DISTRICT 101 ENROLLMENT INFORMATION

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Western Springs School District 101 Boundaries

Welcome to District 101

Western Springs School District 101 is an elementary school district located in the central Cook County village of Western Springs, Illinois, which is a Chicago suburb. The District is comprised of three elementary schools (K-5) and one junior high school (6-8), and serves approximately 1,400 students. Our students attend Lyons Township High School in LaGrange, Illinois.

To enroll your child(ren), please contact your neighborhood school.

Field Park Elementary, Denise Stetler

Forest Hills Elementary, Erin McLaughlin

Laidlaw Elementary, Elizabeth Walker

McClure Junior High, Kelly Fuhr

OPEN ENROLLMENT FOR RESIDENTS OF DISTRICT 101

The District will consider requests for flexible enrollment for all schools provided that:

  1. First option to attend a school is given to neighborhood attendance area residents.

  2. Enrollment of pupils from outside the neighborhood attendance area does not result in class size deemed by the Superintendent in the exercise of his or her discretion to be excessive for that grade level.

  3. The enrollment is for an entire school year or, if granted during a school year, for the remainder of that school year.

  4. The family shall arrange for and bear the cost of transportation.

  5. Application is made in writing to the receiving principal.

  6. The decision to grant or deny the application shall be made by the Superintendent on an annual basis.

  7. The decision to approve the open enrollment request for one child does not guarantee approval for a sibling.

  8. If a parent(s) chooses to enroll a student at a District school outside the neighborhood attendance area to accommodate District needs, space may be guaranteed for the student at that school for future years.