Park Forest - Chicago Heights District 163
Lori Colbert currently serves as the Lead Principal and Director of District Honors Programs at Park Forest - Chicago Heights District 163, a position held since July 2017, following a 14-year teaching career within the same district. Prior to this role, Lori taught as a 7th Grade Language Arts Teacher at South Holland School District 150, focusing on spelling, writing, and grammar for seventh-grade students. Lori Colbert's educational background includes a Doctor of Education in Educational Policy, Organization, & Leadership with a concentration on Diversity & Equity from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and multiple advanced degrees in School Leadership and Curriculum and Instruction from Olivet Nazarene University, alongside a Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education from Governors State University.
Park Forest - Chicago Heights District 163
Park Forest-Chicago Heights School District 163 is seeking qualified, creative and determined applicants. District 163 is located approximately 35 minutes south of downtown Chicago. We have 6 schools with over 2,000 students in grades Pre-Kindergarten - 8th grade. Our District, within the Park Forest Community, embraces diversity with attention to ARTS, ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND SCIENCES. We have recently reconfigured grades 4-8 to provide students the opportunity to choose between two schools, STEM and Leadership, and ARTS and Technology.