The first day of school is coming up quickly. We are looking forward to welcoming kindergarten - 8th grade students back on Wednesday, August 18, and PreK students back on August 25.

Please review the Return to School Plan, which will be presented to the Board of Education on Monday, August 16. This plan includes details about what school will look like this year. We are sharing this information with you for your planning purposes but please note that it is subject to Board approval. There may be minor revisions based on the 8/16/21 meeting.

Thank you for your attention to this important information.

1st through 8th Grade - 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m

Kindergarten AM - 8:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Kindergarten PM - 12:30 - 3:30 p.m.

PreK/EC AM - 8:15 - 10:45 a.m.

PreK/EC PM - 12:45 - 3:15 p.m.

Parents will be required to attest to their commitment to conduct symptom monitoring at home daily and to keep children home who are sick or have been potentially exposed to someone with COVID-19. This will be a one-time sign off in Skyward prior to the first day of school.

When parents login to Skyward starting on Friday, August 13, they will find a form to fill out, a one time agreement, to comply with the self-certification requirements for the entire school year. Please fill this out for each child enrolled in District 41. It is vital that all students (regardless of vaccination status) stay home from school when exhibiting COVID-19 symptoms. It is equally vital that you keep your student (regardless of vaccination status) home if a household member has COVID-19 symptoms, has tested positive for COVID-19, or is awaiting a COVID-19 test result and consult with your school nurse for further instructions from DuPage County Health Department prior to sending them to school.

Thank you for continuing to monitor the health of your child and for your cooperation in keeping them home when they are sick or have potentially been a close contact of someone who is ill or awaiting diagnosis.

The district is planning to offer COVID-19 saliva screening tests this school year for unvaccinated students and staff. The screening tests would be provided by SHIELD Illinois at no cost to the district. Specific information about providing consent for student participation and process details will be provided soon. The program will tentatively start on September 13.

Two Board of Education members will be available this Saturday morning, August 14, at Blackberry Market in downtown Glen Ellyn. from 9 to 10 a.m. to meet and greet community members.