Marine pays surprise visit to little sister's suburban school

The returning student registration system is now open.

All parents whose residency has been verified will receive an email April 25 with instructions on how to register. Families have been contacted via email if their residency could not be verified. (Current eighth-graders are not included as they move onto high school.) 

Please follow the registration instructions carefully. If you do not see the email, please check your spam and junk mail folders. 

Early childhood registration notification emails will be sent the week of April 29th. 

Please welcome political newcomers Maura Kennedy and Amie M. Krummick, along with incumbent Linda Lucke, to the Libertyville School District 70 Board of Education. Kennedy and Lucke, along with write-in candidate Krummick, ran unopposed for the three open four-year term School Board seats. 

We also would like to thank Greta Hoff and Chris Kennedy for their dedication in serving on the District 70 School Board. Hoff completed a four-year term, while Kennedy devoted 12 years to the board. Lucke was re-elected to serve in her second four-year term. 

Registration for D70 Summer School for residents is now open.

Libertyville School District 70's popular Summer School will run from 8:30-11:45 a.m. on Monday through Thursday on June 10 through to July 11 at Highland Middle and Rockland schools. 

The list of course offerings is posted on the D70 website.

Kindergarten and new student registration for the 2019-20 school year is now open. 

Registration for returning students will be held later this spring. 

District 70 student textbook and technology fees for the 2019-2020 school year will remain unchanged.

Fees for the upcoming school year, including textbook rental fees, technology fees, and supply costs, will be $125 for students in kindergarten through fifth-grade, while sixth- eighth-graders pay $225. Incoming sixth-graders will receive a new Chromebook.  

Libertyville School District 70 has been named a Top Workplace 2018-19 by an independent improvement specialist after reviewing data collected by staff survey results.

District 70 placed 11 in the mid-size company category, between 250-999 employees, out of 55 companies listed by the Chicago Tribune, which sponsored the survey. About 2,612 companies were invited to participate in the study. 

The Libertyville school district also was honored with the award in 2015-16. 

The Libertyville School District 70 Board of Education agreed Monday night to hire Dr. Matthew J. Barbini, currently deputy superintendent of schools in Community Consolidated School District 15 in Palatine, to be the next superintendent of schools for District 70.

During a school board meeting, board members unanimously approved a three-year contract with Barbini that will begin on July 1, 2019. He replaces Supt. Dr. Guy Schumacher, who is retiring in June after a decade in the top slot.  

May 24                                      Early Release  K-5  at 1:15 p.m.
                                                    Early Release Highland at 1:45 p.m. 
May 27                                      No School - Memorial Day  

June 5                                        Last Day of School; early release