ESY Summer School Site Coordinator PreK-12

Position Type:

Summer Projects

Date Posted:

2/2/2026

Location:

Various Locations

Closing Date:

02/28/2026

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Summer School Site Administrator for Grades Prek-12

Who We Are:

Waukegan Community Unit School District No. 60 serves nearly 15,500 students in preschool through grade 12 and is located halfway between Chicago, Illinois and Milwaukee, Wisconsin on the shores of Lake Michigan. Our District has one early learning center, 15 elementary schools, five middle schools and a high school program divided between two 9 12th grade campuses. The District encompasses portions of Waukegan, Beach Park and Park City.

Why We Do This Work:

The Waukegan Community Unit School District No. 60 has set an ambitious agenda for change, guided by the belief that all children, regardless of circumstances, can achieve at high levels and academic gaps can and will be eliminated with the support of teachers who deliver engaging, relevant, and academically rigorous instruction that excites students and instills a love of learning in them.

Responsibilities:
Program Planning/Preparation:

* Assist in recruiting teachers;

* Prepare student rosters and assign classrooms;

* Ensure that assigned site(s) has the materials/resources, supplies and equipment needed to be successful within budget constraints;

* Work with approved professional development presenters and maintain required records;

* Monitor breakfast program;

Program Logistics:

* Monitor student transportation;

* Coordinate among classroom/sites to insure program integrity;

* Review teacher lesson plans for program integrity;

* Handle professional development logistics, e.g., facility, etc.;

* Work with central office personnel in employing and compensating staff;

* Work with professional development presenters to organize, prepare, and deliver sessions;

Program Monitoring:

* Maintain student attendance records;

* Monitor completion of the individual reading inventories;

* Maintain teacher/administrator attendance at school and professional development sessions;

* Conduct and inventory of the purchased materials;

* Contact parents/guardians of students who are absent; hold parent conferences as necessary;

* Work with teachers in reporting student progress to parents during the Summer Bridges;

* Analyze and summarize program results;

* Prepare final report and submit to central office;

* Collect, analyze, and interpret district student assessments;

* Conduct a minimum of one observation in each classroom weekly and provide feedback;

* Prepare building rules for the summer;

* Actively participate in all professional development;

* Collect and review lesson plans weekly to ensure lesson plans are aligned with the designated curriculum;

* Distribute and collect program evaluation surveys, e.g., parent, teacher;

* Analyze professional development evaluations for continuous improvement of sessions;

* Work with professional development to maintain records for certificate renewal.

Qualifications:

* Applicant must have valid Illinois Type 75 Administrative Certificate;

* Site administrators are expected to have an interest in program management and operation of and instructional leadership for reading improvement.

Stipend:
Per stipend contract

Final date to receive applications:
Candidates must submit an online application to be received by closing date.

Location:

Various Locations

Currently scheduled for:

Professional Development May 28, 2026

Student attendance dates:
June 2 through June 30, 2026

PreK- 8th Grade Student attendance: 8:30 am - 2:00 pm Monday through Thursday

9-12th Grade Student attendance:
Session A 8 - 11:30am Session B 12:15 - 3:45pm Monday through Thursday

Waukegan School District is not responsible for any unforeseen calendar changes that might be decided by the District.

Only online applications will be considered.

Apply: www.wps
60.org

Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 offers employment opportunities without regard to age, gender, race, color, national origin,

religion, marital or military/veteran status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, parental status, genetics, disability or other protected category.