First Week of School Hybrid Model Information and A-B Group Designation Updates
Have questions or would like information about Hinsdale Central's Return to School plan for 2020-2021?
Please go HERE for details.
For updates on the A-B Group Designations for the Hybrid Model, go HERE
For updates on the First Week of School in the Hybrid Model, go HERE
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Student Chromebooks
If you are a transfer or new student to the district and were unable to attend your assigned orientation, students can pick up their Chromebooks any time next week from 8:00am – 2:00pm. They will sign in at the greeter’s desk and only the student will be allowed to walk up to the Library to get the Chromebook. The greeter will also give them their student ID, lanyard, student planner, and HC facemask. They will also walk through the thermal scanner before proceeding to the library.
With the school year right around the corner please take a moment to charge, power on, and login to your student Chromebook. If you experience any issues please contact the Hinsdale Central Tech Help Desk at helpdesk@hinsdale86.org or call 630-655-6180. When we are back in the building you can always stop in our Technology Support Internship Room for tech help.
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Hinsdale Central Bus Drop-Off, Parent/Guardian Pick-up and Entering School
Due to ongoing construction on the southside of campus, we are relocating the bus zone to the northside of campus. This relocation of the bus zone complicates what is already a complicated drop-off and pick-up process for parents who drive their children to school. Please note the changes to before school Drop-Off and after school Pick-Up of your children.
AM Drop-Off
Front Circle Drive (55th Street Circle Drive) – Bus drop off only
Gymnasium Circle Drive (Grant Street Circle Drive) – Student drop off
*Students should not exit the vehicle on 55th Street or on Grant Street due to safety concerns.
PM Pick-up
Front Circle Drive (55th Street) & Gymnasium Circle (Grant Street) – Bus loading zone
The after school pick-up cannot take place on campus until after 1:20 p.m. We need this time to stage the 19 buses on campus and load students into the buses safely. Parent/Guardians will need to pick up students after 1:20 PM to allow buses to leave campus. An alternative option is to have parents/guardians pick-up their child off campus: for example at the Community House or Hansen Center. Students can walk to and be picked up at these locations.
Entering School
Students will not be allowed to enter the building until 7:15 AM. The exception to this time will be students taking an Early Bird Class. Please see your Dean of Students if this presents an issue for your family.
As we work to check students and staff for symptoms of the COVID-19 virus, students can only enter the building at the Main Entrance, Door #1, or the Pool Doors, Door #5.
Students and staff will have their temperatures screened as they enter the building with a High Throughput Thermal Screening system. After walking through the temperature scanners students must proceed directly to their first period class. Students will not be permitted to use their lockers this year due to social distancing guidelines.
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Senior 1st Semester Parking Permit Pick-up Days
Seniors that have been assigned a parking permit can pick them up at the Greeter’s Desk on August 11 -13 from 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM. You will need to wear a mask to enter the building and practice social distancing.
With the hybrid schedule in place for 1st semester, we are aware that the lot will not be full on a daily basis and are working on a plan to assign the additional spaces to seniors who have not received a parking permit for the school year first and then a lottery with the rest of the senior class. Once we receive the list of A/B assignments we can start working on this. The cost of a part-time parking permit for 1st semester will be $37.50.
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First Semester Driver's Education Students
Attention first semester Driver Education students! Please click here for information regarding permit application registration and testing. We will be offering an opportunity to complete this process at school on Friday, August 14. Obtaining permits through Hinsdale Central will save you a trip to the DMV! You must sign-up for a designated time slot!
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Hinsdale Central Health Protocols
We have had many questions about health protocols, in particular to COVID-19 symptoms. Therefore we have installed a new High Throughput Thermal Screening system at our Main Entrance, Door #1, and the Pool Doors, Door #5. All students will be required to enter at these locations and get a temperature reading as they enter the building. The system can scan 36 people at one time.
Students with temperatures over 100 degrees will receive a second reading. If their temperature is still over 100 degrees, the student will be sent to the COVID-19 Room in 124B where health protocols will start.
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Safety Drills at Hinsdale Central
Hinsdale Central has received guidance from ISBE that all school safety drills must still be conducted this year as required by law. There will be some flexibility for local
decisions on how they will be conducted; however, current law does not allow drills to be waived. We will be working with the Hinsdale Fire/Police Department to help guide us on how we can comply while meeting social distancing guidelines and the legal requirements in school code.
