At tonight's Special Board Meeting, the Board approved Reagan Middle School's Return to Learn Plan. The link below will take you to the plan. We ask that parents choose to return in person 2 days/week or totally remote by Wednesday, Aug. 12. If you haven't registered. are changing your mind, or you have any questions, please contact the main office at 815-253-4966.
https://5il.co/j9ru
A special board meeting is schedule for 8-7-20 at 4 pm. We have returned to in-person meetings, but space is limited due to social distancing. The meeting will be live streamed and a link will be on our website prior to the meeting. Those wishing to participate in the Citizen's Agenda can email President Wegner and Superintendent Empen prior to the meeting.
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We have had over 1,145 families complete the survey. Thank you! Each family only needs to complete one survey. The survey closes on Tuesday, August 4 at 5 p.m. Click on the link below to be taken to the survey, or call any building or the District Office for assistance. https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=X2nU7bZfWEy8lQEk65VG-Svx98YmFGdAp59cwZPSufJUQ1c5VFdHSFE1SUdHV1NONEgyRjdHQkhNRi4u
Back to School Survey: As a result of community feedback and discussion at last night's Board of Education Meeting, we are asking parents to provide input on a survey. We know we have asked you to complete several surveys, but your information is vital as we finalize plans for the new school year. If you or someone you know cannot access the survey, please call the District Office or any school building for a paper copy. This survey closes on Tuesday, August 4th at 5 p.m. Thank you and #GoPurple.
https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=X2nU7bZfWEy8lQEk65VG-Svx98YmFGdAp59cwZPSufJUQ1c5VFdHSFE1SUdHV1NONEgyRjdHQkhNRi4u
Attention Parents! Information from District Nurse Hafer - Students including remote learning students, entering Kindergarten, 6th and 9th grade are required by the State of Illinois to show proof of a current physical and updated immunization record.
12th grade students are required to show proof of the Meningococcal vaccine that was given on or after their 16th birthday.
Proof of these medical records need to be turned in to your school nurse by the first day of school, to avoid exclusion. Please contact your building principal or Nurse Hafer if you have any questions.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact your school nurse.
Thank you and stay healthy!
A few families have reached out regarding internet accessibility. Clicking on the following link with take you to "Internet Essentials by Comcast." They have reasonable internet options that you may qualify for. The link to apply is on this web page. https://www.xfinity.com/support/articles/comcast-broadband-opportunity-program
Online registration is open. Please complete the registration forms and fill out the Intake Survey. If you have questions, please contact your school or the district office.
https://www.dps170.org/article/267425?org=dps
Monday, July 27th the District Office will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. for walk in registration. You may drop off paperwork or use one of our computers to complete registration. Social distancing and masks will be required during registration. If you need our help and don't want to come to registration please call us at 373-4966 and we will assist you over the phone. We need you to register your student no matter what option you choose by Friday, July 31. This enables the District to start developing class lists and busing options. If your decision changes on whether to utilize in-person blended learning or remote learning you can contact the building principal and let them know as soon as possible.
I was notified that you could only see the first two pages of tonight's Return to Learn recommendations. I've attached the PowerPoint version and you will hopefully be able to see all pages. https://5il.co/ibup
Here is the Return to Learn recommendations that were presented to the Board tonight. The District wanted to make sure that our options were acceptable in order to continue with planning for the fall semester. We will continue to provide updates as the District Leadership Team works through this process. This is a fluid process where we have to be willing to make changes even during implementation to ensure our students receive the instruction they need. We will send updates and information via our website, app, and social media pages as we continue to work through this process. Thank you all for your support during this time. https://5il.co/ibrd
We thank you for being patient tonight with our technical difficulties. Our tech dept. has done trial runs to ensure smoothness during our meetings, unfortunately it did not go as planned tonight. We hope to address all issues before our next meeting and appreciate your understanding.
We have paused the Board Meeting due to poor sound issues. The technology department will send a new link in a few minutes to join us. We thank you for your patience as we work through this issues. We want to make sure everyone is able to hear the meeting. We will post the Public Comments to our app since this portion was difficult to hear.
There will be a short special Board of Education meeting this Wednesday, July 15 at 6 p.m. It will be live streamed, and the link will be on our website, app, and social media pages on Wednesday. Public Comment can be done by emailing Board President Wegner (lwegner@dps170.org) and Superintendent Empen (mempen@dps170.org) by noon on Wednesday. Your comments will be read aloud during that portion of the meeting.
Come celebrate the 2020 CEO class at the annual Trade Show. https://5il.co/i7k3
Attention Parents: We are asking each family to complete a survey that will assist us in planning for this next school year. Click on the link below to access the survey. You only need to complete one survey per family. If you do not have internet access, please stop by the District Office and complete a paper survey. This survey does not lock you into a decision for the next school year, and you still need to register your student(s) before school starts. This survey will close at 5 p.m. on Monday, and we thank you for completing the survey. Two names will be chosen from those who complete the survey and registration fees will be waived for this upcoming school year.
https://forms.gle/KBfPN7k9LAWVafFM6
Parent Survey on our website and social media pages at 5:30 p.m.
Online registration for the 2020-2021 School Year is now open. https://www.dps170.org/article/267425?org=dps
Sharing information from our friends at the PTC
The Illinois State Board of Education released guidance yesterday on returning to school this fall. Click on the link below to see a letter from Supt. Empen on how the District is utilizing this information. https://5il.co/hizd
Attention DHS juniors and seniors: SVCC Fall Schedule of Ag Classes can be found by clicking on this link. https://www.svcc.edu/schedule/coursesched/fall/depts/agr.html Contact your counselor if you're interested.