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Ignite the power and potential of each student!
Welcome to the Keeneyville Elementary School District 20
E Newsletter. Click below to visit our school webpages or click here to view the District 20 homepage.
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Dear (Contact First Name),
Welcome to the 2017 - 2018 school year!
During the past few weeks, our teachers and staff members have been busy preparing classrooms, students were welcomed back and a new routine has been set in motion. Click here to view back to school photos. We look to the new year with a great sense of excitement and can't wait to share all our success stories in upcoming e newsletters. We also are thrilled to announce the creation of a new Keeneyville District Twitter feed  and a revitalized Keeneyville Facebook page  . In addition, monthly Board of Education meetings are now being videotaped and will be posted to the Keeneyville website  . All in an effort to provide ongoing communication between our District, home and community.
But we are most excited to be rolling out our 1:1 Chromebook initiative this week for all second through eighth grade students. As part of the Keeneyville School District 100 Board of Education's Strategic Plan, the District allocated funds to purchase Chromebooks so students would have daily access to a laptop computer. This is one year ahead of schedule!
We are very relived to report that a school funding bill was signed into law and State funds budgeted for education will begin flowing to school districts. Please click here to read more about the Evidence Based Funding Model and what it means for District 20. In the here and now, we are funded, and there are great sighs of relief.
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n October, Keeneyville Elementary School District 20 will celebrate its 120th anniversary. We plan to celebrate throughout this school year so stayed tuned for details.
In closing, I wish you all a great year ahead!
Sincerely,
Dr. Michael Connolly
Superintendent
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P.S. We are always looking for ways to connect with parents and community members. Feel free to forward this email to someone who may be interested! Information on signing up to receive future District newsletters can be found on our
District Home Page.
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District 20 Instructional Coach, Jen Engstrom shared photos of Waterbury students receiving their Chromebooks. Follow Mrs. Engstrom on Twitter @EngstromJen.
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District 20 Instructional Coach, Jana Stevens captured the first class at Greenbrook to receive
their Chromebooks. Follow Mrs. Stevens on
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| Upcoming Events in September |
| September 13 |
Greenbrook Curriculum Night |
6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. |
| September 14 |
Waterbury Curriculum Night |
6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. |
| September 20 |
Elementary Band Sign-Up
Spring Wood Commons |
3:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. |
| September 26 |
Spring Wood Curriculum Night & Resource Fair |
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| September 28 |
Board of Education Meeting
Spring Wood Library |
7:00 p.m. |
Click here to view the 2017 - 2018 District Calendar
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| District 20 Board of Education News |
The Keeneyville District 20 Board of Education held a regular board meeting on Thursday, August 17. There was no meeting in July. Board Briefs can be found below. The next regular meeting of the District 20 Board of Education will be held on Thursday, September 28 at 7:00 p.m. in the Spring Wood Middle School Library. The meetings are videotaped and can be viewed
here
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August Board Briefs
- 72 teachers attended a three-hour professional development technology workshop.
- Spring Wood students and seventh grade teacher, Eleni Vrettos presented information regarding WeVideo at two conferences this summer.
- Greenbrook teacher, Kathy Poulopoulus and Director of Teaching and Learning, Emmie Pawlak presented at the Southland Learning Conference.
- Greenbrook teacher, Valerie Zielinski is now a See Saw Ambassador. See Saw is a free resource which allows student's work to be kept in a digital portfolio and shared with parents.
- District 20 was contacted by Google to recruit classroom teachers to try out new products in the classroom. To date, 20 teachers (one at each grade level) have volunteered to participate.
- District 20 will implement a new Social and Emotional Learning Curriculum. Each building will use a different approach based on the individual needs of the students in their buildings: Waterbury: Second Step; Greenbrook: Responsive Classrooms and Spring Wood will utilize Responsive Classrooms.
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| District 20 News and Announcements |
Summer Construction Projects
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Waterbury students now have a new separate space to eat lunch.
