The District 25 Dish

This edition of the District Dish features the following:

• Need 2 Know
  Calendar Updates
  2023-2024 Calendar (REVISED)
  D25's Parent Academy
  Fun Fluency
  ECDEC | Preschool for All Program
  Food and Nutrition Services | 2023-2024 School Year
  Parent Night | K-5 Math Curriculum Overview
• Celebrate With Us!
  Ukraine Independence Day
  Women's Equality Day
• Community
  Arlington Heights Park District | Scholarship Program
  First Presbyterian Church of Arlington Heights | The Wednesday Market
  
• Feel Good Story
  Summer Band 2023
• Help Needed
  Special Education (Speech and Language Pathologist and Psychologist)
  Classroom Teaching Assistants
  Guest Teachers
  Food & Nutrition Services Positions
  and more!
• #Build25 Update | Ongoing Updates!
• Instagram | @ahsd25social
  Share25 | Photos
• Strategic Plan 21-25, Dashboard
• Board of Education
  Policy Committee Meeting | Tuesday, August 15, 2023 from 5:45 pm - 6:15 pm
  Special Board Meeting _ Superintendent Search | Tuesday, August 15, 2023 from 6:15 pm - 7:00 pm
  School Board Meeting | Tuesday, August 15, 2023 at 7:00 pm
• #d25ItsPersonal

Thank you! Click around and enjoy!

Staff Only | Institute Days

• Monday, August 14 - August 16, 2023

Policy Committee Meeting

• Tuesday, August 15, 2023 from 5:45 pm - 6:15 pm

Special Board Meeting | Superintendent Search

• Tuesday, August 15, 2023 from 6:15 pm - 7:00 pm

School Boarding Meeting

• Tuesday, August 15, 2023 at 7:00 pm

First Day of School

• Thursday, August 17, 2023
  

School Board Meeting | Closed Session

• Tuesday, August 29, 2023

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.

A new Parent Academy Newsletter went out on Friday, June 23, on how to best Support Your Child's Digital Experiences This Summer.

Parent Academy is a partnership between parents and District 25, in which parents are invited to join our community of learners. The goal of Parent Academy is to provide learning opportunities for parents to better understand ways to support their students’ academic success and personal well-being.

We welcome parents and families to engage in various activities and events to explore topics related to mental health, well-being, equity and inclusion, and academics. Scroll this page for archived newsletters, additional resources, or to submit an idea/topic for the next Parent Academy newsletter.

To visit the Parent Academy webpage, visit www.sd25.org/ParentAcademy.

District 25 is thrilled to announce we're bringing back our elementary world language option, Fun Fluency, for the 2023-2024 school year! Fun Fluency will offer before or after school instruction in Spanish and French for all elementary students who sign up. The instruction will be one day a week throughout 25 weeks.

For more information on Fun Fluency, download our letter HERE.

Para esta carta en español, haga clic aquí.

We are excited to welcome our ECDEC Preschool for All Program to Ivy Hill Elementary School. This program serves District 25 children who are screened and identified as not progressing at a rate anticipated for potential success in kindergarten due to at-risk variables. At-risk factors can include delays in the areas of intellectual processing, pre-academics, communication skills, social-emotional development, and/or motor development. In addition, family environmental factors such as low income, homeless, parent/sibling with disability, parent education level, family structure, non-English speaking household, and others are also considered when identifying at-risk eligibility.

To request an ECDEC screening, please email bszoepe@ecdec.org

The first day of school is right around the corner, and our Food & Nutrition Services Department would like to welcome you all back as well as provide updated information for the 2023-2024 school year.

Please click here for Food & Nutrition Services Welcome Back flyer, which includes information on how to access the menu, how to order lunch, meal pricing, and more!

The District also participates in the USDA funded National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs. These programs offer free and reduced-priced meals to eligible families. For information on how to apply for free and reduced-priced meals, you can check out our website here or download the application here.

Para esta carta en español, haga clic aquí.

We are thrilled to share a special event to help you support your child's mathematical journey at home! Join us for a unique opportunity to learn from Susan Resnick, a distinguished US Consultant and Author of the acclaimed book Math in Focus: Singapore Math.

During this informative session, Susan will provide a comprehensive overview of the successful methodologies behind Singapore Math. She will delve into the key instructional strategies that have catapulted Singapore to the forefront of global mathematics achievement. Throughout the evening, we'll delve into essential concepts like number bonds, bar modeling, long division, and other effective approaches that may differ from how you learned math but have proven highly effective in nurturing proficiency.

This event is geared towards parents of Kindergarten-5th graders and will be held at the Dunton Administration Building Thursday, September 14 at 7:00PM. To register for this event, please click here.

Ukraine Independence Day takes place on August 24 and it marks Ukraine's declaration of independence from the U.S.S.R. in 1991. The day is celebrated with great enthusiasm and is the most popular day of the year for Ukrainians around the world.

