We’re excited to share some of our recent accomplishments! This ​summer, our school hosted three highly successful mobile family ​markets, providing essential resources and fresh produce to our ​community. We also held a back-to-school supply distribution, ​ensuring every student was well-equipped for the new school year.

To better understand our families’ needs and provide tailored ​support, we recently sent out the Student Needs Survey. We ​encourage all families to complete this survey as it will help us ​identify areas where we can offer additional assistance and ​resources. Your input is invaluable in ensuring that every student has ​the tools they need to succeed.

If you or someone you know needs assistance or support, please do ​not hesitate to reach out to us. You can contact me directly via ​email at scalderon@dist76.org or by phone at 847-388-2598. ​Additionally, we encourage you to take a moment to fill out our ​survey, as your feedback helps us better understand and address ​the specific needs of our community.

Through the introduction of Professional Learning Communities (PLC), staff across the ​district engaged in this new model for conducting team meetings. The primary goal of ​PLC is to increase academic growth through goal setting, continuous progress ​monitoring, and a shared vision of success. Structured, purposeful, and positive ​student-focused conversations are guided by grade level or department team leads, ​instructional coaches, and administrators to determine the necessary processes to ​motivate students, differentiate instruction, and build partnerships with families. The ​PLC model establishes practice among teams to improve both teaching practices and ​student outcomes by exploring multiple data points and making collaborative, data-​driven decisions to meet student needs and appropriately challenge their learning.

Fall STAR test scores were emailed to families to show your child’s performance within ​the fall benchmark testing cycle. These initial scores provide us with an opportunity to ​set goals with students and ensure that we are adjusting our teachings, lessons, and ​practices to meet the needs of our students and establish a growth mindset . Students ​will take STAR tests again in December to establish our winter benchmark. This will ​provide us with data to compare to the fall benchmark scores and measure how much ​academic growth our students achieved. Fall benchmark scores are an excellent tool ​to use as informative data that can assist in establishing academic routines and ​practices at home. Additional academic support within the home can significantly ​impact student performance and growth. If you have any questions about your child’s ​STAR score report, please contact your child’s principal.

2024-25 Budget Approved

The Board of Education officially adopted the 2024-25 budget at ​their September 10th meeting. Please click HERE to view the ​budget presentation. The fiscal year planning shows a slight ​operating deficit. Fund Balances remain at financially healthy ​levels and the District is committed to closely monitoring all ​spending throughout the year. Besides salaries, primary ​expenditures this year will focus on continued facility work such ​as a building automation system replacement at WOC, ​science/STEAM room renovations at WOC, and new curriculum ​adoptions.

2024-25 Budget Approved

The Board of Education officially adopted the 2024-25 budget at ​their September 10th meeting. Please click HERE to view the ​budget presentation. The fiscal year planning shows a slight ​operating deficit. Fund Balances remain at financially healthy ​levels and the District is committed to closely monitoring all ​spending throughout the year. Besides salaries, primary ​expenditures this year will focus on continued facility work such ​as a building automation system replacement at WOC, ​science/STEAM room renovations at WOC, and new curriculum ​adoptions.