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Summer 2017 was very busy for the Keeneyville District 20 Business Office and Maintenance/Custodial staff members. Several construction and maintenance projects were completed including a new lunchroom at Waterbury.
Click here to view a breakdown of the work
completed
at each building.
Welcoming New Staff Members to Keeneyville
In August, District 20's Director of Teaching and Learning, Emmie Pawlak, hosted a new teacher orientation. During the two day workshop, new staff members met with administration and learned about District 20 policies and procedures. Mrs. Pawlak shared pictures on her Twitter feed @teach_learn_20. A list of new staff members by school can be found below. On July 1, Wendy Flaherty also joined the Keeneyville staff serving as the District 20 Director of Operations/Treasurer.
Greenbrook Elementary School
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Andrea Caravello
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Paraprofessional
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Mary Kotek
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ELL Teacher
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Melissa Mikosz
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Fifth Grade Teacher
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Erica Moran
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Fourth Grade Teacher
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pring Wood Middle School
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Jennifer Anderson
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Paraprofessional |
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Josh Dakins
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Assistant Principal |
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Renee Frelich
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Seventh Grade Language Arts Teacher
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Joe Koletsos
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Seventh Grade Special Education Teacher
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Roslyn Martin
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Principal
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Casey Tessler
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Special Education Teacher |
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Dianne Woodard
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GATE Teacher
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Waterbury Elementary School
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Ewelina Burnatowska
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Paraprofessional
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Linda Cotter
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Adaptive PE Teacher
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Lori Kaup
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Paraprofessional
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Ashtyn Lasley
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DESTINY Teacher
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Shannon Linneman
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Special Education Teacher
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Anna Peters
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ELL Teacher
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Allison Rockwell
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Special Education Teacher
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Early Childhood Center (ECC)
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Our District 20 preschool program started on September 5. It has been wonderful to see our returning students and welcome our new students to our classes. If your child has come through a screening and qualified for the program, please make sure you have completed your registration paperwork and given it to the Greenbrook office so your child can start as soon as possible. We are looking forward to a great year! Click here to view the 2017 - 2018 Early Childhood Center Calendar.
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Greenbrook Elementary School
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In August, Greenbrook teacher, Kathy Poulopoulos, had the opportunity to share her expertise during the Southland Learning Conference. Mrs. Poulopoulos, (pictured right) shared information on using ClassDojo as an effective way to communicate with parents. Follow Mrs. Poulopoulos on Twitter
@KathyPoulo1.
In addition, Emmie Pawlak, Director of Teaching and Learning, presented at the conference on encouraging teachers to be innovators. Follow Mrs. Pawlak on Twitter
@teach_learn20.
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Spring Wood Middle School
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This summer, Spring Wood students and seventh grade teacher, Eleni Vrettos presented during the SAMRi Teacher Camp at Matea High School and the Second Annual Southland Learning Conference.
The group presented on WeVideo, an online video program that was used as a classroom tool last year. Using the program, language arts students worked in pairs and conducted research, drafted a script and recorded using WeVideo. The students shared their project and explained how technology helped increase student engagement and class participation.
Follow Ms. Vrettos on Twitter @msvrettos.
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Waterbury Elementary School
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On Wednesday, September 6, Illinois State Representative, Michelle Mussman visited Waterbury Elementary School
to get a first-hand look at how
#esd20learns
! Since 2011, Mrs. Mussman has represented the 56th district which includes Hanover Park and Roselle. Future visits to Greenbrook Elementary School and Spring Wood Middle School will also be scheduled this year. Pictured above: Karen Kim, Waterbury Assistant Principal, Dr. Debbie Guzan, Waterbury Principal, Michelle Mussman and Dr. Michael Connolly, District 20 Superintendent.
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Please follow Keeneyville Elementary School District 20
on Facebook and Twitter
for news and information about our schools and events.
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