Schools closed Monday, Oct. 11, 2021.
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We hope your Family-Educator Conferences all went well on Thursday and Friday and that you are ready to embrace the long weekend ahead of you.
We are also moving into Phase 3 of our Superintendent Search process and expect to hear soon the Leadership Profile that our community has contributed to building ~ based on information shared in Focus Groups and Superintendent Search Surveys. Our consultants will present this Leadership Profile to the Board of Education at its Oct. 19 school board meeting.
REMINDER: The Superintendent Search Survey closes today ~ don’t forget to ‘make’ 10 minutes now to take the survey!
(There is also no school Monday, Oct. 11.)
ALSO COMING UP
- October: Principals Appreciation Month
- Oct. 8: The Superintendent Search Survey closes today! (Click here for survey.)
- Oct. 11 (Monday): No School
- Oct. 12: Woodlawn Supt. Search Parent Focus Group meets virtually @ 7 p.m.
- Oct. 14: State Physical Forms and Immunization Records due (for students who entered kindergarten, sixth grade OR are new to Illinois in Grades 1-8)
- Oct. 15: State Vision Forms due (for students who entered kindergarten OR are new to Illinois in Grades 1–8)
- Oct. 19: Board of Education Meeting: Superintendent Search firm presents New Superintendent Profile to school board.
- Oct. 24-30: Principals Appreciation Week (October is National Principals Month)
- Oct. 29: Principals Appreciation Day
From our schools
Country Meadows Elementary School library was abuzz on Wednesday, as students visited during their specials class to check out new books and other resources.
Kildeer Countryside Elementary School kicked off its Reading Buddy program on Wednesday, pairing students from differing classes, for another year of school community-building. Here, students from Mr. Pazol’s fourth-grade class are paired with first-graders from Mrs. Krohn’s class.
IN THE VIRTUAL BACKPACKS
Don’t forget to check the District’s and your school’s Virtual BackPack for information about events and resources available to you and your child, such as:
- NEW! Long Grove Fire Protection District fire-safety video on Smoke Detectors
- NEW! Lake County Health Department community services
- "Using the 3Cs: Connection, Communication and Capability to Combat Challenging Behaviors"
- Presentation
- Video link (accessible until Oct. 14)
- Tickets are on sale for Stevenson High School production of “Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse” (show times: Sunday, Oct. 17, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.)
- COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic on Oct. 9 and 30 (Lake County ROE)
- Bullying Awareness virtual presentation, with author Carrie Goldman, on Oct. 20.
QUESTIONS?
District 96 will communicate with you every Friday 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 Media & Communications Specialist.
The next issue of E-NEWS 96 will be October 15, 2021.