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The District 25 Dish

The District 25 Dish

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September 21, 2023

This edition of the District Dish features the following:



Thank you! Click around and enjoy!

Calendar Updates!

Music For Youth | New Family Registration Night

  • Thursday, September 21 at 7:00 PM

Non-Attendance Day | All Schools Closed

  • Monday, September 25, 2023

School Board Meeting | Tenured Teacher Recognition

  • Tuesday, September 26, 2023 at 7:00 pm

Superintendent Search | Community Forum (VIRTUAL)

  • Wednesday, September 27, 2023 at 7:00 pm

Superintendent Search | Community Forum (IN-PERSON)

  • Monday, October 2, 2023 at 7:00 pm at South Middle School

2023-2024 Calendar (REVISED)

At the May 9th, 2023 Board meeting, a REVISED calendar for the 2023-2024 school year was approved. Please note the following changes. Please also note that the updated calendar has the word REVISED at the top in red:

  1. Tuesday, March 19, 2024 is a Non-Attendance Day | Election Day

  2. Monday, April 1, 2024 is a Staff Attendance Only | School Improvement (SIP) Day

  3. Monday, April 1, 2024 is an Emergency Day 1

  4. Friday, April 5, 2024 is a School Attendance Day

  5. Monday, April 8, 2024 is a School Attendance Day


Please download and print this calendar linked here for your reference.

This calendar is also available on our website at www.sd25.org/Calendar.

Calendar Feed Instructions | 23-24

Calendar Feed Instructions 23 24

Did you know you can feed the District and school calendars into your personal calendar? There are easy steps located on our website and for a video tutorial, watch the video above!


Email Adam Harris (aharris@sd25.org) if you have any questions!

Music for Youth | New Family Registration Night

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Music for Youth is a non-profit parent-run organization that provides instruction on violin and cello for students. It uses the Suzuki instructional method. MFY is partially funded by SD25, with the remainder coming from tuition paid by participating families.


Families with students that are interested in participating in Music for Youth are invited to New Family Registration Night, which will be held at Olive Mary-Stitt Elementary on Thursday, September 21 at 7:00PM.


If you are interested in learning more, please reach out to the teacher at your school:



For an introductory video on Music for Youth, click here.

Safe2Help Illinois

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Safe2Help Illinois is a 24/7 program where students can use a free app, text/phone, and website (safe2helpil.com) to share information on school safety issues in a confidential environment. Once vetted, the information provided will be shared with local district and school officials and/or local 911 call center, depending on the nature of the information shared. Safe2Help Illinois is a long-term initiative to change the school culture in Illinois by helping students reach out when they have concerns.


To learn further about Safe2Help Illinois, please see the videos below. More information can also be found on their website at safe2helpil.com.


Video for Elementary Students

Video for Middle School Students

District 25’s Superintendent, Dr. Lori Bein, will begin her well-deserved retirement at the end of the 2023-2024 school year. As such, the Board of Education has begun the search for the District’s next Superintendent. This search process will take place during the fall months of 2023.


During this time, your feedback is needed! There will be numerous opportunities available for all community members to share their perspectives and input regarding the selection of District 25’s next Superintendent.


We hope that you will participate in at least one of the opportunities below to share feedback.

  1. Online Survey
    There will be an online survey available from September 11 - October 2 that will be emailed to all District 25 Staff and parent/guardians. This survey will also be available to the greater Arlington Heights community through the Superintendent Search page on our website (https://www.sd25.org/SuptSearch).

  2. Community Forums/Focus Groups
    There will be a variety of forums and focus groups to allow staff, students, parents, and community members the opportunity to provide input on the District’s strengths and challenges, in addition to the characteristics desired in our next Superintendent. The schedule for these sessions is available on our website (www.sd25.org/SuptSearch).


For more information on these feedback opportunities as well as general updates on the Superintendent Search, please visit the Superintendent Search Page on our website (https://www.sd25.org/SuptSearch).


