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THE WEEK AHEAD:
Mon., Jan. 18:
NO SCHOOL in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Tues., Jan. 19:
• NO SCHOOL – State-Allocated Planning Day
Staff report for protocol review, training, and to receive screening materials
• Board of Education meeting
AGENDA | VIRTUAL MEETING LINK – 7 p.m.
Committee Meeting:
Finance: AGENDA | VIRTUAL MEETING LINK – 6 p.m.
Thurs., Jan. 21:
• First day (a daily half day) of in-person attendance in building for Willow Grove Early Childhood–KDG in-person students
• First day of in-person student attendance in buildings for Grades 1 and 2 (students whose last names begin with M–Z)
SEE PRINCIPAL MESSAGES FOR 1-15
Please be sure to read your student’s Jan. 15 Principal Message–particularly important this week, as it includes lots of updates and new information.
2020-21 KINDERGARTEN PREREGISTRATION BEGINS JAN. 11
Preregistration for children attending kindergarten in the 2021–22 school year began Jan. 11. Consistent with the District’s focus on safety, the preregistration process is online. A link to the online preregistration form will be sent in the week ahead to families who already have provided required documents.
SEE DETAILS
Kindergartners preregistered by Jan. 31, 2021, will receive a free Willow Grove T-shirt.
Questions? Contact the District 96 public info coordinator, 847.459.4260, ext. 8022.
NEW ACTION ITEM REMINDER FOR SOME KCSD96 PARENTS:
SUBMIT HYBRID IN-PERSON ANNUAL SELF-CERTIFICATION AND VERIFICATION FORM
If the learning plan on record for your student is hybrid in-person (rather than full remote) and you have not yet submitted the online Annual Student COVID-19 Self-Certification and Verification Form, you were sent an email today (1/15/2021) with the subject line: Fr Sch Dist 96 re Submit Required In-Person Form. Please read that email and click on the link it includes to submit your form promptly.
This email was sent ONLY to parents of in-person learners from whom we have not yet received this form (initially sent in Oct. 2020), including parents of in-person students who have chosen to delay their child’s return to in-person learning.
If you received the email request today (1-15), please be sure to submit this required form promptly so we'll have the documentation needed for your in-person learner when your student does return.
NOTE: Parents of students who are designated full remote learners were not sent the email and no action is required.
SIMPLIFYING STEVENSON FOR PARENTS
Simplifying Stevenson is a Q&A program for parents of students currently in Grade 8. This popular program–which will be held virtually this year on Mon., Jan. 25, at 7 p.m.–is hosted by the KCSD96 Parent Network to give parents opportunities to ask Stevenson student panelists (and SHS Principal Troy Gobble) questions about how SHS students choose their classes and extracurricular activities, make summer school decisions, make the transition from middle school, balance the workload, and more.
Parents must REGISTER HERE to receive the link to attend the virtual program
Questions? Contact KCSD96 Community Parent Liaison Lubna Andrabi
REGISTER TO RECEIVE THE COVID-19 VACCINE AND INFO
The Lake County Health Department will provide our community with information and announcements about COVID-19 vaccinations. The implementation of Illinois’s vaccination plan has begun.
CLICK HERE to register to be notified when vaccine can be made available to you.
CLICK HERE to subscribe to the weekly Lake County Health Department COVID-19 email newsletter to receive vaccine announcements
MEALS UPDATE – Changes coming with the start of in-person learning
• FREE MEAL PACK PICK-UP FOR REMOTE LEARNERS
Free meal pick-up will continue to be available on Mondays (3 breakfast/lunch meal packs) and Thursdays (2 breakfast/lunch meal packs) at Twin Groves and Woodlawn Middle Schools, from 11 a.m.–2 p.m.. TWIN GROVES MAP | WOODLAWN MAP
NEW! Parents no longer need to preorder these meals for their remote learners.
VIEW THE MENU (labeled Remote Learning Menu) on the District website. Note: This menu will no longer appear on the LINQ website.
• FREE MEALS FOR IN-PERSON LEARNERS
If your child is returning to in-person learning and you would like your student to receive free meals in the building on those in-person days, please preorder using the Linq website (onlineordering.linq.com) ONLY for the days that your child is learning in person in the school building. (Do not order for the remote learning days.) Place your orders by 6 p.m. on Thursdays for the week ahead.
EXCEPTION for the week ahead: If your child will be learning in person in the school building on Jan. 21–22 (Thursday and Friday next week), please place your online order by 6 p.m. on Tues., Jan. 19. In future weeks, preorder by 6 p.m. on Thursdays for the upcoming week.
If you haven’t yet preordered meals, the first step is to create an account SEE INFO
Please direct your questions to the public info coordinator.
DISTRICT 96 EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
District 96 has a significant and immediate need for substitute teachers and instructional aides. SEE DETAILS in Superintendent Julie Schmidt’s Oct. 13 Superintendent Message regarding qualifications, compensation, and links to apply.
COMMUNITY NEWS
Find info about programs and activities in the community in the KCSD96 VIRTUAL BACKPACK, including:
NEW! Living with Uncertainty – A Community Parent Network Program - Jan. 27
NEW! Long Grove Park District Winter/Spring Programs Guide 2021
NEW! Valentines for Veterans (due by Feb. 10)
Law Day 2021 Illustration Contests – Grades 6–12 (entries due by 1-27-21)
Vernon Area Public Library Teen Volunteering: New Online Service Opportunities ComEd bill payment assistance options
BGRA Baseball Registration 20-21 Spring/Summer Season
District 96 will communicate with you every Friday when school is in session through E-NEWS 96 and through Principal’s Messages from each school in which you have a student enrolled. It’s important to read these messages weekly. Questions about KCSD96 communications? Call 847.459.4260, ext. 8022, or send email to the public info coordinator.
The next issue of E-NEWS 96 will be Jan. 22, 2021.