Students are assigned to schools on the basis of school attendance boundaries established by the Board of Education. Parent(s)/guardian(s) who want to have their child attend a school within the District but not at the school serving the attendance area where the student resides may request an intra-district transfer. The request must be approved by the Superintendent and is made in the Superintendent’s sole discretion consistent with Board Policy 7:30, Student Assignment and Intra-District Transfer. Requests for an intra-district transfer should be directed to the Superintendent’s office. Students who are granted a transfer within the District shall be responsible for their own transportation. 

If, for any reason, a student must be absent from school, a parent/guardian must report the absence to the school. Please notify the School Health Coordinator before school begins each day that a student is absent. Each school has a voice mail system that is available 24 hours a day. Parent(s)/guardian(s) can leave a message with absence information at any time, even when school is not in session. Parent(s)/guardian(s) are required to provide at least one, but not more than two, telephone numbers at which the parents may be reached by the school regarding absence notification. 

A valid cause for absence includes illness, observance of a religious holiday, death in the immediate family, family emergency, other situations beyond the control of the student, other circumstances that cause reasonable concern to the parent/guardian for the student’s safety or health, or other reason as approved by the Superintendent or designee.

Absences that have been accounted for through telephone communication do not require a written note when the child returns to school. However, if a student has had a communicable disease, a note indicating the student may return to school is required from the student’s health care provider.

A student shall be released from school, as an excused absence, for the purpose of observing a religious holiday. Students who are absent from school due to the observance of a religious holiday will be provided the opportunity to make up any school work missed during their absence. 

All children are required by law to attend school every day. Repeated absence from school without a valid reason is considered truancy. The principal will contact the student’s parent(s)/guardian(s) as a first step in addressing attendance problems. School resources such as the nurse, social worker, etc. are available in attempting to find a solution. If the problem is not resolved at the local school, it shall be referred to the Truancy Officer at Suburban Cook County Regional Office of Education.

According to, the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (Public Law 93-380) “In the case of divorce or separation, a school district must provide equal access to both natural parents, custodial and non-custodial, unless there is a legally binding document that specifically removes that parent’s FERPA rights. In this context, a legally binding document is a certified court order or other legal paper that prohibits access to education records, or removes the parent’s right to have knowledge about his or her child’s records. A certified court order would also be required if restrictions were placed on when and where a parent might contact or visit the child at school.” Further, pursuant to the Illinois School Student Records Act (105 ILCS 10/5), no person who is prohibited by an order of protection from inspecting or obtaining school records of a student pursuant to the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986, as now or hereafter amended, shall have any right of access to, or inspection of, the school records of that student.  

This information is provided because parent(s)/guardian(s) often give special information regarding their child’s custody, which the District cannot utilize legally. A handwritten note, a telephone call, or comments on the registration card are not in accordance with the law. The school must have a copy of certified court orders noting any restrictions.

All District schools welcome visits to the classrooms by parents/guardians who wish to observe their children in action. However, those visits need to be scheduled in advance with an appointment with your child’s teacher or principal as student learning is very important and, at certain times, should not be interrupted. If warranted, visits can be restricted by the District.

All visitors must report directly to the school office and may proceed to other parts of the building only with permission of the school and after signing in and receiving a visitor’s badge. Each school may also have other procedures it follows for student and classroom access. If items are dropped off at school for students, they are to be left at the front office. Parents/guardians are not allowed to take those items to the classroom. At the end of the visit, visitors must sign out and return the badge to the office. It is the practice of all District schools to lock all doors except the front entrance when school is in session.

Pursuant to the federal Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (“PPRA”) and Board Policy 7:15, all surveys requesting personal information from students, as well as any other instrument used to collect personal information from students, must advance or relate to the District’s educational objectives as identified in Board Policy 6:10, Educational Philosophy and Objectives, or assist students’ career choices. This section applies to every survey: (1) that is created by a person or entity other than a District official, staff member, or student, (2) regardless of whether the student answering the questions can be identified, and (3) regardless of the subject matter of the questions.

Before a school official or staff member administers or distributes a survey or evaluation created by a third party to a student, the student’s parent(s)/guardian(s) will be notified. 

The student’s parent/guardian may:

● Inspect the survey or evaluation upon, and within a reasonable time of, their request, and/or

● Refuse to allow their child or ward to participate in the activity described above.

● The school shall not penalize any student whose parent/guardian exercised this option.

A student’s parent/guardian may inspect, upon their request, any instructional material used as part of their child’s educational curriculum within a reasonable time of their request. The term “instructional material” means instructional content that is provided to a student, regardless of its format, printed or representational materials, audio- visual materials, and materials in electronic or digital formats (such as materials accessible through the Internet). The term does not include academic tests or academic assessments.

School officials and staff members shall not request, nor disclose, the identity of any student who completes any survey or evaluation (created by any person or entity, including the District) containing one or more of the following items:

• Political affiliations or beliefs of the student or the student’s parent/guardian.

• Mental or psychological problems of the student or the student’s family.

• Behavior or attitudes about sex.

• Illegal, anti-social, self-incriminating, or demeaning behavior.

• Critical appraisals of other individuals with whom students have close family relationships.

• Legally recognized privileged or analogous relationships, such as those with lawyers, physicians, and ministers.

• Religious practices, affiliations, or beliefs of the student or the student’s parent/guardian.

• Income (other than that required by law to determine eligibility for participation in a program or for receiving financial assistance under such program).

No school official or staff member shall market or sell personal information concerning students (or otherwise provide that information to others for that purpose). The term “personal information” means individually identifiable information including: (1) a student or parent’s first and last name, (2) a home or other physical address (including street name and the name of the city or town), (3) a telephone number, (4) a Social Security identification number or (5) driver’s license number or State identification card.

The above paragraph does not apply: (1) if the student’s parent(s)/guardian(s) has consented; or (2) to the collection, disclosure or, use of personal information collected from students for the exclusive purpose of developing, evaluating or providing educational products or services for, or to, students or educational institutions, such as the following:

• College or other postsecondary education recruitment, or military recruitment.

• Book clubs, magazines, and programs providing access to low-cost literary products.

• Curriculum and instructional materials used by elementary schools and secondary schools.

• Tests and assessments to provide cognitive, evaluative, diagnostic, clinical, aptitude, or achievement information about students (or to generate other statistically useful data for the purpose of securing such tests and assessments) and the subsequent analysis and public release of the aggregate data from such tests and assessments.

• The sale by students of products or services to raise funds for school-related or education-related activities.

• Student recognition programs.

Under no circumstances may a school official or staff member provide a student’s “personal information” to a business organization or financial institution that issues credit or debit cards.

The Superintendent or designee shall notify students’ parents/guardians of: 

• This policy as well as its availability upon request from the general administration office.

• How to opt their child or ward out of participation in activities as provided in this policy.

• The approximate dates during the school year when a survey requesting personal information, as described above, is scheduled or expected to be scheduled.

• How to request access to any survey or other material described in this policy.

• This notification shall be given parents/guardians at least annually, at the beginning of the school year, and within a reasonable period after any substantive change in this policy.

• The rights provided to parents/guardians in this policy transfer to the student when the student turns 18 years old, or is an emancipated minor.

School student records are confidential and information from them shall not be released other than as provided by law. Any record that contains personally identifiable information or other information that would link the document to an individual student is a school student record if maintained by the District, except: (1) records that are kept in the sole possession of a school staff member, are destroyed not later than the student’s graduation or permanent withdrawal, and are not accessible or revealed to any other person except a temporary substitute teacher, and (2) records kept by law enforcement officials working in the school.

The Superintendent shall implement this policy with administrative procedures. The Superintendent shall also designate a records custodian who shall maintain student records. The Superintendent or designee shall inform staff members of this policy, and shall inform students and their parent/guardian of it, as well as their rights regarding student school records. No person may condition the granting or withholding of any right, privilege, or benefits or make as a condition of employment, credit, or insurance the securing by any individual of any information from a student’s temporary record.

Permanent records, which contain biographical information and academic transcripts, are kept in the District for 60 years after the student has transferred, graduated or permanently withdrawn from school. Temporary records, which include all other relevant information not in the permanent records, are kept by the District for five years after a student graduates or transfers.

Parent(s)/guardian(s) have the right to inspect and copy any of their child’s permanent and/or temporary records. Parent(s)/guardian(s) also may challenge any information in their child’s records, on the basis of accuracy, relevance, and/or propriety except for academic grades and references to expulsion or out-of-school suspensions upon student transfer to another district. Parent(s)/guardian(s) wishing to challenge information in their child’s school records should write to the District requesting a hearing. An informal conference will be held within 15 school days. If the problem is not resolved, then a formal hearing will be scheduled by the District’s Hearing Officer who is not employed by the District at the attendance center which the student is enrolled. The Hearing Officer will inform the parent(s)/guardian(s) of their rights and the procedures for the hearing. The decision of the Hearing Officer shall be given in writing to the parent(s)/guardian(s) and the District. Either the parent(s)/guardian(s) or the District may appeal the Hearing Officer’s decision to the Regional Superintendent’s Office and must be done within 20 school days of the decision.

School officials shall release student records to the official records custodian of another school in which the student has enrolled, or intends to enroll, upon written request of such official. Written parental/guardian consent for the release of student records is not required, but the parent/guardian may inspect, copy, and challenge information in the student records, prior to it being transferred to another school district. 

Information contained in student records may be given to persons authorized or required by state or federal law to obtain such information. Parent(s)/guardian(s) must be provided prior written notice of the nature and substance of the information to be released and given an opportunity to inspect, copy and/or challenge such information, as provided for by law.

Upon graduation, transfer, or permanent withdrawal of a student from a school, the principal shall notify the parent(s)/guardian(s) and the student of the destruction schedule for student records and their right to request a copy of such records at any time prior to their destruction.

The District occasionally releases directory information about its students for the purpose of publicity or informational publications. Examples include the District newsletter, school yearbook, the PTA directory, as well as in response to requests from school-related organizations and recognized media. 

Directory information is defined as: student name, address, gender, grade level, and birth date and place; parent/guardian name(s), mailing address, email address, and phone number; student academic awards, degrees, and honors; information in relation to school-sponsored activities, organizations, and athletics; major field of study; and period of attendance in the school; and student’s photograph, video, or digital image used for informational or news-related purposes of a student participating in school or school-sponsored activities, organizations, and athletics that have appeared in school publications.

A parent/guardian can request that his/her child’s directory information not be released by sending a signed letter stating that request within the first 30 days of enrollment to: Glenview School District 34, Attn: Director of Communications and Public Relations, 1401 Greenwood Road, Glenview, IL 60026. Parent(s)/guardian(s) should understand that if they withhold consent, none of the student’s directory information, as identified above, will be released in response to requests for such information, including information or photograph for the school yearbook and award listings such as the honor roll in the newspaper.

In accordance with the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) (20 U.S.C. §6312), the District provides every parent/guardian of a student in a Title I school of the right to request information regarding the professional qualifications of your child’s classroom teacher. This information regarding the professional qualifications of your child’s classroom teachers includes, at a minimum, the following:

1. Whether the teacher has met state qualification and licensing criteria for the grade levels and subject areas in which the teacher provides instruction.

2. Whether the teacher is teaching under emergency or other provisional status through which State qualification or licensing criteria have been waived.

3. Whether the child is provided services by paraprofessionals and, if so, their qualifications.

The District also provides to such parent(s)/guardian(s) the achievement level and academic growth of the student, if applicable and available, on each state academic assessment. 

If at any time your child has been taught for four or more consecutive weeks by a teacher who does not meet applicable state certification or licensure requirements at the grade level and subject area in which the teacher has been assigned the District will notify you.

If you have questions, please contact the Superintendent at 847-998-5005.

The school and the parents of the students participating in activities, services, and programs funded by Title I, Part A of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), agree that this compact outlines how the parents, the entire school staff, and the students will share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement and the means by which the school and parents will build and develop a partnership that will help children achieve the State’s high standards.  

Parent Responsibilities 

We, as parents, will support our children’s learning in the following ways: 

• Monitor attendance by bringing my child to school or to the bus stop on time each day unless my child is sick. 

• Make sure that homework is completed.

• Set up routines to promote daily reading.

• Monitor the amount of device use and type of programming my child watches.  

• Volunteer in my child’s classroom, to the extent possible.

• Participate, as appropriate, in decisions relating to my children’s education. 

• Promote positive use of my child’s extracurricular time.

• Listen to my child read at least 30 minutes each day. 

• Stay informed about my child’s education and communicate with the school by promptly reading all notices from the school or the school district either received by my child or by mail and responding, as appropriate.  

• Serve, to the extent possible, on the Bilingual Parent Advisory Committee (BPAC), Multi-Tier Systems of Support (MTSS), Parent Teacher Association (PTA) or other such groups. 

Student Responsibilities 

I, as the student, will share the responsibility to improve my academic achievement and achieve the state’s high standards.  Specifically, I will: 

• Do my homework every day and ask for help when I need it.

• Read at least 30 minutes every day outside of the school day.

• Give school mail to my parents.

• Follow the school’s behavior expectations.

• Come to school or to the bus stop on time each day, unless I am sick. 

• Make sure that I complete my homework.

• Check with my parents before using media (iPad, laptop, etc…). 

• Complete my schoolwork before participating in other activities.

• Balance scheduled activities with leisure time.

School Responsibilities 

Teachers will: 

• Provide high-quality curriculum and instruction in a supportive and effective learning environment that enables the participating children to meet the State’s student academic achievement standards as follows: 

1. Support from an additional Title I Instructional Coach at Springman, Hoffman and Westbrook.
2. Core instruction in each classroom includes at least a 90 minute balanced literacy time for reading, writing, and word study including guided reading in small groups on a regular basis, to meet varied student needs. Differentiation occurs in other core subject areas as well, based on student needs. 
3. 30 additional minutes daily of small group and individualized instruction for Tier 2 students, is taught by the Reading Specialist/Interventionist and reading support Associate, in coordination with the classroom teacher. Regular assessments provide the data used to make instructional adjustments. Lessons are based on phonics and fluency skills. Students build word decoding and sight word recognition skills. They use repeated reading strategies to build fluency. 
4. Small group and individualized instruction is taught by English Language/Bilingual teachers, in coordination with classroom teachers based on WIDA standards and grade level curricula. EL students are served based on their assessed needs.
5. Small group and individualized instruction is taught by Certified Staff, in coordination with the classroom teachers. Lessons are based on assessed student needs, and materials are chosen based on specific areas of need such as phonemic awareness, phonics, or fluency. 
6. If funding allows, additional programs might include small group instruction before or after school in the Learning Lab program with support from certified teachers and teaching associates. This program is designated for students whose literacy skills are below the 10th percentile on nationally norm-referenced assessments, or referred by classroom teachers as being at-risk of not meeting academic standards. 

• Hold parent-teacher conferences twice during the year. Specifically, those conferences will be held during the school year in the fall and spring. Alternative Conference Times Available, as scheduled with individual teachers

• Provide parents with frequent reports on their children’s progress. Specifically, the school will provide reports as follows: 

1. Students participating in the Learning Lab program will receive progress reports.
2. Students who participate in reading support, EL support, or academic problem-solving will receive additional reports on progress from classroom teachers, Reading Specialist/Interventionist, Resource Teachers, or EL teachers as appropriate.
3. Progress Reports
4. Online Report Cards Available to Parents
5. Alternative conference times available, as scheduled with individual teachers
6. Spring Parent-Teacher Conferences
7. Fall Parent-Teacher Conferences

• Provide parents reasonable access to staff.  Specifically, staff will be available for consultation with parents as follows: 

1. Teachers are available to speak with parents during their planning time. Teachers can be contacted to meet before the school day begins or after dismissal as schedules permit.
2. Meeting times can be arranged via email, or through the school office to attain information about when to call the teacher with whom you wish to speak.

