District 96 Families:
Registration for the 2023-24 school year opened this week ~ yaay! Enjoy a $20 Early-Bird Discount and register your returning child(ren) for the upcoming school year. Early Registration helps us plan better for the new school year.
Then, enjoy your long weekend! We’ll see you on Tuesday, March 7.
Also happening …
Coming Up
- March 3: No School (Teacher Institute Day)
- March 3: Trimester 2 report cards issued
- March 6: No School (District Holiday)
- March 6: Meet the Teacher signup opens (5 p.m.) for March 23-24 Family/Educator Conferences
- March 7: Board of Education meeting (7 p.m., mat room, Ivy Hall)
- March 8: Virtual Parent Night for Dual Language, for Parents of Incoming Kindergartners (6-7 p.m.)
- March 13: IH | P | TG 5th-6th Grade Band Concert (7 p.m., Twin Groves)
- March 14: Early Release Day
- Early Release Dismissal Times
- Grades 1-5 dismiss at 2:05 p.m.
- Grades 6-8 dismiss at 1:30 p.m.
- Kindergarten dismisses at 2:05 p.m.
- Structured: 8:30 a.m. to 2:05 p.m.
- Blended AM: 8:30 to 10 a.m.
- Blended PM: 12:35 to 2:05 p.m.
- Early Release Dismissal Times
- March 23: Early Release Day / Family/Educator Conferences (5-8:30 p.m.)
- Early Release Dismissal Times
- Grades 1-5 dismiss at 2:05 p.m.
- Grades 6-8 dismiss at 1:30 p.m.
- Kindergarten dismisses at 2:05 p.m.
- Structured: 8:30 a.m. to 2:05 p.m.
- Blended AM: 8:30 to 10 a.m.
- Blended PM: 12:35 to 2:05 p.m.
- Early Release Dismissal Times
- March 24: No School / Family/Educator Conferences (10 a.m. to 1:30 pm.)
- March 27-31: Spring Break
Current Kindergarten, 5th Grade Families Need to Reprove Residency
District 96 families of current Kindergarten and fifth-grade students are reminded that they will need to reprove their residency by April 15.
To reprove residency, scan or take a photo with your phone and email to the administrative assistant at the school your current Kindergartner or 5th grader now attends:
1. a current monthly mortgage OR lease statement OR property tax bill OR
Warranty Deed, and
2. a current utility bill (e.g., water OR electric OR waste collection), and
3. this Proof of Residency Form (completed and signed)
Your current kindergartner’s or current 5th grader’s teacher assignment/schedule will not be provided for the 2023–24 school year until residency is reproved.
For more information, visit https://www.kcsd96.org/about/registration/the-requirement-to-re-prove-residency.
Spring Conferences: March 23 and 24
Student-Led Spring Conferences will be held on Thursday, March 23, from 5 to 8:30 p.m. and Friday, March 24, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. For more information on conferences, please see this week's Principal Message.
Human Growth and Development
Each year, Physical Education teachers provide Human Growth and Development lessons to students in 4th and 5th grade. The materials used to teach those lessons are available for preview in the Principal Message.
Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR)
Students in grades 3–8 take the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) each spring. This year, the district will be administering the IAR to students Tuesday, March 7, through Monday, March 13. Prairie Elementary and Kildeer Countryside Elementary have been selected for a field test this year, which will be administered on Tuesday, March 14.
Now Open: Registration for the 2023-24 School Year
Registration for the 2023-24 school year is now open!
Parents and guardians of pre-registered and returning District 96 students can check their email for the link to register their child for the 2023-24 school year.
Families who will be enrolling children for the first time in District 96 schools can find registration information here: https://www.kcsd96.org/about/registration/register-a-new-student-for-the-next-school-year
Complete registration by April 15 to receive a $20 Early-Bird discount. Families with returning students who register after April 15 will pay the standard registration fee. Registering early helps us to plan for the upcoming school year.
Early-Bird registration fees for 2023-24 are:
- Early Childhood/Blended Tuition: $2,870 (or, $335.07 monthly)
- Kindergarten: $90
- Grades 1-4: $110
- Grade 5: $120
- Grades 6-8: $135
Dual Language Parent Night for Incoming Kindergartners
If you are enrolling an incoming Kindergarten student and want to learn more about our D96 Dual Language Program, we would love for you to join us at 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 8, for our Incoming Dual Language Parent Night. This virtual meeting will take place via Zoom and will be an opportunity for you to learn about our Dual Language Program and have your questions answered.
Date: Wednesday, March 8
- Time: 6 to 6:30 p.m.
- Zoom Link: https://kcsd96.zoom.us/j/87185468645?pwd=UUR3VnI0N0JTZHYxRGQ5aXlJa1k5Zz09
5Essentials Parent Survey Available
Through April 2, District 96 invites you to share your thoughts on the inner workings of your child’s school. On behalf of the Illinois State Board of Education, the Illinois 5Essentials Survey will be administered online by UChicago Impact at the University of Chicago. 
As a parent, this opportunity will allow you to share your thoughts on the important elements of school effectiveness in a survey about your child’s school. Your participation will help us understand the conditions at your child’s school and guide our improvement. Parent identity and survey responses will be kept completely confidential and will never be connected to you or your child.
Please visit http://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/survey/parent/ to begin the parent survey. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact UChicago Impact Client Services at 1-866-440-1874 or [email protected].
In Our Virtual BackPacks
Check out the virtual backpacks for information on:
- Help decorate Officer Essig’s office: March 1-10 (tinyurl.com/DecorateD96ROOffice)
- Law Day Activities: https://19thcircuitcourt.state.il.us/1446/Law-Day-Activities
- Stevenson Math Circle: tinyurl.com/StevensonMathCircle2023
- 211 Lake County Resources: A variety of helpful resources, with information in a variety of languages: https://211lakecounty.org/
In Our Schools
Working on Presentations for Spring Student-Led Conferences: Mrs. Holzhauer's Ivy Hall fifth-graders continued working on the projects they will present to their families during the Student-Led Conferences planned for March 23 and 24. Check your email at 5 p.m. Monday for the Meet the Teacher sign-up.
Consortium Institute Day: Educators from District 96, District 102, District 103, District 125 and the Exceptional Learners Collaborative met at members schools on Friday, March, 3, to glean ways to perfect their teaching and better connect with their students during Consortium Institute Day.
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 @ [email protected].
The next issue of E-NEWS 96 will be Friday, March 10, 2023.