District 142
Special Education
The guiding philosophy of the D142 Special Education Team is to maintain high expectations for ourselves as educators, using data and the problem-solving process to continue to improve our program and ensure positive outcomes for all of our students.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING OUR RETURN TO LEARNING
Dear Parents,
We need your help to keep school open!
Here are important items we need all families to help with:
#1 SICK KIDS, STAY HOME
Schools can’t stay open if kids come to school sick. This is a community effort to educate our kids. We must keep our staff, teachers, and other students healthy to keep school open for in-person learning. Every time a sick child enters a building, it decreases our chances to continue providing in-person learning.
#2 PICK UP A SICK CHILD WITHIN 30 MINUTES
Please come and get your child or children if you receive a call. We understand it can be frustrating if you don’t feel like your child is ill. But we have to follow the very strict guidelines of the IDPH, CDC, ISBE, and CCDHP. Once your child is safely out of the building, you can call to discuss any concerns or next steps with admin or nurse. At this time, if children express symptoms such as headaches or stomach pain, they must be sent home for further evaluation from your pediatrician or personal physician per state guidelines. Siblings must be sent home also at this time.
#3 MASK WEARING
Practice mask wearing and discuss with your child the importance of following this guidance. If a child can’t wear a mask properly, the child will be moved to remote learning per ISBE/IDPH guidelines. It is not punitive, but in the interest of public health.
#4 GET YOUR FLU SHOT EARLY
This is the year it is more important than ever to get a flu shot. The comorbidity of flu and COVID will have a significant effect on individual immunity and may make kids more susceptible to COVID. With symptoms being virtually the same, School closures are likely if flu outbreaks happen.
#5 SUPPORT YOUR TEACHERS
Please encourage kids to follow the rules of their teachers. Public health guidance is about protecting our D142 community.
We can do this....but only if we do it together!
Dr. Lori J Leppert
Director, Student Services
IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING OUR RETURN TO LEARNING
Dear Parents,
We need your help to keep school open!
Here are important items we need all families to help with:
#1 SICK KIDS, STAY HOME
Schools can’t stay open if kids come to school sick. This is a community effort to educate our kids. We must keep our staff, teachers, and other students healthy to keep school open for in-person learning. Every time a sick child enters a building, it decreases our chances to continue providing in-person learning.
#2 PICK UP A SICK CHILD WITHIN 30 MINUTES
Please come and get your child or children if you receive a call. We understand it can be frustrating if you don’t feel like your child is ill. But we have to follow the very strict guidelines of the IDPH, CDC, ISBE, and CCDHP. Once your child is safely out of the building, you can call to discuss any concerns or next steps with admin or nurse. At this time, if children express symptoms such as headaches or stomach pain, they must be sent home for further evaluation from your pediatrician or personal physician per state guidelines. Siblings must be sent home also at this time.
#3 MASK WEARING
Practice mask wearing and discuss with your child the importance of following this guidance. If a child can’t wear a mask properly, the child will be moved to remote learning per ISBE/IDPH guidelines. It is not punitive, but in the interest of public health.
#4 GET YOUR FLU SHOT EARLY
This is the year it is more important than ever to get a flu shot. The comorbidity of flu and COVID will have a significant effect on individual immunity and may make kids more susceptible to COVID. With symptoms being virtually the same, School closures are likely if flu outbreaks happen.
#5 SUPPORT YOUR TEACHERS
Please encourage kids to follow the rules of their teachers. Public health guidance is about protecting our D142 community.
We can do this....but only if we do it together!
Dr. Lori J Leppert
Director, Student Services
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Tinley Park Bobcats Challengers BaseballContact Denis Murphy: [email protected] for more details or to sign up.
From the Bobcats website: If you stop by Bettenhausen Park on a Tuesday night through the months of May, June and July you will find the true spirit of baseball. The Tinley Park Bobcat Challengers is a division for young athletes and their families who do not allow developmental disabilities to prevent them from participating in the national pastime. Denis & Lois Murphy and Rich & Dawn Granata have continued this summer tradition which was founded by Mike Berkery in 1995 with 13 original baseball players. The goal is simple…give everyone a chance to play baseball. This league is not about competition; rather, it is about something greater…sportsmanship, teamwork, and accomplishment. Coach Rich Granata states there are over fifty players signed up this year, ranging in age from 5 to 25 years old. “We have many different special children with diagnoses including Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Angelman Syndrome, Down’s Syndrome, Neurofibromatosis, and many, many more. Each player is an All-Star and will play in an end of the year All-Star Game.” |
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