Community Consolidated School District 62 (Illinois)

Community Consolidated School District 62, also known as CCSD62 or District 62, is a school district that serves and is headquartered in Des Plaines, Illinois. The school district consists of 11 schools and an early learning center.[3][nb 1]

Community Consolidated School District 62
Location
777 East Algonquin Road
Des Plaines, Illinois

United States
District information
TypePublic
MottoWorking Together For Our Children
GradesPre-K - 8th
SuperintendentDr. Paul E. Hertel[1]
Students and staff
Students4,693[2]
Teachers391
Staff438
Other information
Websitehttps://www.d62.org

CCSD62 sends their 8th-grade graduates to Maine Township District 207, along with East Maine School District 63, and Park Ridge CCSD 64.[4]

Schools
School Name Address Number of Students Principal Lowest grade Highest grade
Algonquin Middle School 767 E Algonquin Road, Des Plaines, IL, 60016 670 Dr. Julie Fogarty 6th grade 8th grade
Central Elementary School 1526 Thacker Street, Des Plaines, IL, 60016 295 Ms. Kelly Krueger Kindergarten 5th grade
Chippewa Middle School 123 N 8th Avenue, Des Plaines, IL, 60016 666 Mr. John Swanson 6th grade 8th grade
Cumberland Elementary School 700 E Golf Road, Des Plaines, IL, 60016 297 Ms. Colleen White Kindergarten 5th grade
Forest Elementary School 1375 S 5th Avenue, Des Plaines, IL, 60018 600 Ms. Ania Figueroa Prekindergarten 5th grade
Iroquois Community School 1836 Touhy Avenue, Des Plaines, IL, 60018 485 LaVonne Knapstein (Interim Principal)[5] Kindergarten 8th grade
North Elementary School 1789 Rand Road, Des Plaines, IL, 60016 507 Ms. Denise Fernandez Kindergarten 5th grade
Orchard Place Elementary School 2727 Maple Street, Des Plaines, IL, 60018 286 Ms. Jennifer Suarez Bautista Kindergarten 5th grade
Plainfield Elementary School 1850 Plainfield Drive, Des Plaines, IL, 60018 319 Dr. Lisa Carlos Kindergarten 5th grade
South Elementary School 1535 Everett Avenue, Des Plaines, IL, 60018 221 Ms. Kristin Jares Kindergarten 5th grade
Terrace Elementary School 735 S Westgate Road, Des Plaines, IL, 60016 209 Dr. Bradley J. Stein Kindergarten 5th grade

Note: Based on 2017-18 Illinois School Report Cards.[6]

Demographics and Statistics

The student population is composed of being 39.8% White, 4.1% Black, 42.1% Hispanic, 11.3% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.2% Native American, and 2.4% Multiracial. The student population also has 41.3% of its students living in low income, 33.6% with limited proficiency in English, and 17% of students with IEPs. Only 0.9% of students are homeless, lower than the state average at 2%.[7]

The school district is made up of 391 teachers (all FTE), with 86.7% of teachers being White, 6.6% Hispanic, 4.1% Asian, 0.8% American Indian, 0.8% Multiracial, and 0.5% black. The district has a pupil/teacher ratio of 15:1 with 87.7% of teachers identified as Female and 12.3% identified as Male. The average salary of the teacher is $77,682, 79.8% of teachers have a Master's Degree or Higher and 20.2% with a Bachelor's Degree.[7]

The district as a whole has 5 commendable and exemplary schools and 1 underperforming school. The average class size is 20 students and the total school days that the student population experiences is 174 days, just a day short from the state average.[7]

Leadership

District 62 employs a Board of Education,[8] a superintendent, and an administration[9] to govern the district. The administration assists the superintendent.

Superintendent and Administration

Dr. Paul E. Hertel serves as the Superintendent of Schools,[1] with the administration consisting of assistant superintendents and directors specializing in different services.[9]

Administration MemberPosition
Dr. Paul E. HertelSuperintendent of Schools
Dr. Michael AmadeiInterim Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources
Mark BertolozziAssistant Superintendent for Business Services
Dr. Laura SangroulaAssistant Superintendent for Instructional Services
Dr. Ellen SwansonAssistant Superintendent for Student Services
Adam DenenbergChief Technology Officer
Margarite BeniarisDirector of Student Services
Jennifer Tempest JovaDirector of Community Relations
Milagros BravoDirector for Second Language Learners' Programs
Michael VilendrerDirector of Operations, Maintenance and Transportation

Board of Education

The Board of Education is made up of seven members that alternate through four-year terms with elections being held every two years. The Board of Education meet each other on the third Monday of every month or on Tuesday if Monday falls on a holiday. The seven members of the Board of Education includes a president, a vice president, 5 other members and a Secretary to the Board of Education.[8]

PositionBoard MemberTerm StartedTerm Expires
PresidentStephanie Duckmann20042021
Vice PresidentRonald Burton20122021
MemberTina Garrett20172023
MemberBrian Inzerello20162021
MemberBeth Morley20152019
MemberDr. Kelly Morrissey20192023
MemberJames Poskozim20072021
SecretaryMargaret GoodchildN/AN/A

See also

References
  1. "Acting superintendent now officially the boss in Des Plaines District 62". Daily Herald. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
  2. "District Profile". Des Plaines, Illinois: Community Consolidated School District 62. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
  3. "Westerhold Early Learning Center". Des Plaines, Illinois: Community Consolidated School District 62. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
  4. "Maine Township HSD 207 Report Card". Illinois: Illinois Report Card. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
  5. "Welcome to Iroquois". Des Plaines, Illinois: Community Consolidated School District 62. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
  6. "CCSD 62 Report Card". Illinois Report Card/District 62. Retrieved 2019-04-06.
  7. "Community Consolidated School District 62 Report Card". Illinois Report Card. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
  8. "Board of Education". CCSD 62. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
  9. "District 62 Administration". CCSD 62. Retrieved 2019-04-17.

Footnotes
  1. Westerhold Early Learning Center and Forest Elementary School are considered the same school in the Illinois Report Card.
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