Women's Equality Day was established by Congress in 1971 to commemorate the 1920 passage of the Nineteenth Amendment granting women the right to vote, and to encourage the ongoing efforts for women’s equality in all areas of American life.

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.

Join First Presbyterian Church each Wednesday night, 6pm-7pm, now through September 6.

Come collect free, fresh produce from their community garden, stay for dinner from the grill, and enjoy live music! All are welcome! There is no charge for the produce or dinner.

Click here to learn more about the event.

Para esta carta en español, haga clic aquí

Summer Band 2023 was a Rock n' Roll Success!

Summer Band is a program offered to incoming 6th-8th graders who will be attending South or Thomas Middle School in the upcoming school year. Rehearsals lasted for two weeks and concluded with an amazing concert. They literally blew us away!

We'd like to thank all of our students and staff who helped create such a wonderful concert!

We'd also love to give a special shout-out to Mrs. Schneider, Mr. Berry, And Ms. Pucci for all their hard work and dedication!

#d25ItsPersonal

ALL SPECIAL EDUCATION POSITIONS LINKED HERE

• School Psychologist
• Early Childhood Speech and Language Pathologist
• Speech and Language Pathologist (Part-Time)

• Special Education Teaching Assistants | Full & Part Time

• Elementary Food Services (Part-Time)

• Guest Teacher (Elementary and Middle School)
• Substitute Registered Nurse (Elementary and Middle School)
• Substitute Teaching Assistant (Elementary and Middle School)
• Substitute Clerical Assistant (Elementary and Middle School)

As always, you can visit www.sd25.org/Build25 to stay up to date on the #Build25 progress.

RENDERINGS: Check out the renderings of what our additions are anticipated to look like!

CONSTRUCTION UPDATES: As construction commences, you can follow along on our Build25 site for visual and written updates!

LATEST PROGRESS:

Summer 2023

District 25 is working on a number of projects across the District. Every school and the District Administration Building will see a project that will improve their aging facilities. Olive-Mary Stitt Elementary is the only building in the District at this point that has expansion work underway to house District-wide Full Day Kindergarten beginning August 2024.

June 13, 2023

The District 25 Board approved a motion that awarded bid packages related to the #Build25 projects. These packages will cover the scope of work at Greenbrier and Windsor related to the kindergarten additions as well as updates, repairs, and renovations (capital improvement projects) to the existing buildings listed.

May 23, 2023

The District 25 Board approved a motion that awarded bid packages related to the #Build25 projects. These packages will cover the scope of work at Dryden Elementary, Olive-Mary Stitt Elementary, Patton Elementary, and Westgate Elementary related to the kindergarten additions as well as updates, repairs, and renovations (capital improvement projects) to the existing buildings listed.

May 1, 2023

The Village of Arlington Heights Board of Trustees approved the expansion plans for Greenbrier Elementary and Windsor Elementary at the Board meeting on Tuesday, May 1, 2023.

February 21, 2023

The Village of Arlington Heights Board of Trustees approved the expansion plans for Olive-Mary Stitt Elementary and Patton Elementary at the Board meeting on Tuesday, February 21, 2023.

February 6, 2023

The Village of Arlington Heights Board of Trustees approved the expansion plans for Westgate Elementary and Dryden Elementary at the Board meeting on Monday, February 6, 2023.

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

Our annual Share25 event was held at South Middle School today, and our D25 staff had a great time! This year's event focused on our new staff, who we couldn't be more excited to welcome to D25!

Making sure our staff are knowledgeable and comfortable with the technology they'll be using during the year is a key component to Share25, but this event also is a time for our staff to collaborate with their colleagues and learn about a wide array of topics that'll be helpful for the school year. Some sessions that were held this year include: Get Connected with Communication Tools, Generate Engaging Projects with Creation Tools, Vedic Meditation, and more!

We'd also love to give a big shoutout to our wonderful Technology Department who make Share25 possible year after year! Thank you!!!

#d25ItsPersonal

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: Policy Committee Meeting

When: Tuesday, August 15, 2023 from 5:45 pm - 6:15 pm

Where: Dunton Administration Building

The Policy Committee Meetings are public meetings where the members of the Board's policy committee meet to review and discuss the policies of the Board. No action will be taken at these meetings, and they will not be videotaped nor livestreamed. These meetings may end prior to the designated time if the agenda is completed.

What: Special Board Meeting | Superintendent Search

When: Tuesday, August 15, 2023 from 6:15 pm - 7:00 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, August 15, 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: Closed Session School Board Meeting

When: Tuesday, August 29, 2023 @ 6:30 pm

Where: Dunton Administration Building

This is a closed session meeting, which is not open to the public. No action can be made during a closed session meeting.

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!

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