Central Junior High School supports the district's technology plan as evidenced by our strong commitment to engaged-learning. In the past 5 years, the district has had 5 different superintendents, two of which were hired on an interim basis. Although the district was transitional the Board and building leadership remained consistent and focused. In 1989, the community of Evergreen Park had the highest number of senior citizens per square mile in the state of Illinois, but has recently been in transition, as characterized by an influx of young families. Central Junior High continues to see parochial children transfer in for grades 7 and 8 to take advantage of the academic and co-curricular offerings.
Evergreen Park is a suburb coterminous with the City of Chicago s southern border.
The district is funded predominantly through a residential and small business tax base. In the spring of 1997, a group of parents, community members, faculty and staff members and students began meeting to create the mission statement for School District 124. Strategic goals and plans were established for implementation. As an outcome of this district wide strategic process, Central Junior High went through self-evaluation and reflection with the School Improvement Process outlined by the Illinois State Board of Education. Each faculty and staff member, parent and child at Central participated in the process to create the vision and beliefs for our school while evaluating current practices and planning for future instruction and implementation of best practices.