• Provide parents opportunities to volunteer and participate in their child’s class, and to observe classroom activities, as follows: 

1. Volunteer Opportunities: Contact your child’s classroom teacher to:

   • Assist with clerical tasks (binding student-authored books; making copies; displaying student work or bulletin boards

   • Read a story to the class, assist with learning centers or assist with special projects or other activities

   • Chaperone a field trip 

2. Volunteer Opportunities: Contact the Learning Resource Center Director to inventory books in the Learning Resource Center

3. Observation Opportunities: Contact the teacher whose classroom you would like to observe to schedule an observation time.

• Provide parents with opportunities to participate in school/family activities. Participation Opportunities in whole-school activities or informational sessions such as:

1. Curriculum Night 
2. Monthly PTA meetings 
3. D34 ParentConnect
4. Holiday Helper PACK-UP
5. International Fair
6. Turn-off technology activities during Earth Day/Week
7. Ice Cream Social
8. Fifth Grade Musical
9. 3rd Grade Fine Arts Week
10. Orchestra Concerts
11. Band Concerts
12. Field Day
13. Fine Arts Week
14. Carnival
15. Open House 

The goals and objectives of this policy are to provide effective discipline practices that: (1) ensure the safety and dignity of students and staff; (2) maintain a positive, weapons-free, and drug-free learning environment; (3) keep school property and the property of others secure; (4) address the causes of a student’s misbehavior and provide opportunities for all individuals involved in an incident to participate in its resolution; and (5) teach students positive behavioral skills to become independent, self-disciplined citizens in the school community and society.

When and Where Conduct Rules Apply 

 A student is subject to disciplinary action for engaging in prohibited student conduct, as described in the section with that name below, whenever the student’s conduct is reasonably related to school or school activities, including, but not limited to:

1. On, or within sight of, school grounds before, during, or after school hours or at any time;

2. Off school grounds at a school-sponsored activity or event, or any activity or event that bears a reasonable relationship to school;

3. Traveling to or from school or a school activity, function, or event; or

4.  Anywhere if the conduct interferes with, disrupts, or adversely affects the school environment, school operations, or an educational function, including, but not limited to, conduct that may reasonably be considered to: (a) be a threat or an attempted intimidation of a staff member; or (b) endanger the health or safety of students, staff, or school property.

The school administration is authorized to discipline students for gross disobedience or misconduct, including but not limited to:

1. Using, possessing, distributing, purchasing, or selling tobacco or nicotine materials, including without limitation, electronic cigarettes.

2. Using possessing, distributing, purchasing, or selling alcoholic beverages. Students who are under the influence of an alcoholic beverage are not permitted to attend school or school functions and are treated as though they had alcohol in their possession.

3. Using, possessing, distributing, purchasing, selling, or offering for sale:

   • Any illegal drug or controlled substance, or cannabis (including medical cannabis, marijuana, and hashish).

   • Any anabolic steroid unless it is being administered in accordance with a physician’s or licensed practitioner’s prescription.

   • Any performance-enhancing substance on the Illinois High School Association’s most current banned substance list unless administered in accordance with a physician’s or licensed practitioner’s prescription.

   • Any prescription drug when not prescribed for the student by a physician or licensed practitioner, or when used in a manner inconsistent with the prescription or prescribing physician’s or licensed practitioner’s instructions. The use or possession of medical cannabis, even by a student for whom medical cannabis has been prescribed, is prohibited.

   • Any inhalant, regardless of whether it contains an illegal drug or controlled substance: (a) that a student believes is, or represents to be capable of, causing intoxication, hallucination, excitement, or dulling of the brain or nervous system; or (b) about which the student engaged in behavior that would lead a reasonable person to believe that the student intended the inhalant to cause intoxication, hallucination, excitement, or dulling of the brain or nervous system. The prohibition in this section does not apply to a student’s use of asthma or other legally prescribed inhalant medications.

   • Any substance inhaled, injected, smoked, consumed, or otherwise ingested or absorbed with the intention of causing a physiological or psychological change in the body, including without limitation, pure caffeine in tablet or powdered form.

   • "Look-alike” or counterfeit drugs, including a substance that is not prohibited by this policy, but one: (a) that a student believes to be, or represents to be, an illegal drug, controlled substance, or other substance that is prohibited by this policy; or (b) about which a student engaged in behavior that would lead a reasonable person to believe that the student expressly or impliedly represented to be an illegal drug, controlled substance, or other substance that is prohibited by this policy.

   • Drug paraphernalia, including devices that are or can be used to: (a) ingest, inhale, or inject cannabis or controlled substances into the body; and (b) grow, process, store, or conceal cannabis or controlled substances.

Students who are under the influence of any prohibited substance are not permitted to attend school or school functions and are treated as though they had the prohibited substance, as applicable, in their possession.

4. Using, possessing, controlling, or transferring a “weapon” as that term is defined in the Weapons section of this policy, or violating the Weapons section of this policy. 
    

5. Using or possessing an electronic paging device. Using a cellular telephone, video recording device, personal digital assistant (PDA), or other electronic device in any manner that disrupts the educational environment or violates the rights of others, including using the device to take photographs in locker rooms or bathrooms, cheat, or otherwise violate student conduct rules. Prohibited conduct specifically includes, without limitation, creating, sending, sharing, viewing, receiving, or possessing an indecent visual depiction of oneself or another person through the use of a computer, electronic communication device, or cellular phone. Unless otherwise banned under this policy or by the Building Principal, all electronic devices must be kept powered-off and out-of-sight during the regular school day unless: (a) the supervising teacher grants permission; (b) use of the device is provided in a student’s individualized education program (IEP); (c) it is used during the student’s lunch period, or (d) it is needed in an emergency that threatens the safety of students, staff, or other individuals.
    

6. Using or possessing a laser pointer unless under a staff member’s direct supervision and in the context of instruction.
    

7. Disobeying rules of student conduct or directives from staff members or school officials. Examples of disobeying staff directives include refusing a District staff member’s request to stop, present school identification, or submit to a search.
    

8. Engaging in academic dishonesty, including cheating, intentionally plagiarizing, wrongfully giving or receiving help during an academic examination, altering report cards, and wrongfully obtaining test copies or scores.
    

9. Engaging in hazing or any kind of bullying or aggressive behavior that does physical or psychological harm to a staff person or another student, or urging other students to engage in such conduct. Prohibited conduct specifically includes, without limitation, any use of violence, intimidation, force, noise, coercion, threats, stalking, harassment, sexual harassment, public humiliation, theft or destruction of property, retaliation, hazing, bullying, bullying using a school computer or a school computer network, or other comparable conduct.
    

10. Engaging in any sexual activity, including without limitation, offensive touching, sexual harassment, indecent exposure (including mooning), and sexual assault. This does not include the non-disruptive: (a) expression of gender or sexual orientation or preference, or (b) display of affection during non-instructional time.
     

11. Teen dating violence, as described in Board policy 7:185, Teen Dating Violence Prohibited.
     

12. Causing or attempting to cause damage to, or stealing or attempting to steal, school property or another person’s personal property. 
     

13. Entering school property or a school facility without proper authorization.
     

14. In the absence of a reasonable belief that an emergency exists, calling emergency responders (such as calling 911); signaling or setting off alarms or signals indicating the presence of an emergency; or indicating the presence of a bomb or explosive device on school grounds, school bus, or at any school activity.
     

15. Being absent without a recognized excuse; State law and School Board policy regarding truancy control will be used with chronic and habitual truants.
     

16. Being involved with any public school fraternity, sorority, or secret society, by: (a) being a member; (b) promising to join; (c) pledging to become a member; or (d) soliciting any other person to join, promise to join, or be pledged to become a member.
     

17. Being involved in gangs or gang-related activities, including displaying gang symbols or paraphernalia.
     

18. Violating any criminal law, including but not limited to, assault, battery, arson, theft, gambling, eavesdropping, vandalism, and hazing.
     

19. Making an explicit threat on an Internet website against a school employee, a student, or any school-related personnel if the Internet website through which the threat was made is a site that was accessible within the school at the time the threat was made or was available to third parties who worked or studied within the school grounds at the time the threat was made, and the threat could be reasonably interpreted as threatening to the safety and security of the threatened individual because of his or her duties or employment status or status as a student inside the school.
     

20. Operating an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) or drone for any purpose on school grounds or at any school event unless granted permission by the Superintendent or designee.
     

21. Engaging in any activity, on or off campus, that interferes with, disrupts, or adversely affects the school environment, school operations, or an educational function, including but not limited to, conduct that may reasonably be considered to: (a) be a threat or an attempted intimidation of a staff member; or (b) endanger the health or safety of students, staff, or school property.

For purposes of this policy, the term “possession” includes having control, custody, or care, currently or in the past, of an object or substance, including situations in which the item is: (a) on the student’s person; (b) contained in another item belonging to, or under the control of, the student, such as in the student’s clothing, backpack, or automobile; (c) in a school’s student locker, desk, or other school property; or (d) at any location on school property or at a school-sponsored event.

Efforts including the use of positive interventions and supports, shall be made to deter students, while at school or a school-related event, from engaging in aggressive behavior that may reasonably produce physical or psychological harm to someone else. The Superintendent or designee shall ensure that the parent/guardian of a student who engages in aggressive behavior is notified of the incident. The failure to provide such notification does not limit the Board’s authority to impose discipline, including suspension or expulsion, for such behavior.

No disciplinary action shall be taken against any student that is based totally or in part on the refusal of the student’s parent/guardian to administer or consent to the administration of psychotropic or psychostimulant medication to the student.

It should also be noted that by default, if child pornography (inappropriate image of a child under the age of 18) is suspect on a device, is suspected to have been transmitted electronically by students, is (was) online, or distributed in any means possible, our steps as a district are to not investigate and default to having the police handle the entire process, starting with an investigation.

School officials shall limit the number and duration of expulsions and out-of-school suspensions to the greatest extent practicable, and, where practicable and reasonable, shall consider forms of non-exclusionary discipline before using out-of-school suspensions or expulsions. School personnel shall not advise or encourage students to drop out voluntarily due to behavioral or academic difficulties. Potential disciplinary measures include, without limitation, any of the following:

1. Notifying parent(s)/guardian(s)
    

2. Disciplinary conference
    

3. Withholding of privileges
    

4. Temporary removal from the classroom
    

5. Return of property or restitution for lost, stolen, or damaged property
    

6. In-school suspension. The Building Principal or designee shall ensure that the student is properly supervised
    

7. After-school study or Saturday study provided the student’s parent/guardian has been notified. If transportation arrangements cannot be agreed upon, an alternative disciplinary measure must be used. The student must be supervised by the detaining teacher or the Building Principal or designee
    

8. Community service with local public and nonprofit agencies that enhances community efforts to meet human, educational, environmental, or public safety needs. The District will not provide transportation. School administration shall use this option only as an alternative to another disciplinary measure, giving the student and/or parent/guardian the choice
    

9. Seizure of contraband; confiscation and temporary retention of personal property that was used to violate this policy or school disciplinary rules
    

10. Suspension of bus riding privileges in accordance with Board policy 7:220, Bus Conduct
     

11. Out-of-school suspension from school and all school activities in accordance with Board policy 7:200, Suspension Procedures. A student who has been suspended may also be restricted from being on school grounds and at school activities
     

12. Expulsion from school and all school activities for a definite time period not to exceed 2 calendar years in accordance with Board policy 7:210, Expulsion Procedures. A student who has been expelled may also be restricted from being on school grounds and at school activities
     

13. Transfer to an alternative program if the student is expelled or otherwise qualifies for the transfer under State law. The transfer shall be in the manner provided in Article 13A or 13B of the School Code
     

14. Notifying juvenile authorities or other law enforcement whenever the conduct involves criminal activity, including but not limited to, illegal drugs (controlled substances), “look-alikes,” alcohol, or weapons or in other circumstances as authorized by the reciprocal reporting agreement between the District and local law enforcement agencies

The above list of disciplinary measures is a range of options that will not always be applicable in every case. In some circumstances, it may not be possible to avoid suspending or expelling a student because behavioral interventions, other than a suspension and expulsion, will not be appropriate and available, and the only reasonable and practical way to resolve the threat and/or address the disruption is a suspension or expulsion.

Corporal punishment is prohibited. Corporal punishment is defined as slapping, paddling, or prolonged maintenance of students in physically painful positions, or intentional infliction of bodily harm. Corporal punishment does not include reasonable force as needed to maintain safety for students, staff, or other persons, or for the purpose of self-defense or defense of property.

A student who is determined to have brought one of the following objects to school, any school-sponsored activity or event, or any activity or event that bears a reasonable relationship to school shall be expelled for a period of at least one calendar year but not more than 2 calendar years:

1.  A firearm meaning any gun, rifle, shotgun, or weapon as defined by Section 921 of Title 18 of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. § 921), firearm as defined in Section 1.1 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act (430 ILCS 65/), or firearm as defined in Section 24-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 (720 ILCS 5/24-1).
2. A knife, brass knuckles, or other knuckle weapon regardless of its composition, a billy club, or any other object if used or attempted to be used to cause bodily harm, including “look alikes” of any firearm as defined above.
3. The expulsion requirement under either paragraph 1 or 2 above may be modified by the Superintendent, and the Superintendent’s determination may be modified by the Board on a case-by-case basis. The Superintendent or designee may grant an exception to this policy, upon the prior request of an adult supervisor, for students in theatre, cooking, ROTC, martial arts, and similar programs, whether or not school-sponsored, provided the item is not equipped, nor intended, to do bodily harm. 

This policy’s prohibitions concerning weapons apply regardless of whether: (1) a student is licensed to carry a concealed firearm, or (2) the Board permits visitors, who are licensed to carry a concealed firearm, to store a firearm in a locked vehicle in a school parking area.

The Superintendent or designee shall maintain a process to facilitate the re-engagement of students who are returning from an out-of-school suspension, expulsion, or an alternative school setting. The goal of re-engagement shall be to support the student’s ability to be successful in school following a period of exclusionary discipline and shall include the opportunity for students who have been suspended to complete or make up work for equivalent academic credit.

A school staff member shall immediately notify the office of the Building Principal in the event that he or she: (1) observes any person in possession of a firearm on or around school grounds; however, such action may be delayed if immediate notice would endanger students under his or her supervision, (2) observes or has reason to suspect that any person on school grounds is or was involved in a drug-related incident, or (3) observes a battery committed against any staff member. Upon receiving such a report, the Building Principal or designee shall immediately notify the local law enforcement agency, State Police, and any involved student’s parent/guardian. “School grounds” includes modes of transportation to school activities and any public way within 1000 feet of the school, as well as school property itself.

Each teacher, and any other school personnel when students are under his or her charge, is authorized to impose any disciplinary measure, other than suspension, expulsion, corporal punishment, or in-school suspension, that is appropriate and in accordance with the policies and rules on student discipline. Teachers, other certificated [licensed] educational employees, and other persons providing a related service for or with respect to a student, may use reasonable force as needed to maintain safety for other students, school personnel, or other persons, or for the purpose of self-defense or defense of property. Teachers may temporarily remove students from a classroom for disruptive behavior.

