Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 | |
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Address | |
1201 N Sheridan Rd
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Lake,
Illinois, 60085United States | |
District information | |
Type | Public School District |
Motto | A New Day...A New Way in Waukegan Schools...students first! |
Grades | Pre-K–12th |
Established | 1856[1] |
Superintendent | Theresa Plascencia |
Schools | 22 |
Budget | US$ 100 (2016-2017) |
Students and staff | |
Students | 16,478 (2016-17) |
Teachers | 1,072 (2016-17) |
Student–teacher ratio | 23.3 (2016-17) |
Other information | |
Website |
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Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 (also known as Waukegan Public Schools or District 60, WCUSD) is in Waukegan, Illinois, and serves Waukegan, Park City, and parts of Beach Park. [2] Total enrollment is approximately 16,000 in kindergarten through grade twelve. District 60 also provides pre-school and alternative education services.
Waukegan Public Schools is led by Superintendent Theresa Plascencia. [3] Administrative offices are at the Lincoln Center for Education.
During the mid-1800s, the residents of Waukegan created a citywide school system. By 1856, North School opened, becoming the first and now oldest building in the District. [4]
District 60 operates 15 elementary schools, 5 middle schools, a high school (divided between two buildings), a kindergarten center, 1 pre-kindergarten site, and an alternative education center.
On October 2, 2014, after months of negotiating between the WCUSD Teachers union and the School board, the teachers authorized a strike. At midnight October 2, the teachers were now on strike after failing to reach a deal. [5] Schools were closed during the strike, which lasted one month; classes resumed on Monday, November 3. [6]