News | Carl Sandburg

New school resource officer builds trust with smiles

Nov 03, 2025

As Mundelein Police Officer Roger Dunn walks down the Carl Sandburg hallway, eager students clamor right beside him. The reason seems obvious at first: he has a pocket full of candy! During lunch and passing periods, he’ll challenge students to games and award candy if they win. Sometimes to earn a prize, the student will have to tell him something they learned that day. It’s all a part of how Carl Sandburg’s new School Resource Officer builds trust with students.

CSMS students broadcast story on stage construction project

Oct 20, 2025

Carl Sandburg students got their first in-depth look at the construction process for the school’s new stage when three eighth-grade students from Tiger News Network (TNN) broadcast an interview they recorded in the partially completed building addition.

D75 Board earns second governance recognition honor

Sep 29, 2025

The Illinois Association of School Boards is once again honoring the District 75 School Board for its effective governance behaviors. The Board was one of 42 Illinois school districts honored with the School Board Governance Recognition. It recognizes the Board’s effective governance behaviors and its commitment toward obtaining the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively govern the district.

D75 Board adjusts school calendar to match high school changes

Aug 27, 2025

Mundelein elementary and middle school students will begin school after Labor Day in the next two school years to match calendar changes at Mundelein High School. The District 75 School Board approved the changes Tuesday night. The Mundelein High School District 120 School Board adjusted its calendar on August 12 in an effort to allow for construction at the high school to proceed as effectively as possible.

Mundelein's shared services model helps save on administrative costs

Jun 23, 2025

The shared services model used by Mundelein School Districts 75 and 120 has proven beneficial in many ways. It provides continuity and collaboration among staff from both districts, efficiencies in materials, supplies and skilled labor, and cost savings in administrative compensation.

CSMS honors Mark Pilut with room dedication

Jun 17, 2025

When Mark Pilut retired in 2024 after serving as principal of Carl Sandburg Middle School for 20 years, he said he wouldn’t mind if changes are made once he’s gone. One change was made this spring with the renaming of the school’s multi-purpose room, also known as the MPR. In May, the school dedicated the room in his name and MPR now stands for the “Mark Pilut Room.”

CSMS Band Receives Top Honor at SuperState Festival

May 13, 2025

On Monday afternoon, just three days after Carl Sandburg Middle School’s 8th Grade Symphonic Band performed at the University of Illinois SuperState Concert Band Festival, Band Director Moulee Gupta called the students out of their classes. She said she wanted to get a group photo.

CSMS Symphonic Band qualifies for SuperState

Several years ago, due to COVID-19 restrictions, Carl Sandburg students were forced to choose their first musical instruments in the school parking lot. Despite those humble beginnings, these current eighth-grade students have accomplished something not done at the school in the past 25 years: The 8th Grade Symphonic Band will perform at the University of Illinois Bands’ 2025 SuperState Concert Band Festival in May.

Sixth-graders enjoy "March Mathness" at Carl Sandburg

Mar 21, 2025

March Madness “brackets” originally referred to the groupings of teams in the NCAA basketball tournament. But eventually, people began making brackets for their favorite movies, songs or books. Now, brackets have crossed over into the world of mathematics, as small teams of Carl Sandburg sixth-graders compete in their own tournament. Let’s just call it “March Mathness.”

Mundelein school boards name next superintendent

Feb 19, 2025

School Boards from both Mundelein School Districts 75 and 120 on Tuesday named Dr. Corey Tafoya as the next superintendent to lead within its shared services model. Tafoya, currently the Superintendent of Harvard Community Unit School District 50, will take over the leadership of retiring Mundelein Superintendent Dr. Kevin Myers beginning on July 1.