Lincoln Lions Update
September 3, 2021
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Lincoln School is getting into the routine of school! With so many students who were virtual last year, our staff and students have been working hard to establish routines. I am so very proud of our students for their adaptability, flexibility, and resilience as we once again ask them to comply with things that we know are cumbersome and difficult for them. Kudos to you for supporting our efforts and promoting the positives with both your words and actions. Our home / school partnership is invaluable to us and we appreciate the efforts you have made to help keep us safe in school.
Please keep in mind that despite our efforts, there remain variables that are out of our control. We have all seen the direction the metrics are heading and many of us have heard about mitigations that may be introduced on a more global level.
While school is the best place for your child to be, there may be occasions when your child could be excused from attending. Please consider your options and devise a plan for your children should they be in quarantine or isolation. Also, as a reminder, “students will only be offered concurrent learning if testing positive for COVID-19, if deemed a close contact to a positive case by the school nurse, or if presenting a letter from the health department indicating that the student is a close contact to an individual outside of school.” Our teachers are alerted and will prepare any students who must live stream with login information and classroom work. There is more information below that explains concurrent learning for those students who need to live stream due to having COVID-19, if they are a close contact.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to us in the office. Please don't hesitate to reach out to your child's teacher if you have any questions as well. We are here to support our Lincoln families.
On behalf of Lincoln Staff, we wish all of a very Happy Labor Day weekend!
Best,
Mary Beth Knoeppel
Proud Lincoln School Principal
Volunteers at School
1. Volunteers who do not have a child attending that school must be approved volunteers, meaning they have gone through the district's Human Resources department and a background check process.
2. Parents and other volunteers must follow the Illinois Mandates - meaning they wear a mask in the building and either prove vaccination status or present a negative COVID test result dated in the 7 days leading up to their volunteer date. We will not be making copies of any of these pieces of information. Rather, we will simply ask you to show your vaccine card or negative results from a COVID test taken within the last 7 days.
We thank you in advance for your cooperation with these guidelines as they are for everyone's safety, primarily the safety of your student.
District 15 Career Fair
District 15 will be holding a Career Fair on Tuesday, September 21, 2021 from 12:00-3:00pm at the Palatine Library, 700 N. North Ct. in Palatine. Please encourage anyone you know looking for employment to come apply onsite. Available positions include:
- Bus Drivers - no experience necessary; paid training; free benefits (employee only); pension; paid holidays
- Substitute Teachers and Substitute Program Assistants - set your own schedule!
- Full time Program Assistants
- Office and Library Clericals
- Maintenance/Laborers/Custodians
- And more!
Please contact Chanell Lopez at lopezc@ccsd15.net or Lori Thum at thuml@ccsd15.net with any questions.
Bus Transportation
CCSD15 Parent Handbook 2021 - 2022
The annual handbook is a summary of Board of Education policies governing District 15. The complete School District 15 Board of Education Policy Manual is available for public review at the District office and on the District 15 BoardDocs website. State and federal laws require school districts to notify parents and students about certain rights, responsibilities, and procedures; you will find that information in this handbook. This handbook may be amended during the year.
The handbook offers information pertinent to the District as a whole. Some programs and procedures may differ from school to school, based on the size and location of the building, the grades served, the facilities available, and the programs conducted at the school. Your school administrators will inform you of these additional procedures. The handbook is intended to be a handy resource, but is not meant to take the place of personal communication between home and school. Please feel free to call your child’s school if you have any questions on programs or procedures, or consult your school’s website.
School Safety Drills
District 15 is strongly committed to school safety. Each year, school are required by by Illinois School Code to conduct the following drills:
Three evacuation drills. One of the three evacuation drills must be supervised by the fire department.
One bus evacuation drill.
One severe weather/shelter-in-place drill.
Two law enforcement (lockdown) drills. One of these two law enforcement drills must be a staff initiated lock-down. The schools also conduct an annual drill review meeting with principals and representatives from police and fire departments to continuously improve each school’s readiness to respond to an emergency and/or crisis situation.
House Bill 2400 (The School Safety Drill Act) states:
All lockdown drills will be announced to all school personnel and students prior to the commencement of the drill.
Schools will provide sufficient information and notification to parents and guardians in advance of any lockdown drill that involves the participation of students.
Schools will provide parents and guardians an opportunity to exempt their child for any reason from participating in the walk-through lockdown drill.
Schools will provide alternative safety education and instruction related to an active threat or active shooter event to students who do not participate in a walk-through lockdown drill to provide them with essential information, training, and instruction through less sensorial safety training methods.
Building administrators will notify families of upcoming drills at least one week in advance of the drill. If you prefer your child does NOT participate in the yearly required lockdown drills, please complete this form. Please submit one form for each of your children you are opting out.
When Can My Child Utilize Concurrent Learning?
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we will continue to offer concurrent learning to our in-person students if/when they have been directed to quarantine if they are deemed a close contact to a positive individual or to go into isolation due to testing positive for COVID-19. We will ONLY allow students who have medical documentation or have been directed by the school nurse and approved by the building principal to quarantine or isolate. Students that have been directed to quarantine and approved to participate in concurrent learning for a specified period of time will be given a device and a link to the Google Meet to participate in learning. Students on vacation, out of the country, or home ill with any other illness will NOT be allowed to participate in concurrent learning. They will be marked absent per BOE policy 7:070 ATTENDANCE AND TRUANCY.
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Calendar
Expect Respect (Anti Bullying strategies) Lesson 3 taught this week.
Monday, 9/6: Labor Day No School
Wednesday, 9/8: Board of Education Meeting WRS 7:00 pm
- Thursday, 9/9: PTA Picnic 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
- Thursday, 9/9: PTA Picnic and Chocolate Y Churros Food Truck 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
- Friday, 9/10: Paws for Pride visits by Mrs. K. Primary
Expect Respect Lesson 4 taught this week.
- Thursday, 9/16: PTA Meeting 7:00 pm
- Friday 9/17: Paws for Pride visits by Mrs. K. Primary
- Monday, 9/20: SPARK meeting 7:00 pm (IEP 101: contact Orenza Jaske at ojaske@gmail.com for information.)
Upcoming PTA Dine and Shares:
- September 22: Culvers
- October 21: Taco Shop
Mary E. Knoeppel, Principal
1021 N. Ridgewood Lane, Palatine, IL 60067
Lincoln Elementary School
Email: knoeppem@ccsd15.net
Website: https://www.ccsd15.net/LS
Location: Lincoln Elementary School, North Ridgewood Lane, Palatine, IL, USA
Phone: (847) 963 5700
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lslions18/
Twitter: @LSLions18