Dr. Denise Wilcox Superintendent | Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3
Dr. Denise Wilcox Superintendent | Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3
Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3 has launched its first community email newsletter, aiming to provide monthly updates on teaching, learning, family partnerships, and student and staff achievements. The district announced that this year’s theme is “Sparking Curiosity, Igniting Core Memories.”
The newsletter will be distributed in both English and Spanish. Recipients can select the “Translated” option at the top of the email to switch languages.
According to data from the Illinois State Board of Education, Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3 includes several schools: Beach Park Middle School, Howe Elementary School, Kenneth Murphy School, Newport Elementary School, and Oak Crest School. The district represents Lake County (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).
Demographically, the student population is 54.3 percent Hispanic, 22 percent Black, 15.9 percent White, and 2.2 percent Asian (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/). The district employs 149 teachers with an average salary of $63,553 before pension contributions; 78.6 percent are women and 21.4 percent are men. No teachers had more than ten absences in a school year (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).
In terms of financials, Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3 spent $22,192 per student in 2020 for a total expenditure of $46,446,810 (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).
“Each month we’ll share updates on teaching & learning, family partnerships, and celebrations of our amazing students & staff.”
“El tema de este año: ‘Encendiendo la Curiosidad, Creando Recuerdos para Siempre.’”
“To read the newsletter in Spanish, at the top select ‘Translated’ (Traducido) and change the language option to Spanish.”