Kaneland School District 302

The Kaneland District 302 school board Monday approved putting a $140.3 million referendum on the April 1, 2025 consolidated election ballot to address repairs and renovations to its aging facilities.

Kaneland School District has gathered feedback from the community, staff and students through town halls, surveys and events to inform decisions about a potential referendum.

Over $7,000 and counting was raised for Conley Outreach Community Services during the 2024 Run to Remember 5K & Fun Run.

Search our table to see what designation your Kane County school received on the 2024 school report card.

This week, the Illinois State Board of Education released school- and district-level data showing what percentage of Kane County students were considered proficient in math and reading last year. Check out this chart to see if that's an improvement over the prior year.

Kaneland High School students, staff and community members celebrated homecoming on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024 with a parade through Elburn.

Run to Remember 5K & Fun Run will be Oct. 19, but registration is going on now until Sept. 27.

Abby Grams of Kaneland High School was named one of the recipients of the 2024 Deja Family Memorial Scholarship.

The Kaneland School District 302 administration recently named James Horne as the new director of educational services for sixth through 12th grade.

Check out photo galleries from Class of 2024 graduations throughout DeKalb County covered by Shaw Local News Network.

Kaneland High School graduates were celebrated during the school’s 2024 Commencement Ceremony at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb on Sunday, May 19, 2024.

A tour of Kaneland High School will start in the library, with activities for feedback about a potential Nov. 5 referendum for projects and costs for several schools in the district.

Twelve years after originally being bought up to the school board's attention, the Kaneland High School board voted to go through with resurfacing its 48-year old track.

The Kane County Regional Office of Education will honor educators and other professionals at the Educator of the Year awards dinner, to be held May 3.

School District 302 needs volunteer members for several committees and for the Kaneland Foundation.

Mr. Kaneland is approaching the $60,000 mark in money raised over the years during this annual event. The money goes to the Delnor Center for Breast Health and Kaneland Cares

Kaneland School District 302 has lined up who will succeed its current superintendent Dr. Todd Lenden upon his retirement at the end of the 2024-25 school year.

Kane County Sheriff's Deputy Christopher Ruchaj, age 50, died unexpectedly of cardiac arrest on Feb. 14, at his home in Sugar Grove.

Kaneland High School students, staff and community members celebrated homecoming with a parade in Sugar Grove on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023.

Ottosen DiNolfo Hasenbalg & Castaldo, Ltd., which has been representing the Kaneland School District since 1992, also represents the village of Sugar Grove, which is working with Crown Community Development on a new master community.

Images from the annual Maple Park Fun Fest on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023.

Joe Krsyzak, a member of Lions Club who has led the way in ensuring that a carnival day specifically for special needs kids with sensory issues remains a huge part of Elburn Days, was recognized for his continued efforts during the Kaneland Board of Education meeting.

A motorcyclist was killed in the accident, which happened while Kaneland High School students were leaving for the day.

Kaneland John Shields Elementary School welcomed students and faculty back on the first day of the 2023-24 school year in Sugar Grove on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023.

During the Aug. 14 meeting, the board unanimously approved the agreement for a school resource officer, as well as an arrangement for traffic control at the middle school.

Students in Kane County school districts return to class next week. St. Charles District 303 starts Monday Aug. 14, and Batavia Public School District 101, Geneva Community Unit School District 304, and Kaneland Community Unit School District 302 all start on Wednesday, Aug. 16.

The Kaneland school board voted Monday night, July 31, to focus money on Kaneland High School’s parking and bus lots instead of resurfacing the high school’s track previously deemed unsafe by some KHS parents and athletes.

The Kaneland school board on June 26 agreed to approve budgets for the Fox Valley Career Center and Kaneland district for the 2023-2024 school year.

Parents expressed safety concerns about the high school track at a recent school board meeting.

Abbey Mondi of Kaneland High School is the recipient of the Deja Family Memorial Scholarship, the Deja Family Foundation recently announced.

Kaneland High School held their 2023 commencement ceremony in DeKalb on Sunday, May 21, 2023.

Kaneland district officials would not confirm if the disciplinary action was related to a fire that was set at Kaneland High School on May 3.

The Kaneland High School track may not get any major overhauls until 2028, according to a plan presented to the Kaneland School Board at Monday night’s meeting.

Classes resumed Thursday at Kaneland High School after a fire was set in a bathroom Wednesday morning. Administrators said they believe the fire was "set intentionally," according to an email to Kaneland High School families.

Middle school Industrial Arts teacher Michael Livorsi is nominated for a Kane County Educator of the Year award.

Teacher Daniel Ponczek was never good at math while growing up. Now as an educator, he has a special place in his heart for students who struggle with the subject.

Cindy Babich, who has been an English teacher in the Kaneland school district for about 10 years, will leave her classroom at Blackberry Creek Elementary School next fall for the new IgKnight Academy.

The fire has been extinguished, but classes are cancelled for the rest of the day as a precaution. No injuries were reported.

The Kaneland school board voted to lay off six paraprofessional staff during Monday night’s board meeting.

The school board voted Monday to gather more information before renewing with current provider Canon, but administrators urge the board to keep the vendor.

Contestants strutted their stuff for the annual Mr. Kaneland 2023 competition on Friday, March 10, 2023 in Maple Park.

The Kaneland Citizens Advisory Committee and Kaneland Education Association are hosting a school board candidate forum at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23 at Kaneland Harter Middle School.

The school board discussed purchasing five buses at a cost of $478,125 at Monday night’s meeting.

The district's 2022 tax levy increased by just over 5% from last year's levy.

The Kaneland school board voted to approve the replacement of three malfunctioning HVAC control units during its Nov. 28 board meeting.

The Kaneland School District 302 voted at Monday night’s school board meeting to add a $57 million referendum to the April 4 ballot.

The Kaneland school board also renamed the former middle school that will house new IgKnight Academy and Fox Valley Career Center at the Oct. 24 meeting.

Kaneland High School students presented "Failure: A Love Story" at the Maple Park school Oct. 21-22.

Kaneland Harter Middle School presented a production of “How to Host a Murder Mystery Dinner Party (In 15 Simple Steps)” on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022 in Sugar Grove.

The board discussed two options to improve district facilities. The final decision will be made at the Oct. 24 meeting.