Digital Report Card Access
- Log into the PowerSchool portal
- Select "Report Cards" on the left-hand side
- Select "2023-2024 Q3"
Food Service Survey
Our food service provider, Arbor Management, Inc., would like feedback from middle school students and their parents about its food service program. We welcome you or your child to complete this survey with your student by March 15.
5Essentials Parent Survey
Through March 29, parents and guardians are invited to complete the 5Essentials survey to help us better understand the conditions at your child’s school and guide improvement. Identities and survey responses will be kept completely confidential and will never be connected to a parent or child. The state will provide survey results for individual schools only if a school has at least 20 percent of parents take the survey. If a parent has children attending more than one school, please complete a survey for each school. Visit the 5Essentials website to take the survey.
Messages from the Jackson PTA
2023-2024 Jackson Yearbook
It's that time of year to order your 2023-2024 school yearbook! You can order your yearbook by visiting www.ybpay.com and using the yearbook code 14927624. Orders must be completed by April 15.
No Hassle Fundraising
Back again this year is our popular NO HASSLE FUNDRAISER! Just $20 per Jackson family helps us reach our annual goal! Any donation is appreciated! Click here and give today! OR Venmo The PTA @jacksonmiddleschoolpta (list NO HASSLE as the description). Your donations helps us fund things like: all grade dances, field trips, assemblies, teacher appreciation, student socials and 8th Grade Promotional Exercise. Follow us on our Facebook Page as we highlight some of the more exciting things we funded to make last year one of the best!
Membership
Click here to sign up and join the Jackson Middle School PTA. Stay involved and receive information about upcoming PTA events!
Next PTA Meeting
The next PTA meeting will take place on Thursday, March 21, at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will take place in the Jackson LRC. We hope to see you there!
Free Mental Health Services for D45 Families
District 45 has launched an innovative mental health initiative to provide and improve access to quality mental health services in our community. This new free program, called CARES (Community, Advocacy, Resilience, Engagement and Support), connects families to local mental health providers based on their specific needs and will help schedule appointments. CARES makes it easy for families to find help and support without trying to do it on their own.
Treatment providers are independent licensed clinicians. Services are available at nearby clinician offices or virtually (telehealth) and are 100% confidential. District students and families may receive up to eight (8) FREE sessions of counseling services. CARES is available to uninsured or underinsured families and accepts all private and public insurance options, including PPO, HMO and Medicaid. CARES is made possible through funding from the Illinois Department of Public Health in partnership with the DuPage Regional Office of Education and Referral GPS. For more information or to access mental health services, visit the District 45 CARES page and complete the “Treatment Request” to get started.
2024-25 Kindergarten Registration
Tell a friend or neighbor: Registration for District 45 Kindergarten begins Monday, February 26, 2024. To register your child for Kindergarten, your child must be five (5) years old on or before September 1, 2024. Please contact the school where your child will be enrolled for more information and to schedule a time to submit your documents. Beginning February 26, daytime hours are available Monday-Friday. In addition, a special evening session is planned on Tuesday, March 12, from 4:00-7:00 p.m., at the following schools:
Ardmore: Tuesday, March 12, 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. | (630) 516-7370
North: Tuesday, March 12, 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. | (630) 516-7790
Schafer: Tuesday, March 12, 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. | (630) 516-6500
Stevenson: Tuesday, March 12, 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. | (630) 516-7780
Westmore: Tuesday, March 12, 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. | (630) 516-7500
See more information about 2024-25 Kindergarten Registration.
Jackson Daily Happenings
PowerSchool Parent Portal
PowerSchool is a proactive communication tool parents/guardians can use to stay informed about their child’s academic and work habits progress in school. Please click on this PowerSchool Parent/Guardian Quick Guide link for more information about how to navigate the PowerSchool portal. There is a mobile app version of the PowerSchool Portal for families. The interface of the mobile app is slightly different from the web version. If you experience any difficulties accessing PowerSchool, please email Mrs. Aparicio, the Jackson secretary who oversees PowerSchool. Her email address is vaparicio@d45.org.
Attendance
A friendly reminder that it is the responsibility of a parent/guardian to contact Jackson in the event his/her child will be absent from school. Please plan to report your child’s absence, prior to 9:00 a.m., by calling our attendance line at (630) 516-7368. Parents/guardians will leave a voicemail reporting their child’s absence. In the voicemail, please include the following information:
Child’s name and grade level
Date of absence
Reason for absence
Student absenteeism should be kept to the minimum; however, the School Board recognizes that some absences are unavoidable. The following are valid causes for a student's absence and will be considered “excused,” as specified in Section 26-2a of the Illinois School Code:
Illness
Observation of a religious holiday
Death in the immediate family
Family emergency
Other situations approved by the school principal