Roosevelt Elementary School hosted its Open House on Thursday. The annual event drew an amazing crowd as families started off the evening visiting classrooms and then transitioned into International Night! 

A parade of nations through the hallways got the festivities going. In one gym, numerous cultural tables were set up with treats and history from all over the world. 

After enjoying some sweet and savory snacks, a dance circle appeared. Inside the circle, talented Roosevelt Tigers showed off their best moves. We saw South Asian, Greek, Serbian, Irish, Latin American, Polish and Ball Room Dances!

Here are some photos from all of the fun

Staying with the Tigers. Roosevelt earned its Kindness Seal for 2023. That's four straight years as a kindness-certified school.

Read more about the honor on our website!

It was a fun collaborative weekend for our Middle School Bands! Emerson and Lincoln participated in the Jazz Jamboree at Thomas Middle School in Arlington Heights last week. It was a summit of talented musicians and both schools did a fantastic job and received clinics from two jazz professionals in the non-competitive event. 

One of the cool parts of this was that both schools could watch each other's performance. 

You can read more and find pictures from the Jamboree on our website.

Registration Info

Next week is our first registration date!

• February 7th - Preschool Registration Begins
• February 21st - Summer School Registration Begins
• March 7th - Registration Begins For ALL District 64 Students (This also includes Kindergarten)

All the links will be posted to www.d64.org/about/register, along with any other important registration information.

Online registration for WOW 2023 will open on Tuesday, February 21st at noon. 

Classes for students who have completed K-3 will be held at Washington Elementary School, while classes for students who have completed 4-7 will be held at Lincoln Middle School. 

• Session 1: June 14th - June 30th (No School Monday, June 19) 
• Session 2: July 5th - July 20th (No School Monday, July 3rd and Tuesday July 4th)

You can find all the Course Descriptions, Info, and Registration Links for WoW here on our website.

We're looking for WoW summer school teachers!

With the 2023 school year set to start for students on August 23, this gives summer school teachers a whole month of summer vacation before returning to work!  

Full-time summer school teaching salary is $2,736 (for only 24 half-days!)

If you are interested in teaching summer school, please complete one (or both) of these forms:

• I am interested in teaching Gr K-3 summer school at Washington! 
• I am interested in teaching Gr 4-7 summer school at Lincoln! 

The District 64 Board of Education will hold a special meeting on Wednesday, February 9th at 6:00 pm in the Jefferson Early Childhood Center - Hendee Room. The agenda for the special meeting includes:

• Pledge of Allegiance
• Public Comments
• Potential Approval of BWP Contract for the Superintendent Search 
• Executive Search Firm Presentation to the Board & Discussion of Options for the Superintendent Search 
• Adjournment 

I've also created a "Superintendent Search 2023" webpage on d64.org that will serve as a central location where you will find all the latest information regarding the Superintendent search.

The Board of Education is inviting interested community members to apply for a vacant Board position created by a recent resignation. The Board will appoint a replacement to serve until a new Board is seated following the April 2025 municipal election. The appointment will be made following the state law as found in Board Policy 2:70.

The deadline for interested candidates to submit an application is no later than 4:00 pm on February 21st, 2023. 



You can find all the information regarding the application and process under Board Member Vacancy 2023 on our website. 

Upcoming Board Meetings

• February 16, 2023 - 7 pm - regular meeting, Jefferson School 

Looking to catch up on past meeting highlights? A summary of each meeting is available on our Current Board News webpage.

Please confirm meeting dates and times on the Board meetings webpage.

Comments and questions may always be directed to the Superintendent or Board members through these links:

Email Dr. Eric Olson, Superintendent or contact members of the Board of Education via email links.

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