PALOS COMMUNITY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT #118

Palos Community Consolidated School District 118 is now hiring for a Long-Term Substitute Speech Pathologist starting in January and running through April. ? Qualified candidates will have an Illinois Professional Educator License with Speech-Language Pathologist (SLPN) or Speech & Language Impaired (SLI) Endorsement ? Read more and apply online today at https://lnkd.in/gk_dCv9v

Niche.com recently released its 2025 rankings of the best public schools in Illinois with all three Palos 118 schools placing high in their annual list. Palos South came in at #59 out of 1377 middle schools, placing it in the top 5%. Both Palos East and West placed in the top 10% of elementary schools in Illinois at #141, and #169 out of 2370. District 118 received an overall grade of “A” in their rankings and D118 also ranked #83 out of 631 as one of the best places to teach in Illinois, and #97 out of 601 as one of the districts with the best teachers in the state.

Palos Community Consolidated School District 118 is now hiring for an EL Teacher at Palos South Middle School starting on January 16th, 2025 and running through the remainder of the school year. ? Qualified candidates will have an Illinois Professional Educator License. Preferred Endorsement in English as a Second Language or English as a New Language (ENL) Middle School. ? Read more and apply online today at https://lnkd.in/gPB2KAQq

Palos South 8th Grade Math teacher Mrs. Gina Marek?attended the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) conference in Chicago last month. She said that the 2-day conference was a fun professional development opportunity and that she left with new ideas she can use in her classroom. Great job, Mrs. Marek!?

We have some big news to kick off the week: Palos East Elementary has been named a 2024 National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education! The official announcement was made just after noon today, and Palos East joins an elite list of schools receiving this prestigious award. Kudos to the Palos East staff and administration! Read more: https://lnkd.in/dKdJxVa6

At the September board meeting, members of the Palos 118 Educational Foundation and Parent Faculty Association presented checks totaling $53,000 to pay for the installation of upgraded 70-inch interactive displays in the remainder of classrooms at Palos East and Palos West. Thank you to the Foundation and PFA for all of the work they continue to do on behalf of our students! https://lnkd.in/gTj8GgGF

The Palos 118 school board has been recognized by the Illinois Association of School Boards (IASB) with its School Board Governance award. The 118 board was previously recognized by the IASB for its best practices in 2022. https://lnkd.in/gBxVWwRH

Palos East Elementary will kick off the 2024-25 school year with a new assistant principal, Allison Grasso. Welcome, Allison, to the Palos 118 team! https://lnkd.in/dK3tx5GZ

Terri Dodds, an administrator in Palos School District 118, has been promoted to Assistant Director of Student Services starting in the 2024-25 school year. In her new position, Mrs. Dodds will be assisting in the management of the Student Services Department which identifies and provides supports to students with unique individual learning needs. https://lnkd.in/gxUhxNSF

Palos 118 Board Vice President Mike Pizur and his family represented District 118 at the Palos Hills' National Night Out this week. This is the second year in which Mr. Pizur and his wife Michelle participated in the event where they oversaw the sidewalk chalk station. He said they had a great time meeting residents who came out for a community night of fun. Thank you, Pizur Family! Palos Hills Police