Shanele Andrews, Area Superintendent for School Leadership & Development | Waukegan Community Unit School District 60
Shanele Andrews, Area Superintendent for School Leadership & Development | Waukegan Community Unit School District 60
Westminster Public Schools has added 98 new teachers for the 2025–26 academic year. The teachers began their orientation a week ahead of returning staff, focusing on the district’s Competency Based System (CBS) and building relationships with colleagues.
Rebecca Pyfrom is among the new hires, joining Mesa Elementary School after relocating from Washington state. “I wanted to be near the national parks,” Pyfrom said. “A lot of good stuff in Colorado. The people are super cool and adventurous. Also, I am passionate about educating kids.”
Waukegan Community Unit School District 60, which represents Lake County and includes schools such as Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary School, Carman-Buckner Elementary School, Clearview Elementary School, Daniel Webster Middle School, Early Learning Center, Glen Flora Elementary School, Glenwood Elementary School, Greenwood Elementary School, H.R. McCall Elementary School, Hyde Park Elementary School, Jack Benny Middle School, John S. Clark Elementary School, Little Fort Elementary School, Lyon Magnet Elementary School, Miguel Juarez Middle School, North Elementary School, Oakdale Elementary School, Robert E. Abbott Middle School, Thomas Jefferson Middle School, Washington Elementary School, Waukegan High School and Whittier Elementary School (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/), has a diverse student body that is 3.2 percent White, 13.2 percent Black, 79.5 percent Hispanic and 1.3 percent Asian according to the Illinois State Board of Education (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).
The district employs 1,014 teachers who earn an average salary of $63,524 before pension contributions; women make up 71.1 percent of the teaching staff while men account for 28.9 percent (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/). There are no teachers in this district with more than ten absences in a school year.
In terms of finances for the year 2020, Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 spent $23,429 per student for a total expenditure of $359 million (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).
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