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THANK YOU ~ to every parent, teacher, support staff, administrator, community member, business owner and other interested individuals ~ for participating in our Superintendent Search Focus Groups and our Open Forums and taking the online Superintendent Search Survey over the past few weeks!

Your support does not go unnoticed.

The District’s consultants will present the Leadership Profile to the board during its meeting on Tuesday evening.  Following the board meeting, the full profile will be posted on our website and included in Wednesday’s Superintendent Message.

ALSO COMING UP

• October:  National Principals Month
• 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 Leadership Profile to school board. The meeting starts at 7 p.m.
• Oct. 24-30:  Principals Appreciation Week
• Oct. 26: Early Release Day.                               
  • Grades 1–5 dismiss at 2 p.m.
  • Grades 6–8 dismiss at 1:30 p.m.
  • Full-Day KDG dismisses at 2 p.m.
  • Willow Grove Structured dismisses at 2 p.m.
  • EC Blended AM in session 8:30–10 a.m.
  • EC Blended PM in session 12:30–2 p.m.
• Oct. 29:  Principals Appreciation Day

No surprise … congrats!

It comes as no surprise that all 6 of KCSD 96’s eligible schools (qualifying metrics not available for our Early Learning Center) were named tops in the nation in the inaugural rating of elementary and middle schools by U.S. News & World Report. For decades, the magazine has rated colleges and universities and high schools.

This is another impressive acknowledgement of all the strategic planning, best practices and hard work our administrators, staff and students put into the KCSD brand.

Click here to read the U.S. News & World Report article.

From our schools

On Thursday, State Rep. Chris Bos visited Kildeer Countryside Elementary School, where he was “Principal for the Day.”  He toured the school and visited several classrooms, learning about the 1-5 grade elementary school and how it is managing in a post-pandemic environment.  He visited the school a week earlier, answering dozens of questions from third graders eager to ask about his legislative work and life.

His visit Thursday to Kildeer Countryside Elementary School ~ as Principal for The Day ~ is an initiative promoted by the Illinois Principals Association.

Congrats to the KCSD 96 principals and assistant principals ~ like Twin Groves Assistant Principal Lauren Delahanty ~ who received tokens of appreciation from the BOE earlier this month.

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:

• Showing Sunday, Oct. 17: Stevenson High School presents “Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse” (show times: 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.)
• Happening Wednesday, Oct. 20:  Bullying Awareness virtual presentation, with author Carrie Goldman
• COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic (Dose 2) on Oct. 30 at Lake County ROE
• Long Grove Fire Protection District fire-safety video on Smoke Detectors
• Lake County Health Department community services
• Long Grove Park District Fall Recreation Programs

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 22, 2021.