10/1/21 Enews From CCSD93

Dear Friend of CCSD93,

Messages From

Superintendent Hill:

All 8th grade students at Stratford Middle School are collectively engaging in unique ways with literature through the school's 8th Grade Book Club. The students read novels with a group of peers and convene regularly in the school’s Innovation Center to discuss them and participate in relevant English language arts projects. This week, students wrote annotations for their books and designed social media profiles, pictures, and comments from their characters’ perspectives. Moving forward, the students will continue to delve into assignments that call on them to meet ELA state learning standards, including analyzing, predicting, and more!

View this video for more on the 8th Grade Book Club.

This year, CCSD93’s parent/teacher conferences will continue to take the form of Student-Led Conferences, as students will once again participate with their parents and teachers to celebrate successes and identify areas for growth.

Parents were sent the following important information regarding conferences via email this afternoon:

Conferences will be held October 20 and 21.
The week of conferences, students will attend class during the typical “Monday schedule” each day from Monday, October 18 through Thursday, October 21, and there will be no school Friday, October 22.
Parents are once again asked to use PTC Wizard, an online scheduling tool, to set up conferences any time between now and Monday, October 18 at noon. To register and schedule conferences, visit www.ccsd93.com/conferences.
After completing registration through PTC Wizard, parents will have the option to complete a follow up form to indicate that they would like to attend conference(s) virtually via Zoom. A link to the follow up Zoom request form will be included in the PTC Wizard confirmation email. Then, the week of conferences, parents who have completed the virtual conference form will receive the Zoom link to join during their scheduled conference time.

En español: www.ccsd93.com/conferencias.

Important Bus Notes

Reminder: Students Required to Wear Masks on Buses

If your child rides a CCSD93 bus, please remind them that students must wear masks while riding CCSD93 buses.

Track Your Child's Bus With FirstView App

Starting Next Week

CCSD93 is pleased to share that the FirstView™ bus tracking and transportation communications app will go live on Monday, October 4! Parents of bused students will receive a message the evening of Sunday, October 3 with information that will enable you to download and log into the app to track your child’s bus location in real time throughout the school year.

Please know:

There are new credentials for adding each student for this year, so if you had added students to your account during a previous school year, you will need to do so again following the steps in the email being sent to you on October 3.
Moving forward, CCSD93 will not send emails and text messages when busses are delayed. The FirstView app provides much more accurate timing than CCSD93’s direct communications can. Please plan to use the app to check on your child’s bus timing.

For more, visit www.ccsd93.com/firstview.

Drivers Still Needed!

CCSD93's transportation provider, First Student, still needs drivers! If you or anyone you know would be interested in driving a bus for CCSD93 students, please review the following and apply:

Starting pay is $21.00 per hour.
You may be eligible to receive a sign-on bonus of $2,500-$3,000.
First Student provides all necessary training and certification.
Drivers would be guaranteed to only drive CCSD93 routes if desired, or they may choose to work additional hours for other districts.
Interested individuals are invited to apply here.
If you have additional questions you can contact First Student directly at 331-256-7526.

Thank you for your continued patience as we continue to work to improve busing.

Please review the following articles for more from CCSD93, and have a terrific weekend!

Sincerely,

Dr. David H. Hill

Superintendent of Schools

CCSD93

View Highlights of Innovative Learning Opportunities From Across CCSD93!

CCSD93’s educators consistently share examples of their innovative learning opportunities online. CCSD93 regularly posts a compilation of many of the highlights in our Week in Review on our social media channels. Check out the latest here, and watch for more on our Facebook, Twitter & Instagram.

Safety Helpline Available to D93 Community

Safe School Helpline is a safety and tip reporting service that enables students, parents or staff members to submit safety and bullying concerns anonymously via website, text, app or phone call. In addition, the helpline offers a counseling and crisis call center that features trained counselors available 24/7/365 for individuals seeking assistance in coping with harmful thoughts, depression, or feelings of loneliness and loss.

Students, parents and staff members can access the helpline through the methods described in the image above, and you can always find it linked on CCSD93's district and school websites. Do not hesitate to use it, and be as thorough as possible in describing your concern so we can assist to the greatest extent possible.

Attend a Free Online Parent Presentation from Glenbard Parent Series

Glenbard Parent Series provides terrific, free programming for today's parents. You're invited to attend either of these upcoming programs virtually. Visit www.glenbardgps.org for more!

Need Childcare on Days Off or Before & After School? ActivKids Has You Covered!

Does your elementary school child need care before or after the school day? Does your K-6 student need care on days off from school? Our partners at the Carol Stream Park District have you covered with the ActivKids program.

Visit www.csparks.org/activkids for more information and to sign up for before- or after-school care at any of our elementary schools.
Go directly to this website to sign up for the Days Off Club, which provides care during several of the days CCSD93 has off that parents might not, including the upcoming Columbus Day holiday on 10/11.

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