What's Up Willowbrook
February 23, 2024
Give input on Willowbrook's next principal
Deadline is March 1
On Thursday, Superintendent Dr. Tammaru sent an email to all Willowbrook parents sharing the news on Dr. Carlson's new role as Director of Human Resource for District 30 -- and seeking parent input on the school's next leader. If you have not already, please click here or below to provide feedback on the qualities and characteristics that should be embodied by Willowbrook's next leader. Thank you for your valuable insights!
Upcoming events
Tuesday, March 6-7
- PTO Book Fair
- School Store (K-2nd grade)
Friday, March 8
- Half Day School Improvement. Dismissal is at 11:45 a.m. for students K-5.
- Preschool PM students attend from 8:50-11:20 a.m. No school for students in the preschool AM class.
Tuesday, March 12
- School Store (3rd-5th grade)
- PTO Ice Cream Day
Attention 5th-grade parents
PTO Executive Board nominations due today!
The Maple PTO is seeking three members of our community to join the 2024-26 Executive Board. This is a great way to make a meaningful difference! To nominate yourself or others, please click here or on the button below. All nominations are anonymous.
The open positions are Co-President, VP of Communications, and Co-VP Committee Liaison. Nominations are due by Friday, February 23.
After the nominations are closed, the Nominating Committee will reach out to discuss the roles with the nominees, gauge interest, and answer any questions. The 2024 Nominating Committee members are Indu Agarwal, Tricia Brown, Janelle Duthie, and Reem Given. If you have questions in the interim, please feel free to contact maplepto@district30.org.
Thank you for supporting our school!
Due today!
Parent Social is tomorrow - purchase tickets!
NEW: April 5 Dance Party!
Multicultural Night feedback
Did you attend or host a table at Multicultural Night? Please consider filling out this short survey to help the PTO determine the future format of the event.
Summer School signup happening now!
Summer school registration is now open for all District 30 students. If you have not completed registration, we encourage you to consider the following to ensure this process is smooth:
- Watch the tutorial video on the District 30 Summer School website
- Have your child's student number(s) handy (see website for details)
- Have a list of your child(ren)'s class preferences by block
- Consider ideas for alternate courses, as some of our popular offerings fill quickly
- Check the course offerings, as there may have been some changes since the website went live last month.
Should you require assistance during registration, please email summerschool@district30.org, or call 847-400-8911. Please do not call individual schools, as they will be unable to assist you with the process.
Additionally, please mark your calendar for these important dates:
- Program dates - Tuesday, June 11 through Friday, July 12
- Holidays - No Summer School :June 19, July 4-5
Thank you and we look forward to seeing your student(s) in June!
Adventure Campus registration starts Feb. 27
Mark your calendars for 11 a.m.
Adventure Campus is Northbrook Park District’s before- and after-school care program for elementary students that is offered before school starting at 7 a.m. and after school until 6 p.m. Registration for the 2024-25 school year opens Tuesday, February 27 at 11am.
The Northbrook Park District partners with District 30 to offer organized activities for children in
grades K–5. The program follows a daily schedule including time for homework or quiet play, a snack, projects and physical activity. Adventure Campus also offers child care on select teacher institute days, conference days and holidays for an additional fee.
Enrollment is based on availability at each site. Visit nbparks.org/adventurecampus for more
information and to register for the 2024–25 school year starting Tuesday, February 27.
Adventure Campus Scholarship Requests: Participants who meet the criteria can receive financial assistance towards recreation programs and memberships. Applicants only need to qualify once per calendar year. Contact Melanie Alexander at malexander@nbparks.org or 847-291-2995 for an application form or with questions about the scholarship process.
Share your Women's History Month story
Starts March 1
To honor Women's History Month we are extending an opportunity to our students and their families to share stories of the remarkable women in their lives. Women's History Month begins in March; If you have an influential woman in your family that you and your child would like to honor, please complete the link to the Google Form below. The contributions will be displayed in Willowbrook's hallways and some will be shared during March flag raisings.
Let's highlight the important women in our lives who have made a difference and deserve to be recognized!
Share input on D30 strengths, weaknesses & more
Deadline is March 1
District 30 is in the process of creating a Strategic Plan that will shape the direction of our schools for the next five years. A team of students, parents, teachers, staff and community members is working to create a draft of a plan that will be presented to the Board of Education for its consideration this spring.
As part of their efforts, the group created a SWOT analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) for District 30 based on comprehensive data. We ask for your feedback on this analysis to ensure it is fully informed by the thoughts and opinions of all stakeholders.
Click here or the button below to begin this anonymous survey, which ends Friday, March 1. Thank you for your time and feedback!
Spring Book Fair March 6-7
Thank you from the Special Lunch Committee
The Special Lunch Committee wants to thank the following volunteers for helping to serve Special Lunch in February: Jenny Chabraja, Pauline Mintz, Susan Lien and Lili Zhou. Your help is greatly appreciated!
