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School District Overviews - City of Chicago & Northern Cook/Southern Lake Counties (alphabetical after the City of Chicago)

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Chicago School District 299 125 S. Clark St., Chicago, IL 60603, 773-553-1000

District-Wide Programs: Hot Lunch Program, English as a Second Language (ESL), Special Education, Gifted Program, Computer Literacy, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, P.E. Classes, Foreign Language, Early Childhood, Band, Orchestra, Chorus, Sports, Extra-Curricular Activities, Counseling, Tutoring, Preschool Screening, PTA.

Magnet School Programs: A computerized lottery system of selection is used for all Magnet Program(s)/schools except for Classical Schools, 7th/8th grade programs for Academically Talented students, International Baccalaureate Programs, and Regional Gifted Centers, which have specific academic criteria. Programs for 7th/8th grade programs for Academically Talented students, International Baccalaureate Programs, and Regional Gifted Centers provide full transportation, all others provide only restricted transportation (for residents living from 1.5 to 6 miles of the school). No transportation is provided for high school students. Applications are not required for admission to Advanced Placement, Education to Careers and/or Bilingual Education Programs. Application deadline: January 17, 2003 for elementary programs, December 20, 2002 for high school programs (the deadline dates change slightly from year to year).

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Northern Cook/Southern Lake Counties - High School Districts (in alphabetical order)

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Evanston Township High School - District 202 1600 Dodge Ave., Evanston, IL 60201, 847-424-7000

District-Wide Programs: Art Instruction, Music Instruction, P.E. Classes, Special Education, English as a Second Language (ESL), Counseling, Extra-Curricular Activities, Sports, Hot Lunch Program, Tutoring, Band, Orchestra, Chorus, Summer School, Early Childhood (Full-Day Preschool operated by the Home Economics Department), Foreign Language, Computer Literacy.

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Northfield Township District 225 1835 Landwehr Rd., Glenview, IL 60025, 847-998-6100

District-Wide Programs: Counseling, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, P.E. Classes, Computer Literacy, English as a Second Language (ESL), Band, Orchestra, Chorus, Sports, Extra-Curricular Activities, Early Childhood (‘Titan Tots’ preschool class, along with the High School Child Development classes at Glenbrook South), Special Education, Hot Lunch Program, Foreign Language.

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Highland Park Township High School District 113 1040 W. Park Ave., Highland Park, IL 60035, 847-926-9327

District-Wide Programs: Art Instruction, Music Instruction, P.E. Classes, Band, Orchestra, Chorus, Sports, Extra-Curricular Activities, Special Education, English as a Second Language (ESL), District ESL program located at Highland Park High School, Foreign Language, Counseling, Tutoring, Computer Literacy, Summer School, Early Childhood (Preschool & Toddler Play Group operated by Home Economics Division of Applied Arts Department), Learning Centers, Hot Lunch Program.

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Lake Forest High School - District 115 1285 N. McKinley Rd., Lake Forest, IL 60045, 847-234-3600

District-Wide Programs: Computer Literacy, Foreign Language, Special Education, Sports, Extra-Curricular Activities, Band, Orchestra, Chorus, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, P.E. Classes, English as a Second Language (ESL), Counseling, Hot Lunch Program, Learning Centers (Special Education), Tutoring (Special Education), Gifted Program.

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Maine Township District 207 1131 S. Dee Rd., Park Ridge, IL 60068, 847-696-3600

District-Wide Programs: Art Instruction, Music Instruction, P.E. Classes, Foreign Language, Band, Orchestra, Chorus, Extra-Curricular Activities, Sports, Special Education, Counseling, Summer School, Hot Lunch Program, Computer Literacy, English as a Second Language (ESL).

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Adlai Stevenson High - District 125 2 Stevenson Dr., Lincolnshire, IL 60069, 847-634-4000

District-Wide Programs: Hot Lunch Program, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, P.E. Classes, English as a Second Language (ESL), Foreign Language, Extra-Curricular Activities, Learning Centers, Gifted Program, Band, Orchestra, Chorus, Sports, Counseling, Special Education, Tutoring, (Learning Disabled Students), Summer School, Computer Literacy.

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Northern Cook/Southern Lake Counties - Elementary School Districts (in alphabetical order)

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Avoca School District 37 2921 Illinois Rd., Wilmette, IL 60091, 847-251-3587

District-Wide Programs: PTA, Hot Lunch Program, P.E. Classes, Special Education, English as a Second Language (ESL), Early Childhood (Avoca Nursery School for ages 4 & 5, Coop. Day Care with Lutheran General Children's Day Care for ages 6 weeks - 5 years), Extra-Curricular Activities, Orchestra, Foreign Language (French & Spanish, required in grades 5-6, elective in grades 7-8), Band, Counseling, Gifted Program, Chorus, Computer Literacy, Sports, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, Before/After-School Care, Preschool Screening.

