Superintendent's Corner 😀🏫😀
Avoca District 37
Welcome Back!
- SEL - Now, more than ever
- Registration for Next Year Opens on April 20th
- Fees Waivers for 2020-21 - Expanded Responsiveness due to COVID-19
- Fees for 2020-21 - Revamped WebPage
- COVID-19 Notes - Outreach & Support (Business Support & Food Security)
- A Student's Take on Remote Learning (Cartoon by Landen)
SEL - Now More Than Ever
Additionally, all the New Trier Township schools were scheduled to work with the Collaborative for Academic & Social Emotional Learning (CASEL) this summer to advance our learning.
Now we find that these skills are more important than ever. Whether showing awareness of one's own emotional state, demonstrating empathy toward others, or engaging in important self-management skills, Social Emotional health is and will be essential for coping with the COVID-19 crisis.
For K-5 students on our standard Remote Learning Days there are healthy SEL-oriented activities embedded in the day. On our SELect Learning Day (April 20th) there will be a focus on these kinds of activities that can then be carried over daily whenever a family wants to do so. One example of these kinds of activities can be found here on the Confident Parents Confident Kids website. Be on the lookout for more to come.
Registration for the 2020-21 School Year Opens April 20th
Fees for 2020-21 - Waivers - Expanded Responsiveness
In addition to the normal fee waiver & reduction guidelines (based on reported household income and size of household), the Administration will be making recommendations to the Board for other ways to grant fee waivers and reductions for the 2020-21 school year in order to be responsive to specific family situations. Once those new approaches to granting full or partial waivers is approved, those will be communicated with families.
Fees for 2020-2021 - Redesigned Web Page & Explanations
From the Homepage
Primary Landing Page for Fees & Fee Payment
Fee Types & Explanations
COVID-19 Notes - Outreach & Support
- While many families are struggling financially, some of us are in a position to help. There are businesses inside the Avoca district boundaries and businesses operated by Avoca families who could benefit from our support. Click here to see a partial list and if you have info. on more we can add, please do so.
- Likewise, food insecurity is a real threat for many families right now. Our food service, Quest, has provided for free lunches to any family that has requested it through this link.
- Additionally, the New Trier Township Food pantry is available to any family in the township. Please call Brian Leverenz at 847-446-8203 an arrange a time for food pick up. The staff is onsite four days per week from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Contact Us
Email: osburnk@avoca37.org
Website: www.avoca37.org
Location: 2921 Illinois Road, Wilmette, IL, USA
Phone: 847-728-4128
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/avoca.schools37
Twitter: @AvocaOsburn