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Welcome

Welcome to Orchard Place

Plainfield Elementary School

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We are so happy you are here and thank you for visiting our webpage! We are here to be of service, please do not hesitate to call our Main Office with any questions.

Principal Newsletter

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Principal, Dr. Lisa Carlos's page where she publishes her weekly Newsletters.

Campus Parent

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Campus Parent is our new Student Information System portal for families. You can register your child, see their class information and more.

Breakfast & Lunch Menus

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View our menus provided by OrganicLife.

New Families

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Plainfield Pumas

Be Respectful, Be Responsible, Be Safe

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A Deeper Dive into our School

We invite you to take a few minutes to take a deeper dive into the walls of our school. We are proud to share with you our celebrations, innovations and student engagements happening each and every day.

62 Stories: Kindness Ambassadors

Plainfield Elementary School embarked upon a journey to celebrate World Kindness Day this year and to spread kindness throughout the school community.

Supporting the Whole Child

District 62 continues to place an emphasis on supporting the needs of all children especially as it relates to social emotional learning "SEL" and supports.

Video Testimonials

Sharing Our Stories

Celebrating our Success in the Classrooms

We invite you to take a look at the innovation and learning happening inside our school here at Plainfield Elementary.

Dr. Lisa Carlos

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Get to know

Principal

Ms. Elizabeth Juskiewicz

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Director of Multilingual Programs

Dr. Julie Fogarty

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Director of Curriculum

Mr. Ben Keele

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Student Services Coordinator

Ms. Jennifer Tempest Bova

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Director of Community Relations

Plainfield School

By the Numbers

30

Teachers FTE

10

Support Staff

23

Languages Spoken

K-5

Grades

Data Updated on 5/15/25

288

Students

91%

Teacher Retention

62 United