January 29, 2021
Dear Medinah Families,
My purpose of this communication is to familiarize you with our plans for emergency days/e-learning. Please note, this is different than what we are currently doing during our COVID-19 remote learning. The district has an Illinois State Board of Education approved e-Learning Plan in place. What this means is that the district may utilize "e-learning days" in lieu of emergency days (e.g. inclement weather/snow day). In the event inclement weather makes it not possible or unsafe for our in-person students and staff to travel to school, the district will enact an e-learning day for all students. This day will count as a full attendance day and will not need to be made up at the end of the school year. It also allows for continuity of learning for our students. All students are expected to participate in the e-learning activities assigned by their teacher in order to be counted as in attendance for the inclement weather day.
The district still holds discretion on which days will be considered emergency
days. There may be a circumstance that we would need to use the emergency day and
not do an e-learning day. This information will be shared with families and staff using
Instant Connect phone calls, posting on the District website and social media
(Facebook, Twitter and Instagram).
Since we had a snow day on January 26, we will be using Monday, March 1, as a staff planning day. This will still be a day off from school for our students. The district still has two more staff planning days to utilize this school year. As soon as we have those days decided upon, we will communicate with you.
Sincerely,
John K. Butts
Superintendent
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5ESSENTIALS SURVEY
Dear Parents/Guardians,
Beginning February 3, 2021, teachers, parents and students across Illinois will have an opportunity to participate in the Illinois 5Essentials Survey: Organizing Schools for Improvement. The Illinois 5Essentials Survey is an Illinois State Board of Education initiative designed to generate a detailed picture of the inner workings of your child’s school. The University of Chicago is conducting the survey on behalf of the State Board of Education. District 11 teachers and students in grades 4-8 will complete the survey during the regular school day.
Your participation in the Survey will help us understand the conditions at your child’s school and guide improvement. However, District 11 will ONLY receive the survey results if at least 20 percent of parents respond to the survey. Your identity and responses will be kept completely confidential and will never be connected to you or your child. We strongly encourage our parents to participate, as the feedback generated from the survey will only help us to focus our improvement efforts.
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CONGRATULATIONS DR. REDELL
SUPERINTENT OF MEDINAH SCHOOLS
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HEALTH REMINDER
January 4, 2021
Reminders from the Nurse:
We would like to remind everyone about our district's policy related to student travel. This was developed before Thanksgiving and shared with all district families via email. It is also posted on our dashboard site below.
"Please note that regardless of where you are traveling, cases are prevalent and the associated risk is heightened. Anyone who chooses to attend a high risk gathering, and/or chooses to travel internationally or domestically, will be asked to work/learn from home and monitor his or her health for 14 calendar days."
We understand that we’ve had several students traveling this week. Depending on their return dates, they may need to miss school when we are back to in-person learning. More information to follow on Friday, January 8, 2021.
See below for more information.
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Remote Learning FAQ's
Please remember to practice the 3W‘s: Wash your hands! Watch your distance! And Wear a mask!
Reduce your risk of contracting COVID-19 by taking these simple steps:
- Cover your coughs and sneezes.
- Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds.
- Wear a face mask.
- Practice social distancing.
- Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces.
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth.
- Stay home when you are sick.
- Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
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PRESCHOOL SCREENING
Preschool screening will take place during the month of March. If you are interested in Medinah School District 11’s Preschool for All program for the 2021-2022 school year, please call Angela at (630) 529-9788 for a developmental screening packet. All families with children ages 3-5 who are interested in preschool must go through the screening process.
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LUNCH PROGRAM
The Illinois State Board of Education has announced that
FREE LUNCH WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR ALL STUDENTS THROUGH THE END
OF THE 2020-21 SCHOOL YEAR
Directions for REMOTE- Learning Students:
- Lunches should be picked up at your child’s school on Monday’s (if no school, pick-up is on Tuesday)
- Pick-up time: 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
- Please note: In order to accommodate all lunch requests, email [email protected] BEFORE 9:00 a.m. on the pick-up day (Monday or Tuesday, if there is no school) with your child’s/children’s name(s) and grade(s).
Directions for IN-PERSON students – Teachers will continue to ask every morning if student requires a lunch.
MILK ONLY purchases will continue to be CHARGED TO THE STUDENT
Medinah School District 11 is using this convenient service for paying school fees and funding student lunch accounts.
IF YOU HAVE NOT CREATED A PUSHCOIN ACCOUNT YET, follow these steps to create and link your parent account to your student. Please click here for Push Coin instructions
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PTO UPCOMING ACTIVITIES/FUNDRAISERS