Who We Are

The Indian Prairie Education Association (IPEA) is a professional organization of over 2,000 teachers in Indian Prairie School District 204 serving the Aurora, Naperville, and Bolingbrook areas. Our collective mission is to make sure Indian Prairie’s schools are a place of hope, academic success and growth for all students.

The IPEA is part of the Illinois Education Association and National Education Association. Together with130,000 IEA members statewide and 3 million NEA members nationally, we strive to achieve a common goal. Every student has the right to have access to a first class public education.

We are members of a committed group of educators who have joined together to fight for the right of students, teachers and school personnel to learn and work in a safe environment, be fairly compensated, and provide a first class education for every student we get the privilege to teach. We are here to support our core belief that ALL students deserve a great public education.

IPEA serves 35 schools spanning Aurora, Naperville and Bolingbrook.  The district consists of:

• 1 Preschool:  Prairie Children Preschool
• 21 Elementary Schools: Brookdale, Brooks, Builta, Clow, Cowlishaw, Fry, Georgetown, Gombert, Graham, Kendall, Longwood, McCarty, Owen, Patterson, Peterson, Spring Brook, Steck, Watts, Welch, White Eagle, and Young.
• 7 Middle Schools: Crone, Fischer, Granger, Gregory, Hill, Scullen, and Still
• 4 High Schools: Metea Valley, Neuqua Valley, Waubonsie Valley and Indian Plains.
• 2 Satellite Locations:  STEPS/Wheatland Annex and John C Dunham Stem School 

The District’s 2,000 plus teachers have been represented by the IPEA since it was chartered as an IEA local in 1983.

Since starting as a small rural/suburban district, IPEA has grown to be the second largest IEA local in Illinois.  

Click here for more information about the Indian Prairie School District 204.