Message from the Principal

Week of May 9, 2022

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Message from the Principal

Dear Virginia Lake Families,

Happy Mother's Day!!! A friendly reminder that our Open House is this Thursday, May 12th from 6:00-7:00 p.m. We look forward to seeing our students and their families during open house. Students will showcase learning activities from this school year.

Our school is partnering with BrightBytes, a data analytics organization built to provide insights into our new and changing learning environments with the goal of ensuring equitable learning support for all students.

Last year, your participation helped us form a more complete picture of how learning is taking place and has allowed us to create targeted initiatives to support our teachers and students. In order to better understand our progress over the past year and identify next steps for our initiatives, we are asking you to provide your perspective around classroom support and resources.

This year’s survey is designed to capture your perspective around your child’s classroom support and resources (e.g., access to technology, instructional support, and student social-emotional competencies).

We are requesting that you take part in this important school survey. Your responses will remain anonymous to protect your privacy. The survey will take approximately 5 minutes to complete.

The last day to complete this survey is May 20, 2022. Please respond using the link below:

Parent Survey

Your participation is extremely important to us. It will give us a better understanding of our students’ needs and areas for improvement at our school. As always, thank you for your ongoing support of Virginia Lake.

Let's make it a great week!

Warmest Regards,

Patti Van Winkle, Principal

PTA Meeting- Monday, May 9th at 7:00 p.m.

Our final PTA meeting will be in-person at Virginia Lake. We will meet in the teacher's lounge at 7:00 p.m. We look forward to seeing you there!

A link for virtual access to stream into the meeting will be shared on Monday.

New Start/End Time for 2022-23 School Year

Moving District 15 Forward- DATE CHANGE- May 26th

Due to an unforeseen out-of-town work obligation for one of our presenters, we will need to change the date of our Moving 15 Forward Community Information Session for Jane Addams, Lake Louise, and Virginia Lake from next week to Thursday, May 26th.

The time and location will remain the same: 6:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m. in the lower cafeteria of Winston Campus, 900 E. Palatine Road, Palatine.

We deeply appreciate your flexibility and hope you are able to attend. However, if the new date and time are not a fit for your schedule, please consider attending one of our other school sessions as identified below:

Tuesday, May 17, 2022 - Winston Campus (Elementary and Junior High School) (900 E. Palatine Road, Palatine)
Wednesday, May 18, 2022 - Multilingual Presentation via Zoom. Click here to register.
Thursday, May 19, 2022 - Gray M. Sanborn and Lincoln Elementary Schools (Location: Gray M. Sanborn, 101 N. Oak Street, Palatine)
Tuesday, May 24, 2022 - Bilingual (English/Spanish) Presentation (Location: Winston Campus, 900 E. Palatine Road, Palatine )
Wednesday, May 25, 2022 - Hunting Ridge, Pleasant Hill, and Stuart R. Paddock Elementary Schools (Location: Pleasant Hill, 434 W. Illinois Avenue, Palatine)

There will also be school-specific information posted on the school websites as well as a video of the presentation available at the Moving 15 Forward webpage: https://www.ccsd15.net/M15F.

Multilingual Parent Meeting- Moving District 15 Forward

The multilingual department is hosting parent meetings to provide information about moving District 15 forward in several languages. Please see the attached flyer for the link to register.

Multilingual Parent Advisory Committee

The Multilingual Parent Advisory Committee (MPAC) will be hosting two meetings in May! On Wednesday, May 18 the MPAC will host a virtual Moving 15 Forward information session from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm.

Please use this link to view the flyer and registration details. In addition, the MPAC will be providing parents the opportunity to attend the 16th Bilingual Parent Summit. The conference will take place in Oak Book, IL, on Saturday, May 7, from 9:00 am - 4:30 pm. Please use this link to view the flyer and registration details.

If you have any questions, please contact Jeffrey Tadelman in the Multilingual Programs Department by phone (847-963-3203) or email (tadelmaj@ccsd15.net).

