Whittier News
Superintendent Dr. Kevin Russell shares that the Board of Education will meet Feb. 10 to discuss COVID-19 mitigations.
Preschool applications for 2022-23 school year will open Thursday, Feb. 24 at 8 a.m.
Since this matter is now making its way through the court system and District 58 is not a party in these lawsuits, the status quo for masking and quarantine requirements will remain in place during this interim period.
The purpose of this letter is to update you on court rulings that took place yesterday in Sangamon County.
District 58 is pleased to announce that 19 students will advance from the regional to the state level of the PTA Reflections arts recognition and achievement program.
District 58 will use an emergency day; no remote learning will take place
No decisions have been made yet regarding school tomorrow. If schools are closed, District 58 will promptly inform families and staff.
This award is annually given to an Illinois school administrator who supports his or her music program in a manner only possible as an administrator.
District 58 welcomed seven local and federal elected officials, along with many school and community leaders, to the annual Legislative Forum
Per the news report, Northshore and other local labs struggled to respond to the Omicron surge, which resulted in some delayed testing results.
The Jan. 26 issue of Communicate 58 featured the Science Fair, COVID case information, parent-teacher conference signups and more!
District 58 invites parents and guardians to sign up for winter 2022 parent-teacher conferences using the online PowerPTC conference signup system starting Friday, Jan. 21.
The DGJWC awarded 13 grants totaling $6,000 to District 58 teachers. The grants will benefit students in their classrooms and throughout the District.
Our COVID-19 testing partner, Northshore, notified us that they will no longer be using the cheek swab method of specimen collection to ensure accurate testing in response to the current COVID-19 variant.
District 58 congratulates the 33 students whose art project submissions will advance to the regional level of the PTA Reflections competition.
The District 58 Board of Education held a Regular Meeting on Monday, Jan. 10, 2022 at O’Neill Middle School.
The Jan. 12 issue of Communicate 58 features COVID-19 guidance updates and more!
The new guidance reduces the minimum length of quarantine/exclusion under specific situations for students and staff who are close contacts or recovering from COVID-19 to five days. The IDPH/ISBE also updated the definition of a close contact.
All school districts in Illinois are still awaiting the official guidance document from the IDPH.
The District 58 Board of Education will hold a Regular Meeting on Monday, Jan. 7, 2022 at O’Neill Middle School, 635 59th St., at 7 p.m.
Happy New Year! I hope you are having an enjoyable winter break, and I look forward to seeing students back to school in person on Tuesday, Jan. 4.
We are very excited for staff to return on Monday, Jan. 3 and students on Tuesday, Jan. 4.
The safety of our students and staff is our highest priority. Therefore, I am writing to you today to ask for your support and assistance.
The Dec. 15 issue of Communicate 58 features a greeting from Dr. Russell, along with reminders regarding the Science Fair, equity survey, Reading Games and more!
The clinic will occur Sunday, Dec. 12 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Downers Grove North High School’s Learning Commons, 4436 Main St.