Belvidere Community Unit School District 100

Belvidere Community Unit School District 100 is a unified school district located in Belvidere, the county seat of Boone County, Illinois. The school district is composed of twelve schools in all, with all schools being located in the city limits of Belvidere with the exception of Kishwaukee Elementary School in Garden Prairie, Illinois, and Caledonia Elementary School in Caledonia, Illinois. All in all, there are seven elementary schools, two middle schools, two high schools, and one early childhood program center. The current superintendent is Sarah Palinlog; [ [http://www.district100.com/D100CentralOfficeStaff.htm Central Office Faculty Contact Information] , retrieved 2008-5-10] Belvidere High School, the first of the two high schools, is headed by Dr. Chester Pulaski; it encompasses the grades 9-12. Belvidere North High School does the same, although it serves outside the actual city of Belvidere. It is directed by Principal Richard Kirchner; [ [http://www.district100.com/d100bnhshp.htm Belvidere North High School General Information] , retrieved 2008-5-10] Belvidere South Middle School, the larger of the two middle schools, is located in the southern reaches of the city Belvidere. Similar to its counterpart Belvidere Central Middle School, which is located just outside the city proper, it serves grades six through eight. The principal of Belvidere South is Peter Sloan, [ [http://www.district100.com/D100SMShp.htm South Middle School General Information] , retrieved 2008-5-10] while the principal of Belvidere Central is Harold Gries; [ [http://www.district100.com/D100CMShp.htm Central Middle School General Information] , 2008-5-10] Caledonia Elementary School, which serves the village of Caledonia's K-5th graders, is governed by James Anderson; [ [http://www.district100.com/D100CEShp.htm Caledonia Elementary School General Information] , retrieved 2008-5-10] Kishwaukee Elementary School, which serves grades K-5 in the unincorporated community Garden Prairie, is headed by Debbie Anderson; [ [http://www.district100.com/D100KEShp.htm Kishwaukee Elementary School General Information] , retrieved 2008-5-10] Lincoln Elementary School, like Perry Elementary School and Meehan Elementary School, all serve the city of Belvidere's K-5th Graders. While Suzanne Deasey is principal of Lincoln Elementary, [ [http://www.district100.com/D100LEShp.htm Lincoln Elementary School General Information] , retrieved 2008-5-10] the principal of Meehan is Jody Dahlseng [ [http://www.district100.com/D100MEShp.htm Meehan Elementary School General Information] , retrieved 2008-5-10] and the principal of Perry is Sandy LaMendola. [ [http://www.district100.com/D100PEShp.htm Perry Elementary School General Information] , retrieved 2008-5-10] Seth Whitman Elementary School, which serves the same grades and city as the previous three elementary schools, is located directly next to Belvidere North High School. Cynthia Connor manages the school. [ [http://www.district100.com/D100SWEShp.htm Seth Whitman Elementary School General Information] , retrieved 2008-5-10] Washington Elementary School encompasses K-5, but also includes a prekindergarten program. The principal is Jack Neil. [ [http://www.district100.com/D100WEShp.htm Washington Elementary School General Information] , retrieved 2008-5-10] Lastly, the early childhood program for this district is held at Boone County Center, and is directed by Sheri Smith. [ [http://www.district100.com/D100BCChp.htm Boone County Center General Information] , retrieved 2008-5-10]

Most of the student body of the district is white; however, a sizable number of Hispanics inhabit and attend Belvidere Community Unit School District 100 as well. The average of school grades place this school at or just over the state average. [ [http://www.greatschools.net/cgi-bin/il/district_profile/251 Belvidere CUSD 100 District Information on GreatSchools.net] , retrieved 2008-5-10]

External links

* [http://www.district100.net/ District web page]

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