15,010
SINCE 2010, THE STATE OF
ILLINOISUNPAID
HAS SHORTED
✔ ✔ ✔ $21
✔
✔
MILLION
✔
SCHOOL✔ DISTRICT
308
STATE AID SHORTFALL
$21 MILLION GENERAL
Unpaid General State Aid Funding from the State of Illinois to School District 308.
from the StateAVERAGE
of IllinoisDAILY
to School
District 308.
ATTENDANCE
12,000
Average daily attendance has risen sharply, increasing
aid needs and2012
2010the state2011
claims for School District 308.
SHORT:
$6,525,328
17,000 SHORT:
$5,373,795
SHORT:
$4,439,768
2013
2014
2015
2016
UNPAID
UNPAID
17,060
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STATE2010,
AID THE
STATE
OF
GENERAL
GENERAL STATE AID
RT:
074
ED:
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CLAIMED:
$50,309,558
CLAIMED:
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$46,739,493
$4,038,383 14,000
CLAIMED:
$37,414,142
14,667
14,049
12,000
16,780
CLAIMED:
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15,010
16,702
$21
ILLINOIS HAS SHORTED
21
SINCE2010,
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MILLION
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SCHOOLDISTRICT
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2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
SINCE 2010, THE STATE OF
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AID SHORTFALL
AVERAGE
DAILY
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2015
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2013
2014
2015
2016
5M
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✔
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2011
2010
2011
2010
2010
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SHORT:
$4,439,768
CLAIMED:
$50,309,558
CLAIMED:
$55,962,098
2015
2016
✔
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2012
2015
2014
SHORT:
$6,525,328
2016
2015
2013
2014
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2016
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✔
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✔
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✔
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2010
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CLAIMED:
$33,189,378
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CLAIMED:
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2010
2011
ENTIRE FACILITIES PLAN FOR
2012
2013
16,702
16,780
16,702
16,702
17,060
17,060
2014
2014
2015
2015
2016
2016
17,060
15,842
14,049
2010
2010
12,000
HOW COULD
$21 MILLION
4 YEARS
2 YEARSBE SPENT?
SHORT:
$20,089
15,842
15,842
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔ ✔
16,780
2011
2011
2012
2012
2013
2013
CLAIMED:
CLAIMED:
$50,309,558PLAN FOR
$55,962,098
ENTIRE TECHNOLOGY
$46,739,493
SHORT:
$1,630,074
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SHORT:
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✔
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4 YEARS
2015
2014
2016
2012
2013
2014
ENTIRE TECHNOLOGY PLAN FOR
2015
2016
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STATEAID
AIDSHORTFALL
SHORTFALL
2 YEARSSTATE
GENERAL
Unpaid General State Aid Funding from the State of Illinois to School District 308.
Unpaid General State Aid Funding from the State of Illinois to School District 308.
OW COULD $21 MILLION BE SPENT?
ALL DISTRICT SALARY INCREASES
FOR THE REMAINING LIFE OF
THE ELIMINATION OF STUDENT FEES
6M
6M
5M
5M
4M
4M
3M
3M
2M
2M
1M
1M
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0
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FOR A DECADE
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SHORT:
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SHORT:
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SHORT:
$4,038,383
SHORT:
$4,038,383
CLAIMED:
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CLAIMED:
$37,414,142
SHORT:
$5,373,795
SHORT:
$5,373,795
CLAIMED:
$46,739,493
CLAIMED:
$46,739,493
SHORT:
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$6,525,328
CLAIMED:
$50,309,558
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CLAIMED:
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FOR A DECADE4M
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FOR THE REMAINING LIFE OF
ALL CONTRACTS
ENTIRE FACILITIES PLAN FOR
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ENTIRE TECHNOLOGY PLAN FOR
3M
4 YEARS
2 YEARS
SHORT:
SHORT:
SHORT:
$1,630,074
CLAIMED:
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$9,980
SHORT:
$9,980
CLAIMED:
$33,042,866
CLAIMED:
$33,042,866
$20,089
SHORT:
$20,089
CLAIMED:
$32,125,300
CLAIMED:
$32,125,300
2010
2010
2011 SHORT:
2012
2011 $5,373,795
2012
SHORT:
$4,038,383
CLAIMED:
$33,189,378
CLAIMED:
$46,739,493
SHORT:
2013
2014 SHORT:2015
$6,525,328
2013
2014$4,439,768
2015
CLAIMED:
CLAIMED:
$50,309,558
$55,962,098
SHORT:
$4,439,768
SHORT:
$4,439,768
CLAIMED:
$55,962,098
CLAIMED:
$55,962,098
2016
2016
15
17
$49
$21
S C H O O L D I S T MILLION
RICT 308
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on the state’s Financial Review List with
a score of 2.90 from FY 2015.
