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Good Morning! Just a friendly reminder about some upcoming dates.
On Friday, February 12 we will have an early dismissal at 11:35 for School Improvement Day
On Monday, February 15 is President's Day, so there will be No School.
Please stay safe and have a great day!
REMINDER!!!
There will be a PTO meeting on Monday, February 1 at 5:30 in the multipurpose room. Please use the South parking lot entrance.
Thank You!
Dear Parents,
Beginning February 3, students and teachers across Illinois will have an opportunity to participate in the ninth annual statewide Illinois 5Essentials Survey. This survey is designed to generate a detailed picture of the inner workings of your child’s school. As a parent, this opportunity will allow you to share your thoughts on the important elements of school effectiveness in a survey about your child’s school.
On behalf of the Illinois State Board of Education, the Illinois 5Essentials Survey will be administered online by UChicago Impact at the University of Chicago. The survey gathers data related to five indicators that can predict important student outcomes, including improved attendance and larger test score gains. These five indicators that affect and predict school success are:
Effective Leaders
Collaborative Teachers
Involved Families
Supportive Environments
Ambitious Instruction
Prior research in more than 400 schools has shown that schools that were strong on at least three of these “5Essential” indicators were 10 times more likely to improve student learning gains in math and reading than those that were weak on three or more Essentials.
All teachers and 4thth through 12th grade students will be responding to this survey. 5Essentials Reports will be generated for schools if their teachers and/or students meet the response rate threshold of 50 percent. These reports will be sent to schools and districts in May 2021 and will also be included in the State School Report Card.
Additionally, your district has chosen to provide the optional Parent Supplement survey. If at least 20 percent of Sheridan Grade School parents complete this survey, a parent supplement report will also be generated. The parent data will not be reported on the State Report Card.
Your participation in the parent portion of the survey will help us understand the conditions at your child’s school and guide improvement. Your identity and survey responses will be kept completely confidential and will never be connected to you or your child.
The Illinois 5Essentials Survey for students and teachers will be conducted February 3, 2021 through April 2, 2021. The Parent Survey Supplement will be conducted during that same timeframe. To take the survey please visit https://survey.5-essentials.org/Illinois/ and select the appropriate survey to begin.
For more information about the Illinois 5Essentials Survey, or to view previous years’ Reports, please visit https://www.5-essentials.org/illinois. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact 5Essentials Client Services at 1-866-440-1874 or impact-surveys@uchicago.edu.
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Help support the PTO and the students at Sheridan Grade School!!!
School lunch tomorrow we will have the regular scheduled lunch we will just skip today so tomorrow will be the orange chicken with fried rice. Thanks have a good day. Be safe !
NO SCHOOL
FYI - After receiving a road report this morning, the roads are still very icy and slippery with some drifting and more snow possibly on the way, so we will be calling a SNOW DAY today. Yesterday, we discussed implementing a Remote Learning Day but after having further conversation with my Leadership Team last night and talking with other superintendents in the area, it appears that it would be best, and in alignment with other local school districts, to implement an old fashioned snow day today.
Please be careful if you have to drive today.
Spencer Byrd-Superintendent
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IDPH Covid 19 Updated Exclusion Guidance
No school on Monday, January 18th, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr day!
Summer Baseball/Softball/T-Ball
Summer Baseball/Softball
PTO Minutes for January
REMINDER!!!!
There will be PTO MEETING on Monday
January 11 at 5:30 in the cafeteria. If you plan to attend all social distancing rules will apply.
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Dear Parents, Students, and Staff,
I would like to be the first one to welcome in the New Year, 2021!
I always prefer to look forward and stay positive, so I believe that 2021 will be a wonderful year. I believe it will be better than last year and I believe we have a lot to look forward to. As you know, there is positive public information coming out about the COVID vaccine and the plan to flatten the curve and hopefully make real strides towards “normalcy” in early 2021. Please make no mistake, there is a lot of work left to be done but we know more about COVID now than we ever have. Therefore, we are ready to start the second semester on time and in-person.
A couple of friendly reminders:
January 6th – Teacher Institute Day
January 7th – Students return to In-Person Learning
As we begin to prepare to return to school, I would like to remind everyone that one of our biggest challenges last semester was maintaining social distancing. We had significantly more people quarantined last semester due to being in “close contact” with someone that eventually tested positive than for any other reason. Therefore, we are making a concerted effort to remind and re-train everyone at the start of the New Year to remain cognizant of that expectation. For proper social distancing, you must be 6 feet apart and, if you know that you will be around another individual for longer than 15 minutes, then it is imperative that the 6 feet social barrier be maintained. If we can accomplish this goal, that will increase our chances of remaining in-person significantly.
I would like to thank the building principals and the teachers for their ability to work together and face this challenge together. We have all learned a lot since March and we have grown over the course of the first semester too. I know everyone feels better prepared to start the second semester due to our positive experiences and growth. Now, after a rested winter break, we are ready to begin the new challenge ahead of us.
As CUSD #2 educators, we continue to hear our parents and understand how important it is to offer in-person learning to our students. As a parent, my wife and I are looking forward to the start of in-person learning second semester for our own children. At CUSD #2, we remain committed to providing your child and our staff with a safe and healthy environment. If you should have any current questions or concerns about your health or any of your family members’ health, please contact your building principal via email as soon as possible. If we know, we can help.
Thank you and have a Happy New Year!
Superintendent Spencer Byrd
Community Unit School District #2