The Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 Board of Education announced on April 26 that it will hold two meetings next week, including a regular meeting on Tuesday, April 28 at the Educational Service Center Board Room and a special meeting on Wednesday, April 29 in Room 112 of the same building.
The meetings are important for local families and staff as they address ongoing governance and personnel matters within the district. The open session of the regular meeting is set to begin at 7 p.m., following a closed session at 6 p.m. Attendance will be based on capacity limits, but the board noted that community members can watch live via the District’s YouTube channel. The agenda for both meetings is available online.
On Wednesday, April 29, a special meeting will begin with an open session before moving into closed session to discuss specific personnel matters under Illinois law. No action will be taken during this open session. Both sessions are scheduled to take place at the Educational Service Center located at 214 Washington Street.
Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 serves Lake County and includes schools such as Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary School, Carman-Buckner Elementary School, Clearview Elementary School, Daniel Webster Middle School, Early Learning Center, Glen Flora Elementary School, Glenwood Elementary School, Greenwood Elementary School, H.R. McCall Elementary School, Hyde Park Elementary School, Jack Benny Middle School, John S. Clark Elementary School, Little Fort Elementary School, Lyon Magnet Elementary School, Miguel Juarez Middle School, North Elementary School, Oakdale Elementary School, Robert E. Abbott Middle School, Thomas Jefferson Middle School, Washington Elementary School, Waukegan High School and Whittier Elementary according to state records.
The district enrolled over fifteen thousand students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade during the most recent school year according to data from the Illinois State Board of Education. Demographically it is made up of approximately three percent White students; thirteen percent Black; nearly eighty percent Hispanic; and one percent Asian according to ISBE.
There are more than one thousand teachers in Waukegan Community Unit District earning an average salary of $63,00 per year before pension contributions; about seventy-one percent are women while twenty-nine percent are men according to ISBE data. The district reported no teachers with more than ten absences in a school year.
In terms of finances and attendance issues: In fiscal year twenty-twenty spending per student was $23,29 totaling $359 million for all operations as reported by state education officials. Chronic truancy remains a concern with over three thousand students classified as chronically truant—defined as missing five percent or more days without valid excuse—representing twenty-one percent of enrollment compared to a statewide average under ten percent per ISBE figures.
Looking ahead after these board meetings conclude this week: agendas and further updates can be found through official channels including posted links provided by district administration.
