Located about 35 miles southwest of downtown Chicago, Valley View School District 365U provides education to 18,000 elementary, middle, and high school students -- the district also includes one alternative school and one preschool. The 20 schools included in the district (serving Romeoville and Bolingbrook communities) total approximately 2.4 million square feet. With more than 2,000 full time employees, Valley View School District 365U is one of Will County's largest employers. The seven-member school board (elected for a four-year term) hires and supervises the superintendent of schools and sets district policies.