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What will in-person and remote learning look like?

These videos are designed to help parents understand how in-person and remote learning will work, and what health precautions will be in place for students returning to school.

Class assignments available for preschool, kindergarten, first grade students

Preschool, kindergarten, and first-grade students can now log in to their PowerSchool accounts to learn whether their student is in a morning or afternoon session. Busing assignments will be available in PowerSchool next week.

What will in-person and remote learning look like?

As some students return for in-person learning, CCSD 89 wants to give families and students a better understanding of how in-person and remote learning will work, and what health precautions will be in place for students returning to school.

Preschool, kindergarten, first-grade students can return to classrooms October 1

Preschool, kindergarten, and first-grade students will be the first groups of CCSD 89 students to have the option of returning for in-person learning. Students in these grades will be able to return to classrooms for a hybrid schedule of half-day in-person learning starting Thursday, October 1. Students will also continue to learn remotely with the same teacher.

Bilingual Parent Advisory will hold informational meeting on September 29

The CCSD 89 Bilingual Parent Advisory Committee will hold its information night 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday September 29 via Zoom.

Free lunches and breakfasts will be available at all CCSD 89 schools

Meals will be available from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Mondays, or 8 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays. Families will be able to pick up five free lunches and five free breakfasts at any of the CCSD 89 schools.

Tech support is available during remote learning

If your student or your family needs technology support during remote learning, please reach out to the district technology team.

Latest county health metrics available on district website

The latest DuPage County health metrics will be posted on the district's website at www.ccsd89.org/COVID. (Use the gray button)

District surveying families to determine next steps in returning to in-person learning

The latest guidance from health officials shows that there may be opportunities to bring back whole grades of students as soon as October 1.

Measure of Academic Progress (MAP) testing will not begin in September

After multiple districts experienced significant technical issues, CCSD 89 has decided to delay MAP testing.

Please electronically sign the 2020-21 CCSD 89 handbook

On August 21, families should have received an email from "CCSD 89 Handbook", asking them to electronically sign the Student/Parent Handbook.

Remote learning begins Monday, August 24

The remote school year will begin for all CCSD 89 students on Monday, August 24.

Lunches will be available throughout school year

Starting August 31, five lunches will be available for pick up from 7 to 9 a.m. each Monday at all five schools.

CCSD 89 schools will start the year with all students learning remotely

All Community Consolidated School District 89 students will be learning remotely until at least September 30.

CCSD 89 families will have an easier way to pay for school lunches

Students will continue to use their school IDs to pay for lunch, and families will be able to load and refresh accounts through the MySchoolBucks software.

Students can report bullying, threats, crises through “SpeakUp for Safety” tip line

Students in CCSD 89 have a new tool for reporting bullying, threats, or classmates in crisis. Students can confidentially call, email, or text the “SpeakUp for Safety” tipline at any time if they have information an adult needs to know.

Support the urgent need for blood by donating on August 26 at Glen Crest

The community can help by donating between 2 and 7 p.m. on Wednesday, August 26, at Glen Crest Middle School, 725 Sheehan Avenue, Glen Ellyn.

Elementary before- and after-school YMCA information

Safe 'n Sound registration for all CCSD 89 elementary schools will be held via in-person drive-through packet drop-off this Saturday, July 18, from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. at Park View School, 250 S. Park Boulevard, Glen Ellyn.

‘Summer Soiree’ event on August 1 will raise funds for literacy program

Residents can enjoy a beautiful Glen Ellyn home and support a new CCSD 89 literacy program by attending the ‘Summer Soiree’ on Saturday, August 1. Tickets to the event are $50 per person and support the Glen Ellyn Children’s Resource Center District 89 Expansion.

Families of new CCSD 89 students will need to prove residency July 27-31

Families of students who will be new to CCSD 89 in the 2020-21 will need to show proof they live within the district’s boundaries at one of five events scheduled for July 27 - 31.