Senator John Curran to host Children’s Safety Expo at Madison Junior High School
Senator John Curran announced on May 5 that he will host a Children's Safety Expo on Saturday, June 6, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The event is scheduled to take place at Madison Junior High School, located at 1000 River Oak Drive in Naperville, Illinois. Admission, refreshments, and giveaways are free for all attendees.
The expo aims to promote safety awareness among children and their families by providing educational resources and interactive activities. Community members are encouraged to attend the event as an opportunity to learn about various aspects of child safety.
Madison Junior High School is part of Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181, which serves DuPage and Cook counties. The district includes several schools such as Clarendon Hills Middle School, Elm Elementary School, Hinsdale Middle School, Monroe Elementary School, Oak Elementary School, Prospect Elementary School, The Lane Elementary School, Walker School, and Madison itself,according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181 enrolled approximately 3,743 students during the 2019-2020 school year and provides education from pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade.According to the Illinois State Board of Education, the district spent $31,308 per student in 2020 for a total expenditure of $117 million.
Demographically,the Illinois State Board of Education reports that District 181 is composed of approximately 69.8 percent White students; other groups include Asian (15.4 percent), Hispanic (6.8 percent), and Black (1.1 percent) students.
The district employs about 282 teachers with an average salary of $94,227 before pension contributions; ninety percent are women and ten percent are men.According to the Illinois State Board of Education, no teacher had more than ten absences in a school year during recent reporting periods.
Chronic truancy rates remain low within the district.According to the Illinois State Board of Education, only four students were identified as chronically truant in the most recent data available—a rate significantly below statewide averages.