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Date
2011-09-26 12:43:46
Early Release October 7 - Teacher Institute on Differentiation
September 26, 2011
    October 7 will be an early release day for students and an Institute Day for certified staff. Teachers will be devoting this time to planning... differentiated experiences for students and pre-assessment. They will be grouped by grade level and/or content area for this workshop.

    Parents - Dismissal varies by building and will be provided by your school. Morning Kindergarten will be in session. Afternoon Kindergarten will not be in session.

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2011-09-22 15:55:47
Special Board Meeting September 27 5:00 P.M.
September 22, 2011
    The School Board of The Winnetka Public Schools District 36 will hold a Special Meeting on Tuesday, September 27, 2011, at 5:00 P.M. in the Carleton... Washburne School Resource Center. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss setting goals. The regularly scheduled Board meeting will follow at 7:15 P.M.

    As always, members of the community are welcome and encouraged to attend.

    Packets and agendas for both board meetings can be accessed by clicking here.

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2011-09-07 13:13:14
Special Board Meeting September 12
September 07, 2011
    The School Board of The Winnetka Public Schools will hold a Special Meeting on Monday, September 12, 2011, from 8:00 A.M.-10:30 A.M. in the Carleton... Washburne School Resource Center. The purpose of this meeting will be for the Board to discuss goal setting and approve personnel contracts.  The Board Packet is available here.
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2011-08-26 12:18:23
Board Highlights August 23, 2011
August 26, 2011
2011-08-23 09:53:39
August 29 - First Day of School
August 23, 2011
    The first day of school for Winnetka Public School students in Grades 1-8 is Monday, August 29. There will be a half day of attendance. Please... check with your building for release times. Kindergarten schedules vary by building and will be provided by your school. Teachers will return to school for an Institute Day on Friday, August 26.

    All Kindergarten and sixth grade students MUST have a new Certificate of Child Health Examination Form on file with your student’s school health office prior to the first day of school. The exam must be dated after August 29, 2010.  

    All health documents can be downloaded from:
    The WInnetka Public Schools Health Documents

    Hard copies are available in the District Office (1235 Oak Street) or at your student's school.

    Completed health forms should be submitted to the nurse in your child's school.

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2011-08-19 13:07:07
August 23, 2011 School Board Meeting Packet
August 19, 2011
2011-08-18 16:29:17
Board Highlights August 15, 2011
August 18, 2011
2011-08-17 22:42:32
Kindergarten and Grade 6: Certificate of Child Health Examination Forms Due
August 17, 2011
    Attention All Parents of Kindergarten and Grade 6 Students in The Winnetka Public Schools:

    All Kindergarten and sixth grade students... MUST have a new Certificate of Child Health Examination Form on file with your student’s school health office prior to the first day of school which is Monday August 29, 2011 (this exam must be dated after 8/29/10).  

    Per District Policy “failure to comply with the above requirements by the start of school of the current school year will result in the student’s exclusion from school until the required health forms are presented to the District…”  

    All health documents can be downloaded from:
    The WInnetka Public Schools Health Documents

    Hard copies can also be obtained in the District Office (1235 Oak Street) or at your student's school.

    All completed health forms should be submitted to the nurse in your child's school building. Thank you for your attention to this important matter.

    Mark Ditthardt, Director of Pupil Services
    Jane Zaleski, RN, District-Wide School Nurse

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2011-08-12 10:26:40
August 15, 2011 School Board Meeting Packet
August 12, 2011
2011-08-10 16:05:11
Special School Board Meeting 8-15-11
August 10, 2011
    The School Board of The Winnetka Public Schools District 36 will hold a Special Meeting on Monday, August 15, 2011, 8:00 A.M.-noon in the Carleton... Washburne School Resource Center.

    The meeting topics will include:

    A review of the current K-8 math curriculum; the District-wide curriculum review process; and the proposed two-year math review, adoption, and implementation process.

    A review of assessment in District 36, including a framework of the philosophy of assessment; an overview of District-wide assessments with sample reporting documents; data analysis options; and governance-level, student achievement monitoring.

    As always, members of the community are welcome and encouraged to attend.

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