8/13/21

In This Issue

School Starts Next Week

Meet the Teacher & Orientation Recaps

Remodeled WT IC Ready for Unveiling

Need Before- / After-Care?

Latest D93 in 93 Seconds
Dear Friend of CCSD93,
Next week will mark CCSD93’s first full in-person days of school since March 13, 2020. I thank our entire community -- students, parents, staff members and other stakeholders -- for your continued support and flexibility since that time as together we have adjusted to changing circumstances while prioritizing health and safety. We could not be more excited to welcome back our students to full time in-person learning.
While you are invited to review our complete Mitigation Guide in detail here, as a reminder, the following is a general summary of our mitigation strategies as we start the 2021-22 school year:
  • All individuals throughout our buildings will be required to wear masks. 
  • Care will be taken to ensure students are spaced appropriately in classrooms and that hands are sanitized or washed regularly. 
  • CCSD93 will continue to work with the health department to contact trace and quarantine/isolate individuals as necessary. 
  • CCSD93 will continue to use enhanced air filtration in our ventilation systems and increased fresh air intake into our air handling units. 
  • CCSD93 will continue with enhanced cleaning and disinfecting protocols throughout our schools and buses.
  • There will be no daily self-screener, but families are responsible to ensure their child is not sent to school while sick or having experienced recent close contact/potential exposure.

Kindergarten through 8th grade students will start Monday, August 16, while preschool students will start Tuesday, August 17. 

Elementary and middle school students should have received teacher placement/schedule information and busing emails on Wednesday of this week. If for any reason you did not receive your placement/schedule information, elementary families are invited to review this general version of the message while middle school families can view this message.

Don’t forget, we will be on a shortened “Monday schedule” through Wednesday, August 18 next week!
Meet the Teacher Recap
I know I speak for all of our school staff and administrators when I say we were thrilled to see so many excited students and parents at Meet the Teacher today. Here are a couple of highlights.
New Student Orientation Recap
Students new to our district visited their schools on Tuesday of this week to get the lay of the land and practice riding buses! Here are a few photo highlights.
Remodeled Western Trails Innovation Center Ready for Unveiling
Throughout the summer, the Western Trails Innovation Center was remodeled to become a more bright, inspiring and flexible space that will allow students to take on any number of projects now and into the future. Here are some photos taken throughout construction, but we will hold off until next week to share the final unveiling. We cannot wait for Western Trails students and staff to see it!
Need Elementary Before- or After-Care?
Does your elementary school child need care before or after the school day? Our partners at the Carol Stream Park District have you covered with the ActivKids program at each of our elementary schools. Visit www.csparks.org/activkids for more information and to sign up.
Find Out More About CCSD93's New Director for Student Services in CCSD93 in 93 Seconds
​​Former Elsie Johnson School Principal Rosanne Sikich now serves as CCSD93’s Director for Student Services, which will enable her to benefit students throughout the entire district. Find out more about Ms. Sikich, including her new role, her favorite things about working in CCSD93, and which Italian pastry her dog is named after in the latest installment of CCSD93 in 93 Seconds! Please note, this was filmed prior to updated masking guidance.
Enjoy the weekend's beautiful weather!

Sincerely,

Dr. David H. Hill
Superintendent of Schools
CCSD93
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