Updates from 86

Welcome to the first edition of Updates from 86 for the 2022-23 school year. For those of you who are new to the district, we send this email to students, staff, families and community members every Monday to help keep them informed about what is happening across the district.

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Back-to-School Resources

Below are links to information and resources we thought families might find helpful as they get ready for the first day of school on Tuesday, Sept. 6.

Calendars - District | Hinsdale Central | Hinsdale South | Transition Center
Infinite Campus (student schedules, fee payments, bus routes, etc.)
Bell schedules (regular bell schedule and dates/schedule for early release Wednesdays)
Bookstore - Hinsdale Central | Hinsdale South
Parking and bus transportation - Hinsdale Central | Hinsdale South | Transition Center
Student planner - Hinsdale Central | Hinsdale South

If you have questions or need additional information about building-specific plans, protocols and procedures, please contact your child's school.

First Day/Week Photos

Help us celebrate the first day/week of school by sharing your back-to-school pictures with us via Twitter (@HinsdaleD86), Facebook (@HinsdaleD86) or email (d86-info@hinsdale86.org).

If you post a photo and tag us, please remember to include the hashtag for your child's school and the district.

Hinsdale Central - #RedDevilNation
Hinsdale South - #SouthPride
District 86 - #WeAreD86

Any back-to-school pictures we receive via email will be shared on social media and included in our weekly updates. If you send us a photo, we will make sure it complies with the board policies and laws that govern issues such as privacy, appropriate use, etc. before they get posted.

Layered Mitigation Plan for COVID-19

The district will continue utilizing a layered mitigation plan for handling COVID-19 that is based on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and DuPage County Health Department (DCHD). You can access this plan by visiting https://bit.ly/3PQ2ttK.

We will closely monitor the guidance from these organizations and update our plan as needed to ensure that it remains aligned with the recommendations and requirements issued at the local, state and national level. We will also continue to use our COVID-19 dashboard to track and report on important issues such as the community level in DuPage County and number of positive cases in the district.

Mobile App

The district has launched a free mobile app our students, staff, and families can use to quickly and easily access important school and district information that includes:

News and announcements
Calendars
Staff directories
Bell schedules
Details about athletics and activities
Links to resources such as attendance lines, Infinite Campus, Canvas and the Tip Line

The items we chose to feature were based on the feedback we received from students and parents/guardians during our website focus groups.

The app is available for download from Google Play and the Apple App Store. You can access it on either platform by performing a search for Hinsdale District 86.

Tip Line

The district is working with Navigate360 on the development of a new Tip Line for our schools. Some of the features of this resource include:

The ability to remain anonymous when submitting tips or using the chat feature.
The ability to share photos, videos or other attachments when submitting a tip.
The ability for a user to follow up on a tip they submitted to either check on its status or provide additional information.
The ability to access the features and functions of the resource through a mobile app.
Data and statistics, including information about the nature of the tips being submitted and the frequency with which they are being received.

We are currently in the process of testing the new Tip Line and training school and district personnel on its use. We anticipate it will be up and running by the start of the school year, and will provide our students, staff, and families with information about how to access and utilize it after it goes live. For example, we are adding a shortcut link on all Chromebooks that students will be able to use to quickly and easily access the resource.

Future Ready Facilities

In the spring of 2021, we created a video series about the status of our Future Ready Facilities projects. Below are links to the latest videos we produced about the work being done at Hinsdale Central and Hinsdale South.

You can access all of the videos in the series by visiting https://bit.ly/3dXEn2R.

Quentin and Bryce Giron

Hinsdale South students and brothers Quentin and Bryce Giron had incredibly busy and successful summers. Quentin won Reserve Grand Champion and Class Champion at the DuPage County Fair's 4-H show for his small engines exhibit. He earned the chance to showcase his work at the Illinois State Fair, where his exhibit (one of 25 from across the state to qualify for this opportunity) was awarded one of three championships.

Meanwhile, Bryce won Reserve Grand Champion at the DuPage County Fair's 4-H show for his project from Woods Class.

We want to congratulate Quentin and Bryce on their amazing accomplishments. We also want to thank teachers Sean Beesley, Alex Tomanovich, and Jim Bondi for all they did to support our students and their projects.

Board Briefs

If you missed the edition of Board Briefs for the board of education meeting on Aug. 25, please visit https://conta.cc/3PT2UDB.