The Superintendent, Building Principal, Assistant Building Principal, or Dean of Students is authorized to impose the same disciplinary measures as teachers and may suspend students guilty of gross disobedience or misconduct from school (including all school functions) and from riding the school bus, up to 10 consecutive school days, provided the appropriate procedures are followed. The Board may suspend a student from riding the bus in excess of 10 school days for safety reasons. 

The Superintendent, with input from the parent-teacher advisory committee, shall prepare disciplinary rules implementing the District’s disciplinary policies. These disciplinary rules shall be presented annually to the Board for its review and approval.

 A student handbook, including the District disciplinary policies and rules, shall be distributed to the students’ parents/guardians within 15 days of the beginning of the school year or a student’s enrollment.

In-School Suspension

The Superintendent or designee is authorized to maintain an in-school suspension program. The program shall include, at a minimum, each of the following:

1. Before assigning a student to in-school suspension, the charges will be explained and the student will be given an opportunity to respond to the charges.
    

2. Students are supervised by licensed school personnel.
    

3. Students are given the opportunity to complete classroom work during the in-school suspension for equivalent academic credit.

Out-of-School Suspension

The Superintendent or designee shall implement suspension procedures that provide, at a minimum, for each of the following:

1. A conference during which the charges will be explained and the student will be given an opportunity to respond to the charges before he or she may be suspended.
    

2. A pre-suspension conference is not required, and the student can be immediately suspended when the student’s presence poses a continuing danger to persons or property or an ongoing threat of disruption to the educational process.  In such cases, the notice and conference shall follow as soon as practicable.
    

3. An attempted phone call to the student’s parent(s)/guardian(s).
    

4. A written notice of the suspension to the parent(s)/guardian(s) and the student, which shall:
    

   1. Provide notice to the parent(s)/guardian(s) of their child’s right to a review of the suspension;
       

   2. Include information about an opportunity to make up work missed during the suspension for equivalent academic credit;
       

   3. Detail the specific act of gross disobedience or misconduct resulting in the decision to suspend;
       

   4. Provide rationale or an explanation of how the chosen number of suspension days will address the threat or disruption posed by the student or his or her act of gross disobedience or misconduct; and
       

   5. Depending upon the length of the out-of-school suspension, include the following applicable information:
       

      1. For a suspension of 3 school days or less, an explanation that the student’s continuing presence in school would either pose:
          

         1. A threat to school safety, or
             

         2.  A disruption to other students’ learning opportunities.
             

      2. For a suspension of 4 or more school days, an explanation:
          

         1. That other appropriate and available behavioral and disciplinary interventions have been exhausted,
             

         2. As to whether school officials attempted other interventions or determined that no other interventions were available for the student, and
             

         3. That the student’s continuing presence in school would either:
             

            1. Pose a threat to the safety of other students, staff, or members of the school community, or
                

            2. Substantially disrupt, impede, or interfere with the operation of the school.
                

            3. For a suspension of 5 or more school days, the information listed in section 4.e.ii., above, along with documentation by the Superintendent or designee determining what, if any, appropriate and available support services will be provided to the student during the length of his or her suspension.
                

5. A summary of the notice, including the reason for the suspension and the suspension length, must be given to the Board by the Superintendent or designee.
    

6. Upon request of the parent(s)/guardian(s), a review of the suspension shall be conducted by the Board or a hearing officer appointed by the Board. At the review, the student’s parent(s)/guardian(s) may appear and discuss the suspension with the Board or its hearing officer and may be represented by counsel.  Whenever there is evidence that mental illness may be the cause for the suspension, the Superintendent or designee shall invite a representative from the Department of Human Services to consult with the Board.  After presentation of the evidence or receipt of the hearing officer’s report, the Board shall take such action as it finds appropriate. If the suspension is upheld, the Board’s written suspension decision shall specifically detail items (a) and (e) in number 4, above.

 The Superintendent or designee shall implement expulsion procedures that provide, at a minimum, for the following:

1. Before a student may be expelled, the student and his or her parent(s)/guardian(s) shall be provided a written request to appear at a hearing to determine whether the student should be expelled. The request shall be sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested.  The request shall:

   1. Include the time, date, and place for the hearing.
       

   2. Briefly describe what will happen during the hearing.
       

   3. Detail the specific act of gross disobedience or misconduct resulting in the decision to recommend expulsion.
       

   4. List the student’s prior suspension(s).
       

   5. State that the School Code allows the Board of Education to expel a student for a definite period of time not to exceed 2 calendar years, as determined on a case-by-case basis.
       

   6. Ask that the student or parent(s)/guardian(s) or attorney inform the Superintendent or Board Attorney if the student will be represented by an attorney and, if so, the attorney’s name and contact information.
       

2. Unless the student and parent(s)/guardian(s) indicate that they do not want a hearing or fail to appear at the designated time and place, the hearing will proceed. It shall be conducted by the Board or a hearing officer appointed by it. If a hearing officer is appointed, he or she shall report to the Board the evidence presented at the hearing and the Board shall take such final action as it finds appropriate. Whenever there is evidence that mental illness may be the cause for the recommended expulsion, the Superintendent or designee shall invite a representative from the Dept. of Human Services to consult with the Board.
    

3. During the expulsion hearing, the Board or hearing officer shall hear evidence concerning whether the student is guilty of the gross disobedience or misconduct as charged. School officials must provide: (1) testimony of any other interventions attempted and exhausted or of their determination that no other appropriate and available interventions were available for the student, and (2) evidence of the threat or disruption posed by the student. The student and his or her parent(s)/guardian(s) may be represented by counsel, offer evidence, present witnesses, cross-examine witnesses who testified, and otherwise present reasons why the student should not be expelled.  After presentation of the evidence or receipt of the hearing officer’s report, the Board shall decide the issue of guilt and take such action as it finds appropriate.
    

4. If the Board acts to expel the student, its written expulsion decision shall:

   1. Detail the specific reason why removing the student from his or her learning environment is in the best interest of the school.
       

   2. Provide a rationale for the specific duration of the recommended expulsion.
       

   3. Document how school officials determined that all behavioral and disciplinary interventions have been exhausted by specifying which interventions were attempted or whether school officials determined that no other appropriate and available interventions existed for the student.
       

   4. Document how the student’s continuing presence in school would (1) pose a threat to the safety of other students, staff, or members of the school community, or (2) substantially disrupt, impede, or interfere with the operation of the school.

5. Upon expulsion, the District may refer the student to appropriate and available support services.

Behavioral Interventions

Behavioral interventions shall be used with students with disabilities to promote and strengthen desirable behaviors and reduce identified inappropriate behaviors. The Board of Education will establish and maintain a committee to develop, implement, and monitor procedures on the use of behavioral interventions for children with disabilities. For more information visit, https://www.glenview34.org/departments/teaching-learning/student-services/behavioral-intervention-guidelines

Discipline of Special Education Students

The District shall comply with the Individuals With Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 and the Illinois State Board of Education’s Special Education rules when disciplining special education students.  No special education student shall be expelled if the student’s particular act of gross disobedience or misconduct is a manifestation of his or her disability. 

To maintain order and security in the schools, school authorities are authorized to conduct reasonable searches of school property and equipment, as well as of students and their personal effects. 

School Property and Equipment as well as Personal Effects Left There by Students

School authorities may inspect and search school property and equipment owned or controlled by the school (such as lockers, desks, and parking lots), as well as personal effects left there by a student, without notice to or the consent of the student. Students have no reasonable expectation of privacy in these places or areas or in their personal effects left there.

The Superintendent may request the assistance of law enforcement officials to conduct inspections and searches of lockers, desks, parking lots, and other school property and equipment for illegal drugs, weapons, or other illegal or dangerous substances or materials, including searches conducted through the use of specially trained dogs.

Students

School authorities may search a student and/or the student’s personal effects in the student’s possession (such as purses, wallets, knapsacks, book bags, lunch boxes, etc.) when there is a reasonable ground for suspecting that the search will produce evidence the particular student has violated or is violating either the law or the District’s student conduct rules. The search itself must be conducted in a manner that is reasonably related to its objectives and not excessively intrusive in light of the student’s age and sex, and the nature of the infraction.

When feasible, the search should be conducted as follows:

1. Outside the view of others, including students;
2. In the presence of a school administrator or adult witness; and
3. By a certificated employee or liaison police officer of the same sex as the student.

Immediately following a search, a written report shall be made by the school authority who conducted the search, and given to the Superintendent.

Seizure of Property

If a search produces evidence that the student has violated or is violating either the law or the District’s policies or rules, such evidence may be seized and impounded by school authorities, and disciplinary action may be taken. When appropriate, such evidence may be transferred to law enforcement authorities.

Notification Regarding Student Accounts or Profiles on Social Networking Websites

This is serving as a notification for students and their parents/guardians of each of the following in accordance with the Right to Privacy in the School Setting Act, 105 ILCS 75/:

1. School officials may not request or require a student or his or her parent/guardian to provide a password or other related account information to gain access to the student’s account or profile on a social networking website.
    

2. School officials may conduct an investigation or require a student to cooperate in an investigation if there is specific information about activity on the student’s account on a social networking website that violates a school disciplinary rule or policy. In the course of an investigation, the student may be required to share the content that is reported in order to allow school officials to make a factual determination.

Students parents/guardians, employees, or community members should notify any District Complaint Manager if they believe that the Board of Education, its employees, or agents have violated their rights guaranteed by the State or federal Constitution, State or federal statute, or Board policy, or have a complaint regarding any one of the following:

1. Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act;
2. Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972;
3. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973;
4. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 2000d et seq.;
5. Equal Employment Opportunities Act (Title VII of the Civil Rights Act), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq.;
6. Sexual harassment (Illinois Human Rights Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972);
7. Bullying, 105 ILCS 5/27-23.7
8. The misuse of funds received for services to improve educational opportunities for educationally disadvantaged or deprived children;
9. Curriculum, instructional materials, programs;
10. Victims' Economic Security and Safety Act, 820 ILCS 180;
11. Illinois Equal Pay Act of 2003, 820 ILCS 112;
12. Provision of services to homeless students;
13. Illinois Whistleblower Act, 740 ILCS 174/.
14. Misuse of genetic information (Illinois Genetic Information Privacy Act (GIPA), 410 ILCS 513/ and Titles I and II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), 42 U.S.C. §2000ff et seq.)
15. Employee Credit Privacy Act, 820 ILCS 70/.

The Complaint Manager will first attempt to resolve complaints without resorting to this grievance procedure. If a formal complaint is filed under this procedure, the Complaint Manager will address the complaint promptly and equitably. A student and/or parent/guardian filing a complaint under this procedure may forego any informal suggestions and/or attempts to resolve it and may proceed directly to the grievance procedure. The Complaint Manager will not require a student or parent/guardian complaining of any form of harassment to attempt to resolve allegations directly with the accused (or the accused's parents/guardians); this includes mediation.

Right to Pursue Other Remedies Not Impaired

The right of a person to prompt and equitable resolution of a complaint filed hereunder shall not be impaired by the person's pursuit of other remedies, e.g., criminal complaints, civil actions, etc. Use of this grievance procedure is not a prerequisite to the pursuit of other remedies and use of this grievance procedure does not extend any filing deadline related to the pursuit of other remedies. If a person is pursuing another remedy subject to a complaint under this policy, the District will continue with a simultaneous investigation under this policy.

Deadlines

All deadlines under this procedure may be extended by the Complaint Manager as he or she deems appropriate. As used in this policy, school business days means days on which the District's main office is open.

Filing a Complaint

A person (hereinafter Complainant) who wishes to avail him or herself of this grievance procedure may do so by filing a complaint with any District Complaint Manager. The Complainant shall not be required to file a complaint with a particular Complaint Manager and may request a Complaint Manager of the same sex. The Complaint Manager may request the Complainant to provide a written statement regarding the nature of the complaint or require a meeting with the parent(s)/guardian(s) of a student. The Complaint Manager shall assist the Complainant as needed.

For bullying and cyber-bullying, the Complaint Manager shall process and review the complaint according to Board policy 7:180, Prevention of and Response to Bullying, Intimidation, and Harassment, in addition to any response required by this policy.

Investigation

The Complaint Manager will investigate the complaint or appoint a qualified person to undertake the investigation on his or her behalf. The Complaint Manager shall ensure both parties have an equal opportunity to present evidence during an investigation. If the Complainant is a student, under 18 years of age, the Complaint Manager will notify his or her parent(s)/guardian(s) that they may attend any investigatory meetings in which their child is involved. The complaint and identity of the Complainant will not be disclosed except: (1) as required by law or this policy, or (2) as necessary to fully investigate the complaint, or (3) as authorized by the Complainant.

The identity of any student witnesses will not be disclosed except: (1) as required by law or any collective bargaining agreement, or (2) as necessary to fully investigate the complaint, or (3) as authorized by the parent/guardian of the student witness, or by the student if the student is 18 years or age or older.

The Complaint Manager will inform, at regular intervals, the person(s) filing a complaint under this procedure about the status of the investigation. Within 30 school business days of the date the complaint was filed, the Complaint Manager shall file a written report of his or her findings with the Superintendent. The Complaint Manager may request an extension of time. If a complaint of sexual harassment contains allegations involving the Superintendent, the written report shall be filed with the Board of Education, which will make a decision in accordance with Section 3 of this policy. The Superintendent will keep the Board informed of all complaints and provide the Board with timely notice and regular updates.

Decision and Appeal

Within 5 school business days after receiving the Complaint Manager's report, the Superintendent shall mail his or her written decision to the Complainant and the accused by first class U.S. mail as well as to the Complaint Manager. All decisions shall be based upon the preponderance of evidence standard.

Within 10 school business days after receiving the Superintendent's decision, the Complainant or the accused may appeal the decision to the Board of Education by making a written request to the Complaint Manager. The Complaint Manager shall promptly forward all materials relative to the complaint and appeal to the Board of Education. Within 30 school business days, the Board of Education shall affirm, reverse, or amend the Superintendent's decision or direct the Superintendent to gather additional information for the Board. Within 5 school business days of the Board's decision, the Superintendent shall inform the Complainant and the accused of the Board's action.

This grievance procedure shall not be construed to create an independent right to a hearing before the Superintendent or Board. The failure to strictly follow the timelines in this grievance procedure shall not prejudice any party.

Appointing Nondiscrimination Coordinator and Complaint Managers

The Superintendent shall appoint a Nondiscrimination Coordinator to manage the District's efforts to provide equal opportunity employment and educational opportunities and prohibit the harassment of employees, students, and others. The Nondiscrimination Coordinator also serves as the District's Title IX Coordinator.

The Superintendent shall appoint at least one Complaint Manager to administer the complaint process in this policy. If possible, the Superintendent will appoint 2 Complaint Managers, one of each gender. The District's Nondiscrimination Coordinator may be appointed as one of the Complaint Managers.

The Superintendent shall insert into this policy and keep current the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of the Nondiscrimination Coordinator and the Complaint Managers.