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Bannockburn School District 106 2165 Telegraph Rd., Deerfield, IL 60015, 847-945-5900

District-Wide Programs: Computer Literacy, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, P.E. Classes, Extra-Curricular Activities, Band (grade 4 & up), Orchestra (grade 4 & up), Gifted Program, Preschool Screening, Special Education, Foreign Language (Junior High), Sports (Junior High), Chorus (Junior High), Counseling, Tutoring, PTA, Hot Lunch Program, Early Childhood (Special Education).

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Deerfield School District 109 517 Deerfield Rd., Deerfield, IL 60015, 847-945-1844

District-Wide Programs: Art Instruction, Music Instruction, Band (grade 4 & up), Orchestra (grade 4 & up), Chorus (Junior High), Foreign Language (Junior High), Sports (Junior High), P.E. Classes, Extra-Curricular Activities, Special Education, Counseling, Tutoring, Preschool Screening, Gifted Program, Computer Literacy, PTA, Hot Lunch Program, Early Childhood (Special Education).

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East Maine School District 63 10150 Dee Rd., Des Plaines, IL 60016, 847-299-1900

District-Wide Programs: Computer Literacy, Early Childhood (At-Risk preschoolers), Art Instruction, Music Instruction, P.E. Classes, Gifted Program (Grades 4-8, Language Arts - Humanities Enrichment Program), Band (Grades 4-8), Orchestra (Grades 4-8), Foreign Language (Spanish, Grades 7-8), Special Education, Counseling, Hot Lunch Program, PTA, Before-/After-School Care, Preschool Screening, English as a Second Language (ESL).

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East Prairie School District 73 3907 W. Dobson St., Skokie, IL 60076, 847-673-1141

District-Wide Programs: Extra-Curricular Activities, Gifted Program, English as a Second Language (ESL), Summer School, Early Childhood, Computer Literacy, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, P.E. Classes, Sports, Special Education, PTA, Before/After-School Care, Tutoring (Grades 4-8).

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Evanston C.C. School District 65 1500 McDaniel Ave., Evanston, IL 60201, 847-859-8000

District-Wide Programs: Early Childhood (Headstart - 1/2 day for 3 & 4 year olds, Full-Day Child Care for ages 2 1/2 - 5, and Family Focus: Family Resource program at Oakton Elementary School, 436 Ridge Ave. in Evanston, and at the Evanston Plaza Shopping Center, 1960 Dempster St. in Evanston), Preschool Screening (through Services for Pre-Primary Age Children or SPPAC), Special Education, Gifted Program, Tutoring (Remedial Reading), Computer Literacy, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, P.E. Classes, Extra-Curricular Activities, Foreign Language (Grades 6-8), Band, (Grades 4-8), Orchestra (Grades 4-8), Chorus (Grades 3-8, Optional – Extra-Curricular), Summer School, Math/Science Corridor Program, Outdoor Education (Camp Timber-Lee), Hot Lunch Program, Counseling, English as a Second Language (ESL), PTA.

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Glencoe School District 35 620 Greenwood Ave., Glencoe, IL 60022, 847-835-7800

District-Wide Programs: Gifted Program, Computer Literacy, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, P.E. Classes, Special Education, Counseling, PTA, Extra-Curricular Activities, Band, Orchestra, Foreign Language, Sports, English as a Second Language (ESL).

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Glenview C.C. School District 34 1401 Greenwood Rd., Glenview, IL 60025, 847-998-5000

District-Wide Programs: Computer Literacy, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, P.E. Classes, Special Education, Early Childhood (Special Education), Gifted Program (Starting at Grade 4), Hot Lunch Program, Learning Centers (Libraries), Counseling, Before/After-School Care, Preschool Screening, English as a Second Language (ESL), PTA.

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Golf School District 67 9401 Waukegan Rd., Morton Grove, IL 60053, 847-966-8200

District-Wide Programs: Hot Lunch Program, Special Education, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, P.E. Classes, English as a Second Language (ESL).

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Kenilworth District 38 - Sears School 542 Abbotsford Rd., Kenilworth, IL 60043, 847-256-5006

District-Wide Programs: Hot Lunch Program, Special Education, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, P.E. Classes, English as a Second Language (ESL), Foreign Language (Grade 5 & up - Spanish, French, Latin, possible expansion to grades K-4), Computer Literacy, Gifted Program, Early Childhood, Preschool Screening.