UPCOMING COMMUNITY FORUMS

Superintendent Search | Community Forum (VIRTUAL)

  • Wednesday, September 27, 2023 at 7:00 pm

Superintendent Search | Community Forum (IN-PERSON)

  • Monday, October 2, 2023 at 7:00 pm at South Middle School

HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH | SEPTEMBER 15 - OCTOBER 15

Hispanic Heritage Month celebrates the rich heritage of Hispanic Americans and the many contributions they have made to American culture.

YOM KIPPUR | SEPTEMBER 24-25

Yom Kippur is the Jewish holiest day, known as Day of Atonement. The 25-hour period is devoted to prayer, fasting, and repentance. It begins at sunset, September 24, and ends at sunset September 25. (Dates change year to year)

POLISH-AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH | OCTOBER

October commemorates the first Polish settlers, as well as the deaths of General Kazimierz Pułaski and Tadeusz Kościuszko (military leaders who fought in the American Revolution). We also honor the contributions that have been made to our nation in the areas of arts, sciences, religion, and more.

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Arlington Heights Special Events Commission | Autumn Harvest

Save the date! On Saturday, October 7, the Village of Arlington Heights and Arlington Heights Park District are hosting their annual Autumn Harvest fest at North School Park. There will be free crafts, games, hayrides, a scarecrow building contest, live music and entertainment, and more! Food will be available for purchase.


For more information, please click here.

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Arlington Heights Memorial Library | Library Card Sign-Up Month

September is Library Card Sign-up Month, and the Arlington Heights Memorial Library is celebrating all September with giveaways, including two iPads for their customers generously donated by the Friends of the Library. Both new customers as well as those who already have a card with the library will be able to enter the giveaways.


Library Card Sign-up Month coincides with the beginning of the school year to remind parents, caregivers and students nationwide that a library card is a great first step towards lifelong learning. Library cards are free for adults and children who live within the Arlington Heights Memorial Library district boundaries of incorporated Arlington Heights.


For more information on Library Card Sign-Up Month, please click here.

ABC/25 | Info Session at Arlington Ale House

ABC/25 invites parents and community members to an adult only information session at Arlington Ale House (3rd floor of the Metropolis) on THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 (this was a date change), 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm. Come learn how your membership benefits the schools and students and become involved in our rebrand! This event is free to the community - not a fundraiser.

Click here to RSVP.

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Arlington Heights Park District | Scholarship Program

The Arlington Heights Park District provides opportunities for fun for everyone!


Apply for a scholarship to help reduce certain fees & charges by calling 847-577-3009.

FEEL GOOD STORY

Out & About | Real Life Student Teachers (2022-23)

We found some unaired footage from last school year of two awesome students who stepped into their teacher’s shoes for a day and taught their classmates! From volcanoes to poetry, the students had lots of fun teaching their friends, but they also realized how much work and time goes into making a lesson!

#d25itspersonal #d25OutAbout

TEACHING ASSISTANTS

ALL TEACHING ASSISTANT POSITIONS LINKED HERE

  • Special Education Teaching Assistants | Full & Part Time
  • EL Teaching Assistant | Part Time

SUBSTITUTE POSITIONS

Dryden Construction Fan Club!

LATEST PROGRESS:

Fall 2023

Capital projects, renovations, and expansions continue throughout District 25. Four of our seven elementary schools have broken ground for expansion work. These schools are Olive Mary-Sttit Elementary, Dryden Elementary, Patton Elementary, and Westgate Elementary. Windsor Elementary and Greenbrier Elementary will see expansion work begin this school year.


Overall, our District will be adding 25 new classrooms to house a District-wide Full-Day-Kindergarten program. Olive Mary-Sitt is adding 4 new classrooms, Dryden is adding 4, Greenbrier is adding 2, Patton is adding 3, Westgate is adding 10, and Windsor is adding 2. Additionally, Dryden and Patton are expanding their gyms, and Westgate is building a new gym.


For the full timeline of events, visit the Build25 page: www.sd25.org/Build25.

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Dryden Place Harvest Fest

We celebrated the start of fall with food, music, friendship, and community at the Dryden Place Harvest Fest. It was an unbeLEAFably good time!

The Dryden Place Garden inspires and fosters community, and we certainly saw our community come together last night as local organizations and other volunteers helped out and supported the event. The community garden also looks abundant and amazing, with a bunch of beautiful produce and sunflowers that are at least ten feet tall!

