District 86 is currently working with the Illinois Association of School Boards (IASB) on the search for a new assistant superintendent for academics. 

 

One of the key steps for ensuring the success of this critical endeavor is to get stakeholder feedback about the attributes that the next assistant superintendent for academics should possess. With this in mind, we are asking parents/guardians, faculty, staff and community members to please use the brief survey found at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XJ79S8H to provide information and insights that will help us complete important tasks such as vetting candidates and developing interview questions. The survey will be open until noon on April 7, and any responses or comments we receive will remain anonymous. 

 

If you have questions or need more information about the opening or search process, please email Cheryl Moore, the district’s assistant superintendent of human resources, at cmoore@hinsdale86.org.

As we shared in last week's email, District 86 will be administering several assessments to our students on April 12 and 13. These assessments include the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), PSAT 9 and 10, and the Illinois Science Assessment (ISA).

Below is the testing schedule for these two days. If you have questions or need more information about the assessments, please contact the assistant principal for curriculum and instruction (API) at your child's school. The API for Hinsdale Central is Jessica Hurt (jhurt@hinsdale86.org) and the API for Hinsdale South is Eric Martzolf (emartzolf@hinsdale86.org).

Freshmen will be dismissed at approximately 11:45 a.m.; buses will depart 15 minutes after their exam finishes. Juniors will be dismissed at approximately 1:15 p.m.; buses will depart 15 minutes after their exam finishes.

Students will be dismissed at approximately 11:45 a.m.; buses will depart 15 minutes after their exams finish.

*If your student will be receiving testing accommodations on either day, you will be sent a separate email with additional details.

In December, we announced that the Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA) had named the 2021-22 edition of Solstice, which is the art and literary magazine produced by students and staff from Hinsdale Central, a finalist for a Crown Award. This is the highest recognition CSPA gives to a student print or digital medium for overall excellence. We also mentioned that we would find out in March if the publication won a Gold or Silver Crown.

We are excited to share that Solstice has been awarded a Silver Crown by the CSPA. It is one of 20 high school print literary magazines in the country, and the only one from Illinois, to receive this honor.

We want to congratulate the students and staff from Solstice on this amazing accomplishment.

Last week's edition of The Hinsdalean featured an article about Hinsdale Central senior Meghna Mitra. In the story, which you can access by visiting https://bit.ly/3nzv1zl, Meghna talks about serving as the school's student liaison to the board of education. She also shares the steps she takes to ensure that the voices of her classmates are represented in the report she delivers at each committee of the whole meeting.

Civics students from Hinsdale South are collecting items that will help the Ronald McDonald House in Winfield meet the needs of the families it serves. They are currently seeking:

Community members who are interested in supporting this important initiative can bring donations to the school (foyer located off the circle drive entrance) between now and April 17. Please click the image on the right for more information.

During the event, which will be held in the library at Hinsdale Central from 7-8:30 p.m., Dina Scolan from The OCD & Anxiety Center will provide parents/guardians with strategies they can use to help their teens.

Katie Hurley will be the featured presenter for the final two events being held in conjunction with the 2022-23 Community Speaker Series.

During her sessions, which will take place April 25 from 7-8:30 p.m. and April 26 from 9:30-11 a.m., Hurley will discuss the critical role that empathy development plays in improving a child’s relationships, mental health and ability to work through difficult times. She will talk about the impact of bullying and cyberbullying and provide a proactive approach for empowering empathy and resilience in children. She will also provide attendees with concrete strategies for increasing empathy, kindness and resilience. 

Both sessions are free and open to the public, and will be held in person at The Community House (415 W. Eighth Street in Hinsdale).

Please use the links below or visit http://www.d181foundation.org/ to register for the session you want to attend.