Corron Families:

Social Emotional Learning has been a primary focus for our building for the past three school years. This year, our district adopted the ECRA SEL survey for students in 2nd grade through high school. This survey has students respond to prompts specific to Responsible Decision Making, Self-Regulation, and Social Relationships at different points during the school year. Our staff has used this information to support our continued work with students specific to identifying feelings and finding ways to regulate strong emotions. Currently, teachers are focusing on instruction and strategies in the area of Self Regulation. Below are the indicators from the ECRA survey that are guiding our conversations during Morning Meetings and across the school day.

• When I work hard, I do good at school.

• When I feel sad, I do something to make me feel better.

• I believe I can be successful.

• I believe I can learn most things that are taught to me.

• I go over my work before I hand it in to make sure I have done my best.

• I keep trying at something until I succeed.

• I like to go to school.

• I have control over how much I learn.

• I can tell you how I feel.

• I set goals for school, and then I try to meet those goals.

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These are skills and language that you can easily support and reinforce at home as well. Please feel free to reach out with any questions that you have related to this work that we are doing with all of our students. This is such a great opportunity for us to partner in your child’s success!

Chris Balaskovits

Christine.Balaskovits@d303.org

Jan. 19 - Mar 12

Kindergarten Enrollment (see below)

Monday, Feb. 15

Presidents' Day Holiday - NO SCHOOL

Thursday, Feb. 25

End of 2nd Trimester

Friday, Feb. 26

Teacher Work Day - NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS

Monday, Mar. 8

School Board Meeting at 7:00 PM

Friday, Mar. 26

School Improvement Day - NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS

March 29 - April 2

Spring Break

Monday, Apr. 5

School Resumes

Dear Parents and Guardians,

District 303 participates in the annual Illinois 5Essentials Survey that collects feedback from our

students, teachers, and parents. Your participation in the parent portion of the survey will give

you the opportunity to share your thoughts on important elements of school effectiveness. The

responses will help us understand the conditions at your child’s school and guide our

improvement efforts. All responses are confidential and will never be connected to you or your

child.

The Parent Survey is currently open and will remain so through April 2 2021. To take the

survey, please visit https://survey.5-essentials.org/Illinois/ and select the appropriate survey. As

part of this communication, we have included graphics of the login page with additional

information about how to access the survey. Most notably, make sure you enter Kane County

in the box for county even if your home or your child’s school is in DuPage County. This will

allow you to correctly select your child’s school.

All District 303 teachers, as well as students in 4 th through 12 th grades, are being asked to

complete this survey. 5Essentials Reports will be generated for schools if their teachers and/or

students meet the response rate threshold of 50 percent. Teachers will work with students to

assist them with logging in and taking the student survey.

On behalf of the Illinois State Board of Education, the Illinois 5Essentials Survey is administered

online by UChicago Impact at the University of Chicago. The survey gathers data related to five

indicators that can predict important student outcomes, including improved attendance and

larger test score gains. These five indicators that affect and predict school success are:

 Effective Leaders

 Collaborative Teachers

 Involved Families

 Supportive Environments

 Ambitious Instruction

We value your feedback and appreciate you taking the time to provide us with your input.

For more information about the Illinois 5Essentials Survey, or if you have any questions or

concerns, please contact 5Essentials Client Services at 1-866-440-1874 or

5essentials@uchicago.edu.

The District 303 Kindergarten enrollment process for the 2021-2022 school year will be virtual! Between January 19 and March 12, families will be able to enroll their kindergarten-age children by visiting the Kindergarten Registration & Information page of the District 303 website. On the site you will find:

• The New Student Intake Form (coming January 19, 2021)

• The Kindergarten Step-by-Step Guide for registration

• Health and Dental exams and immunization information

• Contact information for all elementary schools

• Information about Full Day and Half Day Kindergarten

Kindergarten Registration Link

If ANY member of a household becomes ill with COVID-like symptoms OR are awaiting COVID test results, OR have tested positive for COVID, ALL students/district employees in the household MUST stay home until the symptomatic household member has provided the required documentation to the school nurse. It is up to the family to provide this documentation to all schools involved.

COVID-like symptoms include: Fever (100.4° F or higher), new onset of moderate to severe headache, shortness of breath, new cough, sore throat, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain from an unknown cause, new congestion/runny nose, new loss of sense of taste or smell, nausea, fatigue from unknown cause, muscle or body aches. Medical Evaluation and Testing are Strongly Recommended for ALL persons with COVID-Like Symptoms.

Policy Regarding Return to School:

• If a COVID test is completed for the symptomatic individual and test results are negative, the students/district employees living in the household may return to school after providing the negative test results to the school nurse.

• If the symptomatic individual is evaluated by his/her doctor and an alternative diagnosis is provided, the students/district employees in the household may return to school after providing the doctor’s note with alternative diagnosis to the school nurse.

• If no COVID testing or no evaluation by a healthcare provider of the symptomatic individual, the symptomatic individual will need to stay home 10 calendar days from onset of symptoms and ALL other students/district employees living in the household will need to stay home 14 calendar days from the onset of symptoms. Return to school will require a note from a parent/guardian indicating that the ill household member is fever-free without fever-reducing medication and that symptoms have improved.

• If the symptomatic family member tests positive for COVID-19, the symptomatic individual will stay home for 10 calendar days and will need a Release from Isolation letter from the local health department before returning to school. All other students/district employees living in the household will need to stay home for 14 days and will need a Release from Quarantine letter from the local health department.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact the nurse's office at 331-228-6906.

MIDDLE SCHOOL TRANSFERS - REQUEST PERIOD OPEN FROM FEB. 1 - FEB. 26

Families who wish to submit a Middle School Transfer request may do so beginning February 1, 2021. Families must complete a separate form for each student they want to be transferred. Requests are granted based on space available. This means that siblings are not guaranteed placement. A written decision will be communicated to families before spring break.

Once the request is approved, a student may remain at that middle school throughout his or her middle school career, as long as the student resides in District 303.

Families of students granted permission to attend a school outside of their assigned attendance area are responsible for their own transportation.

Students will return to their assigned attendance area high school regardless of the middle school attended.

The Middle School Transfer request window will close at 4:00pm on February 26, 2021.

If you have questions, please contact Tammy Marsan at: 331-228-2397.

haga clic aquí para descargar el formulario de solicitud de transferencia para la escuela secundaria.

It takes more adults to operate schools safely for students during the pandemic. District 303 currently has numerous job openings in a variety of job categories. If you are looking for temporary, part-time, or full-time employment, please visit the D303 Human Resources page to apply for a position.

One of the more flexible positions available is that of a D303 Substitute. You can choose to work, or not work, as your schedule permits. Take a moment and read the Substitute Handbook to see what this job entails.

If you are interested and hold a:

• Bachelor's degree in any field you would qualify to apply for a substitute license with the state which allows you to sub for teachers or teacher assistants. You would apply using THIS link.
• Associate's degree you apply for a Paraprofessional license which only allows you to sub for Teaching assistants. You would apply using THIS link.
• High School diploma you have to take an aptitude test with the KANE ROE office. Once you pass that, you apply for a Paraprofessional license which only allows you to sub for Teaching assistants. You would apply using THIS link.

Contact Julie Wenger (julie.wenger@d303.org) with any questions.