District Digest

In this issue…

• Calendar Reminders

• Board of Education Meetings

• Student Handbook

• April 1, 2025 - Consolidated Election
  

• Full-Day Kindergarten Feedback Forums

• Glenbard D87 Superintendent Search

• Glenbard Parent Series

• Friday, September 27 | Institute Day (No Student Attendance)
  
• Monday, October 14 | Columbus Day/Indigenous People Day (No School)
• Thursday, October 31 | SIP Day
  

SIP DAY Schedule for 2024-25
On four days throughout this school year, students in 1st through 8th grade will have early dismissal at 11:30 a.m. to allow time for building staff members to work on school improvement activities. The 2024-25 SIP Day dates are: Oct. 31, Nov. 15, April 15, and June 3
NOTE: PRE-K, EARLY CHILDHOOD and KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS DO NOT ATTEND SCHOOL ON SIP DAYS.

• Monday, September 16, 2024, Regular Board Meeting , 6:30 pm, Hadley Junior High
  
• Monday, October 7, 2024, Committee of the Whole Meeting, 6:30 pm, Full-Day Kindergarten Kick Off, Hadley Junior High
  
For Board Meeting agendas CLICK HERE. For Board Meeting stream archives CLICK HERE

District 41 recently celebrated the start of construction of a new Kindergarten Center. The center is scheduled to open in the fall of 2025 on the campus of Churchill Elementary School. Now that construction is underway, it is time to finalize programming and logistics for full-day kindergarten!

Join Us for Full-Day Kindergarten Feedback Forums in October starting with a Kick Off at the Board of Education Committee of the Whole Meeting on October 7. Engage with us and share your feedback!

All are welcome. No RSVP necessary.

Full-Day Kindergarten Kick Off

Board of Education Committee of the Whole Meeting

Monday, October 7, 6:30 p.m.

Hadley Junior High School

240 Hawthorne Blvd., Glen Ellyn

Community Feedback Forums

Thursday, Oct. 17, 7 p.m.

Churchill Elementary School

240 Geneva Road, Glen Ellyn

Tuesday, Oct. 22, 1:30 p.m.

Glen Ellyn Public Library

South Meeting Room

400 Duane Street, Glen Ellyn

Saturday, Oct. 26, 9 a.m.

District 41 Central Services Office

793 N. Main Street, Glen Ellyn

Our high school feeder district, Glenbard District 87, has begun the search for its next superintendent. Superintendent David Larson, who has been Glenbard superintendent since 2012, will retire from the district at the end of the 2024-25 school year. Glenbard is working with BWP & Associates, an educational leadership search firm, to assist in the superintendent search process.

The D87 Board of Education is interested in input about the desired qualities, experience and characteristics of the next superintendent. BWP & Associates developed an online survey about the next superintendent. Glenbard families, students, staff and community members are invited to take the survey HERE. The survey will be available from Sept. 9 to 21.

BWP & Associates will also be conducting a community forum on September 12th at 6:30 p.m. in the District 87 Administrative Center at 596 Crescent Blvd. in Glen Ellyn. This is open to all members of the Glenbard 87 community. CLICK HERE to attend the Sept. 12 community forum virtually.

Findings from the survey and community forum will be included in a leadership profile that will be

reported to the Board of Education on Oct. 14 in the District 87 Administrative. The board anticipates approving a contract with the next superintendent before the 2024 calendar year-end. The next superintendent will begin on July 1, 2025.

CLICK HERE for the 2024-25 Student Handbook (clic para espanol ).

Each year, the Student Handbook is updated and provides basic information on important matters such as curriculum, discipline, student health, parent-teacher conferences and more. Help your child have a successful school year by becoming familiar with the information in this handbook and discussing it with your child as appropriate. This handbook is based on Board Policy with relevant policy sections noted in parentheses. Parents are encouraged to review Board Policy, which is provided in a searchable format. The Board of Education reviews and amends its policy regularly; if the policy differs from information in this handbook, Board Policy takes precedence.

Glen Ellyn School District 41 will have four Board of Education seats open in April 2025.

Qualifications : U.S. Citizen; 18 years of age; registered voter. (10 ILCS 5/3-1) You must be a resident of the territory of the district for at least one year immediately preceding this election. (105 ILCS 5/10-3, 5/10-10)

Please visit the website of the DuPage County Election Commission for a candidate packet and information. Additional information and key dates can be obtained from the Illinois Association of School Boards.

District 41 is a proud partner of the Glenbard Parent Series. Check out the many programs offered to support parents with children of all ages! Check out their full updated list of upcoming events HERE and their 2024-25 brochure HERE.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 @ 7-8:30PM CST
Dr. Hector Montenegro
B-PAC: Lecciones de Vida para Criar a un Adolescente del Siglo XXI / Life Lessons for Raising a 21st Century Teen

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 @ 6-7PM CST
VaLarie Humphrey
Own Your Own Future & Student Recognition Event

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 @ 7-8PM CST
Michelle Zauner with Kelly Corrigan

COMMUNITY READ -- "Crying in H Mart: A Memoir"

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