Oak Park School District 97 News

All students currently in kindergarten, grade 2, grade 6 or new to Distr...

Read Article Proof of Dental Exam for Current Kindergarten, Grade 2, Grade 6 and New Students - Due May 15

Dear District 97 Families, Each Spring, all District 97 students in Grades 3 to 8 ta...

Read Article All About IAR - Preparing for the Illinois Assessment of Readiness

Dear District 97  Families, As we previously shared, all District 97 schools wi...

Read Article Supporting the Transition to Masks Recommended, Not Required

District 97’s "Making MyD97 Better" Award recognizes staff, students, p...

Read Article Making My D97 Better Award: Silvia Zaragoza

Eight individuals from District 97 have earned awards in conjunction with the Illinois ...

Read Article Eight District 97 Staff and Community Members Honored by the State Board of Education

Dear District 97 Students, Staff, and Families, On Friday, the Centers for Disease C...

Read Article Update on Masking in District 97 Schools

In light of new guidance published late Friday by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)...

Read Article District 97 Board to Hold Emergency Meeting on Feb. 27

District 97’s "Making MyD97 Better" Award recognizes staff, students, p...

Read Article Making MyD97 Better Award: Michelle Lottie

District 97 is holding board meetings in accordance with the state's current COVID-...

Read Article Information for District 97's Board of Education Meeting on Feb. 22

Dear District 97 Staff and Families, Late last night, the Appellate Court in Springf...

Read Article Update on COVID-19 Mitigations in D97 Schools

On Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022, District 97 hosted an information session for families of c...

Read Article Recording of Family Information Session: Single Subject and Whole Grade Acceleration - Feb. 9, 2022

The Board of Education of Oak Park Elementary School District 97 is pleased to announce...

Read Article District 97 Board Selects Dr. Ushma Shah as New Superintendent

Dear District 97 Staff and Families, We’re writing today to share an update on...

Read Article Update on COVID-19 Mitigations and Court Rulings

The District 97 Board of Education is expected to appoint the district's next super...

Read Article District 97 Board to Approve Next Superintendent During Feb. 8 Meeting

On Wednesday, Feb. 2, District 97 held an information session for families of students ...

Read Article Recording of Family Information Session: Reimagining Middle School Math Enrichment

Dear District 97 Staff and Families, Out of an abundance of caution and continued un...

Read Article E-Learning Day on Feb. 3 (Half-Day for Teacher Conferences) - All D97 Schools/Buildings Closed

Dear District 97 Staff and Families, Due to the current forecast, District 97 will u...

Read Article E-Learning Day on Feb. 2 - All D97 Schools/Buildings Closed

District 97 is holding board meetings in accordance with the state's current COVID-...

Read Article Information for District 97's Board of Education Meeting on Jan. 25

District 97 hosted a family information session on Jan. 19 focused on early entrance to...

Read Article Recording: Early Entrance to Kindergarten and First Grade Information Session

For the 12th consecutive year, BRAVO Performing Arts took home the Freddie G. Outstandi...

Read Article BRAVO Earns Top Award at National Festival

District 97 will be administering the Illinois 5Essentials Survey again this year to ce...

Read Article Illinois 5Essentials Survey - Complete by March 11

The Committee for Legislative Action, Intervention and Monitoring for District 97 (CLAI...

Read Article CLAIM to Host Virtual Legislators Forum on Jan. 26

Read Article Information about District 97 Middle School Math Enrichment Program 2022

Dear District 97 Staff and Families, As anticipated, the Illinois State Board of Edu...

Read Article D97 Isolation/Quarantine Update - Jan. 14, 2022

Dear District 97 Staff, Families and Community Members, The District 97 Board of Edu...

Read Article Superintendent Finalist Forum - Share Your Feedback!