LM Oct 2025

News In Brief

Illinois Blue Ribbon Schools The Governor’s Blue Ribbon School Award program honors public and private K-12 schools with exemplary academic performance. The U.S. Department of Education established the Blue Ribbon Schools program in 1982 to recognize exemplary public and nonpublic schools based on student achievement measures. Illinois will continue the recognition using the same criteria -- including assessment results, student subgroup performance, and accountability status. In 2025, Illinois honored 28 schools with the Governor’s Blue Ribbon School recognition -- 15 public schools and 13 nonpublic schools. All honorees will be recognized at a special event at the Governor’s Mansion in Springfield in the spring of 2026.

2025 Public School Honorees

Bourbonnais – Liberty Intermediate School, Bourbonnais SD 53 Burr Ridge – Pleasantdale Middle School, Pleasantdale SD 107 Chicago – Prescott Elementary School, Chicago Public Schools 299 Clarendon Hills – Clarendon Hills Middle School, Hinsdale CCSD 181 Clarendon Hills – Walker Elementary School, Hinsdale CCSD 181 Frankfort - Lincoln-Way East High School, Lincoln Way CHSD 210 Hickory Hills – Glen Oaks Elementary School, North Palos SD 117 La Grange Highlands – Highlands Elementary School, LaGrange Highlands SD 106

La Grange – Lyons Township High School, Lyons Township HSD 204 Lake Zurich – Sarah Adams Elementary School, Lake Zurich CUSD 95 Lisle – Kennedy Junior High School, Naperville CUSD 203 Mascoutah – Mascoutah Middle School, Mascoutah CUD 19 Northfield – Sunset Ridge Elementary School, Sunset Ridge SD 29

Palatine – William Fremd High School, Township HSD 211 Warren – Warren Elementary School, Warren CUSD 205

The Hidden Liability in Schools: Educator Misconduct Multimillion-dollar settlements. Eroded community trust. Preventable tragedies. Educator sexual misconduct is a growing crisis that Illinois school districts can no longer afford to ignore. Join James Woodard, Managing Director of WCSIT*ISDA, for an essential discussion on protecting students and mitigating one of the most serious liabilities facing schools today. Discover the true scope and cost of educator misconduct, learn to recognize early warning signs and risk factors, and gain actionable strategies to shift from crisis response to proactive risk management. Protect your students. Safeguard your district. Register today.

When: Thursday, Oct. 30 - 2-3 pm

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