Ben Derges, Superinterdent | Tri Valley Community Unit School District 3
Ben Derges, Superinterdent | Tri Valley Community Unit School District 3
Tri-Valley Community Unit School District 3 has announced a partnership with Orland Park Dental Services to offer free dental exams and cleanings for all interested students. The initiative is open to every student in the district, regardless of grade level.
The school district emphasized that this opportunity may be especially helpful for families with children in kindergarten, second, sixth, or ninth grades who need to meet state dental exam requirements. The clinic will be held at the school on Monday, November 10, 2025. Registration is encouraged as soon as possible so organizers can estimate participation numbers. Parents can sign up online or by returning a paper form that will be sent home with PK-6th grade students. Completed forms should be turned in to the office.
"Anyone is eligible to receive an exam and cleaning. IF YOUR CHILD IS IN KINDERGARTEN, 2nd GRADE, 6th GRADE, or 9th GRADE, THIS WOULD BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO FULFILL THE STATE REQUIREMENT IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY," stated the announcement.
Tri-Valley Community Unit School District 3 serves McLean County and includes Tri-Valley Elementary School, Tri-Valley High School, and Tri-Valley Middle School (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/). According to the Illinois State Board of Education, the district employs 75 teachers with an average salary of $61,511 before pension contributions; about three-quarters are women and one-quarter are men. No teachers have more than ten absences in a school year (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).
Demographically, the district's student body is predominantly White at over 92 percent; other represented groups include Black (0.8 percent), Hispanic (2 percent), and Asian (0.8 percent) students (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/). In terms of spending, Tri Valley Community Unit School District 3 spent $17,782 per student in 2020 for a total expenditure of nearly $19 million (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).
For questions about registration or the event itself, parents are encouraged to contact Sarah Conroy by email.
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