ASSESSING SAFE RETURN TO HYBRID MODEL |
The district is carefully monitoring local COVID-19 metrics, staffing numbers and guidance from local health departments and will determine whether or not students will return to a 50% hybrid/remote learning plan on December 7. A decision will be made and an announcement sent mid-week.
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SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH SURVEY AND FORUM |
As you are aware, the LT Board of Education has initiated its search for a new superintendent and wants to hear about the strengths of the district, the challenges the district is currently facing, what the new leader’s priorities should be, and what the professional and personal characteristics you would like the next superintendent to have. A survey and a forum have been designed, in conjunction with search firm Hazard, Young and Attea (HYA), to gather community, parent and student feedback.
A virtual Community Forum, open to any and all community members, is scheduled for Thursday, December 3. The forum will be conducted using Zoom Webinar, which allows up to 500 participants. The forum will run from 7:30pm to 9pm. To participate in the upcoming Community Forum, click Superintendent Search Community Forum or dial in by telephone to 312.626.6799 / Webinar ID: 828 2888 4085 / Passcode: 357587
In addition, a short survey is available through Wednesday, December 9. It takes less than 10 minutes to complete. Please click Search Survey to access the quick and simple survey.
The LTHS Board of Education welcomes and appreciates your input and looks forward to your thoughtful feedback. HYA will compile all of the feedback and prepare a Leadership Profile Report that will be presented to the Board and community in December.
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- The bell schedule for the final three days of the semester (December 16-18) will not include a special schedule (as in previous years) to administer traditional, cumulative final exams. Instead, we will operate on our current bell schedule thru December 18. The reason for this is that most teachers are not administering traditional, cumulative final exams.
- In the event a teacher/course team administers a traditional, cumulative final exam, it will be administered as a “no harm final exam.” Cumulative final exams will only improve a student’s final semester grade.
- Students will not be issued final exam exemptions because all traditional, cumulative final exams can only improve a student’s final semester grade.
- Students should have received a communication from each teacher, which will include course-specific information regarding retake/revision deadlines, final exams, and end of semester plans.
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CONNECTIONS STAY STRONG DURING PANDEMIC |
The connection between LT alumni is as strong as ever despite a pandemic. Even though classes had to postpone their Homecoming reunions and forego returning to their alma mater, it doesn't mean they've lost touch.
Take, for example, this group of young women from the class of 1958. They Zoom together every month enjoying memories, life stories, and being the best COVID support group you can find.
From the top left: Patti Miller Baltunis, Sue Lustfield Woodrum, Colleen Ogg Lewis, Myrna Eiserman, Jan Bower Murphy, Diane Wade MacRill, Karen Hein Quane and Beverly Ansink Ruttle.
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DEC 3
7:30pm, Virtual
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DEC 9
Supt. Search Survey Due
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DEC 14
Board of Education Meeting
7:30pm, Virtual
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DEC 18
End of first semester
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Many thanks to all who donated to Peer Leadership's annual canned soup drive for St. Barbara's Food Pantry in Brookfield. Even during remote learning, LT comes through to help support those in need. |
HOLIDAY ORNAMENT
KEEPSAKE
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While supplies last, the Alumni Association will be taking orders for the LTHS holiday ornament until Thursday, December 17, at noon. Orders received after that will be processed in the New Year. Proceeds from the ornament sale go toward scholarships for graduating seniors.
Order today in time for the holidays! Click LTHS Ornament to purchase.
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The holidays bring out tremendous generosity in people. Our staff is often presented with gifts they cannot accept. Illinois law prohibits members of the Board of Education and employees of LTHS from accepting certain gifts. Items of nominal value, greeting cards and commemorative plaques are permissible under the Illinois Gift Ban Act, but anything over nominal value is not permitted.
The LT faculty and staff welcome your cards and words of thanks this holiday season. The opportunity to work with and help educate your children is "present" enough.
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