#d25itspersonal

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Bike Rodeo | Olive Mary-Stitt Elementary

Olive Mary-Stitt Elementary held their annual Bike Rodeo, and it was WHEELIE fun!

The Bike Rodeo is a safety-training session for 3rd-5th graders who want to ride their bikes to school. During the rodeo, they learn and demonstrate proper biking etiquette, like hand signals, braking, and navigating narrow spaces. Officers from @arlingtonheightspd even helped out by running helmet checks!

Thank you to all the volunteers who helped put on the rodeo and made it such a success!

#d25itspersonal

Keep Up with Our Progress!

Follow along with our progress on the following goals within our Strategic Plan, 21-25:


  • Student Achievement
  • Family & Community
  • Learning Environment
  • High-Quality Staff
  • Stewardship of Resources


You can stay up to date on the progress of our goals and strategies that guide us in our everyday work: www.sd25.org/StrategicPlan.

BOARD AGENDAS:

As a reminder, our board agendas are made public 48 hours before each board meeting and can be accessed via our BoardDocs online program. To access BoardDocs, visit our website: www.sd25.org/BoardAgenda or click here.

PUBLIC COMMENTS:

Anyone who wishes to make a public comment can do so, in-person, at our Board of Education meetings. The Board hosts two public comment opportunities on their agenda: 1) at the beginning of the meeting, prior to any agenda items, 2) at the end of the meeting after the agenda items have been discussed/presented.


The Board can be reached outside of Board Meeting hours by emailing boardfeedback@sd25.org.

UPCOMING BOARD MEETINGS:

What: School Board Meeting | Public Hearing on the Budget & Tenured Teacher Recognition

When: Tuesday, September 26, 2023 @ 7:00 pm

Where: Dunton Administration Building


The Board meetings will be livestreamed via YouTube. The links can be found on the Board Agenda page (www.sd25.org/BoardAgenda) the week of each meeting, but often are posted earlier than that. The recordings of the meetings will be posted the day following meetings at www.sd25.org/CatchUpOnMeetings.


What: Special Board Meeting | Superintendent Search

When: Tuesday, October 10, 2023 @ 6:00 pm

Where: Dunton Administration Building


This meeting will cover the topic of the Superintendent Search in District 25. The livestream link is posted on the livestream links Board of Education section of our website: https://www.sd25.org/Page/88.


What: School Board Meeting

When: Tuesday, October 10, 2023 @ 7:00 pm

Where: Dunton Administration Building


The Board meetings will be livestreamed via YouTube. The links can be found on the Board Agenda page (www.sd25.org/BoardAgenda) the week of each meeting, but often are posted earlier than that. The recordings of the meetings will be posted the day following meetings at www.sd25.org/CatchUpOnMeetings.

Our teachers teach from a personal place. #d25ItsPersonal has become a way for our teachers and staff to share daily occurrences, and reasons why they do what they do for a living and why it's fulfilling, right here in District 25. Here is a look at a few tweets that show our staff's personal side!
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Dr. Samartino

@DrSamartino

Kindergarten Teacher

Windsor Elementary


"It's always great to see our community come together at the Dryden Place Community Garden's Harvest Fest!

@ahsd25

@WindsorWildcats

#d25itspersonal"
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Mrs. Rategan

@MrsRategan

Interventionist

Dryden Elementary


"What an awesome evening with fellow Dolphins

@fmsc_org! 89 children get to eat for a year, what a heartwarming feeling! Thank you Mrs. Schindler and crew for organizing this event!

@DrydenSchool

#d25itspersonal"

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Mrs. Gavigan

@MrsGavigan

5th Grade Teacher

Ivy Hill Elementary


"It’s a great night for a Fun Fair! #ivyhillleague #d25itspersonal

@hansenclass5

@MsNordquist

@mrspanousis"

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Arlington Heights School District 25

Together Today 2 Transform Tomorrow

Website: www.sd25.org
Location: 1200 South Dunton Avenue
Phone: (847) 758.4900
Facebook: facebook.com/ahsd25
Twitter: @ahsd25

Instagram: @ahsd25social

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