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Lake Bluff School District 65 121 E. Sheridan Pl., Lake Bluff, IL 60044, 847-234-9400

District-Wide Programs: Gifted Program, Extra-Curricular Activities, Speech/Hearing Therapy, Learning Disabled (Grades K-8) Tutoring (remedial math/reading programs, Grades K-5), Counseling (Grades K-8), Preschool Screening, Sports, Psychological Services (Grades K-8), Outdoor Education (Grades 5,7), Transitional Instructional Programs, Field Trips, Time Traveler, Summer School, Art Instruction (Fine Arts), Foreign Language (Grades 6-8, French & Spanish), Hot Lunch Program, Special Education, P.E. Classes, PTA, Music Instruction, Band, Chorus, Early Childhood Education, Computer Literacy, English as a Second Language.

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Lake Forest School District 67 67 W. Deerpath, Lake Forest, IL 60045, 847-234-6010

District-Wide Programs: PTA, Extra-Curricular Activities (school clubs, grades K-5), Sports (grades 6-8, after-school), Foreign Language (grade 4, French; grade 5, Spanish - Conversational), P.E. Classes, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, Orchestra (grade 4 - String instrument instruction), Band (grades 5 - instruction), Computer Literacy, Gifted Program (Quest), Summer School, Chapter 1 (reading & math remediation), Hot Lunch Program, Special Education.

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Lincolnshire-Prairieview School District 103 1370 Riverwoods Rd., Lake Forest, IL 60045, 847-295-4030

District-Wide Programs: Early Childhood, Special Education, Computer Literacy, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, P.E. Classes, Hot Lunch Program, English as a Second Language (ESL).

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Lincolnwood School District 74 6950 N. East Prairie Rd., Lincolnwood, IL 60712, 847-675-8234

District-Wide Programs: Early Childhood (1/2 day program, tuition-based), Special Education, Counseling, Gifted Program, Computer Literacy, Summer School, PTA, Hot Lunch Program, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, P.E. Classes, Preschool Screening, English as a Second Language (ESL).

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Morton Grove School District 70 6200 Lake St., Morton Grove, IL 60053, 847-965-6200

District-Wide Programs: Hot Lunch Program, Special Education, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, P.E. Classes, Computer Literacy, Foreign Language (Middle School. Possibly will be offered to Grades 1-5 as an after-school, tuition-based class.), Chorus (Middle School), Extra-Curricular Activities (Student Council), PTA, Sports (Middle School), Preschool Screening, English as a Second Language (ESL).

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Niles School District 71 6921 W. Oakton St., Niles, IL 60714, 847-966-9280

District-Wide Programs: Early Childhood (full-day Kindergarten), Gifted program (K-8), formally identified in grade 3, D.A.R.E. & Snowflake (Middle School), Technology Coordinator, Family & Community Involvement Coordinator, Before & After school Child Care, Special Education (3 years. - 8th. grades), Art Instruction, Music Instruction, P.E. classes, Band (grades 4-8), Orchestra (grades 3-8), Foreign Language (French, grades 3-8, Spanish, grades 6-8), Home Economics & Industrial Arts (grades 6-8), Communications (grades 6-8), Computer Literacy/Education (grades 3-8), Counseling, Math Lab. (K-4), Remedial Reading, Speech Therapist, Library/Media Services, Chapter 1 Math, English as a Second Language (ESL), Sports (Middle School), Hot Lunch Program.

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Niles Township School District 219 7700 Gross Point Rd., Skokie, IL 60077, 847-626-3000

District-Wide Programs: Hot Lunch Program, P.E. Classes, Special Education, Computer Literacy, Band, Orchestra, Chorus, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, Sports, Extra-Curricular Activities, Foreign Language, Counseling, Summer School, English as a Second Language (ESL).

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North Shore School District 112 1936 Green Bay Road, Highland Park, IL 60035, 847-681-6700

District-Wide Programs: Art Instruction, Music Instruction, Band (Grade 4 & up), Orchestra (Grade 4 & up), Chorus (Middle School/Junior High), Foreign Language (Middle School/Junior High), Sports (Middle School/Junior High), P.E. Classes, Extra-Curricular Activities, Special Education, Counseling, Tutoring, Preschool Screening, Gifted Program, Computer Literacy, PTA, Hot Lunch Program, Early Childhood (Special Education).

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Northbrook School District 27 1250 Sanders Rd., Northbrook, IL 60060, 847-498-2610

District-Wide Programs: Extra-Curricular Activities, Special Education, English as a Second Language (ESL), Sports, Band, Orchestra, Gifted Program, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, P.E. Classes, PTA, Tutoring, Counseling, Computer Literacy, Foreign Language (Grades 6 & up), Hot Lunch Program.

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Northbrook School District 28 1475 Maple Ave., Northbrook, IL 60062, 847-498-7900

District-Wide Programs: Special Education, P.E. Classes, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, Gifted Program, Band, Orchestra (Instrumental Strings), Chorus, Foreign Language (Grade 5 & up - Spanish or French), Computer Literacy, Sports (Grade 3 & up), Extra-Curricular Activities (Junior High), Summer School, Preschool Screening, PTA, Counseling, Before/After School Care, English as a Second Language (ESL), Hot Lunch Program.

