March 17, 2021
Board of Education will hold special meeting Saturday, March 20
The Board of Education will hold a special meeting at 8 a.m. Saturday, March 20, to review the district’s learning model for after spring break.
 
The meeting will be held in the cafeteria at Glen Crest Middle School. Anyone who attends the meeting will be required to wear a mask and practice social distancing.
 
During the pandemic, the district will also be offering live video of the board meetings. To view the March 20 meeting, go to: https://youtu.be/zpKSDRTT_Ak
Community invited to share input for review of strategic plan
Community Consolidated School District 89 is updating the document that serves as the guidepost for the district’s work. In April, students, parents, staff, and community members will have opportunities to participate in the work of revising and updating the strategic plan.

The strategic plan ensures that all decisions are aligned with the goals and visions for the district. The district typically reviews and tweaks the strategic plan each year. Every five years, the district conducts a comprehensive review of the strategic plan, which is then submitted to the Board of Education for approval. The district had scheduled to begin the revisions in the previous school year but the work was temporarily delayed by the pandemic.

On Saturday, April 10, the district will host two focus groups led by Jeff Cohn of Brave Dialogue. Each group of 50 people will meet at Glen Crest Middle School. The groups will be made up of parents, students, staff, and community members.

After brief presentations by Cohn and CCSD 89 Superintendent Dr. Emily K. Tammaru, small groups will begin facilitated discussions about the strengths of the district, challenges ahead, and the opportunities for growth.

The morning session will begin at 9 a.m. and the afternoon session will begin at 1 p.m. Each session will last about three hours. Masks and social distancing requirements will be followed at all times.

If you are interested in participating in either session, please email info@ccsd89.org to be considered. Please include your name, phone number, and whether you have students in CCSD 89 schools. Not everyone who submits their name will be able to participate. The district needs balanced representation across all schools and all grades.

If you are not able to participate in the focus groups, there will be an opportunity for all families to participate in a survey that will be sent via email in April.  

Upcoming remote days: March 19 (elementary); April 6 (middle)
March 19 will be a fully remote learning day for all elementary school students.

Because Glen Crest Middle School is a polling place, the middle school will shift a remote learning day from Wednesday, April 7, to Tuesday, April 6, for that week only. Glen Crest students will attend remotely on Tuesday, April 6. All students will attend live classes on Wednesday, April 7.
Meal updates: spring-break changes, Wednesday bus deliveries
Through March 24, families can continue to pick up free meals from all five CCSD 89 schools from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Monday and 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday.

On Wednesdays, families can now also pick up meals from a bus that will be making 11 afternoon stops throughout the district. The stops and times are available here: www.ccsd89.org/buslunch

During spring break: Meals will be available 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Monday, March 29, and 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 31, only at Glen Crest Middle School.
 
After spring break: On Mondays, meals will available from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at all elementary schools and at Glen Crest. On Wednesdays, meals will only be available at Glen Crest from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.

If you would like your elementary in-person student to receive a free lunch and breakfast at school each day, you can fill out this form: https://forms.gle/9D9AsRdjWiS8PD4d8