Nondiscrimination Coordinators:

Kevin Dorken
1401 Greenwood Rd.
Glenview, IL 60026
847-998-5017

Kristin Caceres
1401 Greenwood Rd.
Glenview, IL 60026
847-657-2271

Complaint Managers:

Kevin Dorken
1401 Greenwood Rd.
Glenview, IL 60026
847-998-5017

Kristin Caceres
1401 Greenwood Rd.
Glenview, IL 60026
847-657-2271

Bullying, Intimidation, and Harassment Prohibited

No person, including a District employee or agent, or student, shall harass, intimidate, or bully another student on the basis of actual or perceived: race, color, national origin, military status, unfavorable discharge status from military service, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, gender-related identity or expression, ancestry, age, religion, physical or mental disability, order of protection status, status as homeless, or actual or potential marital or parental status, including pregnancy, association with a person or group with one or more of the aforementioned actual or perceived characteristics, or any other distinguishing characteristic. The District will not tolerate harassing, intimidating conduct, or bullying whether verbal, physical, sexual, or visual, that affects tangible benefits of education, that unreasonably interferes with a student’s educational performance, or that creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive educational environment. Examples of prohibited conduct include name-calling, using derogatory slurs, stalking, sexual violence, or causing psychological harm, threatening or causing physical harm, threatened or actual destruction of property, or wearing or possessing items depicting or implying hatred or prejudice of one of the characteristics stated above.

Sexual Harassment Prohibited

Sexual harassment of students is prohibited. Any person, including a district employee or agent, or student, engages in sexual harassment whenever he or she makes sexual advances, requests sexual favors, and/or engages in other verbal or physical conduct, including sexual violence, of a sexual or sex-based nature, imposed on the basis of sex, that denies or limits the provision of educational aid, benefits, services, or treatment; or that makes such conduct a condition of a student’s academic status; or has the purpose or effect of:

• Substantially interfering with a student’s educational environment;

• Creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive educational environment;

• Depriving a student of educational aid, benefits, services, or treatment; or

• Making submission to or rejection of such conduct the basis for academic decisions affecting a student.

The terms “intimidating,” “hostile,” and “offensive” include conduct that has the effect of humiliation, embarrassment, or discomfort. Examples of sexual harassment include touching, crude jokes or pictures, discussions of sexual experiences, teasing related to sexual characteristics, and spreading rumors related to a person’s alleged sexual activities. The term sexual violence includes a number of different acts. Examples of sexual violence include, but are not limited to, rape, sexual assault, sexual battery, sexual abuse, and sexual coercion.

Making a Complaint; Enforcement

Students are encouraged to report claims or incidences of bullying, harassment, sexual harassment, or any other prohibited conduct to a Nondiscrimination Coordinator, Building Principal, Assistant Building Principal, or a Complaint Manager. A students may choose to report to a person of the student’s same sex. Complaints will be kept confidential to the extent possible given the need to investigate. Students who make good faith complaints will not be disciplined.

An allegation that a student was a victim of any prohibited conduct perpetrated by another student shall be referred to the Building Principal, Assistant Building Principal for appropriate action.

The Superintendent shall insert into this policy the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of the District's current Nondiscrimination Coordinator and Complaint Managers.  At least one of these individuals will be female, and at least one will be male.

Nondiscrimination Coordinator:

Kevin Dorken
1401 Greenwood Rd.
Glenview, IL 60026
847-998-5017

Kristin Caceres
1401 Greenwood Rd.
Glenview, IL 60026
847-657-2271

Complaint Managers:

Kevin Dorken
1401 Greenwood Rd.
Glenview, IL 60026
847-998-5017

Kristin Caceres
1401 Greenwood Rd.
Glenview, IL 60026
847-657-2271

The Superintendent shall use reasonable measures to inform staff members and students that the District will not tolerate harassment, bullying, or sexual harassment, such as by including this policy in the appropriate handbooks.

Any District employee who is determined, after an investigation, to have engaged in harassment, bullying, or sexual harassment will be subject to disciplinary action up to and including discharge. Any District student who is determined, after an investigation, to have engaged in harassment, bullying, or sexual harassment will be subject to disciplinary action, including but not limited to, suspension and expulsion consistent with the discipline policy. Any person making a knowingly false accusation regarding harassment, bullying, or sexual harassment will likewise be subject to disciplinary action up to and including discharge, with regard to employees, or suspension and expulsion, with regard to students.

Bullying intimidation, and harassment diminish a student’s ability to learn and a school’s ability to educate. Preventing students from engaging in these disruptive behaviors and providing all students equal access to a safe, non-hostile learning environment are important District goals.

Bullying on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, national origin, military status, unfavorable discharge status from the military service, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender-related identity or expression, ancestry, age, religion, physical or mental disability, order of protection status, status of being homeless, or actual or potential marital or parental status, including pregnancy, association with a person or group with one or more of the aforementioned actual or perceived characteristics, or any other distinguishing characteristic is prohibited in each of the following situations:

1. During any school-sponsored education program or activity.

2. While in school, on school property, on school buses or other school vehicles, at designated school bus stops waiting for the school bus, or at school-sponsored or school-sanctioned events or activities.

3. Through the transmission of information from a school computer, a school computer network, or other similar electronic school equipment.

4. Through the transmission of information from a computer that is accessed at a nonschool-related location, activity, function, or program or from the use of technology or an electronic device that is not owned, leased, or used by a school district or school if the bullying causes a substantial disruption to the educational process or orderly operation of a school. This item (4) applies only in cases in which a school administrator or teacher receives a report that bullying through this means has occurred and it does not require a district or school to staff or monitor any nonschool-related activity, function, or program.

Definitions from Section 27-23.7 of the School Code (105 ILCS 5/27-23.7)

Bullying includes cyberbullying and means any severe or pervasive physical or verbal act or conduct, including communications made in writing or electronically, directed toward a student or students that has or can be reasonably predicted to have the effect of one or more of the following:

1. Placing the student or students in reasonable fear of harm to the student’s or students’ person or property;
    

2. Causing a substantially detrimental effect on the student’s or students’ physical or mental health;
    

3. Substantially interfering with the student’s or students’ academic performance; or
    

4. Substantially interfering with the student’s or students’ ability to participate in or benefit from the services, activities, or privileges provided by a school.

Cyberbullying means bullying through the use of technology or any electronic communication, including without limitation any transfer of signs, signals, writing, images, sounds, data, or intelligence of any nature transmitted in whole or in part by a wire, radio, electromagnetic system, photo-electronic system, or photo-optical system, including without limitation electronic mail, Internet communications, instant messages, or facsimile communications. Cyberbullying includes the creation of a webpage or weblog in which the creator assumes the identity of another person or the knowing impersonation of another person as the author of posted content or messages if the creation or impersonation creates any of the effects enumerated in the definition of bullying. Cyberbullying also includes the distribution by electronic means of a communication to more than one person or the posting of material on an electronic medium that may be accessed by one or more persons if the distribution or posting creates any of the effects enumerated in the definition of bullying.

Restorative measures means a continuum of school-based alternatives to exclusionary discipline, such as suspensions and expulsions, that: (i) are adapted to the particular needs of the school and community, (ii) contribute to maintaining school safety, (iii) protect the integrity of a positive and productive learning climate, (iv) teach students the personal and interpersonal skills they will need to be successful in school and society, (v) serve to build and restore relationships among students, families, schools, and communities, and (vi) reduce the likelihood of future disruption by balancing accountability with an understanding of students’ behavioral health needs in order to keep students in school.

School personnel means persons employed by, on contract with, or who volunteer in a school district, including without limitation school and school district administrators, teachers, school guidance counselors, school social workers, school counselors, school psychologists, school nurses, cafeteria workers, custodians, bus drivers, school resource officers, and security guards.

Bullying Prevention and Response Plan

The Superintendent or designee shall develop and maintain a bullying prevention and response plan that advances the District’s goal of providing all students with a safe learning environment free of bullying and harassment. This plan must be consistent with the following requirements:

1. Using the definition of bullying as provided in this policy, the Superintendent or designee shall emphasize to the school community that: (1) the District prohibits bullying, and (2) all students should conduct themselves with a proper regard for the rights and welfare of other students. This may include a process for commending or acknowledging students for demonstrating appropriate behavior.

2. Bullying is contrary to State law and the policy of this District. However, nothing in the District’s bullying prevention and response plan is intended to infringe upon any right to exercise free expression or the free exercise of religion or religiously based views protected under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution or under Section 3 of Article I of the Illinois Constitution.

3. Students are encouraged to immediately report bullying. A report may be made orally or in writing to the District Complaint Manager or any staff member with whom the student is comfortable speaking.  Anyone, including staff members and parents/guardians, who has information about actual or threatened bullying is encouraged to report it to the District Complaint Manager or any staff member. Anonymous reports are also accepted.

Kristin Caceres, Assistant Superintendent of Student Services
1401 Greenwood Rd., Glenview, IL 60026
847-657-2271

Diana O'Donnell, Attea Principal
2500 Chestnut Ave, Glenview, IL 60026
847-486-7710

Kate Ellison, Glen Grove Principal
3900 Glenview Rd, Glenview, IL 60025
847-657-2395 

Patricia Puetz, Henking Principal
2941 Linneman St, Glenview, IL 60025
847-657-2695

Selene Stewart, Hoffman Principal
2000 Harrison Street, Glenview, IL 60025
847-657-2595

Stefanie Shefler, Lyon Principal
1335 Waukegan Rd, Glenview, IL 60025
847-657-2895

Erik Friedman, Pleasant Ridge Principal
1730 Sunset Ridge Rd, Glenview, IL 60025
847-998-2795

Megan Russell, Springman Principal
2701 Central Ave, Glenview, IL 60025
847-998-2195

Patrick Hoeft, Westbrook Principal
1333 Greenwood Rd, Glenview, IL 60026
847-998-2495

Consistent with federal and State laws and rules governing student privacy rights, the Superintendent or designee shall promptly inform parent(s)/guardian(s) of all students involved in an alleged incident of bullying and discuss, as appropriate, the availability of social work services, counseling, school psychological services, other interventions, and restorative measures.

4. The Superintendent or designee shall promptly investigate and address reports of bullying, by, among other things:
    

   1. Making all reasonable efforts to complete the investigation within 10 school days after the date the report of the incident of bullying was received and taking into consideration additional relevant information received during the course of the investigation about the reported incident of bullying.
       

   2. Involving appropriate school support personnel and other staff persons with knowledge, experience, and training on bullying prevention, as deemed appropriate, in the investigation process.
       

   3. Notifying the Building Principal or school administrator or designee of the report of the incident of bullying as soon as possible after the report is received.
       

   4. Consistent with federal and State laws and rules governing student privacy rights, providing parents and guardians of the students who are parties to the investigation information about the investigation and an opportunity to meet with the principal or school administrator or his or her designee to discuss the investigation, the findings of the investigation, and the actions taken to address the reported incident of bullying.
       

5. The Superintendent or designee shall investigate whether a reported act of bullying is within the permissible scope of the District’s jurisdiction and shall require that the District provide the victim with information regarding services that are available within the District and community, such as counseling, support services, and other programs.
    

6. The Superintendent or designee shall use interventions to address bullying, which may include, but are not limited to, school social work services, restorative measures, social-emotional skill building, counseling, school psychological services, and community-based services.
    

7. A reprisal or retaliation against any person who reports an act of bullying is prohibited. A student’s act of reprisal or retaliation will be treated as bullying for purposes of determining any consequences or other appropriate remedial actions.
    

8. A student will not be punished for reporting bullying or supplying information, even if the District’s investigation concludes that no bullying occurred. However, knowingly making a false accusation or providing knowingly false information will be treated as bullying for purposes of determining any consequences or other appropriate remedial actions.
    

9. The District’s bullying prevention and response plan must be based on the engagement of a range of school stakeholders, including students and parents/guardians.
    

10. The Superintendent or designee shall post this policy on the District’s Internet website, if any, and include it in the student handbook, and, where applicable, post it where other policies, rules, and standards of conduct are currently posted. The policy must also be distributed annually to parents/guardians, students, and school personnel, including new employees when hired.
     

11. The Superintendent or designee shall assist the Board with its evaluation and assessment of this policy’s outcomes and effectiveness. This process shall include, without limitation:
     

    1. The frequency of victimization;
        

    2. Student, staff, and family observations of safety at a school;
        

    3. Identification of areas of a school where bullying occurs;
        

    4. The types of bullying utilized; and
        

    5. Bystander intervention or participation.
        

    6. The evaluation process may use relevant data and information that the District already collects for other purposes. The Superintendent or designee must post the information developed as a result of the policy evaluation on the District’s website, or if a website is not available, the information must be provided to school administrators, Board members, school personnel, parents/guardians, and students.
        

12. The District’s bullying prevention plan must be consistent with other Board policies.

The Superintendent will develop and implement such administrative procedures as necessary to assure that all staff are informed of the Board policy and their responsibilities to assist in anti-bullying efforts.

The school and the parents of the students participating in activities, services, and programs funded by Title I, Part A of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), agree that this compact outlines how the parents, the entire school staff, and the students will share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement and the means by which the school and parents will build and develop a partnership that will help children achieve the State’s high standards.  

Parent Responsibilities 

We, as parents, will support our children’s learning in the following ways: 

• Monitor attendance by bringing my child to school or to the bus stop on time each day unless my child is sick. 

• Make sure that homework is completed.

• Set up routines to promote daily reading.

• Monitor the amount of device use and type of programming my child watches.  

• Volunteer in my child’s classroom, to the extent possible.

• Participate, as appropriate, in decisions relating to my children’s education. 

• Promote positive use of my child’s extracurricular time.

• Listen to my child read at least 30 minutes each day. 

• Stay informed about my child’s education and communicate with the school by promptly reading all notices from the school or the school district either received by my child or by mail and responding, as appropriate.  

• Serve, to the extent possible, on the Bilingual Parent Advisory Committee (BPAC), Multi-Tier Systems of Support (MTSS), Parent Teacher Association (PTA) or other such groups. 

Student Responsibilities 

I, as the student, will share the responsibility to improve my academic achievement and achieve the state’s high standards.  Specifically, I will: 

• Do my homework every day and ask for help when I need it.

• Read at least 30 minutes every day outside of the school day.

• Give school mail to my parents.

• Follow the school’s behavior expectations.

• Come to school or to the bus stop on time each day, unless I am sick. 

• Make sure that I complete my homework.

• Check with my parents before using media (iPad, laptop, etc…). 

• Complete my schoolwork before participating in other activities.

• Balance scheduled activities with leisure time.

School Responsibilities 

Teachers will: 

• Provide high-quality curriculum and instruction in a supportive and effective learning environment that enables the participating children to meet the State’s student academic achievement standards as follows: 

1. Support from an additional Title I Instructional Coach at Springman, Hoffman and Westbrook.
2. Core instruction in each classroom includes at least a 90 minute balanced literacy time for reading, writing, and word study including guided reading in small groups on a regular basis, to meet varied student needs. Differentiation occurs in other core subject areas as well, based on student needs. 
3. 30 additional minutes daily of small group and individualized instruction for Tier 2 students, is taught by the Reading Specialist/Interventionist and reading support Associate, in coordination with the classroom teacher. Regular assessments provide the data used to make instructional adjustments. Lessons are based on phonics and fluency skills. Students build word decoding and sight word recognition skills. They use repeated reading strategies to build fluency. 
4. Small group and individualized instruction is taught by English Language/Bilingual teachers, in coordination with classroom teachers based on WIDA standards and grade level curricula. EL students are served based on their assessed needs.
5. Small group and individualized instruction is taught by Certified Staff, in coordination with the classroom teachers. Lessons are based on assessed student needs, and materials are chosen based on specific areas of need such as phonemic awareness, phonics, or fluency. 
6. If funding allows, additional programs might include small group instruction before or after school in the Learning Lab program with support from certified teachers and teaching associates. This program is designated for students whose literacy skills are below the 10th percentile on nationally norm-referenced assessments, or referred by classroom teachers as being at-risk of not meeting academic standards. 

