Park Forest-Chicago Heights School District 163
Park Forest-Chicago Heights School District 163 | |
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Address | |
242 S Orchard Dr Park Forest , Illinois, 60466United States | |
District information | |
Type | Public |
Grades | PreK–8[1] |
NCES District ID | 1730810[1] |
Students and staff | |
Students | 1,494[1] |
Park Forest-Chicago Heights School District 163 (SD163) is a school district headquartered in Park Forest, Illinois.[2] It serves sections of Chicago Heights.
History
In 2016 the district had over 2,000 students.[3] In 2019 the district had 1,838 students.[4]
In 2019 a board member resigned but then remained on the school board, and there was a political controversy over the board's internal management.[4] In response to a board member using an SD163-issued charge card to pay for $5,000 of expenses, the board passed a policy regulating the cards.[5]
Curriculum
In 2019 SD163 and Chicago Arts Partnership in Education secured a $2.3 million grant to add arts education to the curriculum.[6]
Schools
SD163 decided to have its upper schools focus on particular concepts.[3]
- Grades 6-8
- Michelle Obama School of Technology and the Arts
- In 2016 the school received its current gymnasium with stage, eight additional classrooms, and a multipurpose room. Co-principal Cheryl L. Muench stated that Michelle Obama School had a "relaxed atmosphere".[3]
- Grades 4-5
- Barack Obama School of Leadership and STEM
- Grades Kindergarten to 3
- 21st Century Primary Center
- Blackhawk Primary Center
- Mohawk Primary Center
- Preschool
- Algonquin Pre-Kindergarten Center
References
- ^ a b c "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Park Forest SD 163". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
- ^ "Home". Park Forest-Chicago Heights School District 163. Retrieved 2021-07-11.
242 S. Orchard Drive Park Forest, Illinois IL 60466
- ^ a b c Denk, Angela (2016-09-30). "Park Forest middle school unveils new classrooms, gymnasium". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2021-07-11.
- ^ a b Slowik, Ted (2019-05-01). "Southland school district under fire for board vacancy issue: 'I've been part of some shady stuff. This rises to the top.'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2021-07-11.
- ^ Slowik, Ted (2019-03-26). "Slowik: School board adopts new policy to address members' use of charge cards". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2021-07-11.
- ^ Houlihan, Patty (2019-03-16). "$2.3M grant will help incorporate arts into all areas of education in Park Forest, Chicago Heights schools". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2021-07-11.
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- Park Forest-Chicago Heights School District 163
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