Maple Marquee
February 16, 2024
Upcoming events
Monday, February 19
- No School District Holiday, President's Day
Tuesday, February 20
Wednesday, February 21
- PTO Special Lunch
- Parent/Teacher Conference 4:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Thursday, February 22
- No Student Attendance
- Parent/Teacher Conference 12:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Friday, February 23
Share input on D30 strengths, weaknesses & more
Your feedback is important
District 30 is in the process of creating a Strategic Plan that will shape the direction of our schools for the next five years. A team of students, parents, teachers, staff and community members is working to create a draft of a plan that will be presented to the Board of Education for its consideration this spring.
As part of their efforts, the group created a SWOT analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) for District 30 based on comprehensive data. We ask for your feedback on this analysis to ensure it is fully informed by the thoughts and opinions of all stakeholders.
Click here or the button below to begin this anonymous survey, which ends Friday, March 1. Thank you for your time and feedback!
Maple Girls Coding Club singup ends today
What: A club led by former Maple and current GBN student, Kristelle Widjaja. Students will explore Python coding language, data science, and machine learning.
When: Weekly on Wednesdays, beginning on Feb. 28 until early May, from 3:45-4:30 p.m.
Where: Maple STEM Lab (123)
How to join: Students should complete the interest form by Friday, Feb. 16. Limited space is available, and priority will be given to those who can attend all club dates.
For questions, please reach out to club sponsors Ms. Dombeck (rdombeck@district30.org) and Mrs. Leverso (kleverso@district30.org). Sponsors will contact club members during the week of Feb.19 to confirm participation.
Summer School signup happening now!
Summer school registration is now open for all District 30 students. If you have not completed registration, we encourage you to consider the following to ensure this process is smooth:
- Watch the tutorial video on the District 30 Summer School website
- Have your child's student number(s) handy (see website for details)
- Have a list of your child(ren)'s class preferences by block
- Consider ideas for alternate courses, as some of our popular offerings fill quickly
- Check the course offerings, as there may have been some changes since the website went live last month.
Should you require assistance during registration, please email summerschool@district30.org, or call 847-400-8911. Please do not call individual schools, as they will be unable to assist you with the process.
Additionally, please mark your calendar for these important dates:
- Program dates - Tuesday, June 11 through Friday, July 12
- Holidays - No Summer School :June 19, July 4-5
Thank you and we look forward to seeing your student(s) in June!
A look at Lunar New Year across District 30
March 20 talk on ensuring safe spaces
We invite you to attend "Ensuring School is a Safe Space for All: Recognizing and Responding to Bias & Discrimination in District 30" at 7 p.m. March 20 at Maple School. Presented by Maggie Schwalbach, an ADHD-certified practitioner, executive functioning coach, and World of Difference facilitator, this presentation will discuss the measures that District 30 is taking to ensure a safe and welcoming environment for all learners.
Families and guardians will learn how unchecked incidents of bullying and discrimination interrupt the culture and climate of a school community and how these affect learning outcomes. Parents will learn what role they can take in ensuring that diversity is not just tolerated, but proactively embraced and celebrated, in District 30.
Click here or below to RSVP. We look forward to seeing you!
5Essentials Survey now open
Your responses can impact Maple's success
On behalf of the Illinois State Board of Education, the 5Essentials Survey will be administered online by UChicago Impact at the University of Chicago. The survey gathers data related to the five indicators below that can affect and predict school success:
Effective Leaders
Collaborative Teachers
Involved Families
Supportive Environments
Ambitious Instruction
Your participation will help us understand the conditions at your child’s school and guide improvement. Your identity and survey responses will be kept completely confidential and will never be connected to you or your child.
Click here or below to take the survey please visit and select the appropriate survey to begin.
For more information or to view previous years’ reports, please click here. If you have questions or concerns, please contact UChicago Impact Survey Support at 866-440-1874 or impact-surveys@uchicago.edu.
Registration is OPEN for the Lew Blond Run
PTO Messages
Help Build the Maple PTO Executive Board
The Maple PTO is seeking three members of our community to join the 2024-26 Executive Board. This is a great way to make a meaningful difference! To nominate yourself or others, please click here or on the button below. All nominations are anonymous.
The open positions are Co-President, VP of Communications, and Co-VP Committee Liaison. Nominations are due by Friday, February 23.
After the nominations are closed, the Nominating Committee will reach out to discuss the roles with the nominees, gauge interest, and answer any questions. The 2024 Nominating Committee members are Indu Agarwal, Tricia Brown, Janelle Duthie, and Reem Given. If you have questions in the interim, please feel free to contact maplepto@district30.org.
Thank you for supporting our school!
Special Lunch Ordering Closed
On February 21 we will enjoy Jimmy John's. Ordering is now closed. Quest hot lunch service is NOT available on PTO SpecialLunch days. If your child does not participate in the PTO Special Lunch program, they must bring a lunch and drink from home. Thank you.
Ice Cream Day Thank You!
Thank you for participating in this week's Ice Cream day! We hope your student enjoyed their frozen treat. Thank you to our Ice Cream Co-Chairs Diana Chen and Lisa Rosengard and our volunteers Soonhee Chang, Stacy Dubin, Mingyan Li, and Danielle Pollack for helping Ice Cream Day go smoothly. The next Ice Cream Day will be held on Wednesday, March 13. If you did not sign up for ice cream during PTO registration, you can send your student with $2 to buy a frozen novelty. Thank you!
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
Career Day
Volunteers are needed
Parent volunteers are needed for Career Day on April 26. We are looking for volunteers who are available to either conduct student interviews in the morning or present career opportunities to groups in the afternoon.
The aim of these sessions is to improve our 8th-graders’ interview skills and broaden their career perspectives.
MORNING SESSIONS: Interviewers will be expected to kindly and professionally lead students through a series of 20 minute mock interviews. For many of our students, this will be their first experience interviewing. We are looking for people who are eager to offer thoughtful feedback and encouragement. If you are able to participate between 8:00 and noon on April 26, we would love to have you.
AFTERNOON SESSIONS: Volunteers should be dynamic presenters and plan for three 20 minute presentations to rotating groups of students between the hours of 1:30-3:30. If you are interested in talking about your career, what it entails, and the step it took to get to where you are today, please consider volunteering for the afternoon session.
In District 30, we strive to create meaningful and rich experiences for our students. We appreciate you considering this opportunity to contribute. If you are able to participate, please complete the participation form below.
Health reminder
Reporting Student Attendance
Parent Portal information
Parent and Student Portal
Grades, attendances, and assignments are now viewable in the Parent and Student Portals. Click here to for a guide on how to view detailed information on the Grades & Assignments page.
Parent Access Codes for Schoology (Grades 3-8)
If you want access to your child’s Schoology to view their activity, your Parent Access Code and instructions are located on the Parent Portal website. Click Forms in the left navigation, then click Student Information for the 2023-2024 School Year.
Homework grids
You may access your students homework through these links.
Learn about community events!
Want to know what's going on around the community? District 30 uses a "Virtual Backpack" to share community information while saving paper, costs, and lightening the loads our students bring home. Please click the button below to view upcoming Community Events.
Maple School
Main Office: 847-400-8900
Health Office: 847-400-8908Location: 2370 Shermer Road, Northbrook, IL, USA
Website: district30.org/maple