Dear Medinah Intermediate School Families,
I hope this letter finds everyone well. As the end of the year approaches, we have lots of plans in place to make sure students are able to end their year celebrating their accomplishments. We also have developed plans to ensure that student materials are returned in a safe and organized way.
Monday, May 18- Thursday, May 21
- Library book drop off- Please drop off books in the vestibule of the main office between 7:00am and 7:00pm
Monday, June 1
- Student work should be completed. Students should use this time to catch up on any work needed
Tuesday, June 2
- MPS/MIS Virtual Activity Day- Be on the look-out for fun, family activities from Mr. Boeing
Wednesday, June 3
- End of year celebrations with classes (your teachers will share more)
- Light Up Medinah– Community Activities – Celebrate our 8th Grade Graduates – watch for details
Thursday, June 4th and Friday, June 5th
- Parents should drive through the MIS Bus Loop at their assigned time for curbside pick-up and drop-off
- During this time families should drop off textbooks, band instruments and Chromebooks/Chargers, while picking up student materials
- All students and parents shall remain in their cars
- We recommend creating your own sign with your child’s first and last name to put in the window to help our runners easily track your child’s belongings.
| Thursday, June 4th | Friday, June 5th |
| Ms. Bernacki's Class 9:00-10:00 a.m. | Ms. Chernesky's Class 9:00-10:00 a.m. |
| Mrs. Reinmann's Class 10:00-11:00 a.m. | Mrs. Petschinsky's Class 10:00-11:00 a.m. |
| Mrs. Stromberg's Class 11:00-12:00 p.m. | Mrs. Sciabica's Class 11:00-12:00 p.m. |
| Mrs. Akert's Class 12:00-1:00 p.m. | Ms. Marino's Class 12:00-1:00 p.m. |
| Mrs. Deacon's Class 1:00-2:00 p.m. | |
| Mrs. Flanagan's Class 2:00-3:00 p.m. | |
We thank you for your ongoing support, patience, and understanding. This is not the end of the year any of us had imagined, but we want to do our best to ensure the safety of our students, families, and staff members.
Please reach out if you have any questions.
Natalie Czarnecki
FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT
April 20, 2020
Dear Parents and Community Members:
I hope this message finds you and your families safe and well. On Friday, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker announced that remote learning in Illinois will be extended through the end of the 2019-20 school year. Although in-person learning has been suspended for the remainder of the year, I assure you our entire Medinah School District staff remains committed to learning and engaging with all students through remote learning, as well as continuing with our food distribution program.
Like you, we are saddened by the reality that our school community will not be able to reconvene in person this school year due to this public health crisis. However, the final chapter of this school year hasn’t been written yet. These past few weeks have proven our school community is resilient, capable and compassionate. I’m confident our collective strength will shine through during the remainder of the school year, and we will emerge even stronger.
Having said that, the recent announcement will result in significant and multiple scheduling changes in our district. Please be patient as we work as a district to get information to you in the next several weeks.
Things that will not change, based on the extension of the school building closure order, include the following:
1) Remote learning will continue with the changes implemented a week ago.
2) The current food service program will continue for the remainder of the school year.
3) We will continue to post announcements and updates on the district web page regarding remote learning and resources for parents. Check these out at medinah11.org 4) All district spring extra-curricular programs are canceled for the remainder of the school year.
5) All students must engage in the remote learning and assignments must be turned in to all teachers.
Some issues that we are discussing and will be addressed include:
1) How to honor the achievements of our 2020 8th grade graduating class.
2) Summer school, virtual and/or physical programming.
3) Distribution of additional technology devices at Medinah Primary School. If you have a student at Medinah Primary and you are in need of a device please contact Mrs. Langietti at [email protected]. 4) How to handle pick up of personal items from each school.
5) Creating a new ‘report card’ or ‘progress report’ for our students during this situation.
6) What kind of additional supports can we provide to our students, including transition activities for students and families – grade to grade and building to building.
Again, additional information on these topics will be made available as decisions are made.
I know this is not the school year that any of us imagined, but I want to thank you for your patience and understanding as we have dealt with this unprecedented situation together. This period of Remote Learning offers us new ways to learn and grow, and out of this Pandemic, we will emerge stronger. Plans will be underway soon for the return to in-person learning next school year.
It’s important we continue to work together and support our students. I can't thank you enough for all that you are doing as we all work together through this.
Sincerely,
Dr. John K. Butts
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