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District Digest

Glen Ellyn School District 41

District DigestGlen Ellyn School District 41
May 19, 2023


In this issue…

  • Board of Education Meetings
  • Calendar Reminders
  • Space Options For Full-Day Kindergarten
  • 2023-24 Supply Lists
  • D41 Retirees Celebrated
  • Superintendent Kaczkowski Honored
  • Forest Glen 3rd Grade Historic Tour
  • AEC Students Get Interactive
  • Mental Health Awareness Month
  • Parent Access to Securly

Board of Education Meetings

NOTE: Summer Meetings will be held at the CSO, 793 N. Main Street in Glen Ellyn

  • Monday, June 5, 2023, Special Board Meeting, 6 PM, Central Services Office

  • Tuesday, June 20, 2023, Regular Board Meeting, 6:30 PM, Central Services Office

  • Monday, July 31, 2023, Regular Board Meeting, 6:30 PM, Central Services Office

Calendar Reminders

  • Monday, May 29, 2023 - Memorial Day (No School)
  • Wednesday, May 31, 2023 - Last day of attendance for PreK/EC and Kindergarten students
  • Thursday, June 1, 2023 - SIP Day -Last attendance day for students in grade 1-8
  • Friday, June 2, 2023 - Institute Day (no student attendance)

Space Options for Full-Day K Explored

At the Board of Education meeting on Monday, May 15, representatives from Wight & Co. presented information about space for a future full-day kindergarten program. Board members asked questions about the approaches presented and discussed next steps. Click here to see the presentation slides about approaches to achieve space for full-day kindergarten.

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All 2023-24 School Supply Lists Now Available

Visit your school website listed below to find official supply lists for the 2023-24 School Year:

- Abraham Lincoln

- Ben Franklin

- Churchill

- Forest Glen

- Hadley Junior High

Congratulations to District 41 Retirees

At the annual District 41 Staff Recognition Event last night, May 17, 16 retirees were honored for their dedication and commitment to District 41. We wish them well and thank them for their service.


Linda Anderson, Forest Glen

Denise Cassidy, Churchill

Nicholas Crifase, Churchill

Scott Dixon, Hadley Junior High School

Donna Douglas, Lincoln

Marylou Gehringer, District Office

Sheryl Grever, Lincoln

Lisa Kroehnke, Churchill

Elizabeth Lee, Hadley

Judy Leska, Forest Glen

Paul Luczak, Hadley

Dawn Payne, Franklin

Lynn Rumel, Franklin

Susan Selzer, Churchill

Michelle Spratt, Franklin

Andrea Teichmiller, Hadley

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Superintendent Kaczkowski Honored by INSPRA

District 41 Superintendent Dr. Melissa Kaczkowski was honored at the Illinois Chapter of the National School Public Relations Association (INSPRA) Distinguished Service Celebration on May 12 for “enhancing the understanding and support of public education, thereby benefiting schools, students and communities.” Congratulations, Dr. K!

Forest Glen Historic Tour of Glen Ellyn

Forest Glen 3rd graders went back in time to when Glen Ellyn was becoming a town. Students, teachers and chaperones walked down Main St and Highland to see Stacy's Mansion and the Bird Sanctuary, continued down Hawthorne to lunch at Lake Ellyn, where they learned about a baseball game played against the Chicago Cubs, a grand hotel that once existed, mineral springs and the discovery of a mastodon skeleton. The trip wrapped up at Stacy's Tavern where students learned about life in Glen Ellyn in the 1800's.

AEC Gets Interactive

AEC classes at Lincoln, Forest Glen and Churchill had an interactive visit with Math-A-Magician Dr. Art Benjamin. Dr. Benjamin has given many TED talks and is a published author. He performed from Japan and amazed the students with math magic and lightning fast calculation. It was an interactive performance with students being an integral part as they supplied numbers and raced to calculate with Dr. Benjamin.

May is National Mental Health Awareness Month

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. See something, say something is incredibly important and even more so this time of year. And it’s not just for kids. If parents or staff notice something does not seem right or that there are signs a student needs help, there are a number of resources available for support. Here are two that can provide immediate help in an emergency/crisis situation 24/7.


  • The new 211 number is a DuPage County resource for health and social services. Calling 211 can help someone access free and confidential crisis and emergency counseling, disaster assistance, food, health care and insurance assistance, stable housing and utilities payment assistance, employment services, veteran services and childcare and family services.


  • Safe2Help Illinois is a 24/7 program where students can use a free app, text/phone, and website (Safe2HelpIllinois.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 PSAP/9-1-1- call center, depending on the nature of the information shared.


As always, please also reach out to your school principals, social workers and school psychologists for support, if needed.


For more information about mental health services, click here.

Parent Access to Securly - D41 Online Student Safety System

Safety of students is our number one priority and that includes internet safety. Many District 41 students will be in the possession of district technology over summer break. As a way to help families monitor devices and keep children safe online, the district provides parents access to the student safety management system called Securly.


Securly is installed on all district issued devices. This is the same monitoring system we use during the school year. Over summer break, Securly will continue to monitor the devices and notify parents of content that could be of concern.


- District 41 adds all parent emails that we have on file in the Skyward database into

Securly.

- Parents will receive a welcome email from Securly.

- District 41 updates any parent email changes or additions from Skyward each week

on Thursday afternoons.

- Parents will receive weekly email reports on Monday's from Securly. The reports will

contain only information about at-home activities.


Please CLICK HERE to visit the FAQ page about the Securly Parent Portal.


Please continue to talk with your children about internet safety and monitor their technology usage at home. Thank you for partnering with us to keep students safe and responsible while online this summer.


NOTE: If you need help with your Securly account or want to learn more about Securly please look at this article. Remember, parents and students seeking technology support can enter a ticket at our D41 Support Center here (directions). Also note, our safeguards will remain in place, but with students and staff not in the buildings over the summer we will not be actively monitoring all alerts from Securly.