District 34 values input from stakeholders, and actively seeks that input through surveys and focus groups, at Board of Education meetings, and at special programs. Community members often are invited to participate in special task force initiatives, as well as on strategic planning teams. In addition to this website, we use multiple channels and tools to connect with our community. If you have questions or suggestions, please contact the Director of Communications. 

District 34 sends a monthly parent publication called "D34 Parent News." Additionally, "Board Briefs" is a newsletter that summarizes Board of Education meetings, and is distributed 24-48 hours after every meeting. 

Newsletter Archive
 

In accordance with Board Policy 8:25, District 34 works with community groups and organizations that provide educational, recreational and enrichment opportunities for students and families. The District offers an opportunity to make connections between organizations and families through Peachjar.

Peachjar sends full-color, ADA-compatible and interactive digital flyers directly to parents via email. Parents can view the electronic flyers from their smart phone or computer and click to register their children for youth sports, enrichment programs, community events, and more. Flyers also are posted on the D34 and school websites.

To facilitate delivery of this information, approved community organizations can send their flyers home to families digitally through Peachjar. To request flyer approval, follow the steps below.

• Visit www.peachjar.com
• Register as a Program Provider (account type)
• Upload your flyer for approval 

Your flyer will be automatically submitted to the district office for approval. Once approved, your flyer will be emailed to parents and posted on each school’s web flyerboard for your selected duration of time. Peachjar charges a fee for this service (if your program or event charges a fee to participate. The fee is typically much less than the cost to copy and deliver paper flyers to each school, or the cost of advertising. You can post free events at no cost (with some restrictions). 

District 34 uses Swift K12 to send email, text and phone messages to parents and staff. You can update your contact information in PowerSchool to ensure that you receive important notifications. Starting in the 2019-2020 school year, you will be able to use PowerSchool to select the types of messages that you receive.

Community Members Without Children

If you're a community member without children in District 34 schools, you can sign up for our community email list.

We regularly send news and information to the greater community, and ask for your input. 

District 34 and its schools’ social media pages inform parents, staff, and community members about our achievements, events and activities and to make it easy for our community to connect with the District, our schools and individual classrooms. 

Information posted from the District and schools will be direct, open and honest; we hope comments posted on the page will be respectful, factual and constructive. We encourage parents, staff and community members to engage in productive conversations on our social media channels. We ask that you adhere to the following Terms of Use when commenting:

• Be courteous, productive, and exercise a mutual respect for others’ opinions. Avoid comments that are profane, offensive, defamatory, intimidating, inappropriate, misleading, discriminatory or otherwise objectionable.
• Do not post personal information of any person other than yourself. If you choose to post your own contact information for any reason, please be aware that the information will be available to the public and is, therefore, subject to misuse.
• Assume that all postings on the page will be publicly available on the Internet and, therefore, publicly accessible without limitation or protection of any kind. 
• Do not post comments that are off-topic.
• Do not post unauthorized commercial solicitations.
• Do not post the same comment multiple times, or otherwise distribute spam.

By posting or commenting as described above, users give Glenview School District 34 the right to remove comments that violate the Terms of Use. Comments also are subject to the Terms of Use of the social media channels (Twitter and Facebook). If more than one post by the same individual must be deleted, the District and schools reserve the right to block that individual from the page. 

We comply with all federal and state regulations regarding the online safety and privacy of minors. The District and schools do not post names of students on social media, unless they are receiving a significant award, honor or recognition. We ask visitors to refrain from identifying individual students when posting to our page. We will not knowingly post, solicit, or communicate in any way through our social media channels with children under the age of 13.

We hope our social media channels become a source of valuable information and positive dialog within the community.

In order to comply with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, websites must meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) as instituted by the World Wide Web. District 34 is committed to ensuring accessibility of its website for students, parents, and members of the community with disabilities. If you have any issues accessing information on the website, please contact the Director of Communications.

In 2019, District 34 gained a new look, with a new brand. The District follows brand guidelines to ensure that the logo is used consistently and that all stakeholders can easily recognize communication from District 34. 

The District 34 logo, and any logos for individual schools, cannot be used by individuals or outside organizations. Affiliated organizations (PTAs and other parent organizations and community partners, in collaborative efforts) can use the logos with permission. If you have questions, please contact the Director of Communications.

Overview
Under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), full access to the District’s public records is available to any person upon written request. Written requests for public records may be made via e-mail or may be submitted by personal delivery, mail, or telefax directed to the District’s Freedom of Information Officer. Individuals making a request are not required to state a reason for the request other than to identify when the request is for commercial purpose or when requesting a fee waiver.
 
Requests for Records
Requests for records should be directed as follows.

Mail:
FOIA Officer – Cathy Kedjidjian
Glenview School District 34
1401 Greenwood Road
Glenview, IL 60025
 
Email:
ckedjidjian@glenview34.org 
 
Fax:
847-998-5094
 
Responding to Requests
The Freedom of Information Officer or designee shall approve all requests for public records unless:

1. The requested material does not exist;
2. The requested material is exempt from inspection and copying by the Freedom of Information Act; or
3. Complying with the request would be unduly burdensome.

Within 5 business days after receipt of a request for access to a public record, the Freedom of Information Officer shall comply with or deny the request, unless the time for response is extended as specified in Section 3 of FOIA.

Throughout the year, the communications department, as well as District and school administrators and staff take photographs, videos and voice recordings of students and staff for use on the District website, newsletters, and social media channels, as well as shared with local media outlets (both print and online). These images allow us to share the great things happening in classrooms and throughout our schools. 

In addition, the District celebrates our students’ success by sharing news of notable achievements with the community. If you do not want your child photographed or videotaped for District 34 use, or his or her name included when he or she is honored for achievement, you must submit, in writing, a signed statement that you do not grant any publication permissions to District 34. Send that letter to:

Cathy Kedjidjian
Director of Communications & Strategic Planning
Glenview School District 34
1401 Greenwood Rd.
Glenview, IL 60026

Please include your child(ren)’s name(s), as well as their school and grade level.

If you have questions, or if you'd like a copy of any photo or video that includes your child, please contact Cathy at ckedjidjian@glenview34.org or call (847) 486-7861.