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Home Access Center and Schedules
Students can log in to HAC [Home Access Center] to access their schedule, ID number, locker assignment and bus route. Schedules can be found by going to the HOME icon and clicking on the 2021 Student Schedule link. If you child's registration is complete, you can access their schedule, pay their fees and purchase their books at this time. Please login to PushCoin to pay fees (info below) and MBS Direct (info below) to purchase books.
Schedules are currently only posted in HAC for students who have completed the registration process via Registration Gateway and have turned in the necessary medical forms to the health office at their school.
All freshman and new students should have received an email with the HAC login credentials:
Username: first initial, last name, and last four of student ID (example: jsmith3453)
Password: Student’s birth date is the initial password: mmddyyyy (example: 05/07/2006)
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College Representative Visits
This year all College Rep visits will take place virtually. Information about the upcoming visits can be found in Naviance, where students can sign up to join the college information session for schools they are interested in. Students should still register for the visit so that you are sent a reminder of your visit 24 hours prior to the visit.
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Fees & Textbooks
Fees and textbooks have been uploaded to PushCoin and MBS Direct.
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Waiver of Fees Information
The Board of Education of Hinsdale High School District 86 has adopted a policy to provide for a waiver of fees when written evidence is submitted showing that at least one of the following prerequisites is met:
1. The state of Illinois informs the school that a student’s family is eligible for the National School Lunch Program.
2. The student's family is currently eligible under the guidelines of family-size income levels prescribed annually by the Secretary of Agriculture.
3. The student's family shows verification of need other than that which is noted above. A copy of the formal Policy 4.140 is on file in the administrative offices. (Examples can include: two most recent pay stubs (wages, salary, commissions), earnings from Public Assistance/Welfare, Unemployment, Child Support, Alimony, Pensions, Annuities, Social Security, Worker's Compensation, SSI, recent Income Tax Statements, and/or any other type of earned income.)
After you have finalized residency and registration requirements, you may apply for the Hinsdale Township High School Educational Fee Waiver program. Upon qualification, families will order their books using an Educational Fee Waiver Voucher through MBS online bookstore and the books will be delivered to their home. Families will receive an email from MBS with a step by step process on how to order the books. More information can be found HERE, along with an application which includes the 2020-2021Fiscal Year Income Eligibility Guidelines.
Completed forms, along with income verification can be emailed to the Main Office:
If you have any questions regarding the Fee Waiver program, the Main Office can be reached at: 630-570-8214 or 630-570-8211.
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Senior Parking Permit Assignments 2020-2021 School Year
Parking applications have been processed and all seniors that have completed the process have been assigned a parking permit for 1st or 2nd semester. Due to construction and some changes that were made in the senior parking lot, we needed to move some seniors from 2nd semester to 1st semester. All students that were moved should have received an email notification regarding this. Students will not be charged for parking in PushCoin until the school year begins. All students that hold a driver's permit will need to present their driver's license when they pick up their parking permit in the fall.
Students that are highlighted in yellow still need to submit a copy of their driver's license and current insurance card.
Click on the link
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Exclusion from Attendance
Proof of immunization and physical examination must be submitted to the health office at your school. Students who fail to do so before the first day of school will be excluded from school until the necessary information has been provided. Any absences that are the result of non-compliance with the immunization and examination requirements that are spelled out in the Illinois School Code are considered unexcused.
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Census 2020
We have homework for parents, grandparents, guardians and students! It's time to respond to the US Census!!
Who is Required to Respond?
Everyone living in the United States is required, by law, to be counted in the 2020 Census.
Why is it Required?
The Census results are used to determine many things like how much funding local communities receive for key public services and seats in Congress. But even more important is that State and local officials use the Census statistics to draw boundaries for school districts and determine the amount of federal funding that is distributed to states for programs that impact schools, students and families.
How can I respond?
You can call
844-330-2020 (English)
844-468-2020 (Spanish)
Or
Go online to :
For those that have not responded by August 11th, please know Census takers will personally visit your home to collect the required information. Or, you can go online today at www.2020Census.gov and complete this task in just a few minutes!
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