WHITELEY WILDCAT UPDATE
February 21, 2021
CAR LANE- ARRIVAL PROCESS
-do not block driveways
-do not block intersections
-follow the traffic patterns
-once you enter the parking lot pull all the way forward
-once your car stops students must exit the car immediately (please have their masks on and their bags with them so they can do this)
Following these tips will allow our congestion to decrease increase the flow of traffic. Please note if you are not following the traffic laws the police may begin to ticket individuals.
ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR 2021-2022
Kindergarten and new student online registration for the 2021-22 school year is now open! You may register your new student by visiting the registration page on the District website. Many questions about Kindergarten can be answered by reading our “Welcome to Kindergarten!” guide.
Please be aware that new students must show proof of residency and age to complete the registration process. District 15 is also developing a process for verifying residency for existing students as well. When the process is complete, we will share the revised requirements with all families.
Illinois 5Essentials Survey
Each school year, teachers, parents, and older students have an opportunity to share their views and perceptions about their school by participating in the 5Essentials Survey. 5Essentials survey information is a key tool that your school uses to identify and prioritize areas for improvement. As a parent, the 5Essentials survey is an opportunity to share your thoughts on the school's effectiveness.
The 5Essentials Survey will be administered online. The survey takes about 15 minutes to complete, is anonymous and asks questions about five areas that are related to important student outcomes, including improved attendance and learning. The five areas focused on are:
Effective Leaders
Collaborative Teachers
Involved Families
Supportive Environments
Ambitious Instruction
Your participation in the parent portion of the survey is one important way schools can use parent information to help understand the conditions at your child’s school and focus improvement efforts. The survey is managed by the University of Chicago and the school does not have access to your identity or survey responses.
The Illinois 5Essentials Survey window will be open from February 2 until March 5, 2021. Please take the survey by visiting https://survey.5-essentials.org/Illinois/ and select the appropriate survey to begin. Your feedback is important as we work to continually grow as a school District.
PTA
Every two years, we need to update our PTA Bylaws. Some changes are necessary per the council and some changes are made specific to our school. Shout out to Rebecca Mainiero, our VP of Legislation, who has been working hard on our Bylaws over the last few months. Our proposed amended Bylaws have been posted to our Webpage (https://www.ccsd15.net/FCW-PTA) and will be available for 30 days prior to voting. We will be voting on them at our April Membership meeting (April 7). Please bring any thoughts or concerns to the attention of the PTA at any time before the vote. Thank you!
Save the date for our March 3rd, PTA meeting when we bring you our first of many monthly parent programs! We are excited to have Mrs. Rodino, a Whiteley PE teacher, sharing her virtual talk on Whiteley Specials! https://meet.google.com/cks-efcr-hdf
One-Five Foundation
The Foundation, is excited to be working towards their long term goals of helping expand the Blessings in a Backpack programs and support the District in the incredible upgrades planned for the LRC's in addition to our annual targeted programs such as Rainbows and Teacher Mini-Grants.
So far, tickets are selling at a brisk rate and the winner's portion of the raffle grows with every ticket sold. Please find the link below to information in regards to the raffle tickets and other information about the foundation
Update From The Nurse
Handbook: https://issuu.com/dist15/docs/d15_handbook_2020-21-english?fr=sNWIyNjI2MjgzMjQ
Webpage: https://www.ccsd15.net/Page/6213
UPCOMING EVENTS
March 3rd-PTA Meeting @ 7:00 p.m.
March 10th-School Board Meeting @ 7:00 p.m.
Faith Rivera and Theresa Drogos
Email: riveraf@ccsd15.net
Website: https://www.ccsd15.net/FCW
Location: 4335 Haman Avenue, Hoffman Estates, IL, USA
Phone: 847-963-7200
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WhiteleyWildcat