What's Up Willowbrook
March 24, 2023
Illinois Assessment for Readiness (IAR) Testing
From the Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction: IAR testing starts the week of April 3!
Students in grades 3rd through 8th will participate in the IAR assessment on various days beginning the week of April 3. The first testing date will be April 4th and the window will extend through April 14, 2023. Makeup testing will occur throughout the testing window.
Should you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact your child’s building principal or the Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction, Dr. Melissa E. Hirsch.
Save the Date - Lighted School House
Lighted School House will be on April 12 from 6:00-7:00PM.
More details to follow soon.
Upcoming Events
March 27-31
- No School - Spring Break
April 7
- No School - District Holiday
Summer School Signup Continues
Have you heard the buzz? There’s a lot of excitement around registration for District 30 Summer School! Haven’t registered your child yet? Don’t worry - registration still continues through this spring. While several courses are now full, we still have a wide variety of great offerings. To view current course availability, please visit the District 30 Summer School website.
Thank you!
Ashley Grosshuesch & Lainie Levin
Summer School Principals
Attention 5th-Grade Parents!
Incoming 6th Grade Orientation will be Wednesday, April 19 from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. in the Maple School Cafetorium!
The 2022-23 school year is quickly coming to a close, and we are eagerly anticipating your student(s) joining Maple next year as 6th-graders! The Incoming 6th-Grade Parent Orientation presentation will provide valuable information intended to answer questions, introduce some key adults in your child’s upcoming 6th-grade year, provide a tour and offer insight into a day of a Maple School student.
Please join us to get your transition to Maple School started!
5Essentials Survey Runs Through March 31
Dear District 30 Parents,
The deadline is approaching to participate in the statewide Illinois 5Essentials Survey, which will provide insights on the quality of instruction, involvement, the leadership of our principals, and more at each District 30 school. These results will help guide improvement. Please click here to take the survey by March 31.
Your identity and survey responses will be kept confidential and never be connected to you (or any student).
The Illinois 5Essentials Survey is administered online by UChicago Impact at the University of Chicago on behalf of the Illinois State Board of Education. The survey gathers data that can predict important student outcomes, including improved attendance and larger test score gains. Indicators that affect and predict school success are:
- Effective Leaders
- Collaborative Teachers
- Involved Families
- Supportive Environments
- Ambitious Instruction
5Essentials Reports will be sent to schools and districts in May 2023 and included in each State School Report Card, released by ISBE in the fall of 2023.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact UChicago Impact Client Services at 1-866-440-1874 or impact-surveys@uchicago.edu.
Sincerely,
Dr. Brian K. Wegley
Superintendent
PTO Events Coming Up!
Kindergarten & Preschool Signup is Open
Kindergarten Pre-registration
Kindergarten registration for the 2023-24 school year will take place online. In order to be eligible for kindergarten, your child must have been born on or before September 1, 2018, as evidenced by an official birth certificate or passport. Proof of residency in District 30 is also required, as well as the filling out of an affidavit form.
Please visit the Wescott or Willowbrook Kindergarten Registration page on the District 30 website for more information. Visit our enrollment page for the pre-registration links and information on establishing residency in District 30. Questions? please call Willowbrook at 847-498-1090 or Wescott at 847-272-4660.
Preschool Pre-registration
The 2023-24 District 30 Kid Connection Preschool will be held at Willowbrook School. Please visit our District 30 Preschool page for the pre-registration link, tuition information, and a list of documents needed to register.
What's Happening in Wakelet?
What’s happening at Willowbrook? This week at Willowbrook you will find students participating in many new and exciting experiences as they participate in shining their light! Collaboration, cooperation, innovation, engagement, and learning together can all be seen in our platform Wakelet! What is 1st grade doing with Green Screen? What is happening with Women's History Month? What did the students do for spirit week? Check out all the awesome things that are happening at Willowbrook this week! Follow us @ #d30learns. Click here for the Wakelet link
Shield Testing - All Schools on Tuesdays
SHIELD Saliva tests must be turned in to your child’s school before 9:30 a.m. on Tuesdays.
Wescott - Tuesdays
Willowbrook - Tuesdays*
Maple - Tuesdays*
Important Information
Throughout the year, packs with multiple testing kits will be sent home with your child
Use one each week and save the remaining for future use
Only return samples in the bag with the QR code and your child’s name
Instructions are available here and on the website at District 30 Health and Safety Guidance
Future supplies will be provided only to students who have participated in testing, therefore, hold onto your supplies if you think you may use them at some point
- Please reach out to your school’s Health Office should you need additional supplies
Patient Support Hotline
Call: 217-265-6059 (24 hours a day, 7 days a week)
- Signing in and registering patient portal accounts
- Scheduling testing appointments
- Viewing appointments
- Viewing test results
- Other patient portal questions
Opt-Out of SHIELD Testing
Contact Lauren Schulman lschulman@district30.org
Return testing supplies to your child’s school
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.
Willowbrook School
Main Office: 847-498-1090
Health Office/Attendance: 847-400-8860
Location: 2500 Happy Hollow Road, Glenview, IL, USA
Website: district.30.org/willowbrook
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Twitter: @district30