Dear Wildcat Community,

We had a tremendous first few days with your students! The positive energy is contagious within the building and we hope your students had as much fun as we did! Our Sandburg Success and Belonging Committee knocked it out of the park with their incredible attention to detail. I'm so grateful to work alongside such a dedicated group of professionals. It'll be a great year!

Here are a few reminders for you...

1. Please make sure your child's Chromebook is charged each night. We do not have the ability to charge every student's device during the day if they come in without their device fully charged.

2. Parent Orientation is this Thursday evening at 6:00. All parents are invited to attend and learn about the classes their students are taking at Carl Sandburg. There is a brief presentation from myself and Mr. Hernandez during the lunch periods that will be held in the cafeteria.

3. Our fall testing season begins this week. Please review this letter from our D15 Teaching and Learning Department for more information about MAP testing.

4. We welcome all parents to join us at the PTSA meeting at Sandburg tomorrow evening. We'll meet at 6 in the Sandburg library.

5. Athletic tryouts and meetings take place this week. If your child is planning to participate, please review the activity bus routes below and determine which bus your child will be on. Activity bus routes are not door to door. Students may be dropped off at one place and have to walk about a block. It all depends on your residence. We appreciate your patience as this process begins.

Have a wonderful week!

Erika Johansen

Sandburg Principal

If you have driven your students to school last week, you have probably noticed the congestion in the parking lot. There are a few things you can do to help us with moving safely through the lot.

1. If your child is assigned to take a bus to school, please have your children take the bus. This will cut down on the congestion in the parking lot.

2. Students may not exit a car unless they are in the lane closest to the school. It is not safe for students to move in the parking lot between the cars. Additionally, it slows down the process when we have to stop cars quickly because we are looking for kids where they shouldn't be.

3. When you are in the lane closest to the school, as soon as your car stops, your child should exit the vehicle. This will cut down on the starting and stopping. Please have your student ready to move as soon as the car stops so that you can move through the parking lot safely.

• September 9th- PTSA meeting 6:00 in Library
• September 12th- Parent Orientation 6:00 pm
• September 26th-Half Day Of Student Attendance
• October 2nd- School Picture Day

As we prepare to welcome students to the new school year, I want to emphasize the importance of creating a focused learning environment for all students. To ensure that our classrooms are conducive to learning, the expectation is that cell phones must be kept powered-off or silenced and out-of-sight during the regular school day. Please review the student-parent handbook for additional details. By following these guidelines, we can create a positive and productive classroom community where students can fully engage in their education.

**NEW THIS YEAR** We will be using an app called "MyRIDE K12". It is the same app that District 211 and 214 are using, so if you have a high schooler, you may already be familiar with it. Details on the new app are available on the transportation page of the D15 website linked HERE. Parents will be able to get LIVE transportation information for their student(s), in English or in Spanish. They will also be able to track their student(s) bus, and the app will give them a real-time ETA to their stop.

Hello, Wildcats! Welcome to the 2024-2025 school year!

As the Student Services Clinician Team at Carl Sandburg, our mission is to ensure every student feels valued and equipped with the confidence and skills needed to thrive in middle school and beyond. We provide resources to students and families informally, such as via our website, and formally to students, whether that be seeing students individually, in groups, or in classrooms.

To help with the transition back to school, take a look at our website and list of community resources. Please feel free to contact us at the following information below. Students can also request to see a clinician here at any point throughout the school year. We will schedule a meeting within 2 school days per request.

Our contact information is included below.

Anastasia Spiropoulos - School Counselor, spiropoa@ccsd15.net

Joanna Rzepka - School Psychologist, rzepkaj@ccsd15.net

David Pierpont - School Counselor / Social Worker, pierpond@ccsd15.net

Erynn McCray - Social Worker mccraye@ccsd15.net

We are very excited to start the new school year with you!

Please read the following important information from the School Nurse regarding Health requirements Mandated by the State of Illinois. The links to the necessary health forms to be completed are provided.

Please note that if your child wishes to tryout for one of our competitive sport teams they will need to have a current physicals on file with the school nurse. Physicals are valid for 13 months.

6th grade Health Requirements

1. PHYSICAL EXAMINATION - must have taken place within one year prior to the first day of school. The form is due NO LATER THAN OCTOBER 15, 2024.

REQUIRED IMMUNIZATIONS - PROOF of previously required immunizations and two new mandatory 6th grades immunizations:

• ∙Tdap

• ∙Meningococcal conjugate vaccination

Certificate of Child Health Examination-English

Certificado de Examen de Salud Infantil-Español

2. DENTAL EXAMINATION

Due by May 15, 2025. A dental exam dated from 11/15/23-5/15/25 is acceptable.

-IDPH_DentalExamForm-Eng.pdf

7th grade AND 8th grade - (NOT Mandatory)

1. SPORTS PHYSICAL - Required ONLY for those interested in interscholastic sports participation. Physical exam MUST be turned in before try-outs.

IHSA-Sports-Physical-Form.pdf

Students that are NEW to CCSD15 -

1. PHYSICAL EXAMINATION And All required IMMUNIZATIONS

2. DENTAL EXAMINATION

3. EYE EXAMINATION

StateofIL_EyeExamForm.pdf

Students with severe allergies, asthma, diabetes or seizure disorders MUST have the Action Plans and Medications turned in by the first day of school. Forms can be found on the District 15 website:

Health Services / Documents/Forms

Please feel free to contact me with any questions!

Trina Annerino BSN, RN - School Nurse

847-963-7802 Fax 847-963-7806

annerink@ccsd15.net

Erika Johansen- Principal (johansee@ccsd15.net)

Miguel Hernandez- Assistant Principal (hernanm2@ccsd15.net)

Anthony DeFeo- Special Education Coordinator (defeoa@ccsd15.net)

Anne Carter- Secretary (cartera@ccsd15.net)

Dianne Barajas- Clerical Secretary (barajasd@ccsd15.net)

Trina Annerino- Nurse (annerink@ccsd15.net)

Email: johansee@ccsd15.net
Website: https://www.ccsd15.net/CS
Location: 2600 Martin Lane, Rolling Meadows, IL, USA
Phone: 847-963-7800
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