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Northbrook-Glenview School District 30 2374 Shermer Rd., Northbrook, IL 60062, 847-498-4190

District-Wide Programs: Computer Literacy, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, P.E. Classes, Foreign Language, Gifted Program (grade 4 & up), Band, Orchestra, English as a Second Language (ESL), Special Education, Counseling, Summer School, Preschool Screening, PTA, Extra-Curricular Activities, Sports, Hot Lunch Program.

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Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 164 S. Prospect Ave., Park Ridge, IL 60068, 847-318-4300

District-Wide Programs: Early Childhood, Hot Lunch Program (Junior High), Special Education, P.E. Classes, PTA, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, Band (Junior High), Chorus (Junior High), Orchestra (Junior High), Gifted Program, Computer Literacy, Summer School, Foreign Language (Junior High), Before/After-School and Summer Child Care (Grades K-6, at Jefferson School in Niles), Preschool Screening, English as a Second Language (ESL).

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Rondout School District 72 28953 N. Bradley Rd., Lake Forest, IL 60045, 847-362-2021

District-Wide Programs: Special Education, P.E. Classes, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, Computer Literacy, English as a Second Language (ESL), Hot Lunch Program.

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Rosemont School District 78 6101 N. Ruby St., Rosemont, IL 60018, 847-825-0144

District-Wide Programs: Early Childhood, Preschool Screening, Hot Lunch Program, Special Education, P.E. Classes, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, English as a Second Language (ESL).

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Skokie School District 68 9440 N. Kenton Ave., Skokie, IL 60076, 847-676-9000

District-Wide Programs: Special Education, P.E. Classes, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, Gifted Program, Computer Literacy, PTA, Tutoring (Remedial Reading), Preschool Screening, Summer School, Early Childhood (tuition-based Pre-K/Child Care program for 3 & 4 year olds), Extra-Curricular Activities, Sports, Before/After-School Care, English as a Second Language (ESL), Hot Lunch Program.

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Skokie School District 69 5050 Madison St., Skokie, IL 60077, 847-675-7666

District-Wide Programs: English as a Second Language (ESL), Hot Lunch Program, Special Education, P.E. Classes, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, Early Childhood, Preschool Screening, Foreign Language, Before/After-School Care* (Skokie Park District, 847-674-1500 for info.), Band, Orchestra, Chorus, Sports, Computer Literacy, Extra-Curricular Activities, PTA, Counseling.

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Skokie Fairview School District 72 7040 Laramie Ave., Skokie, IL 60077, 847-929-1050

District-Wide Programs: Band, Orchestra (Grades 4-8), Extra-Curricular Activities, Sports (Intramural Program - Grades 3-8), Foreign Language (Spanish, Grades 7-8), Hot Lunch Program, Special Education, P.E. Classes, Music Instruction, Art Instruction, Early Childhood, Preschool Screening, English as a Second Language (ESL), Computer Literacy.

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Skokie School District 73-5 8000 E. Prairie Rd., Skokie, IL 60076, 847-673-1220

District-Wide Programs: Hot Lunch Program, Special Education, P.E. Classes, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, English as a Second Language (ESL), Gifted Program, Early Childhood, Preschool Screening, After-school Care (through the Skokie Park District), Computer Literacy, PTA, Counseling.

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Sunset Ridge School District 29 525 Sunset Ridge Rd., Northfield, IL 60093, 847-446-6383

District-Wide Programs: P.E. Classes, Special Education, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, PTA, English as a Second Language (ESL).

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West Northfield School District 31 3131 Techny Rd., Northbrook, IL 60062, 847-272-6880

District-Wide Programs: Hot Lunch Program, Special Education, P.E. Classes, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, PTA, Computer Literacy, Sports (Middle School), Foreign Language, (Middle School), Gifted Program, Band, (Middle School), Counseling, English as a Second Language (ESL).

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Wilmette School District 39 615 Locust Rd., Wilmette, IL 60091, 847-256-2450

District-Wide Programs: Summer School (Enrichment Program), Preschool Screening (Developmental, and Vision & Hearing), Special Education, PTA, Hot Lunch Program, Music Instruction, Foreign Language, Counseling, Art Instruction, P.E. Classes, Computer Literacy, English as a Second Language (ESL), Gifted Program, Extra-Curricular Activities, Before/After-school Care, Band, Orchestra, Chorus (Grade 5 & up for band, orchestra & chorus).

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Winnetka School District 36 1235 Oak St., Winnetka, IL 60093, 847-446-9400

District-Wide Programs: Special Education, P.E. Classes, Gifted Program, Computer Literacy, Hot Lunch Program, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, Early Childhood, Preschool Screening, English as a Second Language (ESL).