• Hold parent-teacher conferences twice during the year. Specifically, those conferences will be held during the school year in the fall and spring. Alternative Conference Times Available, as scheduled with individual teachers

• Provide parents with frequent reports on their children’s progress. Specifically, the school will provide reports as follows: 

1. Students participating in the Learning Lab program will receive progress reports.
2. Students who participate in reading support, EL support, or academic problem-solving will receive additional reports on progress from classroom teachers, Reading Specialist/Interventionist, Resource Teachers, or EL teachers as appropriate.
3. Progress Reports
4. Online Report Cards Available to Parents
5. Alternative conference times available, as scheduled with individual teachers
6. Spring Parent-Teacher Conferences
7. Fall Parent-Teacher Conferences

• Provide parents reasonable access to staff.  Specifically, staff will be available for consultation with parents as follows: 

1. Teachers are available to speak with parents during their planning time. Teachers can be contacted to meet before the school day begins or after dismissal as schedules permit.
2. Meeting times can be arranged via email, or through the school office to attain information about when to call the teacher with whom you wish to speak.

• Provide parents opportunities to volunteer and participate in their child’s class, and to observe classroom activities, as follows: 

1. Volunteer Opportunities: Contact your child’s classroom teacher to:

   • Assist with clerical tasks (binding student-authored books; making copies; displaying student work or bulletin boards

   • Read a story to the class, assist with learning centers or assist with special projects or other activities

   • Chaperone a field trip 

2. Volunteer Opportunities: Contact the Learning Resource Center Director to inventory books in the Learning Resource Center

3. Observation Opportunities: Contact the teacher whose classroom you would like to observe to schedule an observation time.

• Provide parents with opportunities to participate in school/family activities. Participation Opportunities in whole-school activities or informational sessions such as:

1. Curriculum Night 
2. Monthly PTA meetings 
3. D34 ParentConnect
4. Holiday Helper PACK-UP
5. International Fair
6. Turn-off technology activities during Earth Day/Week
7. Ice Cream Social
8. Fifth Grade Musical
9. 3rd Grade Fine Arts Week
10. Orchestra Concerts
11. Band Concerts
12. Field Day
13. Fine Arts Week
14. Carnival
15. Open House 

While students are on school grounds they shall be supervised during the school day, at school-sponsored activities occurring outside of the regular school day, and at such other times as reasonable. The school day shall be defined as 15 minutes before school is scheduled to begin until 10 minutes after dismissal. The school shall not be responsible for supervising students while they are on school grounds engaging in activities sponsored by agencies or organizations other than the school itself. However, District consequences for inappropriate behavior may be enforced for behavior that occurs during those activities. Each principal shall assess the supervision needs of his/her building and shall, with the assistance of the building staff, design and implement supervisory procedures within the building. Arrangements and designations for supervision will be discussed with all employees on an annual basis.

All elementary school children (unless excused by note) go out for recess in good weather; all stay inside in bad weather. Students will not be dismissed before appointed times. Exceptions for individual students may be made if a parent/guardian sends a note to the principal. No student will be released from school to go with any adult other than a parent/guardian without the written permission of the parent/guardian.

School health care offices are monitored and maintained by health care professionals who have received the following training/certification: CPR, AED, First Aid and Vision and Hearing IDPH Certification.

Students should not take medication during school hours or during school-related activities unless it is necessary for a student’s health and well-being. When a student’s licensed health care provider and parent/guardian believe that it is necessary for the student to take a medication during school hours, they must request that the school dispense the medication to their child and otherwise follow the District’s procedures on dispensing medication, as found in Board Policy 7:270, Administering Medicines to Students.

No District employee shall administer to any student, or supervise a student’s self-administration of, any prescription or non-prescription medication until a completed and signed “School Medication Authorization Form” is submitted by the student’s parent/guardian. No student shall possess or consume any prescription or non-prescription medication on school grounds or at a school-related function other than as provided for in this policy and its implementing procedures. A student may possess medication prescribed for asthma or an epinephrine auto-injector (EPI-PEN or EpiPen Jr.) for immediate use at the student’s discretion, provided the student’s parent/guardian and doctor have completed and signed a “School Medication Authorization Form.” 

The District shall incur no liability, except for willful and wanton conduct, as a result of any injury arising from a student’s self-administration of medication or the medication’s storage by school personnel. A parent/guardian must indemnify and hold harmless the District and its employees and agents, against any claims, except a claim based on willful and wanton conduct, arising out of a student’s self-administration of medication or the storage of the medication by school personnel. Nothing in this policy shall prohibit any school employee from providing emergency assistance to students, including administering medication

If there are injuries which might require professional medical treatment, a parent/guardian will be notified and interim first-aid care will be provided until the child can be referred to a physician through the parent/guardian. When a child becomes injured or ill at school, the health and school staff will use their best judgment in determining if the case is an emergency. In an emergency, the paramedics will be called and the student will be taken to the appropriate hospital.

The emergency information required by the District serves as a resource if a student’s parents/guardians cannot be reached. Appropriate emergency information is taken to the hospital or medical office where the child may receive treatment. School personnel, friends, or neighbors cannot authorize treatment of a child.

CPR and AED videos are posted on the Illinois High School Association’s website, as well as hands-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillators. Parents are encouraged to view these videos.

No school official or staff member shall subject a student to a non-emergency, invasive physical examination or screening as a condition of school attendance. The term “invasive physical examination” means any medical examination that involves the exposure of private body parts, or any act during such examination that includes incision, insertion, or injection into the body, but does not include a hearing or vision screening.

The above paragraph does not apply to any physical examination or screening that:

• Is permitted or required by an applicable State law, including physical examinations or screenings that are permitted without parental notification.

• Is administered to a student in accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. §1400 et seq.).

• Is otherwise authorized by Board policy.

Illinois law requires that proof of an eye exam by an optometrist or physician who provides eye exams be submitted to the school no later than October 15 of the year the child is first enrolled. The exam must be completed within one year prior to the child beginning school. Forms are available from the schools or on the District’s website.

A vision screening is not a substitute for a complete eye and vision evaluation by an eye doctor. Your child is not required to undergo this vision screening if an optometrist or ophthalmologist has completed and signed a report form indicating that an examination has been administered within the previous 12 months.

The Illinois Department of Public Health has adopted rules that require all children in kindergarten, second and sixth grades show proof of dental examination by May 15 of the school year. Forms are available from the schools or on the District’s website. 

The District works with the Northfield Township and the Lion’s Club to provide dental examinations for those that need financial assistance. Please contact your school social worker or health coordinator at your school for more information.

The District provides instruction related to drug and substance abuse prevention in kindergarten through grade 8.  Additionally, in kindergarten through grade 8, provided it can be funded by private grants or the federal government, violence prevention and conflict resolution must be stressed, this includes: (a) causes of conflict, (b) consequences of violent behavior, (c) non-violent resolution, and (d) relationships between drugs, alcohol, and violence.

The District provides age-appropriate instruction to students in kindergarten through grade 8 in recognizing and avoiding sexual abuse.  Parents/guardians have the right to object to a child’s participation in this instruction.  Parents/guardians with questions can direct those to the principal. Parent(s)/guardian(s) will be notified in writing not less than 5 days before commencing any class or course providing instruction in recognizing and avoiding sexual abuse to afford parental opportunity to object to the child’s participation. See Board Policy 6:60, Curriculum Content, for more information regarding the District’s policy addressing sexual abuse of children, which may include age-appropriate sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention curriculum.

School districts in Illinois are required by law to provide parents/guardians with directions on how to obtain information regarding sex offenders living within the school district. This information may be found on the Illinois State Police website at www.isp.state.il.us/sor.

The District continues to monitor asbestos containing materials in school buildings as required by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) for schools. It is important to emphasize that none of the asbestos identified presently poses a health or safety hazard to our students, parents, and staff. This annual notification is required under the guidelines of the Illinois Department of Public Health.

Three-year re-inspections were completed in all schools during the 2015-2016 school year. In addition to the three-year inspection, semi-annual surveillances have been performed each year as per the management plan and the results of the surveillances are included in the management plan. A copy of all reports and the management plans are available to review at each school and at the Facilities and Grounds Department located at 1401 Greenwood Rd, Glenview. Contact the Director of Facilities and Grounds with any questions at (847) 998-5060.

District 34 practices Integrated Pest Management (IPM), a program that combines preventive techniques, non-chemical pest control methods, and the appropriate use of pesticides with a preference for products that are the least harmful to human health and the environment. District 34 maintains a registry of people who wish to be notified prior to pesticide applications. To be included in this registry, please submit your request in writing to the Director of Operations Steve Ruelli. 

Policy 7:60

In order to attend school in the District on a tuition-free basis, a student must reside within the boundaries of the District, unless the student qualifies for an exception to the residency requirement under State law or Board Policy 7:60, Residence.  

All families will be required to sign the Affirmation of Legal Residency form. All families new to the school district, all families with incoming students in early childhood, kindergarten, 3rd grade and/or 6th grade, and all families with a change in address during the previous year will be required to provide proof of residency. The District reserves the right to ask any family not listed above to provide proof of residency.

Students who move out of the District during the school year may continue to attend school in the District for the remainder of the school year with no tuition charge, but the student’s parent(s)/guardian(s) are responsible for transportation.

Students new to the District may register in the office of the school they will be attending. Early registration helps the schools in arranging classes. Student records from the child’s previous school(s) should be submitted or the records will be requested by the District from the student’s previous school(s).

Students entering school for the first time, kindergarten or 1st grade, and again in 6th grade are required to submit proof of a health examination and the required immunizations prior to the first day of school. Unless an exemption or extension applies, failure to submit proof of the required health examination and immunizations by the first day of school of the current school year will result in the student's exclusion from school until the required documentation is presented to the District. 

Information regarding required eye and dental examinations is provided later in the Handbook.

A parent/guardian of a student who objects to any of the required health examinations, immunizations, or screenings on religious grounds must submit a fully completed and signed Illinois Department of Public Health Certificate of Religious Exemption form detailing the specific immunization, examination, or screening to which the parent objects and the grounds for the objection to each immunization, examination, or screening.   

If a medical reason prevents a student from receiving a health examination and/or any required immunizations, a statement from the student’s physician must be submitted stating the student’s medical condition and, for immunizations, providing a schedule for the administration of the immunization(s). If a student is determined to be protected against a disease for which immunization is required, a statement from the student’s physician must be provided stating the reasons and certifying that the specific immunization is not necessary or indicated.

Kindergarten registration is held in early spring at the primary building where a child will attend school. Children must be 5 years old on or before September 1 to register for kindergarten.

Illinois law requires when a student is enrolled in a school district for the first time, the parent(s)/guardian(s) registering the student must provide a certified copy of a birth certificate or other legally recognized proof of birth. The certified copy must be provided within 30 days of the enrollment. The District will make a copy of the birth certificate for the student’s file and return the original certificate to the student’s parent(s)/guardian(s).

The District shall provide a free appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment and necessary related services to all children with disabilities enrolled in the District, as required by the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and implementing provisions of The School Code, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans With Disabilities Act. The term “children with disabilities,” as used in Board policy 6:120, means children between ages 3 and 15 for whom it is determined, through definitions and procedures described in the Illinois State Board of Education’s Special Education rules, that special education services are needed.

It is the intent of the District to ensure that students who are disabled within the definition of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 are identified, evaluated, and provided with appropriate educational services. Students may be disabled within the meaning of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act even though they do not require services pursuant to the IDEA.

For students eligible for services under IDEA, the District shall follow procedures for identification, evaluation, placement, and delivery of services to children with disabilities provided in the Illinois State Board of Education’s Special Education rules. For those students who are not eligible for services under IDEA, but, because of disability as defined by Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, need or are believed to need special instruction or related services, the District shall establish and implement a system of procedural safeguards. The safeguards shall cover students’ identification, evaluation, and educational placement. This system shall include notice, an opportunity for the student’s parent(s)/guardian(s) to examine relevant records, an impartial hearing with opportunity for participation by the student’s parent(s)/guardian(s), and representation by counsel, and a review procedure.

Parents or guardians who are deaf or do not typically speak English are entitled to interpreter services at an IEP or Section 504 meeting.

For inquiries regarding children with disabilities, please contact the Director of Student Services, 1401 Greenwood Road, Glenview, IL 60026 or 847-998-5000.

The District is a member of the TrueNorth (formerly NSSED), which provides services to children and staff for more complicated situations.

The TrueNorth Governing Board recognizes that certain member school districts of TrueNorth utilize flexible service delivery systems to meet the educational needs of both disabled and non-disabled students. Nothing in this Board policy 6:120 either restricts or is intended to restrict any TrueNorth member school district from utilizing a response to flexibility service delivery system consistent with all applicable federal and state legal requirements.

The District may offer the following programs in accordance with State law and the District's educational philosophy:

1. Tutorial program

2. Summer school, whether for credit or not

3. Activities to address inter-group conflict

Individuals with disabilities shall be provided an opportunity to participate in all school-sponsored services, programs, or activities. When appropriate, the District may provide to persons with disabilities separate or different aids, benefits, or services from, but as effective as, those provided to others.

The District will provide auxiliary aids and services where necessary to afford individuals with disabilities equal opportunity to participate in or enjoy the benefits of a service, program, or activity.

Each service, program, or activity operated in existing facilities shall be readily accessible to, and useable by, individuals with disabilities. New construction and alterations to facilities existing before January 26, 1992, will be accessible when viewed in their entirety.

The Superintendent or designee is designated the Title II Coordinator and shall:

• Oversee the District’s compliance efforts, recommend necessary modifications to the Board, and maintain the District’s final Title II self-evaluation document and keep it available for public inspection, for at least 3 years after its completion date.

• Institute plans to make information regarding Title II’s protection available to any interested party.

Individuals with disabilities should notify the Superintendent or Building Principal if they have a disability which will require special assistance or services and, if so, what services are required. This notification should occur as far as possible before the school-sponsored function, program, or meeting.

Individuals with disabilities may allege a violation of this policy or federal law by reporting it to the Superintendent or designated Title II Coordinator, or by filing a grievance under the Uniform Grievance Procedure.

Complaint Managers: 

Kevin Dorken
1401 Greenwood Rd.
Glenview, IL 60026
847-998-5017

Kristin Caceres
1401 Greenwood Rd.
Glenview, IL 60026
847-657-2271

Prioritization of Urgency of Need for Services (PUNS) Contact:

Natalie Szeles
1401 Greenwood Rd.
Glenview, IL 60026
847-486-7810

ELL (English Language Learners) and Bilingual Teachers provide direct service to children and consultation to teachers in meeting the needs of children who have no, or limited, proficiency with the English Language.

Gifted/Enrichment Resource Teachers assist classroom teachers in designing and implementing challenging activities for students. They also work directly with a very small number of students in each school.

For more information see the Student Services section on the District’s website or contact the principal or the Assistant Superintendent for Student Services at 847-657-2271.

The Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) is the state assessment and accountability measure for Illinois students enrolled in public schools. IAR assesses student performance in English/Language Arts and mathematics. IAR assessments are administered to all students in grades 3-8 in the spring of each school year. Specific dates are provided in the District Assessment Calendar.

Equal educational and extracurricular opportunities shall be available for all students without regard to race, color, nationality, sex, religion, sexual orientation, ancestry, age, physical and mental disability, gender identity, status as homeless, immigration status, order of protection status, or actual or potential marital or parental status, including pregnancy. Further, the District will not knowingly enter into agreements with any entity or any individual that discriminates against students on the basis of sex or any other protected status, except that the District remains viewpoint neutral when granting access to school facilities under Board policy 8:20, Community Use of School Facilities. Any student may file a discrimination grievance by using the Uniform Grievance Procedure.

Sex Equity

No student shall, based on sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity be denied equal access to programs, activities, services, or benefits or be limited in the exercise of any right, privilege, advantage, or denied equal access to educational and extracurricular programs and activities.

Any student may file a gender equity complaint by using the Uniform Grievance Procedure. A student may appeal the Board of Education’s resolution of the complaint to the Regional Superintendent of Schools (pursuant to 105 ILCS 5/3-10 of The School Code) and, thereafter, to the State Superintendent of Education (pursuant to 105 ILCS 5/2-3.8 of The School Code).

Administrative Implementation

The Superintendent shall appoint a Nondiscrimination Coordinator. The Superintendent and Building Principal shall use reasonable measures to inform staff members and students of this policy and grievance procedure.

To the extent required by applicable law, the District shall provide free or subsidized transportation for all eligible District students: (1) residing at a distance of one and one-half miles or more from their assigned schools, unless the Board has certified to the Illinois State Board of Education that adequate public transportation is available or (2) residing within one and one-half miles from their assigned schools where walking to school or to a pick-up point or bus stop would constitute a serious hazard due to vehicular traffic or rail crossing, and adequate public transportation is not available.  

The determination of whether a serious hazard exists shall be in accordance with applicable law or regulation, and otherwise in the sound discretion of the Superintendent or designee. A student's parent(s)/guardian(s) may file a petition with the School Board requesting transportation due to the existence of a serious safety hazard.

The District may provide and charge a fee for transportation for District students in accordance with applicable law. 

To the extent required by law, free or subsidized transportation services and vehicle adaptation for special education students shall be provided if included in the students' individualized educational programs. 

The District may provide transportation to and from school-sponsored activities. Non-public school students shall be transported in accordance with State law. Homeless students shall be transported in accordance with State law.

If a student is regularly at a location within the District, other than his or her residence, for child care purposes at the time for transportation to and/or from school, that location may be considered for purposes of determining the distance from the school attended. Unless the Superintendent or designee establishes new routes, pick-up and drop-off locations for students in day care must be along the District's regular routes. The District will not discriminate among types of locations where day care is provided, which may include the premises of licensed providers, relatives' homes, or neighbors' homes.

Bus schedules and routes shall be determined by the Superintendent or her designee and shall be altered only with the Superintendent or designee's approval and direction. In setting the routes, the pick-up and discharge points should be as safe for students as practical.

No school employee may transport students in school or private vehicles unless authorized by the Superintendent or Building Principal or other designee.

All students must follow the District's School Bus Safety Rules.

School Bus Suspensions

The Superintendent, or any designee as permitted in the School Code, is authorized to suspend a student from riding the school bus for up to 10 consecutive school days for engaging in gross disobedience or misconduct, including, but not limited to, the following:

1. Prohibited student conduct as defined in Board of Education policy 7:190, Student Behavior.

2. Willful injury or threat of injury to a bus driver or to another rider.

3. Willful and/or repeated defacement of the bus.

4. Repeated use of profanity.

5. Repeated willful disobedience of the bus driver's or other supervisor's directives.

6. Such other behavior as the administration deems to threaten the safe operation of the bus and/or its occupants.

If a student is suspended from riding the bus for gross disobedience or misconduct on a bus, the School Board may suspend the student from riding the school bus for a period in excess of 10 days for safety reasons. The District's regular suspension procedures shall be used to suspend a student's privilege to ride a school bus.

Academic Credit for Missed Classes During School Bus Suspension

A student suspended from riding the bus who does not have alternate transportation to school shall have the opportunity to complete or make up work for equivalent academic credit. It shall be the responsibility of the student's parent or guardian to notify the school that the student does not have alternate transportation.

Electronic Recordings on School Buses

Electronic visual and audio recordings may be used on school buses to monitor conduct and to promote and maintain a safe environment for students and employees when transportation is provided for any school related activity. Notice of electronic recordings shall be displayed on the exterior of the vehicle's entrance door and front interior bulkhead in compliance with State law and the rules of the Illinois Department of Transportation, Division of Traffic Safety.

Students are prohibited from tampering with electronic recording devices. Students who violate this policy shall be disciplined in accordance with the Board's discipline policy and shall reimburse the School District for any necessary repairs or replacement.

Audio-video cameras are installed on school buses in order to monitor conduct and to promote and maintain a safe environment for students and employees. Notice of electronic recordings shall be displayed on the exterior of the vehicle's entrance door and front interior bulkhead in compliance with State law and the rules of the Illinois Department of Transportation, Division of Traffic Safety.

Students are prohibited from tampering with electronic recording devices. Students who violate this policy shall be disciplined in accordance with the Board's discipline policy and shall reimburse the School District for any necessary repairs or replacement.

Decisions about student dress, grooming, and personal adornment should generally be made by the student and the student’s parent/guardian. Student dress and grooming must not disrupt the educational process, interfere with the maintenance of a positive teaching/learning climate, or compromise reasonable standards of health, safety, and decency. An individual school may issue additional guidelines regarding student appearance, and they typically do so through their newsletters, announcements over the PA system or through other communication home to families

There are fees charged to parent(s)/guardian(s) for the use of textbooks, consumable materials, extracurricular activities, and other items. Students will pay for loss of school books or other school-owned materials.

All school student fees as defined by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) are waived for students who meet the eligibility criteria for fee waiver contained in Board Policy 4:140, Waiver of Student Fees.

In case of snow or emergency weather conditions, school cancellation is posted on the District’s website and at www.emergencyclosings.com. Additionally, the information will be announced over most local radio stations, including WGN (720 AM) and WBBM (780 AM).

The District also will make attempts to contact families through an automated phone calling system if school is cancelled.

Additionally, severe weather conditions may cause schools to be dismissed during the day. In this event, parent(s)/guardian(s) will be notified by the school through an automated phone calling system. When severe weather “warnings” are indicated, students shall remain in the school buildings and Shelter In Place procedures will be activated. When tornado “warnings” are indicated, students shall remain in the school buildings and special procedures will be activated. 

Should the condition of roads worsen as the day progresses, it may be necessary to dismiss the intermediate buses 15–20 minutes before scheduled dismissal time so that the primary students are not kept waiting an undue amount of time at the end of the day.

In the event of severe weather, parent(s)/guardian(s) always have the option of picking up their child early.

Throughout the school year opportunities are presented for enrichment excursions away from school grounds.  Permission forms will be sent home before field trips to let parent(s)/guardian(s) know the specific details of each trip. Parent(s)/guardian(s) shall be given the opportunity to consent to their child’s participation in any field trip. When transportation is necessary, a fee shall be charged. Students also are responsible for entrance fees, food, lodging, or other costs, except that the District will pay such costs for students who qualify for free or reduced lunches. All non-participating students shall be provided an alternative experience.

Bicycles may not be ridden on the playground or anywhere on school grounds except in designated areas. Bicycles must be parked in the designated bicycle area.

No hardballs (e.g., golf or baseballs) are allowed at school or on school grounds, including the playground.

Snowballs are not to be thrown on school grounds unless a designated and supervised area is established for this activity.

Since inappropriate physical contact endangers students’ safety, the District has a “hands off” policy that prohibits inappropriate physical contact between students. Roughhousing (or “play fighting”), intentional tripping, or other similar physical contact, such as tackling, pushing, shoving, etc., are inappropriate, even under game or play conditions, and not allowed on school grounds at any time, including during recess or while on school grounds before and after school or during a school sponsored activity.

With prior permission granted by your child’s teacher and the principal, animals may be brought into the classroom or learning center for educational purposes. Animals may not be transported on school buses. Parent(s)/guardian(s) should make certain that all vaccinations are current and must assume liability for the animal and its behavior. 

This notice does not address service animals. For inquiries regarding services animals, please contact the Director of Student Services at 847-998-5071.

Gifts from students or parent(s)/guardian(s) are generally discouraged. Letters expressing gratitude or appreciation are always welcome. If a child feels a spontaneous desire to present a gift to a staff member, it should not be elaborate or expensive.

The following guidelines will be used for any lunch balances remaining for graduating 8th graders.

1. If there is any balance and the student has a sibling in the District, that amount will be transferred to the sibling’s account.
    

2. If there is no sibling and the balance is $10.00 or more, that amount will be refunded through a check to the parent.
    

3. If there is no sibling and the balance is less than $10.00, that amount will be used to support District families in need unless the District receives notification from the parent/guardian to refund the money.

Students parents/guardians, employees, or community members should notify any District Complaint Manager if they believe that the Board of Education, its employees, or agents have violated their rights guaranteed by the State or federal Constitution, State or federal statute, or Board policy, or have a complaint regarding any one of the following:

1. Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act;
2. Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972;
3. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973;
4. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 2000d et seq.;
5. Equal Employment Opportunities Act (Title VII of the Civil Rights Act), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq.;
6. Sexual harassment (Illinois Human Rights Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972);
7. Bullying, 105 ILCS 5/27-23.7
8. The misuse of funds received for services to improve educational opportunities for educationally disadvantaged or deprived children;
9. Curriculum, instructional materials, programs;
10. Victims' Economic Security and Safety Act, 820 ILCS 180;
11. Illinois Equal Pay Act of 2003, 820 ILCS 112;
12. Provision of services to homeless students;
13. Illinois Whistleblower Act, 740 ILCS 174/.
14. Misuse of genetic information (Illinois Genetic Information Privacy Act (GIPA), 410 ILCS 513/ and Titles I and II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), 42 U.S.C. §2000ff et seq.)
15. Employee Credit Privacy Act, 820 ILCS 70/.

The Complaint Manager will first attempt to resolve complaints without resorting to this grievance procedure. If a formal complaint is filed under this procedure, the Complaint Manager will address the complaint promptly and equitably. A student and/or parent/guardian filing a complaint under this procedure may forego any informal suggestions and/or attempts to resolve it and may proceed directly to the grievance procedure. The Complaint Manager will not require a student or parent/guardian complaining of any form of harassment to attempt to resolve allegations directly with the accused (or the accused's parents/guardians); this includes mediation.

Right to Pursue Other Remedies Not Impaired

The right of a person to prompt and equitable resolution of a complaint filed hereunder shall not be impaired by the person's pursuit of other remedies, e.g., criminal complaints, civil actions, etc. Use of this grievance procedure is not a prerequisite to the pursuit of other remedies and use of this grievance procedure does not extend any filing deadline related to the pursuit of other remedies. If a person is pursuing another remedy subject to a complaint under this policy, the District will continue with a simultaneous investigation under this policy.

Deadlines

All deadlines under this procedure may be extended by the Complaint Manager as he or she deems appropriate. As used in this policy, school business days means days on which the District's main office is open.

Filing a Complaint

A person (hereinafter Complainant) who wishes to avail him or herself of this grievance procedure may do so by filing a complaint with any District Complaint Manager. The Complainant shall not be required to file a complaint with a particular Complaint Manager and may request a Complaint Manager of the same sex. The Complaint Manager may request the Complainant to provide a written statement regarding the nature of the complaint or require a meeting with the parent(s)/guardian(s) of a student. The Complaint Manager shall assist the Complainant as needed.

For bullying and cyber-bullying, the Complaint Manager shall process and review the complaint according to Board policy 7:180, Prevention of and Response to Bullying, Intimidation, and Harassment, in addition to any response required by this policy.

Investigation

The Complaint Manager will investigate the complaint or appoint a qualified person to undertake the investigation on his or her behalf. The Complaint Manager shall ensure both parties have an equal opportunity to present evidence during an investigation. If the Complainant is a student, under 18 years of age, the Complaint Manager will notify his or her parent(s)/guardian(s) that they may attend any investigatory meetings in which their child is involved. The complaint and identity of the Complainant will not be disclosed except: (1) as required by law or this policy, or (2) as necessary to fully investigate the complaint, or (3) as authorized by the Complainant.

The identity of any student witnesses will not be disclosed except: (1) as required by law or any collective bargaining agreement, or (2) as necessary to fully investigate the complaint, or (3) as authorized by the parent/guardian of the student witness, or by the student if the student is 18 years or age or older.

The Complaint Manager will inform, at regular intervals, the person(s) filing a complaint under this procedure about the status of the investigation. Within 30 school business days of the date the complaint was filed, the Complaint Manager shall file a written report of his or her findings with the Superintendent. The Complaint Manager may request an extension of time. If a complaint of sexual harassment contains allegations involving the Superintendent, the written report shall be filed with the Board of Education, which will make a decision in accordance with Section 3 of this policy. The Superintendent will keep the Board informed of all complaints and provide the Board with timely notice and regular updates.

Decision and Appeal

Within 5 school business days after receiving the Complaint Manager's report, the Superintendent shall mail his or her written decision to the Complainant and the accused by first class U.S. mail as well as to the Complaint Manager. All decisions shall be based upon the preponderance of evidence standard.

Within 10 school business days after receiving the Superintendent's decision, the Complainant or the accused may appeal the decision to the Board of Education by making a written request to the Complaint Manager. The Complaint Manager shall promptly forward all materials relative to the complaint and appeal to the Board of Education. Within 30 school business days, the Board of Education shall affirm, reverse, or amend the Superintendent's decision or direct the Superintendent to gather additional information for the Board. Within 5 school business days of the Board's decision, the Superintendent shall inform the Complainant and the accused of the Board's action.

This grievance procedure shall not be construed to create an independent right to a hearing before the Superintendent or Board. The failure to strictly follow the timelines in this grievance procedure shall not prejudice any party.

Appointing Nondiscrimination Coordinator and Complaint Managers

The Superintendent shall appoint a Nondiscrimination Coordinator to manage the District's efforts to provide equal opportunity employment and educational opportunities and prohibit the harassment of employees, students, and others. The Nondiscrimination Coordinator also serves as the District's Title IX Coordinator.

The Superintendent shall appoint at least one Complaint Manager to administer the complaint process in this policy. If possible, the Superintendent will appoint 2 Complaint Managers, one of each gender. The District's Nondiscrimination Coordinator may be appointed as one of the Complaint Managers.

The Superintendent shall insert into this policy and keep current the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of the Nondiscrimination Coordinator and the Complaint Managers.

Nondiscrimination Coordinators:

Kevin Dorken
1401 Greenwood Rd.
Glenview, IL 60026
847-998-5017

Kristin Caceres
1401 Greenwood Rd.
Glenview, IL 60026
847-657-2271

Complaint Managers:

Kevin Dorken
1401 Greenwood Rd.
Glenview, IL 60026
847-998-5017

Kristin Caceres
1401 Greenwood Rd.
Glenview, IL 60026
847-657-2271

The school and the parents of the students participating in activities, services, and programs funded by Title I, Part A of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), agree that this compact outlines how the parents, the entire school staff, and the students will share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement and the means by which the school and parents will build and develop a partnership that will help children achieve the State’s high standards.  

