2024 McHenry County Top Workplaces Recipient

2023 NSPRA Award of Excellence Recipient

District 15 received 2 Awards of Excellence and Award of Merit from the National School Public Relations Association.

2023 Best Communities for Music Education

For the 4th year in a row, D15 has been recognized as one of the Best Communities in the Nation for Music Education by the National Association of Music Merchants Association.

2023 Distinguished Service Award of Excellence

District 15’s Board of Education President, Mr. Chad Mihevc, has received the Distinguished Service Award of Excellence from the Illinois Chapter of the National School Public Relations Association (INSPRA).

2023 Lina Rogers Award

District 15's Director of Health Services, Amy Wuerger, was named a recipient of the Lina Rogers award by the McHenry County Department of Health.

2022 Superintendent To Watch Recognition

District 15's Superintendent, Dr. Josh Reitz, named a Superintendent to Watch by the National School Public Relations Association.

Modern Governance Award

District 15 is a proud recipient of the Modern Governance 100 award from Diligent for its innovative best practices for school business and governance.

2022 Distinguished Service Awards of Excellence

District 15 is excited to announce that we have received two Awards of Excellence as part of the 2022 Distinguished Service Awards Program from the Illinois Chapter of the National School Public Relations Association (INSPRA).

2022 Best Community for Music Education

District 15 was named a winner of the Best Communities for Music Education for 2022 by the National Association of Music Merchants.

Thrive Award 2021

D15’s Parkland School & McHenry Middle School are so honored to win the Thrive Award! This award celebrates public schools that provide supportive learning environments based on trust, commitment, and safety.

2021 Best Community for Music Education

McHenry School District 15 has been recognized, for the second year in a row, as one of the Best Communities in the Nation for Music Education by the National Association for Music Merchants (NAMM) Association.

NSPRA Award of Merit

District 15 received an Award of Merit from NSPRA for the dynamic web experience our district website offers.

NSPRA Publications and Digital Media Awards

District 15 received two awards for distinguished achievement in the category of videos produced in-house for marketing purposes from NSPRA..

2020 Best Community for Music Education

McHenry School District 15 has been recognized as one of the Best Communities in the Nation for Music Education by the National Association for Music Merchants (NAMM) Association.

FETC STEM Excellence Winner!

District 15's Parkland School was named the number one middle school in the nation for STEM, STEAM, and Innovative Programming at the Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC).

NSPRA Golden Achievement Awards

The District received two Golden Achievement Awards from NSPRA for exemplary public relations.

ISTE Technology PLN Award Winner

District 15 has been nationally recognized by the International Society for Technology in Education for exceptional technology integration and fusion within their school community.

SETDA National Finalist

District 15 has been nominated as a top five finalist in the nation showcasing how their school programs offer students a digital edge while also empowering them to become actively engaged within their community.

FETC STEM Excellence

McHenry School District 15 competed as a finalist at the Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC) for the national STEM Excellence Award.

District 15 Featured in IASB Educational Journal

District 15 is featured in the IASB Educational Journal and is recognized as a model school district for innovation.