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$21
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SD308
SCHOOL DISTRICT 308
RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS
OUR STUDENTS
•More than 100 District 308 high school ​students received Scholar
Awards in recognition of their high achievement on AP exams
​• 153 high school students designated Illinois State Scholars
​• 87 high school students earned AP Scholarship awards
​• 26 high school students earned AP Scholar with Honors awards
•​33 high school students earned AP Scholar with Distinction awards
• 2 high school students received National AP Scholar awards
(highest AP award)
• 3 high school students named Merit Scholarship Program Finalists
• 79 high school students placed in the National Spanish Exam
• 3 high school students earned Silver Awards from
the Mandarin Speaking Association
• Two high school students named Cowherd Scholars
OUR TEACHERS
•Are trained staff in research-based best practices: Sheltered
Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) and Gifted Education
Seminar (GES) Training
•Attend leadership training at all buildings in Professional
Learning Communities (PLC) model
•Participate in National Board Certified Teachers (NBCT) cohorts
•Created new summer professional development catalog
•Attend ongoing math practice trainings throughout the year
as part of Common Core State Standards implementation
•Provide blended and online training support
•Continue to support elementary and secondary education, special
education and special programs departments for specific training
needs: face-to-face, online and blended
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ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS
School District 308 schools enjoy an outstanding reputation within the state, region and nation. The district’s
exemplary curriculum programs have been designed to meet the needs of all students. Some of the accomplishments
achieved by School District 308 include:
•School District 308 ranked 35th in the Chicago
metropolitan area and 39th statewide in the
Niche 2016 rankings
•OEHS ranked 80th in the Chicago metropolitan area
and 86th statewide in the Niche 2016 rankings
•OHS biology teacher Pam Phelps named ISBE Teacher
of the Year finalist in the 2015-16 Those Who Excel
awards. She received the ISBE Award of Excellence
in the Classroom Teacher category
•Brokaw Early Learning Center and Old Post Elementary
earned the Gold Circle of Quality ranking from the state
of Illinois, providing a high level of recognition for a
premier institution
•Janice D’Ambrosia of Prairie Point Elementary School
received the ISBE Meritorious Service award in the
Education Service Personnel category in the 2015-16
Those Who Excel awards
•Candace Popp and Stephanie Scherer, intermediate
English Learner (EL) teachers at Fox Chase Elementary
School, received the ISBE Special Recognition award
in the Gap Closers category in the 2015-16 Those Who
Excel Team awards
•Dr. Sharon Alexander and Amy Truemper, Bednarcik
Junior High School, awarded Meemic Grant Awards for
Science Fair and Science Events, earning $500
•Amy Truemper of Bednarcik Junior High School also
awarded Careers in Energy Grant, earning $250
•Swim coach Deryl Leubner of OEHS named Sectional
Coach of the Year
•Social studies teacher Cheryl Kyrias of OHS selected as
James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation Fellow
•Oswego High School music teacher, Kevin Schoenbach,
was named Quinlan and Fabish Chicagoland 2015 Music
Educator of the Year
•Laura Pastirik-Bankowski of OEHS received the ISBE
Meritorious Service award in the School Administrator
category in the 2015-16 Those Who Excel awards
•Shannon Thies of Fox Chase Elementary School
received the ISBE Meritorious Service award in
the Student Support Personnel category in the
2015-16 Those Who Excel awards
•SchoolDigger.com ranked Bednarcik Junior High
School as 56th of 1,291 schools in Illinois
•Old Post Elementary School
recognized as a 2015 National Blue
Ribbon School in the Exemplary
High Performing School category
•Tracy Zalud, 2nd grade teacher
at Churchill Elementary School,
earned National Board Teacher
Certification
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ATHLETICS AND ACTIVITIES