Parent Responsibilities 

We, as parents, will support our children’s learning in the following ways: 

• Monitor attendance by bringing my child to school or to the bus stop on time each day unless my child is sick. 

• Make sure that homework is completed.

• Set up routines to promote daily reading.

• Monitor the amount of device use and type of programming my child watches.  

• Volunteer in my child’s classroom, to the extent possible.

• Participate, as appropriate, in decisions relating to my children’s education. 

• Promote positive use of my child’s extracurricular time.

• Listen to my child read at least 30 minutes each day. 

• Stay informed about my child’s education and communicate with the school by promptly reading all notices from the school or the school district either received by my child or by mail and responding, as appropriate.  

• Serve, to the extent possible, on the Bilingual Parent Advisory Committee (BPAC), Multi-Tier Systems of Support (MTSS), Parent Teacher Association (PTA) or other such groups. 

Student Responsibilities 

I, as the student, will share the responsibility to improve my academic achievement and achieve the state’s high standards.  Specifically, I will: 

• Do my homework every day and ask for help when I need it.

• Read at least 30 minutes every day outside of the school day.

• Give school mail to my parents.

• Follow the school’s behavior expectations.

• Come to school or to the bus stop on time each day, unless I am sick. 

• Make sure that I complete my homework.

• Check with my parents before using media (iPad, laptop, etc…). 

• Complete my schoolwork before participating in other activities.

• Balance scheduled activities with leisure time.

School Responsibilities 

Teachers will: 

• Provide high-quality curriculum and instruction in a supportive and effective learning environment that enables the participating children to meet the State’s student academic achievement standards as follows: 

1. Support from an additional Title I Instructional Coach at Springman, Hoffman and Westbrook.
2. Core instruction in each classroom includes at least a 90 minute balanced literacy time for reading, writing, and word study including guided reading in small groups on a regular basis, to meet varied student needs. Differentiation occurs in other core subject areas as well, based on student needs. 
3. 30 additional minutes daily of small group and individualized instruction for Tier 2 students, is taught by the Reading Specialist/Interventionist and reading support Associate, in coordination with the classroom teacher. Regular assessments provide the data used to make instructional adjustments. Lessons are based on phonics and fluency skills. Students build word decoding and sight word recognition skills. They use repeated reading strategies to build fluency. 
4. Small group and individualized instruction is taught by English Language/Bilingual teachers, in coordination with classroom teachers based on WIDA standards and grade level curricula. EL students are served based on their assessed needs.
5. Small group and individualized instruction is taught by Certified Staff, in coordination with the classroom teachers. Lessons are based on assessed student needs, and materials are chosen based on specific areas of need such as phonemic awareness, phonics, or fluency. 
6. If funding allows, additional programs might include small group instruction before or after school in the Learning Lab program with support from certified teachers and teaching associates. This program is designated for students whose literacy skills are below the 10th percentile on nationally norm-referenced assessments, or referred by classroom teachers as being at-risk of not meeting academic standards. 

• Hold parent-teacher conferences twice during the year. Specifically, those conferences will be held during the school year in the fall and spring. Alternative Conference Times Available, as scheduled with individual teachers

• Provide parents with frequent reports on their children’s progress. Specifically, the school will provide reports as follows: 

1. Students participating in the Learning Lab program will receive progress reports.
2. Students who participate in reading support, EL support, or academic problem-solving will receive additional reports on progress from classroom teachers, Reading Specialist/Interventionist, Resource Teachers, or EL teachers as appropriate.
3. Progress Reports
4. Online Report Cards Available to Parents
5. Alternative conference times available, as scheduled with individual teachers
6. Spring Parent-Teacher Conferences
7. Fall Parent-Teacher Conferences

• Provide parents reasonable access to staff.  Specifically, staff will be available for consultation with parents as follows: 

1. Teachers are available to speak with parents during their planning time. Teachers can be contacted to meet before the school day begins or after dismissal as schedules permit.
2. Meeting times can be arranged via email, or through the school office to attain information about when to call the teacher with whom you wish to speak.

• Provide parents opportunities to volunteer and participate in their child’s class, and to observe classroom activities, as follows: 

1. Volunteer Opportunities: Contact your child’s classroom teacher to:

   • Assist with clerical tasks (binding student-authored books; making copies; displaying student work or bulletin boards

   • Read a story to the class, assist with learning centers or assist with special projects or other activities

   • Chaperone a field trip 

2. Volunteer Opportunities: Contact the Learning Resource Center Director to inventory books in the Learning Resource Center

3. Observation Opportunities: Contact the teacher whose classroom you would like to observe to schedule an observation time.

• Provide parents with opportunities to participate in school/family activities. Participation Opportunities in whole-school activities or informational sessions such as:

1. Curriculum Night 
2. Monthly PTA meetings 
3. D34 ParentConnect
4. Holiday Helper PACK-UP
5. International Fair
6. Turn-off technology activities during Earth Day/Week
7. Ice Cream Social
8. Fifth Grade Musical
9. 3rd Grade Fine Arts Week
10. Orchestra Concerts
11. Band Concerts
12. Field Day
13. Fine Arts Week
14. Carnival
15. Open House 

Springman Middle School is open from 7:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. on school days. All students report to their first block class each morning at 8:15 a.m.  All students are dismissed at 3:10 p.m.  After school activities take place beginning at 3:15 p.m.

Overture 7:15 – 8:10am

First Class starts 8:15am

Dismissal 3:10pm

After School Activities 3:15 – 4:15pm

Activity Bus 4:20pm

Glenview School District Middle Schools are high-performing school that is responsive to the developmental needs of young adolescents as they make the transition between childhood and adolescence. While holding high expectations for all students’ academic achievement, teachers are careful to see that instructional strategies are appropriate to adolescent learners.  

Our middle school are characterized by a(n): 

• philosophy based on the unique needs and characteristics of the young adolescent;

• team of educators knowledgeable about and committed to the young adolescent;

• interdisciplinary team organization;

• positive and collaborative school climate;

• physical plant where teams are housed together for classes and large areas for full team sessions;

• emphasis on the use of higher-order thinking skills and hands-on instructional strategies; and

• commitment to regular involvement of families in the education of young adolescents by keeping them informed of student progress and school programs and by giving them meaningful roles in the schooling process.

Middle school classrooms are exciting, active places where students ask questions and pursue solutions to problems they have helped to identify. Middle school teachers use many different teaching strategies such as individual and group projects, problem-solving activities, cooperative learning groups, lectures, demonstrations, field trips, and utilization of community resources. The content studies and activities students engage in help them acquire a balance of fundamental skills and essential knowledge while developing positive attitudes about learning and themselves. In order to provide the proper environment for this active learning, Springman utilizes a rotating block schedule.

“B” Block: At Springman, math, science, social studies, reading and writing are taught in a flexible block called the “B” block. Each day, the “B” block teachers are given larger blocks of time (80 minutes) to conduct instruction for the students on their teams. They are also given the opportunity to reorganize their classes and vary instructional strategies to meet the needs of the learners.

“A” Block: In addition to the core academic subjects studied during the flexible “B” block, students at Springman also study physical education, global language (French or Spanish), and fine arts each day in a set block of 40 minutes.  Sixth graders have two “A” block period as part of their daily schedule. They attend daily physical education classes in one of their “A” block periods. For their second “A” block period, they attend global language classes (French or Spanish) every other day and attend a Fine Arts class (music, art, drama) on the other day.  Our seventh and eighth graders have three block periods as part of their schedule. They study global language every day in one “A” block period and physical education in a second “A” block. 7th & 8th graders also attend Fine Arts classes every other day in a third “A” block period and they attend “X” Block classes on the other day.

“X” Block: Students will use this time to excel, explore, extend, and expand their knowledge. Each day, team teachers determine appropriate student activities during “X” Block time. In addition to intervention, remediation, and enrichment activities, teachers may use “X” Block to: review NWEA test scores with students, work on time management skills, conduct lessons on the proper use of the assignment notebook, address bullying and other social issues, conduct teambuilding activities, hold lessons on effective study skills, etc. There are many valuable ways the “X” Block is used to extend student learning in a variety of areas. If “X” Block is scheduled by grade-level, teachers may decide to “cross-team” for instruction by grouping students together from both teams at a grade-level based on student needs.

Overture Block: In addition to the “A,” “B,” and “X” blocks in the regular school day, Springman offers an early morning block from 7:15-8:10 a.m. This “Overture” block provides students with a sampling of the experiences that comprise effective middle school programs such as band, orchestra, or chorus. In addition, during the Overture block the Cafeteria and the Learning Resource Technology Center are open. Students are invited to work on their projects, complete their research on the Internet, or use the variety of print and non-print sources available. During the Overture block, the faculty is available on a pre-set schedule to assist students in their studies. “Roaming” and congregating in the halls is prohibited during this time period. Students must be in an identified supervised area (Cafeteria, East Gym, LRTC) during the Overture block.

Lunch/Recess block: The daily schedule at Springman includes 30 minute lunch blocks. A student’s lunch period is scheduled so an entire grade level dines at once. Consistent with their developmental needs as adolescents, in addition to lunch, students have the opportunity to go to the playground for recess.  

Activity Block: The final block of the day is the Activity block. From 3:15-4:15 p.m., students have additional opportunities to participate in experiences that comprise effective middle school programs such as athletics and club activities. Like the Overture block, the Learning Resource & Technology Center is open for student use and the faculty is available on a pre-arranged basis to assist students in their studies.

In order to better provide for their developmental needs as the students transition from childhood to adolescence, Springman Middle School groups adults and students in small learning communities or learning “teams.” These “teams” are characterized by stable, close, and mutually respectful relationships. The six Springman learning teams are composed of approximately 150 students and seven full-time teachers. Each teacher on the team specializes in a particular core curricular area of math, science, reading and writing, social studies, or student services. Students are assigned to a team in a manner that ensures that each team represents the total population of the school and is balanced among academic abilities and learning styles.

Each day, the teachers on the team meet to coordinate the schedule, discuss individual student progress, and plan interdisciplinary instruction. One time each week, the team’s administrator participates in the team meeting to help the team in their curriculum efforts, to coordinate activities with other teams, and to assist with student support issues. Twice each week, the assigned social worker facilitates meetings that are dedicated to discussing individual student progress and other issues affecting student development. The technology teacher will also join the meetings on a regular basis to help facilitate the inclusion of technology as an instructional resource within each curricular area and/or as part of an interdisciplinary unit.

As a result of teaming, 

• Individual learning styles and interests are better known by teachers. Teachers are more aware of changes in student behavior and can offer assistance when needed;

• students become better organized because of far greater consistency of teachers’ expectations, standards, and procedures;

• knowledge becomes increasingly connected, relevant, and holistic through curriculum integration;

• students' time is used more effectively due to the flexible block schedule: minimal time is lost to changing classes, and blocks of time lead to increased student engagement;

• teachers come to know their students very well and students become comfortable with a small group of teachers;

• students' academic progress is monitored more efficiently; and

• communication with parents is significantly more effective because teachers meet together to discuss student progress.

In order to better provide for their developmental needs as the students transition from childhood to adolescence, Springman Middle School groups adults and students in small learning communities or learning “teams.” These “teams” are characterized by stable, close, and mutually respectful relationships. The six Springman learning teams are composed of approximately 150 students and seven full-time teachers. Each teacher on the team specializes in a particular core curricular area of math, science, reading and writing, social studies, or student services. Students are assigned to a team in a manner that ensures that each team represents the total population of the school and is balanced among academic abilities and learning styles.

Each day, the teachers on the team meet to coordinate the schedule, discuss individual student progress, and plan interdisciplinary instruction. One time each week, the team’s administrator participates in the team meeting to help the team in their curriculum efforts, to coordinate activities with other teams, and to assist with student support issues. Twice each week, the assigned social worker facilitates meetings that are dedicated to discussing individual student progress and other issues affecting student development. The technology teacher will also join the meetings on a regular basis to help facilitate the inclusion of technology as an instructional resource within each curricular area and/or as part of an interdisciplinary unit.

Students: As the middle school child transitions between childhood and adolescence s/he grows and develops. As the child and the world around them changes, the student learns to do more and more without the help of others. One of the primary goals of the middle school experience is to provide these students with an opportunity to become more independent and responsible for themselves. The team setting at Springman is integral to this development, providing a stable, predictable and nurturing environment with strong and consistent relationships in which the student can grow and learn.

To support this process, the students of Springman Middle School are encouraged to help build team spirit. The success of a student as a member of a team is related to the effort the student puts forth in helping fellow students and supporting the efforts of the teachers.  

Each member of the team is expected to:

• treat one another with dignity;

• observe all school rules;

• participate in and show respect for group decisions; and

• do their best at all times.

A middle school student is expected to:

• take school seriously by coming to school ready to learn;

• be active shareholders in the educational process; 

• know when one needs help and take initiative in the process of seeking and getting help; 

• demonstrate respectful behaviors, both to other students as well as staff members; and

• demonstrate the ability to work collaboratively with others.

During the year the teachers recognize students for special achievement, extra effort, and outstanding citizenship.

Curriculum

The curriculum for sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students includes the following areas of study:

• language arts (reading and writing)
• social studies
• mathematics
• science
• global language
• fine arts (music, drama, visual art)
• physical education

Students also have the opportunity to receive instruction and participate in the performing music groups (band, chorus, and orchestra), which meet during the Overture block (see also: Music Performance Groups). Students enrolled in these groups are expected to attend every meeting of these classes; arrangements for extra help and other activities should be made on alternate days. Students will receive grades for musical performance programs, which will be included in the calculation of their Grade Point Averages.

In order to be promoted to the next grade level, a students must earn an overall average of at least a “C” (2.0 Grade Point Average) and maintain at least a “D” average in every subject.

Failure to attain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 will require remediation before promotion to the next grade. If a student earns a 2.0 GPA but earns less than a “D” average in one class, remediation will be recommended. Remediation will be required for a student who earns a 2.0 GPA but earns less than a “D” average in two or more classes.

Grading System:  The following grades are used to report a student’s academic progress:

• A grade of “A” is given to an active learner who achieves above and beyond grade level expectations. This student has exemplary work habits and a firm grasp of concepts and skills. It is valued at 4.00 points in the Grade Point Average.

• A grade of “B” means achievement is beyond average expectations. This student has a good grasp of concepts and skills and has demonstrated a maturing thinking process. It is valued at 3.00 points in the Grade Point Average. 

• A grade of “C” indicates satisfactory progress, achievement at an average level, and meeting grade level expectations. It is valued at 2.00 points in the Grade Point Average.

• There is cause for concern if a student receives a grade of “D” or “U.” These grades often reflect poor work habits and/or insufficient effort. An average lower than a D would indicate that a student may not possess all of the skills necessary to be successful in the next year’s academic program. In this case, the student and the parent will address this deficiency with the teachers. A “D” is valued at 1.00 point in the Grade Point Average and a “U” has a value of 0 points in the Grade Point Average.

• A grade of “I” (Incomplete) indicates missing assignments that must be made up soon (usually within two weeks). Incomplete grades are counted in the Grade Point Average and have a value of 0 points.

Grading: Students will receive letter grades for Band, Orchestra, and Chorus performance programs. These grades will appear on Trimester Report Cards and be included in grade point averages. Dropping a course after the designated weeks will significantly impact a student’s grade for the grading period.

