Lake County Gazette

West Elementary School teachers recently attended a two-day Kagan Cooperative Learning workshop. The training included interactive activities such as Quiz Quiz Trade, Timed Pair Share, and Team Coach. These exercises were designed to provide educators with strategies to increase student engagement, promote teamwork, and improve academic performance.

West Elementary is one of several schools within Zion Elementary School District 6, which serves Lake County and also includes Beulah Park Elementary School, East Elementary School, Elmwood Elementary School, Lakeview School, Shiloh Park Elementary School, and Zion Central Middle School. More information about the district can be found at https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/.

The district employs 164 teachers who earn an average salary of $58,629 before pension contributions. Of these teachers, 83.3 percent are women and 16.7 percent are men. According to state data, none of the district’s teachers had more than 10 absences in a school year (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).

Demographically, Zion Elementary School District 6 is comprised of 4.9 percent White students, 36.6 percent Black students, 50.9 percent Hispanic students, and 0.2 percent Asian students (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).

In terms of finances, the district spent $27,927 per student in 2020 for a total expenditure of $69,342,294 (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).

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