March 20 parent talk on ensuring safe spaces
We invite you to attend "Ensuring School is a Safe Space for All: Recognizing and Responding to Bias & Discrimination in District 30" at 7 p.m. March 20 at Maple School. Presented by Maggie Schwalbach, an ADHD-certified practitioner, executive functioning coach, and World of Difference facilitator, this presentation will discuss the measures that District 30 is taking to ensure a safe and welcoming environment for all learners.
Families and guardians will learn how unchecked incidents of bullying and discrimination interrupt the culture and climate of a school community and how these affect learning outcomes. Parents will learn what role they can take in ensuring that diversity is not just tolerated, but proactively embraced and celebrated, in District 30.
Click here or below to RSVP. We look forward to seeing you!
Smartphone/watch policy at school
Take Illinois 5Essentials Survey
Your input will impact Willowbrook's success!
Now through March 29, parents, students and teachers are asked to participate in the 11th annual statewide Illinois 5Essentials Survey. This anonymous survey is designed to generate a detailed picture of the inner workings of your child’s school and allows you to share your thoughts on important elements of school effectiveness.
On behalf of the Illinois State Board of Education, the 5Essentials Survey will be administered online by UChicago Impact at the University of Chicago. The survey gathers data related to the five indicators below that can affect and predict school success:
Effective Leaders
Collaborative Teachers
Involved Families
Supportive Environments
Ambitious Instruction
Your participation will help us understand the conditions at your child’s school and guide improvement. Your identity and survey responses will be kept completely confidential and will never be connected to you or your child.
Click here or below to take the survey please visit and select the appropriate survey to begin.
For more information or to view previous years’ reports, please click here. If you have questions or concerns, please contact UChicago Impact Survey Support at 866-440-1874 or impact-surveys@uchicago.edu.
Student tardiness
The Willowbrook Faculty has observed a rise in late student arrivals, likely exacerbated by the challenges posed by our winter weather. In light of this, we want to bring this matter to your attention and seek your cooperation.
To ensure a smooth start to the school day, we kindly request students to plan their arrival between 8:30 and 8:40 a.m. Our supervisors open school doors promptly at 8:40 a.m., and the tardy bell rings at 8:45 a.m. Beginning Monday, January 29, we will be diligently marking students tardy for school. We plan to include weekly tardy rates in future parent newsletters, and if any patterns persist, individual families will be contacted. There will not be any supervision outside after 8:45 a.m.
- Week of January 29 the daily average was 5%
- Week of February 5 the daily average was 3.8%
- Week of February 12 the daily average was 5.8%
- This week the daily average was 2%
Being punctual is a vital life skill and sets the tone for a successful day. Students who arrive on time find it easier to transition from home, reconnect with friends and teachers, and participate in morning instruction. We appreciate your efforts in establishing morning routines that enable your child to be on time.
Registration is OPEN for Lew Blond Run!
Kindergarten, Pre-K Intake now open
KINDERGARTEN INTAKE
District 30's full-day 2024-25 Kindergarten Program will be held at both Willowbrook and Wescott Schools. Kindergarten Intake for the 2024-25 school year is now open.
To be eligible for kindergarten, your child must have been born on or before September 1, 2019, as evidenced by an official birth certificate or passport. Proof of residency in District 30 is also required, as well as the filling out of an affidavit form.
Important links:
- Wescott Intake
- Willowbrook Intake
- Enrollment (links and info on establishing District 30 residency)
Questions? Please call Willowbrook at 847-498-1090 or Wescott at 847-272-4660.
PRESCHOOL INTAKE
The 2024-25 District 30 Kid Connection Preschool will be held at Willowbrook School only. The preschool program is days a week for 2.5 hours a day and follows the District 30 school calendar.
Three-year-old students attend the morning class and the 4-year-old students attend in the afternoon. Preschool Intake for the 2024-25 school year is now open.
Please visit our District 30 Preschool page for the intake link, tuition information, and a list of documents needed to register.
Volunteers needed!
We are still in need of special lunch volunteers! If you have some spare time and would like to help please sign up below.
What's happening in this week's Wakelet?
What’s happening at Willowbrook? This week at Willowbrook you will find students participating in many new and exciting experiences as they participate in being kind, being brave, and belonging! Collaboration, cooperation, innovation, engagement, and learning together can all be seen in our platform Wakelet! Check out all the awesome things that are happening at Willowbrook this week! Follow us @ #d30learns. Click here for the Wakelet link
Learn about community events!
Want to know what's going on around the community? District 30 uses a "Virtual Backpack" to share community information while saving paper, costs, and lightening the loads our students bring home. Please click the button below to view upcoming Community Events.
Willowbrook School
Main Office: 847-498-1090
Health Office/Attendance: 847-400-8860
Location: 2500 Happy Hollow Road, Glenview, IL, USA
Website: district.30.org/willowbrook