LaGrange Highlands School District 106

We’ve had a lot of great news to share recently, including our announcement earlier this week to move forward with the return to a full day of in-person learning on March 15.  This move does have hurdles to clear, but we are confident that we will not “trip” on any of them.  We have, and will continue to work collaboratively with teacher leadership as we move forward with our plans for March 15.

To keep you fully informed,  each week we will provide you with an update on our progress as we get closer to the return date.

Where we are as of February 19:

• March 1 all ES hybrid students will return to five days of in-person learning.
• March 11 is now scheduled as a remote planning day for staff.  No student attendance.
• March 12 is now the end of the second trimester. March 15 is the start of the third trimester.
• District 106 currently has over fifteen(15) mitigation procedures in place, and only one that may require a modification: the distance between students in some classrooms may be less than six feet.  More details will follow as planning is completed.
• The District 106 schedule starting March 15 will include lunch. Student lunch will take place in the MS lunchroom the ES Multi-Purpose Room and the ES Gym.  Lunch will include an outdoor recess time(weather permitting).  Lunch periods will be classroom cohort specific.   More details about lunch will be provided in the coming days.  
• Students most likely will travel to most special subject classes.  Details are still being finalized at this time.   

As we move forward, let’s all remember that our collective practice of mitigation strategies are critical to creating the healthy and safe environment that makes it possible for us to move forward with plans for full-day student attendance.  Thank you for your support. 

Here is information about our upcoming Kindergarten Registration:

Download Kindergarten Registration 2021/2022

Mark Friedman and Glenn Schlichting from BWP and Associates presented the District 106 Board of Education with the results from the recent community survey and the plan moving forward to hire a new superintendent at the February 16 board meeting. 

To view the board presentation, please click here.   To view the survey results, please click here.  

To view the Return to 5 Days presentation presented by Interim Superintendent Steve Griesbach, the Leadership Team, and Union President Christine Moretti at the February 16 board meeting, please click here.  

The Elementary School will move to 5 days of in-person learning (8:30-12:30) starting March 1.  ECE students will also return to 5 days of in-person learning on March 1st in accordance with their classroom placement.  On March 15, both the Middle School and the Elementary School, will extend the in-school learning day to 3:15 p.m. ECE will extend their learning day to the full 2.5 hours of the AM & PM sessions (8:30 - 11:00 and 12:00 - 2:30).  The option for Remote Learning will still be available. More details regarding the move to a full day of in-person learning will be coming March 1.

On February 16, 2021 the D106 Board of Education held it’s regularly scheduled meeting for the month of February. The board reviewed several topics including an update on the district’s return to more in-person instruction and the search for the new superintendent.

Interim Superintendent Steve Griesbach, the Leadership Team, and Union President Christine Moretti discussed the plan for the next four weeks and beyond regarding greater in-person learning for Highlands students. The Elementary School will move to 5 days of in-person learning (8:30-12:30) starting March 1.  ECE students will also return to 5 days of in-person learning on March 1st in accordance with their classroom placement.  On March 15, both the Middle School and the Elementary School, will extend the in-school learning day to 3:15 p.m. ECE will extend their learning day to the full 2.5 hours of the AM & PM sessions (8:30 - 11:00 and 12:00 - 2:30).  The option for Remote Learning will still be available. More details regarding the move to a full day of in-person learning will be coming March 1. You can view presentation here.

Mark Friedman and Glenn Schlichting from BWP and Associates presented the board with the results from the recent community survey and the plan moving forward to hire a new superintendent.  To view the presentation, please click here.   

If you missed the February board meeting, please click here. 

A Regular Meeting of the Board of Education will be held on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. The meeting will be held in-person in the LaGrange Highlands Middle School Gymnasium, as well as simulcast on YouTube beginning at 7:00 due to the Covid-19 global pandemic and can be accessed at:  https://youtu.be/bqvkaIn5jE4

If you choose to attend the meeting, please keep in mind that in-person seating capacity will be limited to 50 individuals (including Board members, administration, and support staff).

The agenda for the meeting is available by going to Administration > Board of Education > Agenda

PARTICIPATION

Due to the recommended restrictions for in-person gatherings in Suburban Cook County, District 106 would like to provide our community with two ways to comment at the Tuesday, February 16, 2021 Regularly Scheduled Meeting of the Board of Education.

Option #1: Written Comment Form

Board members will read each submitted statement, however, these comments are not read aloud at the meeting.

• Please click here to access this form https://forms.gle/TfcKhWC7hsfFAfNXA

This form will stop accepting submissions at 4:00 pm on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 in order to allow sufficient time to process and submit them to the Board of Education.

Option #2: Speak at the meeting

Please arrive at the LaGrange Highlands Middle School Gymnasium and enter the requested information on the “Participation Sign In” form.

During the Communication, Visitor Comments, and Participation Agenda item, you will be called to the podium to make your statement. 

The Public Comment period will be limited to five minutes in order to allow for the rest of the agenda items to be discussed in a timely manner.