Anyone know anything about district 102 schools?

[Kira]

Any first hand experience with this district?

[murielm99]

1. What town is dostrict 102 in?

[Kira]

2. LaGrange Park

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[murielm99]

3. Go to the Illinois State Board of Education website.

Click on the link for Report Card.

Type in the school district, or the town. It will ask you for Spanish or English.

Then, look at all the school report cards for district 102.

They are very easy to read, and should give you a lot of good information.

[Kira]

4. Thanks, I was looking for

personal stories about the schools. I wish they had a message board that people could post things to other parents.

[murielm99]

5. I understand.

Let me talk to my kids about the school district.

I will have to track them down first, but it is worth a try.

My two older children went to IMSA with lots of suburban type kids. They know quite a bit about the schools there, and I think one of them may know something.

I did a teaching practicum in Naperville. I know about their schools, and about the schools in Winfield and West Chicago, but that is about it. I have not lived in that area for quite awhile.

Come to think of it, my brother in law used to teach in suburban cook county. If I talk to him over the next few days, I will ask him, too.

[Kira]

6. Thanks that's so nice of you.

The principal at our elementary school is the worst. She can't handle her position and really isn't doing much about keeping kids who bully away from the other kids. The teachers have also been so disappointing. I was hoping I could find a place on the net that parents from the district talk about issues. But I can't find one. It is hard to actually talk to the parents when you are at the school which is so weird. A lot of them are kind of snotty. Maybe they don't like my Kerry button!

[murielm99]

8. I asked my daughter about those schools.

Her partner and partner's sister went to Catholic school rather than public school. They lived right on the border of District 102.

They said that everyone in the area who could afford it did that rather than public school. The Catholic schools in the area are huge.

Not good on many levels,huh? We all need to support public schoools so they are as good as the private institutions, instead of fleeing.

Anyway, the younger sister was allowed to start school early and have her needs met in private school. The public schools would not allow this.

They did not think the public schools there were good. Remember, this was ten years ago, and things may have changed. They live in Hinsdale now.

I would still say to try their PTA group, and look at their school report card. I believe in supporting public schools. Work with the principal and teachers. Talk to the school board. Good luck.

[Kira]

9. Thank you.

Our principal is actually extremely incompetent and the PTO seems to only be interested in collecting money instead of organizing as a force to represent the parents. Well I'll keep fighting. Take care. It was nice of you to check for me.

[barb162]

7. my brother's kids

were in that district...I never heard anyone complaining.

[Tweed]

10. Anyone else got some words of wisdom on this topic?