North Palos District 117 - School Board Elections

Thank you to our North Palos teachers, staff and administrators that work incredibly hard to ensure they meet each student where they are today and provide them the individualized academic supports needed for them to be successful. The support that North Palos receives from our community and families also makes a big difference. Thank you!

Congratulations to Dorn, Glen Oaks, Sorrick, Oak Ridge and Conrady Jr. High students on achieving very high academic success. You represent the best in our state and country.

#1 Academically in our region

North Palos students are #1 in both Math and English in our region for academic proficiency and individual student growth. We meet each child where they are today and provide them the academic supports to learn and grow.

Illinois Exemplary Schools Designation

North Palos schools are designated as Illinois Exemplary Schools. Out of 200+ schools in our region, only 13 schools received this designation this year and four of them are in North Palos. This designation looks at both student academic proficiency and also individual student growth. Our motto is "investing in the future, one child at a time" and North Palos ensures that each child receives the academic supports they need to be successful. North Palos students are in the top 1% of the State in individual academic student growth.

Top Rated Jr. High School

Conrady Jr. High is recognized as one of the best schools in our country. They are the recipient of both the prestigious National Blue Ribbon award and two-time recipient of the National Distinguished School Award. The National Distinguished School award is only awarded to two schools in each state annually for academic excellence.

National Blue-Ribbon Award

North Palos schools are the three-time recipient of the National Blue-Ribbon Award. This prestigious recognition is awarded to less than 1% of the schools in our country annually.

Best-In-State Education

We believe that a child's education can be determined by their zip code, but not predetermined based on wealth and high spending. Students that attend North Palos are well prepared for Jr. High, High School and to achieve their dreams. North Palos students achieve best-in-state academic results, while the school districts spends $8,000 less per student than the average spent by the school districts listed below.

Student Focused

North Palos is focused on providing each student with the academic supports that student needs to be successful. North Palos also incorporates Social Emotional Learning into the classroom and school day to ensure that the whole student is successful. Students that attend North Palos schools are well prepared for High School and to achieve the dreams.

Learn More about candidates for the upcoming school board election at www.SupportNorthPalos.com