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A Message from the Principal |
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Hello Deer Path Families,
As we close out the first Trimester of the year today, we want to thank you for your partnership. With your support, we provided an entire trimester of high quality rigorous instruction for all students and have worked to adapt to our new “normal” as the trimester progressed. Through all of this, our students continue to thrive and our participation in all classes continues to rise.
Our goal is to reduce the number of chronic absences for our students and in turn, mitigate the risk for academic difficulties in the future. We know that chronic absence — missing 10 percent or more of school due to absence for any reason—excused, unexcused absences, and suspensions, can translate into negative impacts on academic outcomes. This is not only a matter of truancy or skipping school, but includes both excused and social absences.
Deer Path Middle School and District 67 are taking a comprehensive approach that begins with engaging students and families in an attempt to prevent chronic absenteeism before students fall behind academically. This process began with our DPM Core Values Attendance Parent Campaign and Town Hall event over the past couple of weeks. DPM will be sending home letters to families of students who have missed 10 percent or more of school so far this school year. Please contact the administration at Deer Path if you have questions or need additional information. Thank you in advance for your partnership.
As a further response to support all students, we are thrilled to announce that Deer Path will officially have a virtual Learning Resource Center available for all students in both AVA and Hybrid! This Learning Resource Center will support students with their work in their core subjects, creative arts, wellness, and executive functioning. The Learning Resource Center is designed to support students with finding their materials on Schoology and helping to answer questions related to the assignments. It will be open before, during and after school at various times. Please click here to learn more!
Lastly, our next Town Hall will be held on November 19 at 4:30 PM and will highlight critical information as the year evolves. We are committed to providing updated information in a timely and clear manner and thank you for your continued support. Link information will be sent out on the 19th at 12:00 pm.
Sincerely,
The Deer Path Administrative Team
847-615-4440
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Principal
Thomas Herion
847-615-4440
Associate Principal
Megan Eigenrauch
847-604-7405
Associate Principal
Sam Paulsen
847-615-4475
Dean of Culture
Grades 5/6
Ryan Wood
847-295-5727
Grades 7/8
Rob Wegley
847-295-5559
Office
Grades 5/6:
847-615-4470
Grades 7/8:
847-604-7400
Nurse
Grades 5/6
Linda Raye
847-604-7419
Grades 7/8
Heather Egenthal
847-604-7431
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Adaptive Pause Information:
By now you have seen the message from the superintendent that we are recommending an adaptive pause for our district to go into remote learning. Below is a timeline and some reminders about what this means for Deer Path:
- Monday, November 16th - Hybrid Learning
- Tuesday, November 17th - Hybrid Learning
- Wednesday, November 18th - Remote Learning all students
- Tuesday, November 24th - Superintendent will send out communication
Reminders about remote learning:
- Students will continue to follow the same schedule, it will just be online
- Core teachers will be using their Google Meet links (the same format Encore/Creative Arts & World Language teachers are delivering instruction).
- Books, notebooks, and other academic resources will go home with students starting next week. If we remain in remote for longer we can always host a supply pick-up for families.
- Get into the routine of charging student iPads or Chromebooks overnight.
Save the Date:
District 67 staff will offer a virtual presentation for parents/guardians on remote learning on Tuesday, December 1 at 6:30 p.m. More information will follow, but save the date if you’re interested in learning more about how you can support remote learning for your child.
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8th GRADE NEWS
8th Grade PSAT Score Reporting: If your 8th grader took the PSAT8 on 10/17 or 10/31, District 115 Lake Forest HS anticipates that those scores will arrive sometime around Thanksgiving. They will share those results shortly thereafter.
The 8th Grade Graduation Dance will be held on Friday, May 28th this year. More information to follow.
The 8th Grade Graduation Ceremony will be held on Tuesday, June 1st this year. More information to follow.
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UPCOMING CALENDAR EVENTS:
NOVEMBER
11/17/20: BOE Meeting, 7pm
11/19/20: Town Hall Meeting, 4:30pm
11/25, 11/26, 11/27/20: Thanksgiving Break, NO SCHOOL
DECEMBER
12/1 - 12/10/20: MAP Testing
12/2/20: Virtual Spelling Bee, 9:45am
12/7/20: BOE Meeting, 7pm
12/18/20: Winter break begins at close of day
JANUARY
1/5/21: School Re-Opens
1/18/21: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - NO SCHOOL
1/26/21: D67 BOE Meeting, 7pm
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District 67 Regular Board Meeting - Virtual Meeting
The next Regular Meeting for the District 67 Board of Education will be held on Tuesday, November 17, 2020. The regular business of the Board of Education will not be conducted until 7:00 p.m. An Executive Session may be held prior to the conduction of regular business.
Individuals who wish to make a public comment at this meeting should notify Chief Technology Officer Jordan Salus at jsalus@lfschools.net no later than 12:00 noon on November 17. During the afternoon of November 17, Mr. Salus will be in contact with those individuals regarding instructions on how to call in to the meeting.
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Thank you to all that supported the annual District-wide H.U.G.S. Thanksgiving Food Drive! With your help, the District 67 Community helped provide Thanksgiving meals to our neighbors in need. A special thanks to the DPM Food Drive Committee, Kate Leech, Cathy Montanari, Becky Nagel and Julie Sakici for organizing the efforts from start to finish!
Thanks for tuning into this week's APT meeting to hear from our guest speakers, Dr. Jeff McHugh, Director of Curriculum, Renee Fitzsimmons, Director of Innovation/AVA Principal and Todd Nahigian, CROYA Manager. We thank you for your time! Please stay tuned for details on the first meeting in 2021.
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The Spirit of 67 Annual Crosstown Challenge is ON and bragging rights and prizes are on the line! Everett is currently in the lead with 64.9% participation followed closely by Cherokee at 62.9%. DPM and Sheridan are in the chase with 55.5% and 53.6%, respectively! Contributions of any level count towards participation in the “Challenge" and go a long way to support our children, staff and teachers! If you haven’t already done so, support our schools and donate today! https://spiritof67foundation.org/donate/challenge/
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CROYA (Committee Representing Our Young Adults) is a safe, fun, and supportive youth organization traditionally open to all 7th-12th graders in Lake Forest, Lake Bluff & Knollwood. CROYA offers more than 300 youth programs and meetings to 2,000-plus teens annually. CROYA is unique in that it is run by young adults, for young adults, with trusted staff always present. During this challenging time, CROYA is opening up afterschool programming to 5th and 6th grade students, as well.
Upcoming afterschool activities at CROYA: Tuesday, Nov. 17: Air hockey tournament and Thursday, Nov. 19: Wii tennis tournament. CROYA will be closed afterschool Friday, Nov. 20.
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Deer Path Middle School | 95 W. Deerpath | Lake Forest, IL 60045 |
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