North Chicago School District 187 has announced its schedule of events and important dates for March 2026. The district will be closed on March 2 in observance of Casimir Pulaski Day, and the third academic quarter will conclude on March 13. Report cards for the quarter are set to be sent home on March 20. Spring break is scheduled from March 23 to March 27, during which there will be no classes. An IA-FOP Joint Board Meeting is planned for March 31, accessible both via Zoom and at the district office.
The district also outlined several parent and community events, including a Family Movie Night at Alexander School on March 10 and a virtual workshop in Spanish titled “YOU – Your Child’s First Teacher” on March 11. A mental health presentation is scheduled as part of the AJK PAC Meeting at A.J. Katzenmaier on March 12. Additional PAC meeting workshops are planned for March 16 and March 23 at Alexander School.
For students, activities include Class of 2026 picture retakes at North Chicago Community High School (NCCHS) on March 3, Winter Sports Recognition in the NCCHS Auditorium on March 4, and a “Pack the Gym” event at A.J. Katzenmaier on March 6. An attendance incentive party is scheduled for Alexander School on March 13, while “Cutz & Coffee” will take place at A.J. Katzenmaier on March 17.
Early dismissal or early release days are set for every Wednesday throughout the month; dismissal times typically range from about 1:35 PM to 1:45 PM depending on the school. Regular after-school tutoring and cheerleading practices continue this month at A.J. Katzenmaier Academy.
North Chicago School District 187 serves Lake County through several schools including A.J. Katzenmaier Academy, Evelyn Alexander School, Forrestal Elementary School, Learn Charter Schools, Neal Math Science Academy, and North Chicago Community High School (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/). According to state data, it enrolled about 3,319 students in grades pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade during the most recent reporting period (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).
The teaching staff comprises around 224 teachers with an average salary of $52,463 before pension contributions; approximately seventy percent are women (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/). Demographically, about thirty-one percent of students identify as Black and fifty-six percent as Hispanic (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/). In terms of expenditures, North Chicago spent $25,262 per student in a recent year with total spending exceeding $83 million (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).
Chronic truancy remains an issue within the district: nearly nine hundred students were classified as chronically truant—missing five percent or more of school days without valid excuse—representing over one-quarter of all students enrolled (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).
For more detailed information about meetings or daily updates across schools in District 187 families can visit the official website.
