Morton Grove School District 70

What Morton Grove School District 70 does

Morton Grove School District 70 is a public K-8 school district operating under Illinois state law and governed by a seven-member elected Board of Education. The district runs a single school, Park View School, located at 6200 Lake Street, Morton Grove, Illinois, and serves students from Blended Preschool (ages 3-5) through eighth grade within Niles Township boundaries. Core academic programming is delivered through a district-wide Professional Learning Community (PLC) model that organizes teachers into collaborative teams applying a plan-do-study-act cycle, supported by Total School Cluster Grouping for talent development, a three-tier Response to Intervention (RtI) reading model with universal screening three times per year, and specialized services in special education (delivered in partnership with NTDSE), Emergent Bilingual education, and gifted/Advanced Pathways instruction.

The district's underlying technology stack is built on third-party K-12 platforms rather than proprietary systems: Google Workspace for Education for staff and student productivity, PowerSchool as the Student Information System for grades, attendance, and registration, ParentSquare for two-way family communication with translation, and assessment tools (NWEA MAP, AIMS Web, RenLearn STAR/AR, Evaluwise) for benchmarking and teacher evaluation. Operational services are outsourced where appropriate — First Student for bus transportation and Nutrislice/Wordware for food service account management — and a single-sign-on portal (Clever) ties digital resources together.

MGSD70 does not operate as a commercial enterprise; it is funded through a combination of local property taxes, Illinois state education aid, and federal grants, with no tuition charged to resident K-8 students. Ancillary revenue streams include paid Educator Site Visit Programs (a non-traditional channel monetizing the district's nationally recognized PLC model), fee-based food services with free and reduced-price eligibility, optional student accident insurance, and FOIA document reproduction fees. The customer base is the resident family population within district boundaries, making geographic and demographic concentration a structural feature of the operating model.

Name

Morton Grove School District 70

Legal name

Morton Grove School District 70

Website

https://mgsd70.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1897

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Morton Grove School District 70 is a public K-8 school district in Morton Grove, Illinois, operating Park View School under a nationally recognized Professional Learning Community model, funded by property taxes and state aid, and serving resident families from Blended Preschool through eighth grade.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public K-8 Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public School Districts (K–12) (EDADABAA), Public Special Education Schools & Programs (EDAJAAAH), Special Needs-Inclusive Early Learning Academies (EDACADAI)

Keywords

• K-8 public education
• Professional learning communities
• Talent development services
• Response to intervention
• Special education services

Headquarters

HQ city

Morton Grove

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: District funded through property taxes, state education funding, and federal grants. Operates as a public school district with no tuition for resident students in grades K-8.
2. Food Services: Lunch and breakfast programs including free and reduced lunch applications for qualifying families. Summer meals program available.
3. FOIA Document Requests: Fee-based public records requests. First 50 black and white pages free; additional pages 15 cents each. Color copies 47-51 cents per page depending on size.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Morton Grove School District 70 is a public K-8 school district that delivers tuition-free core education to resident families through its single school, Park View School, supplemented by Blended Preschool (ages 3-5), Talent Development & Enrichment (Total School Cluster Grouping) with middle school Advanced Pathways, a three-tier Response to Intervention (RtI) reading framework, Special Education services delivered with NTDSE, an Emergent Bilingual Department, a Professional Learning Community (PLC) instructional model, middle school athletics, an E-Learning program plan, and a paid Site Visit Program for visiting educators from other districts.

Product overview

Morton Grove School District 70 operates Park View School as its single K-8 school, offering comprehensive educational programs from blended preschool through eighth grade. The district provides core academic instruction enhanced by specialized programs including Talent Development through Total School Cluster Grouping with Advanced Pathways, Response to Intervention (RtI) with three-tier reading support, Special Education services, and Emergent Bilingual programs. The district's Professional Learning Community model drives instruction, with collaborative team planning time and data-based decision making. Additional offerings include athletics, e-learning resources, and a unique educator site visit program sharing PLC practices with visiting educators.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Park View School (K-8 Core Education)
• Blended PreSchool Program
• Talent Development & Enrichment (Total School Cluster Grouping)
• Response to Intervention (RtI)
• Special Education Services
• Emergent Bilingual Department
• Professional Learning Communities (PLC) Program
• Athletics Program (Warriors)
• E-Learning Program
• Site Visit Program for Educators
• Food Services (School Meals Program)
• Bus Transportation (First Student)

Quantifiable outcome

• District holds PLC Model distinction recognition
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration14 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• First StudentcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFirst Student provides bus transportation services for Park View School. Company handles route management, bus scheduling, and student transportation to and from school. District contacts First Student for bus delays, missed stops, and lost items. Contact: 847-637-0786 ext. 103.
• Niles Township District for Special Education (NTDSE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNTDSE collaborates with District 70 to provide special education services and preschool screenings for children ages 3-5. District participates in NTDSE's continuum of services and programming for students with disabilities under IDEA and Section 504.
• PowerSchoolcoreTechnology or IntegrationPowerSchool provides the district's Student Information System including parent portal for grades and attendance, student registration, and food service account management.
• ParentSquarecoreTechnology or IntegrationParentSquare is the unified communication platform used for district-wide and school-level communications with families. Supports email, text, app notifications, two-way messaging with translation, and emergency alerts.
• Google Workspace for EducationcoreTechnology or IntegrationDistrict uses Google Workspace for Education including Google Apps for students and staff, Gmail, Google Drive, and Google Sites. Students access Google Apps through mgsd70.org domain.
• Substitute Cooperative (SD735)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDistrict participates in a substitute teacher cooperative with other districts for sourcing substitute teachers. Shared service arrangement for substitute staffing.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Skokie School District 73.5: Neighboring K-8 district in Skokie. The district already participates in a substitute teacher cooperative (SD735) with District 70, evidencing direct operational overlap.
• Maine Township High School District 207: Adjacent Illinois high school district serving Park Ridge, Morton Grove, and Des Plaines. Shares demographic and governance characteristics with District 70, though operates at the secondary level.
• Niles Township District for Special Education (NTDSE): Special education cooperative that District 70 partners with for IDEA/Section 504 services. Operates a shared-service model that District 70 leverages, making it both a partner and structural peer for special-ed delivery.
• East Maine School District 63: Neighboring Illinois K-8 public school district serving portions of Niles Township, with overlapping attendance area boundaries and similar grade-band configuration. Comparable in scale and student population served.
• Winnetka School District 36: Well-regarded K-8 public school district on Chicago's North Shore with comparable single-district/single-school-area configurations. Often cited as a benchmark for suburban K-8 instructional quality.
• Skokie School District 68: K-8 public school district serving Skokie within Niles Township. Operates in the same Illinois funding environment and feeds into Niles Township high schools — directly comparable operating model.
• Niles Township High School District 219: The receiving high school district for District 70 graduates (Niles West). Operates in the same township and shares student population, though serving grades 9-12 makes it a downstream rather than direct competitor.
• Park Ridge-Niles School District 64: Adjacent K-8 public school district in the same Niles Township feeder pattern. Shares the same high school destination (District 219) and comparable suburban Illinois demographics.
• Glenview School District 34: K-8 public school district serving Glenview in northern Cook County. Comparable suburban Illinois district with similar per-pupil funding profile and grade-band configuration.
• Northbrook School District 28: K-8 public school district in nearby Northbrook with comparable suburban Chicago profile and grade-band configuration. Operates under the same Illinois funding regime.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/D70Super
• Facebookfacebook.com/MGSD70

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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