BPAC

La Asociación de Padres Bilingües organizará una sesión informativa de Moving 15 Forward el 24 de mayo en Winston Campus Junior High. Utilice este enlace para más información.

The Bilingual Parent Advisory Committee will be hosting a Moving 15 Forward information session on May 24 at Winston Campus Junior High. Please use this link to view the flyer.

ESL Blended teachers have participated in professional development dedicated to serving our newcomer students, developing academic language through collaboration, and sharpening the informational writing skills of multilingual students. Please contact Kari Keith with any questions.

Registration for 22-23 School Year

Online student registration for the 2022-23 school year is now open. If you have not already started this process for your student(s), please visit our registration page to start this process.

Registration is the first step in getting ready for the up-coming school year. After you register your child online you need to:

Pay student fees. Our student fee webpage outlines the District’s student fee structure and the three ways fees can be paid.
If you have a student that is starting Kindergarten, entering fourth grade, or entering 7th grade, you are required to prove residency in District 15. Our residency webpage outlines the documents you will need to provide to prove residency.

All three steps of the enrollment process must be completed prior to the start of the school year. Students of families that, when required, do not prove residency, will not be able to attend class in a District 15 until the family’s residency is verified.

LOOKING FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION?

View the recorded CCSD15 Parent University sponsored registration webinar. For written registration instructions, please watch our Campus Parent - An Introduction.

In the event that a family is unable to provide any needed documentation because of a temporary living situation, please contact Julie O'Hara, 847-963-3210, oharaj@ccsd15.net; or Min Goodwin, 847-963-3209, goodwinm@ccsd15.net, in the Superintendent's Office.

Think you may be eligible for a student fee waiver? Visit our student fee webpage to learn about the requirements and how to apply.

Think you may be eligible for services under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act? Please contact Tiffanie Jefferies, Ed.D., Director of Student Services, 847-963-3152.

Thank you.

The District Improvement Team

La registración en línea de los estudiantes para el año escolar 2022-23 ya está abierta. Si aún no ha iniciado este proceso para su(s) estudiante(s), por favor visite nuestra página de registro para iniciar este proceso.

La registración es el primer paso para prepararse para el próximo año escolar. Después de registrar a su hijo en línea usted necesita:

Pagar las tarifas estudiantiles. Nuestra página web de tarifas estudiantiles describe la estructura de las tarifas estudiantiles del Distrito y las tres maneras en que se pueden pagar las tarifas.

Si usted tiene un estudiante que está comenzando el Kindergarten, entrando en el cuarto grado, o entrando en el séptimo grado, usted está requerido a probar la residencia en el Distrito 15. Nuestra página web sobre la residencia describe los documentos que tendrá que proporcionar para comprobar la residencia.

Los tres pasos del proceso de inscripción deben ser realizados antes del comienzo del año escolar. Los estudiantes de familias que, cuando sea necesario, no demuestren su residencia, no podrán asistir a clases en un Distrito 15 hasta que se verifique la residencia de la familia.

¿BUSCA INFORMACIÓN ADICIONAL?

Vea la grabación de la Universidad de Padres de CCSD 15 patrocinada: Webinar de Registro 2022-23. Para instrucciones de registro por escrito, por favor vea nuestro Campus Parent - Una introducción

En el caso de que una familia no pueda proporcionar cualquier documentación necesaria debido a una situación de vivienda temporal, por favor póngase en contacto con Julie O'Hara, 847-963-3210, oharaj@ccsd15.net; o Min Goodwin, 847-963-3209, goodwinm@ccsd15.net, en la Oficina del Superintendente.

¿Cree que puede ser elegible para una exención de la tarifa estudiantil? Visite nuestra página web de tarifas estudiantiles para conocer los requisitos y cómo solicitarla.

¿Cree que puede ser elegible para los servicios bajo la Ley de Asistencia a los Sin Hogar McKinney-Vento? Póngase en contacto con el Director de Servicios Estudiantiles, 847-963-3152.

Gracias.

El Equipo de Mejora del Distrito