Lincoln Families,

I hope you had a good weekend. It’s hard to believe only fourteen school days remain before Spring Break!

Thank you for taking the time from your schedules to actively participate in Spring Parent Teacher Conferences last week. I hope you found the opportunity to dialogue with your child’s teacher to be productive and insightful.

As we’ve done once before this year, tomorrow, Tuesday, March 7 we will operate on a Monday schedule for the purposes of special area classes. By missing school so frequently on Monday, classes often miss the same special area classes which creates instructional obstacles and inequities.  Therefore, please remind your kids that tomorrow will be a Monday schedule. On Wednesday we will resume the normal weekly schedule!

At 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 15th,  D90 will host a parent information night regarding our presentation of Erin’s Law. Erin’s Law requires Illinois School Districts to  provide an age-appropriate sexual assault and abuse awareness prevention curriculum to students. We are fortunate to again partner with the River Forest Police Department to share this content with your kids. Between March 16 and the end of the year, these presentations will take place in D90 Schools.  Teachers will communicate with you before their classes’ presentation. Please reach out if you have any questions.

As always, thanks for your continued support  of our Fine, Fine School. I look forward to seeing you at the Lincoln School Auction on Friday night to celebrate our shared Lincoln School. P.R.I.D.E.!  Have a great week.

CG

 Calendar

Tuesday, 3/7:

• PTO Meeting 8:45am in the Lincoln Multipurpose Room  ALL  ARE WELCOME & Bring a friend!
• Girls On the Run 3:10-4:15
• NO Tennis this week

Wednesday, 3/8:

• Pack a Waste-Free Lunch
• Chess Club – 3:15-4:10 in multi-purpose room

Thursday, 3/9:

• Girls on the Run 3:10-4:15
• No Tennis this week

Friday, 3/10:

• School Spirit Day
• Fun Lunch:  Chicken Tenders/Veggie Burgers

• Lincoln Auction at Skrine Chops 7:30-9:30

 A Note from Our Library

 

Join us for the Lincoln Auction 

Please join us for an evening to support the Lincoln PTO & Celebrate our Blue Ribbon School!

• When:  Friday, March 7th,  7:30 – 9:30 pm
• Where:  Skrine Chops, Forest Park

Appetizers, domestic beer, wine & non-alcoholic beverages are included between  7:30 and  9:30 p.m.

Bidding online is open now!  It will end promptly at 9:30 pm on March 7th.

Auction tickets are $50 per person in advance (buy before Midnight on 3/9).  Tickets are $60 the day of the event.  To purchase event tickets and register to bid click here.

To register to bid remotely and view the current online bids, go to:  Silent Auction On Line Items

The Auction offers great items for all ages.  Please check back periodically throughout the week as new items will be added!

• Cubs, White Sox, Blackhawks, Bulls, Wolves Game Tickets
• Signed Baseball by Anthony Rizzo
• Golf Outing
• Local Gym Memberships
• Summer Camps, Music Lessons & Sports Gift Certificates

Priceless Lincoln Items include:

• Dinner and a movie with Mr. Godfrey
• Principal for the day
• Many priceless activities and outings with Lincoln Teachers and Staff
• Farewell Party for Mrs. Bruzek and Mrs. Kiep
• Lead the Halloween Parade
• Front Row Seats at Your Child’s Concert

New this year, teachers have submitted ‘wish list items’ for their various grades and classrooms. Help support the PTO by donating $25, $50 or more to fund these items. A few examples include new pencil sharpeners for first grade, book collections for second grade, Wonder Workshop Dash Robot for third grade, NeoRok stools for fourth grade and fidget/focus items for the resource classrooms. 

 Lincoln Yearbooks

Guarantee your copy of Lincoln’s 2016-2017 yearbook by ordering on the PTO Web Store today.  Books are distributed at the Ice Cream Social at the end of the school year.

 D90 Inclusiveness Perception Survey

Dear District 90 Families,

In our ongoing efforts to pursue a more equitable and supportive school environment, District 90’s Inclusiveness Advisory Board (IAB) needs your help. Please consider completing the IAB’s 2017 Inclusiveness Perception Survey.

This is the second time we’re conducting the survey, which will help the District determine and monitor the degree to which District 90 fosters an environment of inclusion for students, staff, and families. The information will be exceptionally valuable as District 90 works to improve how we meet the needs of all stakeholders, particularly our students.

Results from the first survey in 2015 were extremely useful in helping the District understand how the District’s policies, practices, and procedures affect individual’s experiences, as well as how welcomed and included families feel in our school environment. Several initiatives have been instituted as a result of the initial survey’s findings. For instance, District 90 has created a Vision for Equity, aligned the IAB’s objectives with the District’s Strategic Plan, established lottery-style sign-up processes for STEM and other elective programs to improve equitable access, conducted several inclusivity and equity workshops for staff members and the River Forest community, and partnered with the National Equity Project. The 2017 IAB survey will enable the District to evaluate our progress and make needed adjustments to our practices and procedures.

Beginning on Wednesday, March 8, students in grades 3-8 will be offered the opportunity to complete an anonymous and confidential electronic survey at school sometime during the next two weeks. Parents are invited to review the student survey instrument by clicking on this link: Student IAB Survey. If parents would prefer that their child(ren) refrain from participating in the survey, please contact and inform the principal of your child(ren)’s school by March 7.

Similarly, we need to understand family perspectives about this issue, as well. The electronic parent survey is also confidential and anonymous, and can be accessed by clicking on the link below. Please know that we appreciate your willingness to share your feedback. Our sincere goal is to continually improve the culture of our school community and further strive to foster a climate of openness, trust, and inclusiveness for everyone. The survey will close on March 22.

PARENT IAB SURVEY

If you have questions about either the survey instrument or the manner in which the collected data will be used, please feel free to contact Dr. Alison Hawley, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, for more information at HawleyA@district90.org.

Thank you for your assistance and your ongoing support of our schools, students, and program..

Respectfully,

Ed Condon, Ph.D.
Superintendent