The parent community is highly involved and supportive with high expectations of strong academic performance from their children. The District offers inservice programs and encourages graduate school enrollment. Several teachers have been noted for excellence in the field and have been invited to share their expertise at the district, state and national levels. In addition, Grayslake Middle School has been awarded the 1997 Blue Ribbon for Excellence in Education. Social Studies is currently in review with an adoption planned for 1998.
Technology is an important part of the curriculum at all levels.
Students may choose to play a musical instrument and take part in the band program beginning at 5th grade. A wide range of extra-curricular activities is available in our district. A gifted education program is available to identified students as early as 3rd grade. In addition, the gifted education coordinators are available as resource persons for enrichment at all grade levels. Special education teachers provide support both within classrooms and in self-contained classrooms to work with students individually and in small and whole group settings.