School District 308 has a rich and competitive history of excellence in athletics and other
activities. The district has many teams and student athletes that qualify for conference,
state and even national championships. Our 2014-15 athletic and activity accomplishments
include:
•96 high school athletes received the Southwest Prairie Conference
Athletic Academic Excellence award
•18 high school teams received the IHSA (Illinois High School Association)
Team Academic Achievement award
•164 high school athletes named Southwest Prairie Conference
All-Conference athletes
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•1 high school student earned the IHSA All-State Academic Team Honors award
•49 high school athletes chosen as athletic state qualifiers
•14 high school athletes named All-State
•1 high school State of Illinois winner for the Wendy’s High School
Heisman competition
•OEHS marching band earned Grand Champion honor
•24 band students named to the SPC Honor Bands
•6 musicians named to one of the All State Honor Ensembles
•OHS flute quintet sent to Nationals
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COLLEGE CREDIT
CREDIT
COLLEGE
COLLEGE CREDIT
EARNING OPPORTUNITIES IN SCHOOL DISTRICT 308
EARNING OPPORTUNITIES IN SCHOOL DISTRICT 308
EARNING OPPORTUNITIES IN SCHOOL
DISTRICT 308
32 COURSES
32 COURSES
ADVANCED
ADVANCED
PLACEMENT
ADVANCED
PLACEMENT
COURSES*
PLACEMENT
COURSES*
COURSES*
*Credits dependent on course testing
and college requirements
*Credits dependent on course testing
and college requirements
*Credits dependent on course testing
and college requirements
Art History
Microeconomics
32 COURSES
Biology
Music Theory
Art
History
Microeconomics
Calculus AB
Physics
1
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Music
Theory
Art
History
Microeconomics
Calculus AB
BC
Physics 12
Calculus
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Biology
Music
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ChemistryBC
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Calculus
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Chinese AB
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DUAL CREDIT
DUAL
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COURSES
DUAL
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WAUBONSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
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22 COURSES
22 COURSES
AUT 100: Introduction to Manufacturing
22 COURSES
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2 AUT
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231 AUT
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33 BIO
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33 ENG
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34 HIS
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107:
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Since 1865
34 HIS
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31 MTH
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41 MTH
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COLLEGE
CREDIT
EARNING
OPPORTUNITIES
IN SCHOOL
DISTRICT 308
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Will post position upon Board of Education approval.
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** Currently do not have certified personnel on staff to teach this course.
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21 COURSES
21 COURSES
ARTICULATED
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COURSES
COLLEGE OF DUPAGE
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SCHOOLS
AND CONTACT
INFORMATION
District Administration Center
4175 Route 71, Oswego, IL 60543
P: (630) 636-3080 F: (630) 636-3688
District 308 Central Registration
1525 Harvey Road, Oswego, IL 60543
P: (630) 636-2404 F: (630) 636-3691
EARLY LEARNING/KINDERGARTEN
Brokaw Early Learning Center
1000 Fifth Street, Oswego, IL 60543
P: (630) 551-9600 F: (630) 551-9619
www.SD308.org/belc
East View Kindergarten Center
4209 Route 71, Oswego, IL 60543
P: (630) 608-5000 F: (630) 608-5091
www.SD308.org/eastview
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
Boulder Hill Elementary
163 Boulder Hill Pass
Montgomery, IL 60538
