District 202 Education Partners, hello!
As I write this, the rain is steadily falling, heading into a weekend of mid to upper-90 degree weather. That's terrific news for us gardeners, who have been waiting (impatiently) all summer for a helping hand from Mother Nature. Speaking of gardens, we offer our usual cornucopia of news this week, including these important points:
- The Board of Education's August 17, 2009 regular meeting has been moved to August 27, 2009, because of some conflicting calendars. The meeting will be held at the district office, 15732 Howard Street, Plainfield. The public portion will begin at 7:30 p.m. as always.
- We've posted the fourth quarter middle school, and second semester high school honor rolls on our district web site, under (appropriately) District 202 Excels. Congratulations to all of these students for their achievement. http://www.psd202.org/d202excels.htm ***NOTE: Please do not panic when you don't see honor roll information in the local papers. There are so many schools, and the newspapers have such limited space, that they often cannot publish this information for weeks or months after we send it. Instead, rely on the District 202 Education Partners as your main source for D. 202 news.
- The new issue of "The Core" newsletter will be in mailboxes next week, but as always, the Education Partners get it first. This issue is chock full of important news, including key back to school information: http://www.psd202.org/community/newsletters/Aug2009.pdf
- Middle School parents, check out your school's new-and-improved web sites! They're cleaner, less cluttered, and more user-friendly. Thanks to Webmaster Ryan Boyce for making these much-needed improvements. http://www.psd202.org/schools/level.htm#mid
- We're implementing a "Virtual Backpack" system this year that will let non-profit organizations post fliers for students and staff online, rather than having to make and distribute hundreds and thousands of paper copies all over the district. This new system will save everyone involved a tremendous amount of time, money, work and resources. See the item below for more information.
- The Jon Balke Student Art Gallery this month is featuring a very special exhibit of black and white photos by...retired District 202 educator and administrator JON BALKE! Yes, Mr. Balke, among his many other attributes, is an exceptional photographer. His work has been displayed all over the country. Please check out this amazing collection the next time you're in the district office.
Finally...
As we head into the new school year, it is becoming ever more clear that the economy - while improving - continues to hit our community hard. District 202 participates in the federal and state
Free and Reduced Lunch programs, which lowers the price of lunch for qualifying students. If your family, or someone you know, might benefit from the Free and Reduced Lunch program, please contact Linda Lea, at (815) 577-4046, or
llea@psd202.org. Click here for more information:
http://www.psd202.org/departments/finance.htm We want to do everything possible to ensure that ALL of our students can learn, grow and achieve to their maximum potential.
Have a great weekend!
Tom Hernandez
Director of Community Relations
Plainfield CCSD 202
(815) 577-4008 (office)
"We Prepare Learners for the Future"
