mPOWERu, a collaboration between the ZBTHS National Honor Society and the ZESD Youth Leadership Team, launched its first Leading with Literacy event at the Zion-Benton Public Library. The event included activities such as mindfulness, poetry, shared reading, and bookmark-making. Organizers plan to continue the series on the second Tuesday of each month.
The Zion Elementary School District 6 serves several schools in Lake County, including Beulah Park Elementary School, East Elementary School, Elmwood Elementary School, Lakeview School, Shiloh Park Elementary School, West Elementary School, and Zion Central Middle School. More information about the district can be found at https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/.
According to the Illinois State Board of Education, the district employs 164 teachers, with an average salary of $58,629 before pension contributions. The teaching staff is comprised of 83.3 percent women and 16.7 percent men. There are no teachers in the district with more than 10 absences in a school year. Details are available at https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/.
Demographically, Zion Elementary School District 6 is 4.9 percent White, 36.6 percent Black, 50.9 percent Hispanic, and 0.2 percent Asian, as reported by the ISBE. The district spent $27,927 per student in 2020, totaling $69,342,294. Additional information can be found at https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/.
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