9/10/21


In This Issue

TeacherEase Opens 9/13

View Curriculum Night Videos

Have Symptoms? Stay Home

CCSD93 Bus Updates

Remembering 9/11



CCSD93 strives to maximize the academic, social & emotional potential of each student.
Dear Friend of CCSD93,
Messages From
Superintendent Hill:
School Insight is CCSD93’s new student information system, which has replaced PowerSchool. It was brought on for the start of the 2021-22 school year after a committee of staff members from a wide variety of positions throughout the district performed a thorough review of a number of potential systems during the 2020-21 school year. Overwhelmingly, the group determined that TeacherEase best fit CCSD93’s needs.
If you viewed your child’s virtual Curriculum Night this week, you would have seen a primer about TeacherEase from CCSD93 Assistant Superintendent for Teaching, Learning and Innovation Jonathan Zimmermann. What we’re particularly thrilled about with TeacherEase is that it is built for school districts that utilize standards based grading, as CCSD93 does, and is designed for parents to easily follow their child’s academic progress throughout the school year while better understanding student performance related to learning standards. It also allows parents to view important information like their child’s assignments, attendance record, bus route and class schedule and to message their child’s teachers directly within the system. 

On Monday, September 13 in the evening, all parents of elementary students will receive messaging about how to log into TeacherEase. Middle school parents who have already had the opportunity to log in to see their child’s schedule will be sent reminder messaging for logging in and will find that the system will display far greater information than it had previously. Families of all kindergarten through 8th grade students will be provided with the basics about how to use it to partner with CCSD93 to maximize your child’s education.  While families can log in via web browser, CCSD93 will recommend for parents to use the TeacherEase app for the most simple and straightforward user experience.   
 
Our teachers and administrators have been working diligently to transition to this new student information system, but please know, as with any major change, we need to walk before we can run. As such, you may find only a few standards based grades listed for your child at this early stage in the school year, but as the year progresses, you will find far more robust information than ever before shared in our previous student information system. We cannot wait to get you logged in!
View Recording of Your Child's Curriculum Night if You Missed It!
If you did not have the opportunity to join your child’s virtual Curriculum Night this week, you are invited to use the links below to find the school’s Curriculum Night webpage. Once there, you will be able to view a video from your child’s principal with a general overview of the school year and then find individual videos from your child’s teachers and specialists, where they introduce themselves and share how they are working to build relationships, support students academically, and more.


You can also always find these links in the News section of your child's website.
Please Keep Your Child Home if Experiencing Symptoms
CCSD93's goal remains to keep each student in school as much as possible throughout this unique school year. In order to reduce the potential for transmission in our schools and the resulting need to quarantine close contact students, we continue to ask parents to keep students home when exhibiting any of the following symptoms:
  • Fever or chills
  • Cough
  • Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
  • Fatigue
  • Muscle or body aches
  • Headache
  • New loss of taste or smell
  • Sore throat
  • Congestion or runny nose
  • Nausea or vomiting
  • Diarrhea
 
If you do, please be sure to call the school office and let them know. Thank you for continuing to partner with us to keep our students and community safe!
Apply to Drive CCSD93 Students Today!
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While we have seen a reduction in the number of buses running late each day, we are still working with our transportation provider, First Student, to improve operations.

As a reminder, First Student has:
  • Increased recruiting efforts.
  • Systematized their commercial driver's license process and school bus training.
  • Worked with CCSD93 to reconfigure routes and minimize disruption due to driver shortage.

Once again, if you or anyone you know would be interested in driving a bus for CCSD93 students, please review the following and apply:
  • Starting pay is $21.00 per hour.
  • You may be eligible to receive a sign-on bonus of $2,500-$3,000.
  • First Student provides all necessary training and certification.
  • Drivers would be guaranteed to only drive CCSD93 routes if desired, or they may choose to work additional hours for other districts. 
  • Interested individuals are invited to apply here.
  • If you have additional questions you can contact First Student directly at 331-256-7526.

Thank you for your continued patience as we continue to work to improve busing.
Remembering September 11, 2001
Tomorrow is the 20th anniversary of the events of September 11, 2001, when terrorists attacked the United States. Students at all CCSD93 schools were asked to observe a moment of silence today and were reminded that this is a time when we memorialize the 2,996 victims who tragically lost their lives in the attacks and acknowledge the heroic actions of the first responders who risked their own lives to save countless others.

Tomorrow please take a moment to remember the victims and their loved ones, the first responders, and all those affected by the tragic events of September 11, 2001 that we will never forget.
Enjoy your weekend.

Sincerely,

Dr. David H. Hill
Superintendent of Schools
CCSD93
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