Bellwood School District 88

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Bellwood School District 88
Address
640 Eastern Avenue
Bellwood
, Illinois, 60104
United States
Coordinates41°52′47″N 87°52′26″W / 41.879636°N 87.873782°W / 41.879636; -87.873782Coordinates: 41°52′47″N 87°52′26″W / 41.879636°N 87.873782°W / 41.879636; -87.873782
District information
TypePublic
GradesPreK-8
SuperintendentMark Holder
Schools7 (2019-20)
NCES District ID1705760[1]
Students and staff
Students2,433
Teachers177.15 (FTE)
Student–teacher ratio13.73:1
Other information
Websitesd88.org

Bellwood School District 88 (SD88) is a school district headquartered in Bellwood, Illinois in the Chicago metropolitan area.[2] It operates seven schools.

History[]

Jeninne M. Hixson served as the executive assistant of the superintendent from September 2011 through October 2014. She sued the district on June 26, 2015, accusing it of firing her for siding with some politicians running for office.[3]

In 2016 the Chicago Tribune reported that the district allowed employees to have family members hired and gave generous compensation to the superintendent despite the tight finances experienced by the district.[4]

Board member Patricia Crawford, who had criticized some of the spending habits, resigned from the board in 2017 and became an SD88 parent liaison; this position had been created prior to her hiring.[5]

Schools[]

6-8 schools:

K-6 schools:

  • Lincoln Elementary School (Bellwood)
  • McKinley Elementary School (Bellwood)
  • Thurgood Marshall School (Bellwood)

K-4 schools:

Preschool:

  • Lincoln Primary/Early Childhood Center (Bellwood)

Preschool and Kindergarten:

References[]

  1. ^ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Bellwood Sd 88". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  2. ^ "Contact Us." Bellwood School District 88. Retrieved on April 25, 2017. "Address: 640 Eastern Ave, Bellwood Il 60104"
  3. ^ Holland, Scott (2015-06-29). "Exec. Asst. to former Bellwood school superintendent says district fired her for taking sides in political spat". . Retrieved 2017-04-25.
  4. ^ Caputo, Angela (2017-07-11). "Bellwood school district spends on travel, perks while deep in debt". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
  5. ^ Caputo, Angela (2017-01-10). "Bellwood board member who questioned spending quits for job with district". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2017-04-25.

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