The mission of the Illinois Conference Department of Education supports the mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Our goal is to provide professional, sensitive, and caring teachers so that a positive Christian environment will exist in which to educate our students. It is our desire to see our students develop a relationship with Jesus Christ as their personal Savior, prepare for a happy and successful life that would include the joy of serving others while proclaiming the gospel to an uncertain world all within the context of academic excellence.

We believe our students are: reachable, teachable, loveable, and savable.

The Seventh-day Adventist Church operates one of the largest Protestant educational systems in the world. World statistics for 2002 indicate 5,605 schools operated by the church, 99 are colleges and universities, 35 worker training institutes, 1,064 secondary high schools, and 4,407 primary/elementary schools, with a total enrollment of 1,056,349. Individuals do not have to be members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church to attend an Adventist school.

There are 12 elementary schools, one junior academy (grades 1-10), and two academies (grades 9-12) serving constituents throughout the State of Illinois. Click here for a list of our schools.

Each year our schools meet or exceed the number of instructional days required by educational policies. Click here for an Illinois Conference school calendar  .pdf file; Word .doc.

Available job opportunities are posted on the Job Openings link to the left, and on the North American Division website at www.nadeducation.adventist.org.