109 News

Welcome to the 2024-2025 school year and the first edition of 109 News! This is a bi-weekly newsletter produced by the district's communications team to share important information, reminders, and pictures/videos from around the district. We also share opportunities and news from the village, park district, library, high school and others.

The middle school day runs from 8 a.m.-2 p.m.

The elementary school day runs from 8:45 a.m.-2:25 p.m.

Early Learners does not follow an early release schedule.

The DPS 109 mascots got in the Olympic spirit to motivate us for the start of a new year. Check out this awesome video below!

We had a terrific first day yesterday! Below are just a few shots from around the district. We have a whole gallery posted on the district's Facebook page! Click below to head there and make sure to give us a like so that you're notified when new things pop up.

We launched a new website over the summer! As part of the launch, we have a two-month trial with Scout, our new DPS 109 AI-powered search puppy! He will search the website for you in just seconds. Give him a try... and use the provided tool to rate him. If not enough people use him between August and September, he may not stick around! Just go to dps109.org and click on the little circle with him tucked into the bottom left corner.

The DPS 109 Board of Education met last Thursday, August 15th. You can click below to read a short recap of their meeting.

All families this year need to log into Skyward Family Access and complete our Info Verification form. This helps ensure that we have the right contact information on file for you if we need to reach you in the event of an emergency. It's also an easy way to read and acknowledge our handbook and review district opt-out forms. Please head to Skyward to get started today!

NOTE: Unless you have opted out, we do share directory information on August 30th with our Parent-Teacher Organizations (PTO’s) at their request so that they can help build the most complete directory for each school possible. Access to each school's directory is controlled by each PTO. Please contact them about membership and directory access. Here is the webpage with contact info for all six groups.

Enroll today in the fall session of the Citizen's Police Academy.

The Citizen’s Police Academy is a nine-week program designed to enhance communication between the police department and the community. Participants are instructed in a variety of law enforcement topics by officers who specialize in those areas. The session will be limited to 10 participants. The Academy is FREE to attend!

The fall 2024 session will be held Wednesday evenings 7 p.m.-9:30 p.m. from September 11 through November 6. Registration closes September 1 or when session is full. Register online today.

The Citizen’s Police Academy is open to anyone who is 18 years of age or older and lives or works in Deerfield. A background check is completed on all applicants. The Deerfield Police Department reserves the right to deny enrollment for any reason.