District 202 Education Partners

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July 25, 2019

Sixth through ninth grade students perfected their badminton skills during a week-long summer sports camp at Plainfield East High School July 15-19, 2019.

MESSAGE FROM DISTRICT 202

Hello, District 202 Education Partners,

Here is today’s selection of D. 202 news and information:

This Week's Highlights

SPECIAL MESSAGES:

Please remember to register for the new school year as soon as possible at your home school(s).

REGULAR INFORMATION

Here are the Board of Education meeting notes from the July 22, 2019 regular meeting.
- At that meeting the Board approved the site for the 18th district elementary school. The new school will be built to help create adequate space district-wide to allow for full-day kindergarten for all eligible students.
  - The new school will be a full-service, K-5 building
  - District 202 will not have to increase tax rates to pay for the new building. Individual tax bills may increase based on individual property values, but the district’s tax rate will not increase because of this project.

D. 202 welcomes five elementary, middle school assistant principals

Jul 22, 2019

New D. 202 elementary school to be located near Ira Jones MS

Jul 22, 2019

AUG 12

Teacher Institutes - No Student Attendance

AUG 13

Teacher Institutes - No Student Attendance

AUG 14

First day of Student Attendance - Grades 1-12 (Early Release)

AUG 14

Board of Education Committee meetings

AUG 15

First day of Student Attendance - Pre-K, BMLC 2-day programs and Kindergarten

AUG 16

First day of Student Attendance - BMLC 3-day programs

Week in Review

TOP SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS

These District 202 social media posts got the most attention and feedback this week:

	#Congratulations to Ryan! #202proud @pchswildcats1 @phsccwildcats @MkruszWildcats https://t.co/aLfnmhkv9V
	Preschool through high school students spent their last day of the Extended School Year playing games outside, eating ice cream, singing songs and watching movies on Tuesday, July 23, 2019. Extended School Year or ESY offers students the opportunity to continue learning through the summer. @psd202 hosts the weeks-long program each year. Bonnie McBeth Learning Center, Elizabeth Eichelberger Elementary School and Heritage Grove Middle School hosted classes this summer. #202proud #summerbreak #neverstoplearning
	District 202’s newest elementary school will be built on district-owned land adjacent to Ira Jones Middle School on Wallin Drive near downtown Plainfield. The Board of Education approved the new location at its July 22, 2019 regular meeting. The building will be the district’s 18th full-service elementary building. It will be of similar size and design to the schools built during District 202’s heavy growth period during the late 1990s and early 2000s. The new school is being built to help create enough space in all the district’s elementary schools to allow for full-day kindergarten for all eligible students. It should also allow for additional space for special education classes and programs districtwide. District officials expect to break ground later this year. Construction is expected to take two to three years. Attendance boundaries will be determined closer to the school’s opening following a six to eight-month study process. Visit http://www.psd202.org... for more details. #202proud

PHOTOS/VIDEOS

The District 202 Community Relations Department is traveling around the district taking pictures and videos. Check out what our students have been up to!