Following the approval of a $93 million referendum in November 2022, Community Consolidated School District 15 (CCSD 15), consisting of 20 schools serving seven municipalities, sought to expand Plum Grove from a junior high into a full middle school to better accommodate the area’s growing and uniquely diverse population.
With the referendum passed, CCSD 15 began work to tackle three major areas of improvement across the district: repairing and restoring facilities, updating learning spaces and improving student transitions from elementary through to high school. Additions at Plum Grove include two new three-story classroom wings, or “houses,” which form the backbone of the middle school concept, for a total of twelve new general education classrooms. Each grade-level house also has its own learning commons with an innovative shared learning hub, including a central collaboration space, new science lab spaces, and modern, flexible classrooms. In addition, the project includes site updates such as traffic and paving improvements, a new track, and added play fields.