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A+ Award Goes to Mike Ackerman
The Indian Prairie Educational Foundation and District 204 presented Mike Ackerman, a special education teacher and Special Olympics coach at Metea Valley High School, with the A+ Award.You can watch...
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114 Runners and Growing
Consider joining Team IPEF and be part of the largest team ever to represent our schools and the Indian Prairie Educational Foundation in the 4th Annual Healthy Driven Naperville Marathon and Half...
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Elementary Attendance Area Adjustments Approved
At the February 16, 2016 Board of Education meeting, attendance area adjustments were approved to ease overcrowding at two elementary schools. The adjustments call for approximately 180 students who...
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Volunteer of the Month: February
The Steck Elementary School Fun Run began as a small fundraiser with just 150 runners, raising about $1,000. In 2015, thanks in part to the efforts of PTA co-president and race chair Kathy Lengiewicz,...
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Winter Weather Information/Guidelines
District 204 announces weather-related school closing information by 6 a.m. through the following: Information is posted first by @ipsd204 on Twitter and at www.ipsd.org Connect-ED phone call to...
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STEM School Parent Meeting
Parents of second-grade students who are interested in enrolling their child in the John C. Dunham STEM Partnership School should plan to attend a parent information meeting from 6 to 7:45 pm March 15...
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Substitute Recruitment Fair Follow-up
Dear Indian Prairie School District Community, Thank you to all the people who came out to the substitute and teaching assistant recruitment fair on Saturday, March 5, 2016. We were completely amazed...
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STEM School Application Materials
- STEM Partnership FAQ - Parent Info Sheet - Parent Survey (English) - Parent Survey (Spanish) A parent information meeting was held on March 15 for parents of second-grade students who are interested...
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Volunteer of the Month: March
From helping students bring their creative writing to life in the Publishing Center to cutting out thousands of Labels for Education to co-chairing the successful annual children's clothing, toy and...
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MVHS Wins Grammy Award
The Grammy Foundation announced that Metea Valley High School was named a Grammy Signature Gold School, making it one of the top three schools in the country recognized for its outstanding commitment...
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Explore 204: Veronica Roth Visit
"If I find a book I really like, I can be up all night reading it." – Abby Nylen, Seventh-Grade Student Divergent series author Veronica Roth recently visited District 204 students on the eve of the...
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Volunteer of the Month: April
Linda Young has volunteered in District 204 for many years since her college-age children, Shawn and Samantha, were in elementary school. Four years ago, she was working at YMCA's Safe and Sound...
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District 204 High Schools Ranked Nationally
U.S. News & World Report recently released its 2016 Best High Schools ranking, which features comprehensive profiles of more than 21,000 public high schools and ranks the nation's highest-scoring...
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Statement on Metea Valley High School - May 2, 2016
The following message was sent by phone to Metea Valley High School parents by Principal Darrell Echols on May 2, 2016: I want to let you know about an incident that occurred at school today. Students...
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Valley Runway Project - Donate Your Dress
The Valley Runway is set to launch at all three District 204 high schools. This program will gather new and gently-used prom, homecoming, and formal dresses and accessories to be presented to...
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Explore 204: Planetarium
"When they can actually see inside the planetarium, it sparks something with them. They want to learn more about it." — Mary Blessing, kindergarten teacher District 204's planetarium welcomes 12,000...
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Brooks Elementary Principal Named
At the May 9, 2016 Board of Education meeting, Terri Russell was approved as the new principal of Brooks Elementary School. Terri will begin her new position July 1. Terri is currently the principal of...
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Water Testing in Schools
While District 204 reviews annual water testing conducted by municipalities, there is no requirement to test drinking water in schools. In light of the recent water quality crisis in Flint, MI,...
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30th Annual Fine Arts Festival
The Indian Prairie Educational Foundation announces the 30th Annual Fine Arts Festival that will take place on Saturday, May 21, 2016 from 9 am to 4 pm at Metea Valley, Neuqua Valley and Waubonsie...
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National Merit Scholarship Winners Announced
National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced 10 District 204 students are 2016 National Merit $2500 Scholarship winners. The Merit Scholar designees were chosen from a talent pool of more than...
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