
Lansing School District 158 continuously strives to provide a safe, supportive, and inclusive environment within which our students can learn and our staff members can work. We value the contributions and diversity of our team that help to support the District’s mission of educating Lansing’s children in a caring place. On October 4, 2024, the Executive Director of Human Resources sent an email to staff that failed to align with the District’s mission, goals, and expectations. A prompt and thorough investigation of this incident and its impact on the school environment took place. Throughout this process, the District respectfully allowed individuals who were negatively impacted by the email to have their thoughts and feelings heard while also considering the position of the Executive Director. After carefully reflecting on the conduct at issue, its impact on the environment of the District, and hearing directly from staff members and the Executive Director of Human Resources, the Board of Education determined that she could no longer effectively continue to serve in her administrative role. As a result, the Board voted unanimously to immediately terminate her contract as Executive Director of Human Resources. In accordance with her tenure rights under the Illinois School Code, the Executive Director was transferred to a teaching position for which she holds the proper credentials. Her compensation and benefits in this role have been adjusted to align with the collective bargaining agreement between the Board of Education and the Lansing Education Association.


Today at 11:40 AM, the blue light emergency system was accidentally activated at Coolidge Elementary School. Police responded immediately and all students and staff are safe. We apologize for any disruptions this may have caused and appreciate our staff who responded quickly and identified the false alarm.



Memorial hosted a Family Reading Night with special guest Tim Hannig who promoted a message of inclusion and acceptance. Families enjoyed ELA-based board games, especially Vocabulary Battleship, and students were able to take home books, shirts, treats, and some of the games! #MightyMustangs


Lansing School District 158 "Back to School" Student Interviews. Airing on ABC 7 LOCALish on Sunday, 9/22 at 11:00 p.m.


Please be reminded that all students have a noon dismissal today for school improvement. Our offices will close at 12:30 PM in order for all staff to participate. You are welcome to contact the office of your child's school with any questions.


Oak Glen's Mrs. Nye leading her fourth grade students in the purpose of a Venn Diagram. #OakGlenExtraordinaire


Memorial's National Junior Honor Society is holding a fundraiser through Besse Shirt Lettering in honor of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month in September and Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October! This year we will be donating to Project Fire Buddies and the Pink Ribbon Society. Please click the link below to purchase a t-shirt, hoodie, or sweatpants to support these important causes! #158Strong #MightyMustangs
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Ms. Bown’s fifth graders at Oak Glen practiced the power of teamwork with the Cup Stacking Challenge! #OakGlenExtraordinaire


District 158 transitioned to a new food service provider, Arbor Management, over the summer. You can access breakfast, snack, and lunch menus for our schools on the district webpage.
Feel free to reach out to our new Food Service Director, Mrs. Suela Maldonado, at 708-251-3620 or smaldonado@d158.net with any questions or thoughts about the student meal program.


This afternoon, a false alarm occurred at Coolidge Elementary School when a blue light button was accidentally pushed. Police responded immediately and all students and staff are safe. We apologize for any concern this caused, especially in light of the recent events in Georgia. Our hearts go out to the community of Apalachee High School and we are very grateful for the quick response today by our staff and police. Please reach out to your child's school with any questions.


Oak Glen's Math Interventionist Mr. Ewing took over the third grade class of Mrs. Surges and Ms. Cruz to drop some math knowledge! #OakGlenExtraordinaire

District 158 administrators Mr. Walsh, Mr. Byrne, Mrs. Foster, Ms. Rogers, Mrs. Sechowski, and Mrs. Tomaszewski participated in a Stone Soup event with Lansing community stakeholders! Participants shared ideas, networked, and planned for future collaborations between the schools, park districts, youth organizations, libraries, churches, and first responders. #158Strong


District 158 has prepared a joint statement with Thornton Fractional Township High School District 215 regarding the recent increases in residential property taxes. This includes information from Cook County Assessor Fitz Kaegi and Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas, as well as guidance on appealing your current assessment.





The 2024-2025 school year at Oak Glen has kicked off! Congratulationss to Mr. Corrie, Mrs. Macudzinski, Ms. Smith, Mrs. Nye, Mrs. Barbaro, Mrs. Camarena, and Mr. Camarena for winning our facility meeting teambuilding activity. We look forward to welcoming our students back tomorrow! #OakGlenExtraordinaire


District 158 faculty and staff have been participating in 15 professional development sessions this summer like the one below focused on IXL, including seven in partnership with the South Cook Intermediate Service Center. We look forward to welcoming our students back next week! #158Strong #LittleLearners #CoolidgeCares #OakGlenExtraordinaire #RoadrunnerPride #MightyMustangs


Welcome to the 2024-2025 school year! We hope all of our students have a great first day. Our offices will close at 12:30 PM this afternoon. Please contact your child's school with any questions.


The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) recently informed school districts across the state about two data security incidents in which student information was accidentally or unintentionally made public on their website. Unfortunately, District 158 students enrolled during the 2023-2024 school year were included in these incidents. ISBE has issued the following letter regarding this incident, which is being placed in student files to comply with the Family Education Rights & Privacy Act, or FERPA (20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99)
ISBE communicates that no social security numbers or financial account information were impacted because of these data incidents. However, you are welcome to contact their office at (866) 262-6663 or visit their website at www.isbe.net with any questions or for more information.



Cultural Celebration Day at Fox Pointe - August 17, 2024


Please see below for a letter from Superintendent Dr. Schilling regarding a temporary change in the Administrative Team at Memorial Junior High School.
You are welcome to contact Memorial's Main Office with any questions. We look forward to seeing all of our students and staff back next week!

