3/4/22 Enews From CCSD93

Dear Friend of CCSD93,

Messages From

Superintendent Hill:

In CCSD93, opportunities for social and emotional support and growth remain as essential to the educational experience as academic rigor.

To this end, I could not be more pleased that CCSD93 middle school students have the opportunity to strengthen social and emotional skills with our Inclusive Sports program. Formerly known as Unified Sports, CCSD93’s Inclusive Sports is an extracurricular opportunity that brings together students with cognitive disabilities and students without to practice and participate cooperatively in competitive sports.

Currently, it’s Inclusive Basketball season, and participating students at Stratford and Jay Stream are practicing weekly after school. In addition to learning the game’s rules and fundamentals, student athlete participants with disabilities learn crucial social skills from coaches and peers in a real world setting. Essentials like rule following, time management, work ethic, resiliency, social interaction and camaraderie are embedded into practices.

Student partners without disabilities practice all of the above while also honing leadership and perspective-taking skills. Participants, who may not otherwise have significant opportunities to interact throughout the school day, forge strong bonds and friendships throughout the experience. Together they motivate and cheer on one another while creating an enthusiastic and inclusive environment.

Each Inclusive Sports season is capped off with a competition that serves not only to put all that has been learned into action but also to celebrate the work of the student athletes and student partners. Next Saturday, March 12 at 10:00 a.m., Jay Stream and Stratford’s Inclusive Basketball teams will square off at Jay Stream in this culminating event. Community members are invited to attend!

Our goal is to offer another Inclusive Sport in the spring. View the images from recent practices below and find out more about the program by viewing this video from when it was known as Unified Sports.

Carol Stream & Western Trails Students DARE to Remain Drug- & Alcohol Free

This week, our Carol Stream and Western Trails 5th graders celebrated graduation from the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) program!

I was grateful to be invited to recognize these students’ commitment to remaining drug- and alcohol-free along with their school administrators and Carol Stream leaders Mayor Frank Saverino, Village Trustee Matt McCarthy, Police Chief Bill Holmer, Deputy Chief John Jungers, Commander Brian Cooper, Officer Pablo Castro and even Daren the Lion.

Congratulations to all students, with special acknowledgement to essay contest winners Rileigh P. of Carol Stream School and Atlas E. of Western Trails School! I thank Officer Castro for his dedication to leading the program at all of our elementary schools.

Join Us Online for Kindergarten Registration on 3/22

CCSD93 Kindergarten Registration will be held online at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 22 at www.ccsd93.com/kindergarten. Please join us if you live in CCSD93’s boundaries and have a child who will be 5 years old on or before September 1, 2022! You'll learn about kindergarten in CCSD93 through a video from the school’s principal and be asked to submit basic information to begin the registration process. Please forward this email on to anyone you know who has an incoming kindergartener.

En español: www.ccsd93.com/kinder.

Read the articles below for more great news from CCSD93, and enjoy this weekend's warm weather!

Sincerely,

Dr. David H. Hill

Superintendent of Schools

CCSD93

Jay Stream & Stratford Girls Basketball Teams Tip Off

This week, Jay Stream and Stratford's girls 7th and 8th grade basketball teams squared off in hard-fought competition at Stratford. Take a look at some of the action!

Free COVID-19 Vaccines & Boosters Available from Care Van in Carol Stream on 3/5 & 3/10

Need a COVID-19 vaccine or booster? The DuPage County Health Department’s Care Van COVID-19 vaccination clinic will be in our area within the next few days for free walk-up clinics open to everyone 5 and older:

Saturday, March 5

9:00 to 11:00 a.m.

Access DuPage Office

511E Thornhill Drive in Carol Stream

Thursday, March 10

3:30 to 5:30 p.m.

FIC America Corp

485 E. Lies Road in Carol Stream

The Care Van will offer the Pfizer vaccine or Pfizer booster shot. You can always check out the health department website to see where the van will be in future weeks.

CCSD93 Parents Invited by ISBE to Take Illinois 5Essentials Survey by 3/11

The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) would like parent feedback about their child's CCSD93 school, as all parents across Illinois are invited to participate in the Illinois 5Essentials Survey.

This survey was designed to generate a detailed picture of the inner workings of each Illinois school. It allows parents to share their thoughts on important elements about the effectiveness of their child's school with ISBE.

Parents are invited to take the survey linked here by March 11. It should take about 10 minutes to complete. If enough parents respond to the survey, response data will be generated into a report shared with state, district, and school administrators.

Attend Free Online Parent Presentations from Glenbard Parent Series

Glenbard Parent Series provides terrific, free programming for today's parents. You're invited to attend this upcoming parent program virtually. Mark your calendar and visit www.glenbardgps.org for more!

3/10 Board of Education Meeting Preview

The next Board of Education meeting will be held at Heritage Lakes School (925 Woodhill Drive, Carol Stream, IL 60188) at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 10. Before the meeting, at 6:45 p.m., Board Vice President Scott Stone will be available for a Board Listening Post, which is a time when community members are welcome to stop in and speak directly with a Board member. All community members are invited to attend the meeting. The following are among the agenda items.

Heritage Lakes staff will provide a presentation and video highlighting the school’s theme of Being the “I” in Kind.
The Board will discuss the first four sections of the new customized Board Policy manual.
As part of a planned transition, Board President Keith Briggs will step down from the presidency and Vice President Scott Stone will automatically assume the role of Board President. The Board will nominate and elect a new Vice President for the remainder of the two-year term ending in April of 2023. Mr. Briggs will continue to serve on the Board of Education.
The Board will discuss updated COVID-19 prevention guidance from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC).
Assistant Superintendent for Teaching, Learning & Innovation Jonathan Zimmermann will present the Winter Student Growth Report.
The Board will review bids and award a contract for landscaping services for 2022-23.
An update on CCSD93's Employee Benefit Interest Free Loans program will be provided by Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources Julie Tobin and the Board will vote on continuing the program.

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