Skokie/Morton Grove School District 69

Skokie/Morton Grove School District 69
Address
5050 Madison Street
Skokie
, Illinois, 60077
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesPreK–8[1]
NCES District ID1736480[1]
Students and staff
Students1,764[1]
Other information
Websitewww.sd69.org

Skokie/Morton Grove School District 69 is an elementary school district based in the northern Cook County village for which the district is named: Skokie, Illinois, United States. The district is composed of two elementary schools and one junior high school; one of the two elementary schools is home to a preschool program, while the other elementary school is the only school in the district not located in the village of Skokie.[2] Students that are submitted to the TOPS (Teaching Our Preschoolers) Preschool Program are admitted to one of two teachers in Madison Elementary School,[3] an institution that also teaches students in kindergarten or in grades one and two under direction of principal Christopher Basten.[4]

Those in grades three through five attend Thomas Edison Elementary School in the village of Morton Grove,[5] under direction of principal Andy Carpenter.[citation needed][when?] The last district institution that students attend is Lincoln Junior High School, which accommodates students between grades six and eight,[6] as directed by principal Lorenzo Cervantes.[citation needed][when?] As of 2015 the district superintendent is Margaret Clauson.[7] Each school has a mascot; the mascot of Madison Elementary School is the Superhawk, the mascot of Edison Elementary School is the dolphin,[8] and the Lincoln Junior High mascot is the Spartan.[9]

Lincoln Junior High School runs an intramural sports program, including several clubs.[10]

History

In 2014 the district sold the campus that was formerly a private Jewish day school, Solomon Schechter Day School,[11] and the Kenton School to the Islamic school MCC Academy.[12]

Further reading

  • "Kenton School Photograph, 1987". Illinois Digital Archives. Illinois State Library/Office of the Illinois Secretary of State.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Skokie SD 69". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  2. ^ "Schools in Skokie School District 69". Illinois Schools. Greatschools.net. 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
  3. ^ "TOPS: Madison School". Madison Elementary School. Skokie School District 69. 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
  4. ^ "Staff". Madison Elementary School. Skokie School District 69. 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
  5. ^ "Staff Directory". Edison Elementary School. Skokie School District 69. 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-27.
  6. ^ "Staff Directory". Lincoln Junior High School. Skokie School District 69. 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
  7. ^ "District Administration". Skokie School District 69. 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-27.
  8. ^ "Main Page (see header)". Edison Elementary School. Skokie School District 69. 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
  9. ^ "Main Page (see header)". Lincoln Junior High School. Skokie School District 69. 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
  10. ^ "Clubs and Sports". Lincoln Junior High School. Skokie School District 69. 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
  11. ^ Schmich, Mary (2014-09-24). "Important lesson at ex-Jewish school, now Muslim". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
  12. ^ "Muslim Community Center looks to launch high school in Morton Grove". Chicago Tribune. 2018-06-11. Retrieved 2022-01-24.