Join us in celebrating IL School Principal Appreciation Week by recognizing the outstanding work of our 28 remarkable school leaders!
Fact of the Day:
In 1946, Sylvia Mendez attended an “all-white” school 7 years before Brown vs. Board of Education was passed!
Fact of the Day: Hispanics represent 25% of the total Gen Z population (nearly 20 million!)
PPS offers English as a Second Language (ESL) classes at Richwoods High School, Liberty Leadership Middle School, Charter Oak Primary School, Kellar Primary School, & Northmoor Primary School!
Fact of the Day: Hispanic and Latino Americans are nearly 20% of the US population!
Fact of the Day: There are approximately 1.1 million veterans in the United States who are of Hispanic origin. They have fought in every US war!
Peoria Public Schools offers one-way Dual Language classes for grades K-5 at Glen Oak Community Learning Center, Annie Jo Gordon Community Learning Center, and Lincoln K-8 School.
Fact of the Day: There are 4.65 Million Latino-owned businesses in the US!
Last year, students from all three of our High Schools took a school trip to Puerto Rico!
Happy School Custodian Appreciation Day to all of the remarkable custodians who make our school buildings the best places to learn!
Fact of the Day: Latinos start 82% of all new businesses in the US!
Dual Language students make up 8.5% of Peoria Public School's student population with about 1,093 students!
Fact of the Day: Sonia Sotomayor was sworn in as the first Hispanic Supreme Court Justice in 2009.
It's School Improvement Day and Annie Jo Gordon CLC staff are fired up! 🔥🔥
Reminder that today is a half day for all students except Valeska and Knoxville.
Our high schools offer 7 Spanish classes: Spanish 1-4, AP Spanish, and Spanish for Heritage Speakers 1 and 2.
Franklin Primary School was given the August Most Improved Attendance Award for increasing their attendance by 2.7%! Keep up the great work!
Franklin Primary School was awarded the August Most Improved Attendance award for increasing attendance by 2.7%! Keep up the great work!
Fact of the Day: 41% more Latinos enrolled in college from 2010-2021!
Parents and guardians can learn more about getting their student into a Dual Language Immersion class at one of our yearly informational meetings or Kindergarten Roundup in April!
Fact of the Day: Spanish is the second-most spoken language in the United States after English. There are about 20 Million Spanish speakers in the US!