P: (630) 636-2900 F: (630) 636-2968
www.SD308.org/boulderhill
Churchill Elementary
520 Secretariat Lane, Oswego, IL 60543
P: (630) 636-3800 F: (630) 636-3891
www.SD308.org/churchill
Fox Chase Elementary
260 Fox Chase Dr. N., Oswego, IL 60543
P: (630) 636-3000 F: (630) 636-3078
www.SD308.org/foxchase
Grande Park Elementary
26933 Grande Park Boulevard
Plainfield, IL 60585
P: (630) 551-9700 F: (630) 551-9719
www.SD308.org/grandepark
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Homestead Elementary
2830 Hillsboro Blvd., Aurora, IL 60503
P: (630) 636-3100 F: (630) 636-3168
www.SD308.org/homestead
Hunt Club Elementary
4001 Hunt Club Dr., Oswego, IL 60543
P: (630) 636-2800 F: (630) 636-2893
www.SD308.org/huntclub
Lakewood Creek Elementary
2301 Lakewood Creek Drive
Montgomery, IL 60538
P: (630) 636-3200 F: (630) 636-3291
www.SD308.org/lakewoodcreek
Long Beach Elementary
67 Long Beach Road
Montgomery, IL 60538
P: (630) 636-3300 F: (630) 636-3391
www.SD308.org/longbeach
Old Post Elementary
100 Old Post Road, Oswego, IL 60543
P: (630) 636-3400 F: (630) 636-3491
www.SD308.org/oldpost
Opportunity School + G.O.A.L. Program*
61 Franklin Street, Oswego, IL 60543
P: Opportunity (630) 554-6871
G.O.A.L. (630) 636-3905
Prairie Point Elementary
3650 Grove Road, Oswego, IL 60543
P: (630) 636-3600 F: (630) 636-3915
www.SD308.org/prairiepoint
Southbury Elementary
820 Preston Lane, Oswego, IL 60543
P: (630) 551-9800 F: (630) 551-9819
www.SD308.org/southbury
The Wheatlands Elementary
2290 Barrington Drive West
Aurora, IL 60503
P: (630) 636-3500 F: (630) 636-3591
www.SD308.org/thewheatlands
Wolf’s Crossing Elementary
3015 Heggs Road, Aurora, IL 60503
P: (630) 636-3700 F: (630) 636-3791
www.SD308.org/wolfscrossing
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS
Bednarcik Jr. High
3025 Heggs Road, Aurora, IL 60503
P: (630) 636-2500 F: (630) 636-2591
www.SD308.org/bednarcik
Murphy Jr. High
26923 Grande Park Boulevard
Plainfield, IL 60585
P: (630) 608-5100 F: (630) 608-5191
www.SD308.org/murphy
Plank Jr. High
510 Secretariat Lane, Oswego, IL 60543
P: (630) 551-9400 F: (630) 551-9491
www.SD308.org/plank
Thompson Jr. High
440 Boulder Hill Pass, Oswego, IL 60543
P: (630) 636-2600 F: (630) 636-2691
www.SD308.org/thompson
Traughber Jr. High
570 Colchester, Oswego, IL 60543
P: (630) 636-2700 F: (630) 636-2791
www.SD308.org/traughber
HIGH SCHOOLS
Oswego High School
4250 Route 71, Oswego, IL 60543
P: (630) 636-2000 F: (630) 636-2199
www.SD308.org/ohs
Oswego East High School
1525 Harvey Road, Oswego, IL 60543
P: (630) 636-2200 F: (630) 636-2454
www.SD308.org/oehs
* Alternative Learning School
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“The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to
think critically. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true
education.” — Martin Luther King, Jr.
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1852
After holding classes in a series of
borrowed buildings, the Old Stone
School is constructed at the northwest corner of Tyler and Monroe
Streets in Oswego.
1867
Oswego Seminary becomes the
first high school after residents
vote to renovate the old courthouse
building at the corner of where the
current Village Green Park, Oswego Community Bank, and Oswego
Post office are located.
1885The Old Stone School is gutted by
fire, and students are temporarily
housed in the Oswego Seminary.
Because the Old Stone School is also
deteriorating, it is demolished at the
end of the school year, and the Red
Brick School is built on the same
site for approximately $10,000.
The building consists of four large
classrooms to house both elementary
and secondary students.
Little White School, 1957
1887
Five students become the first
graduates of the district.
1915The school district buys the church
about a block from the Red Brick
School. The church becomes
known as the Little White School.
1936Voters decide to create the Oswego
Community High School District.
HISTORY
HISTORY
Community Unit School District 308 covers approximately 69 square
miles and includes all of Oswego, as well as portions of Aurora, Joliet,
Montgomery, Plainfield, and Yorkville. The following timeline provides a
synopsis of the many changes that have taken place since the first school
in the district opened.
