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Indian Prairie Education Association The Indian Prairie Education Association (IPEA) is the local affiliate of the Illinois Education Association and National Education Association.

The IPEA represents over two thousand professional educators teaching early childhood through 12th grade in Indian Prairie Community School District #204 serving Naperville, Aurora, and Bolingbrook. The Indian Prairie Community School District has twenty-one elementary schools, seven middle schools, three high schools, and educates over 27,000 children

10/20/2026

IPSD 204’s Builta Elementary has been selected as a 2026 Governor’s Blue Ribbon School by the ISBE and the Governor's Office.

10/20/2026

Congratulations to Metea Valley social studies department chair Don Pankuch, who was recently awarded the Carolyn Pereira Civic Leadership Award.

10/20/2026

Congratulations to Metea Valley art teacher Karen Popovich for earning the President’s Choice Award from the Illinois Art Education Association.

Congratulations to all the runners …🎉🎉🎉
10/19/2026

Congratulations to all the runners …🎉🎉🎉

10/03/2026
09/30/2026

Niche released its 2027 rankings for best schools and school districts. Indian Prairie ranked #25 out of 10,449 school districts in the United States and #5 out of 406 in Illinois. Additionally, all three of our high schools ranked among the top 25 in the state: Neuqua Valley ( #11), Metea Valley ( #16), and Waubonsie Valley ( #22).

Achievements like these reflect the hard work, dedication, and collaboration of our students, staff, and district families.

09/22/2026
09/18/2026
09/15/2026

Congratulations to retired Metea Valley High School math teacher Jacqueline Palmquist on receiving the Distinguished Life Achievement in Mathematics Award from the Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics (ICTM). Palmquist, who was the Metea math department chair for 14 years, was honored for pioneering “Number Talks”, which focused classroom conversations on genuine mathematical discourse where every student felt capable and valued. The ICTM also highlighted Palmquist’s work as the author of “Number Talks for High School" flip book series and her time serving as the National Professional Learning Director for the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics.

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1240 E. Diehl
Naperville, IL
60563

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