Administrators in Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205 earn an average of $123,255 per year, ranking 145th out of 864 districts in Illinois.
EPIC was formed in response to what a growing number of parents believe are issues with biased curriculum, political activism in classrooms, and District 205 faltering in its core mission to properly educate all children and prepare them for future success–objective test scores are falling, and students are not meeting basic learning skills at grade level according to the Illinois state report card.
Among the top District 205 initiatives this year was to develop a “Long-Term Strategic Plan” that prioritizes Social-Emotional Learning. The D205 website, under the heading “SEL Mission”, proclaims it is “strongly committed to developing safe and healthy environments where everyone thrives academically, socially, and emotionally.”
The 2021 state math exam was taken by 345 black third grade students in DuPage County.
Across Illinois, 520 school districts have decided not to teach the updated and “obscene” sex ed curriculum.
There were 38 students suspended in Elmhurst School District 205 in a single school year according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Tens of thousands more K-12 students in DuPage County are now testing below grade level in English and math, suffering the after effects of Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker's school lockdowns, according to an analysis of Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) test data by DuPage Policy Journal.
The 2021 state English exam was taken by 350 black third grade students in DuPage County.
School board members with Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205 have refused to comment on the bullying of a student with Down syndrome at York High School.
The Elmhurst Police Department and Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205 are engaged in cross-messaging when it comes to the takedown of a student with Down Syndrome in a York High School bathroom on Dec. 8.
Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205 school board members released a statement on a recent York High School videotaped incident of bullying.
The Elmhurst District 205 School Board honored several students for their achievements during a meeting on Dec. 13.
The Elmhurst District 205 School Board voted to accept the final version of the district's 2022 property tax levy during a hearing Dec. 13.
The Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205 during its Dec. 13 meeting addressed a video posted on social media.
The Elmhurst school board received a presentation on their K-5 literacy efforts.