Trimesters: The academic year is divided into three equal trimesters. Grades are reported at each mid-term in progress reports and at the end of the trimester in a report card.

Report cards: Report cards are issued three times a year. A student’s progress will be reported as a grade for each course. In addition, teachers may include one or two brief descriptive comments. 

Online Access to Grades: Parents and students can access grades via Powerschool’s on-line portal. The link for parent access to grades is accessed using the same log-in and user ID you use to access lunch account information. Parents and students simply need to click on the “Grades and Attendance” icon to view student grades, teacher comments regarding grades, and assignment marks. Grades will be routinely entered and a “last updated” date will show on the grade access screen so parents and students can see when grades were last entered and calculated. We encourage parents and students to check their grades on a regular basis and to discuss learning and academic progress together.

It is our hope and intention that every eighth grader will participate in this exciting and meaningful event, which reward three years of hard work and consistent effort.  

However, please be aware that participation in graduation and its related activities is a privilege; every student is not automatically entitled to these activities.  

Expectations for students who wish to participate in graduation and its related activities include:

• Students must earn an overall average of at least a “C” (2.0 GPA) in order to be promoted. Students with less than a C average may not receive a diploma. They may be required to attend, and successfully complete, summer remediation before being promoted. Furthermore, if the teachers perceive that the student is not making the appropriate effort, the “failing” student may also be excluded from the graduation ceremony.

• Students are expected to maintain a consistent level of effort and production. Students whose grades plunge significantly, or who are identified by their teachers as having “stopped working,” or who develop attendance and tardiness problems may be excluded from graduation exercises.

• Students are expected to treat each other with respect, to interact respectfully with all adults, to respect the school building and grounds, and to interact respectfully as citizens of our community. Certain behaviors, such as vandalism, fighting, or the use/sale/possession of drugs, alcohol, or tobacco may eliminate a student from the ceremonies and activities. Persistent or flagrant disrespect to other students, adults, or to the building itself may also result in exclusion.

Honor Roll

Outstanding academic achievement is recognized at Springman every trimester. Students who attain a grade point average of 3.5-4.0 will be cited as a “High Honor Roll” student. A grade point average of 3.0-3.49 will earn a placement on the Springman “Honor Roll.”

Homework is regularly assigned and may include in-school as well as at-home assignments. Some assignments are long–range in nature and require planned study time for their completion. Planned study eliminates the necessity of spending an excessive amount of time completing an assignment the day before it is due. A student may take advantage of the many resources and references available at Springman to complete these assignments.  

Assignment Notebooks: Students are required to use their Springman assignment notebooks to record their homework assignments, quiz/test dates and other information regarding their academic responsibilities. Assignment notebooks will be provided for each student during the first week of school.  

A student must be absent for at least 2 days before requesting that homework be assembled by the Main Office. A “homework buddy” should be contacted to find out about missed assignments for an absence of only 1 day. Upon returning to school, the student should check in with his/her teachers.

Homework requests for 2 day absences should be submitted to the Main Office by 10:00 a.m. on the day it will be picked up. Teachers will determine appropriate due dates for these assignments, and will offer students an opportunity to seek extra help before and after school when they return. The homework may be picked up from the Main Office between 3:15 and 4:30 p.m.

For a week or more absence: a request must be submitted at least a week before the homework is needed. Parents should be aware that not all schoolwork may be made up independently; students may need to meet with teachers before or after school for additional “catch-up,” to take missed tests/quizzes, or to do project work.

For any long-term absence due to illness, homebound instruction may be arranged through the Student Services Coordinator.

Website: Each team provides additional information about homework, projects, and team happenings on the school’s website.  Your team will advise you of how to access this information via the internet. The middle school websites are: at.glenview34.org (Attea) and sp.glenview34.org (Springman)

In order to objectively evaluate students’ progress in core academic areas, Springman students participate in a variety of standardized testing.

NWEA (Northwest Educational Assessment): This reading, language usage, and mathematics exam is given via computer in September and April/May of each year to 6th, 7th and 8th graders. The purpose of this exam is to track a student’s progress in the Springman curriculum in reading, language arts, and math.

IAR (Illinois Assessment of Readiness): This standardized test tracks a student’s progress according to the Common Core learning standards for 6th, 7th and 8th grade students. In 6th, 7th, and 8th grades, students’ progress in Mathematics and English Language Arts are assessed. 8th graders also take a state created assessment in Science.

PSAT: 8th Grade Placement testing will be the PSAT 8/9 and will be administered by GBS in the fall. If there are families that cannot attend on the testing date the high school district will coordinate a make-up test. Please contact GBS directly for this information. 

Middle School offers a variety of clubs and activities outside the classroom. The list of clubs and activities sometimes changes, so for more information about clubs and activities, visit the Springman website. First click on “About Us,” and then click on “Co-Curricular Activities.”

Intramural Sports:

Fall: Golf, Tennis

Spring: Tennis

Interscholastic Sports:

Fall: Girls Volleyball, Coed Soccer, and Boys & Girls Cross Country

Winter: Girls Basketball, Boys Basketball, and Girls Spirit Squad

Spring: Boys Volleyball and Boys & Girls Track & Field

Sportsmanship in Action: Springman Middle School believes that good sportsmanship is one of the keys to a successful sports season for participants and spectators. The following principles have been adopted to reflect this strong belief:

• Spectators and participants are all guests at the games and have a responsibility to uphold the ideal of good manners and sportsmanship.

• Game officials do their best to make quick, fair, and unbiased decisions, and should be treated with respect and authority.

• Every competitor is worthy of our respect and should be treated with courtesy.

•A true competitor is humble in victory and steadfast in defeat.

Students are reminded that all school rules are in effect during co-curricular activities. In addition, the following guidelines are in effect for spectators at sporting events:

• Food or drinks are not allowed in the gym.

• Spectators may not walk across the game floor.

• Spectators may not leave during the game for any reason other than an emergency or to go home.

• Spectators may only use the washrooms at half-time or between games.

• Students who stay after school to watch either the 1st or 2nd game must stay in a supervised area from 3:05 to 4:05pm. Students must then go directly to the South Gym to watch the game. Students who choose to go home after school and return to the building should go directly to the South Gym to watch the game.  

If a student would like to try out for an interscholastic team at Springman a sports physical completed by a physician must be on file at the health office PRIOR to the first day of try-outs. A sports physical is valid for one calendar year. Students without a current physical exam on file in the health office will NOT be allowed to participate in try-outs or practices and thus will be ineligible for the team. Students can determine if they have been selected for an inter-scholastic sports team by using the Co-Curricular Hotline. After 7:00 pm the hotline will be updated with the list of students by their try-out number. Also, any athlete must be in school at least three hours on game day in order to play in a game after school. If any athlete is excused from PE class on game day, he/she may not participate in the game after school. It is the athlete’s responsibility to inform the coach.

All students will receive eligibility expectations from their coach(es). It is the responsibility of the student athlete to maintain academic and behavioral eligibility while participating on an interscholastic athletic team. Work done in class must be acceptable by the classroom teacher and assignments must be in on time. It is the responsibility of the classroom teacher(s) to inform the coach of any academic deficiencies. The coach, in collaboration with the classroom teacher(s) and the student, will determine if the student needs to miss practice(s) and/or game(s) in order to obtain extra help/time to complete school work. 

DIRECTIONS TO SCHOOLS FOR ATHLETIC COMPETITIONS

WOOD OAKS JUNIOR HIGH  1250 Sanders Road, Northbrook  (847)272-1900

Willow Road to Sanders Road, north on Sanders, school is located on the west side of Sanders Road, ½ mile north of Walters Road.

FIELD JUNIOR HIGH  2055 Landwehr Road, Northbrook  (947)272-6844

Willow Road to Landwehr Road, north on Landwehr to Techny Road, right on Techny, school is on the corner.  Please park on the Techny side of the building.

CARUSO JUNIOR HIGH  1801 Montgomery Drive, Deerfield  (847)945-8430

Take toll road, exit at Deerfield Road, east on Deerfield Road to Wilmot Road, north one block on Wilmot to Montgomery, west on Montgomery to school, or take Pfingston to Lake-Cook Road, west on Lake-Cook to Wilmot Road, north to Montgomery, west to Montgomery to school. Park in the back by the gym.

MAPLE JUNIOR HIGH  2373 Shermer Road, Northbrook  (847)498-1090

Willow Road to Shermer, north on Shermer, school is just south of Glenbrook North High School, school is on the west side of Shermer.  Park on south side of school.

NORTHBROOK JUNIOR HIGH  1475 Maple Avenue, Northbrook  (847)498-7920

North on Waukegan, past Willow, turn left on Maple, school can be seen from Waukegan Road.

SHEPARD JUNIOR HIGH 440 Grove Place, Deerfield  (847)948-0620

North on Waukegan Road, past Lake Cook Road to Osterman, west on Osterman, over railroad tracks turn left on Grove which winds back to school.

OLPH 1123 Church, Glenview  (847)724-6990

WILMETTE JUNIOR HIGH  620 Locust, Wilmette  (847)256-7280

East on Lake Avenue, to Locust, south on Locust, school is on east side of street

GEMINI JUNIOR HIGH  8955 Greenwood Avenue, Niles  (847)827-1181

South on Greenwood Avenue, past Golf Mill, at corner of Greenwood and Ballard.  Enter building on North side.

WILDCAT RECOGNITION

Paws Tickets: Students are given tickets for exhibiting appropriate behavior in a variety of settings. Students can redeem their tickets for a small prize or privilege (a piece of gum, wear your hat for the day, participate in a pep assembly game, etc.). 

Wildcat Cheers: Wildcat Cheers are given to recognize exemplary student behavior in a variety of areas, including academic performance, significant positive change in behavior, extremely positive attitude, acts of citizenship or courtesy, etc. For every Wildcat Cheer received, the student’s name will go into a raffle for a variety of prizes (gift certificates, CDs, t-shirts, etc.). These raffles are usually conducted once per month.

Student of the Month: At the end of every month, each team of teachers nominates a student whose academic and citizenship efforts are exemplary and worthy of special recognition. Students who receive this honor will have their pictures displayed on the “Student of the Month” bulletin board, and a letter describing the reasons why s/he deserves this special honor will be mailed home.

The school and the parents of the students participating in activities, services, and programs funded by Title I, Part A of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), agree that this compact outlines how the parents, the entire school staff, and the students will share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement and the means by which the school and parents will build and develop a partnership that will help children achieve the State’s high standards.  

Parent Responsibilities 

We, as parents, will support our children’s learning in the following ways: 

• Monitor attendance by bringing my child to school or to the bus stop on time each day unless my child is sick. 

• Make sure that homework is completed.

• Set up routines to promote daily reading.

• Monitor the amount of device use and type of programming my child watches.  

• Volunteer in my child’s classroom, to the extent possible.

• Participate, as appropriate, in decisions relating to my children’s education. 

• Promote positive use of my child’s extracurricular time.

• Listen to my child read at least 30 minutes each day. 

• Stay informed about my child’s education and communicate with the school by promptly reading all notices from the school or the school district either received by my child or by mail and responding, as appropriate.  

• Serve, to the extent possible, on the Bilingual Parent Advisory Committee (BPAC), Multi-Tier Systems of Support (MTSS), Parent Teacher Association (PTA) or other such groups. 

Student Responsibilities 

I, as the student, will share the responsibility to improve my academic achievement and achieve the state’s high standards.  Specifically, I will: 

• Do my homework every day and ask for help when I need it.

• Read at least 30 minutes every day outside of the school day.

• Give school mail to my parents.

• Follow the school’s behavior expectations.

• Come to school or to the bus stop on time each day, unless I am sick. 

• Make sure that I complete my homework.

• Check with my parents before using media (iPad, laptop, etc…). 

• Complete my schoolwork before participating in other activities.

• Balance scheduled activities with leisure time.

School Responsibilities 

Teachers will: 

• Provide high-quality curriculum and instruction in a supportive and effective learning environment that enables the participating children to meet the State’s student academic achievement standards as follows: 

1. Support from an additional Title I Instructional Coach at Springman, Hoffman and Westbrook.
2. Core instruction in each classroom includes at least a 90 minute balanced literacy time for reading, writing, and word study including guided reading in small groups on a regular basis, to meet varied student needs. Differentiation occurs in other core subject areas as well, based on student needs. 
3. 30 additional minutes daily of small group and individualized instruction for Tier 2 students, is taught by the Reading Specialist/Interventionist and reading support Associate, in coordination with the classroom teacher. Regular assessments provide the data used to make instructional adjustments. Lessons are based on phonics and fluency skills. Students build word decoding and sight word recognition skills. They use repeated reading strategies to build fluency. 
4. Small group and individualized instruction is taught by English Language/Bilingual teachers, in coordination with classroom teachers based on WIDA standards and grade level curricula. EL students are served based on their assessed needs.
5. Small group and individualized instruction is taught by Certified Staff, in coordination with the classroom teachers. Lessons are based on assessed student needs, and materials are chosen based on specific areas of need such as phonemic awareness, phonics, or fluency. 
6. If funding allows, additional programs might include small group instruction before or after school in the Learning Lab program with support from certified teachers and teaching associates. This program is designated for students whose literacy skills are below the 10th percentile on nationally norm-referenced assessments, or referred by classroom teachers as being at-risk of not meeting academic standards. 

• Hold parent-teacher conferences twice during the year. Specifically, those conferences will be held during the school year in the fall and spring. Alternative Conference Times Available, as scheduled with individual teachers

• Provide parents with frequent reports on their children’s progress. Specifically, the school will provide reports as follows: 

1. Students participating in the Learning Lab program will receive progress reports.
2. Students who participate in reading support, EL support, or academic problem-solving will receive additional reports on progress from classroom teachers, Reading Specialist/Interventionist, Resource Teachers, or EL teachers as appropriate.
3. Progress Reports
4. Online Report Cards Available to Parents
5. Alternative conference times available, as scheduled with individual teachers
6. Spring Parent-Teacher Conferences
7. Fall Parent-Teacher Conferences

• Provide parents reasonable access to staff.  Specifically, staff will be available for consultation with parents as follows: 

1. Teachers are available to speak with parents during their planning time. Teachers can be contacted to meet before the school day begins or after dismissal as schedules permit.
2. Meeting times can be arranged via email, or through the school office to attain information about when to call the teacher with whom you wish to speak.

• Provide parents opportunities to volunteer and participate in their child’s class, and to observe classroom activities, as follows: 

1. Volunteer Opportunities: Contact your child’s classroom teacher to:

   • Assist with clerical tasks (binding student-authored books; making copies; displaying student work or bulletin boards

   • Read a story to the class, assist with learning centers or assist with special projects or other activities

   • Chaperone a field trip 

2. Volunteer Opportunities: Contact the Learning Resource Center Director to inventory books in the Learning Resource Center

3. Observation Opportunities: Contact the teacher whose classroom you would like to observe to schedule an observation time.

• Provide parents with opportunities to participate in school/family activities. Participation Opportunities in whole-school activities or informational sessions such as:

1. Curriculum Night 
2. Monthly PTA meetings 
3. D34 ParentConnect
4. Holiday Helper PACK-UP
5. International Fair
6. Turn-off technology activities during Earth Day/Week
7. Ice Cream Social
8. Fifth Grade Musical
9. 3rd Grade Fine Arts Week
10. Orchestra Concerts
11. Band Concerts
12. Field Day
13. Fine Arts Week
14. Carnival
15. Open House