1948A modern high school with a
cafeteria, allowing hot lunches
to be served for the first time
is constructed at Franklin and
Washington Streets in Oswego,
currently District 308 Center.
1951 District student population: 590.
1961Boulder Hill Elementary opens to
handle the influx of students from
the new subdivision.
District student population: 1,768.
1964The new Oswego High School opens
on Route 71 across from East View.
The former high school becomes
Oswego Junior High.
1965The Red Brick School is demolished
and the Little White School is used as
storage.
1967 Long Beach Elementary opens.
1971 District student population: 3,497.
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1972The early childhood special education
program starts with one classroom at
Long Beach Elementary.
1977Thompson Junior High is constructed
on Boulder Hill Pass and named
after long-time music and band
teacher Reeve R. Thompson.
Oswego Junior High is renamed
Traughber Junior High after longtime school superintendent Thomas
L. Traughber.
1986 Early bird/at-risk preschool
program is launched.
1987Voters approve a $14-million bond
issue for additions and renovations
to each of the district’s six buildings.
1991 Student population: 4,300.
1994 The academically talented
(AT) program begins.
1997 Old Post Elementary opens.
1998A $47.5-million referendum is passed
to renovate existing buildings and
construct two additional elementary
schools.
2001 The Wheatlands Elementary and
Fox Chase Elementary open.
2002
Bednarcik Junior High and
Homestead Elementary open in
the Aurora area. Voters approve
a $155-million referendum to
build up to seven new schools,
including a second high school.
Red Brick School, 1957
2004Oswego East High School (OEHS) and
Lakewood Creek Elementary open.
Early childhood special education
has 10 classrooms, an office, and a
gross motor room housed at OEHS.
2005Three new elementary schools
— Prairie Point, Churchill, and
Wolf’s Crossing — open.
District student population: 12,000.
2006Plank Junior High opens in Churchill
subdivision and is named after
former school superintendent
Dr. Karl Plank.
Voters approve a $450-million
referendum to finance the
construction of five additional
schools as well as renovate and
expand nine existing buildings.
2007Grande Park Elementary and Brokaw
Early Learning Center open.
1907 Oswego High School baseball team
2008Traughber Junior High School
opens a new building and
is named after longtime
superintendent Thomas Lloyd
Traughber.
Southbury Elementary opens.
The old Traughber Junior High
becomes the District 308 Center.
2013
2009Both Hunt Club Elementary
and Murphy Junior High open.
(Murphy Junior High served as
Opportunity School and G.O.A.L.
Program school until 2012). The
junior high is named after Oswego
native Robinson Barr Murphy, the
youngest man ever to be awarded
the Congressional Medal of Honor.
2011School District 308 celebrates
the 50-year anniversary of the
1961 consolidation of High
School District 300 and
Elementary School District 8.
2012School District 308 leadership
balances $7.5 million budget
through strategic fiduciary
reductions, spending freezes,
budget analysis, and
programming audits.
District student
population: 17,163.
Teachers with advanced
degrees: 895.
2014 With a population of over 18,000,
District 308 becomes the seventh largest school district in Illinois.
2015Old Post Elementary recognized as
a National Blue Ribbon School.
Oswego High School, 1957
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ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
FEEDER
SYSTEM
EDUCATION CENTERS
CHART
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BROKAW EARLY
LEARNING CENTER
EAST VIEW
KINDERGARTEN CENTER
LAKEWOOD CREEK
WOLF’S CROSSING
THE WHEATLANDS
GRANDE PARK
HOMESTEAD
CHURCHILL
LONG BEACH
BOULDER HILL
FOX CHASE
OLD POST
HUNT CLUB
PRAIRIE POINT
SOUTHBURY
MURPHY JUNIOR HIGH
PLANK JUNIOR HIGH
HIGH SCHOOLS
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS
BEDNARCIK JUNIOR HIGH
OSWEGO EAST HIGH SCHOOL
THOMPSON JUNIOR HIGH
TRAUGHBER JUNIOR HIGH
OSWEGO HIGH SCHOOL
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SD308
SCHOOL DISTRICT 308
2015 ANNUAL REPORT
Mission Statement: In partnership with our families and communities, Community
Unit School District 308 will educate all students to reach their highest potential.
COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT 308
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