Schools
House Concept

District 202 schools are assigned to a "House" based in part on their geographic location, as well as their proximity to other schools within that house.

The "House" concept is used to break a large system into smaller, more manageable systems by grouping and aligning schools to create a feeder system.

The "House" system ensures that specific elementary schools feed into specific middle schools, which in turn feed into specific high schools, producing continuity for students throughout their educational career.

District 202's Red, Green and Blue "Houses" each comprise either five or six elementary schools, two or three middle schools and one high school.

An Orange House has been created for the 2008-2009 school year in conjunction with the opening of Plainfield East High School in August 2008

The entire educational experience of some students is limited to schools assigned to a particular house. The house concept allows teachers and administrators at each level to share a relatively common student body, and lends itself to improved communication and planning as students move from level to level.

Increased student enrollment may present a need for schools to shift between houses or for the creation of additional houses.

Regardless of the house, all District 202 students share a common curriculum. Our main goal is to provide students with a meaningful curriculum district-wide, while also personalizing the educational experience for each student.

Blue House - House Director:Peter Gluck
Plainfield South High School
Middle Schools
Aux Sable
Drauden Point
Elementary Schools
Charles Reed
Meadow View
Ridge
Thomas Jefferson
Wesmere

Green House - House Director: Craig Brown
Plainfield High School-Central Campus
Middle Schools
Indian Trail
Timber Ridge
Elementary Schools
Central
Crystal Lawns
River View
Grand Prairie

Orange House (for 2008-09 school year) - House Director: Dan Thorse
Plainfield East High School
Middle Schools
John F. Kennedy
Elementary Schools
Creekside
Elizabeth Eichelberger
Lakewood Falls*
Liberty

*Lakewood Falls Elementary school students will continue to attend Indian Trail Middle School until the district's eighth middle school is built, at which time House assignments may change. Indian Trail will remain part of the Green House in 2008-2009, and will feed to Plainfield High School-Central Campus. But Lakewood Falls students will attend Plainfield East High School.

Red House - House Director: Mark Heiss
Plainfield North High School
Middle Schools
Heritage Grove
Ira Jones
Elementary Schools
Eagle Pointe
Freedom
Lincoln
Walker's Grove

Note: Bonnie McBeth Learning Center, Plainfield Academy and the Turnabout Program serve students from throughout the district and are not assigned to a particular House, but attend monthly meetings with the Red House.