Weekly Family Updates 2/7/22

    

Please click here to read the communication sent out to families last night. 

For now, our mitigations remain in place. I will keep you posted on changes to this as they happen. We remain committed to peeling back things like masking and social distancing when we are able to consistently to do so. Thank you in advance for your support in this. 

Kindergarten Roundup for 22-23! PLEASE SHARE THIS INFO!!!!

5Essentials

Annually, the State of Illinois asks school districts to administer the 5Essentials Survey to gather feedback from students, parents, and staff. This feedback helps guide the district in future planning. Your participation in the parent portion of the survey will help us understand the conditions at your child’s school and guide improvement. Your identity and survey responses will be kept completely confidential and will never be connected to you or your child.

On behalf of the Illinois State Board of Education, the Illinois 5Essentials Survey will be administered online by UChicago Impact at the University of Chicago. The survey gathers data related to five indicators that can predict important student outcomes, including improved attendance and larger test score gains. These five indicators that affect and predict school success are:

• Effective Leaders
• Collaborative Teachers
• Involved Families
• Supportive Environments
• Ambitious Instruction

The Illinois 5Essentials Survey for students and teachers will be conducted now through March 11, 2022. The Parent Survey Supplement will be conducted during that same timeframe.

To take the survey please visit https://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/ and select the appropriate survey to begin.

Weather Procedures

Please be sure to check out our emergency weather procedures! 

Please click here to read the communication sent out to staff and families last night. 

Linked here is the most updated decision-making flow chart, provided by our legal counsel. This is what we are following. If you have questions, please reach out to me. 

Please check out this document for information on how quarantine is calculated under the new guidelines. We worked with all the other local districts to make sure we are all handling this consistently, and especially close contacts that occur at home. 

You can sign your child up for surveillance testing using this easy link! 

Please remember that these tests are for student use ONLY!

Current Local COVID Data

2/4/22 DATA

Current D114 Daily Data

CDC thresholds and local data for Lake County

Indicator	Low Transmission	Moderate Transmission	Substantial Transmission	High Transmission	Current Status
Incidence Rate: Total new cases per 100K persons in the last 7 days	0-9	10-49	50-99	100 or greater	643.33
7 Day Average Test Positivity Rate	Less than 5%	5.0%-7.9%	8.0%-9.9%	Greater than 10%	8.4%

D114 Local Zip Codes Data from Northwestern University COVID Dashboard--ALL DATA INCLUDES ACTUAL AND PROBABLE CASES!

Indicator	Low Transmission	Moderate Transmission	Substantial Transmission	High Transmission	Current Status
Incidence Rate: Total new cases per 100K persons in the last 7 days	0-9	10-49	50-99	100 or greater	598.7
7 Day Average Test Positivity Rate	Less than 5%	5.0%-7.9%	8.0%-9.9%	Greater than 10%	11.70 %

Remote Learning Access

To access short term remote learning, students must:
1. Have positive COVID diagnosis, or
2. Be identified as close contact by D114

Situations that do not qualify for remote access:

1. Symptoms in the absence of a COVID diagnosis.
*Students should stay home until symptoms resolve.
*Student will be encouraged to take a COVID test and share results
*COVID testing can be done onsite using O'Hare surveillance weekly testing or Binex Now Rapid with parent/guardian permission.

2. Student identified as close contact with a family member
*Student should stay home and monitor symptoms
*Student will be encouraged to take a COVID test and share results
*COVID testing can be done onsite using SHIELD PCR (once program launches) or Binex Now Rapid with parent/guardian permission.

3. Family vacations.

4. General illnesses.

5. Any other non-COVID related reasons.

Remote Learning Parameters:
Student get “eyes and ears” into the classroom using Google Classroom and Google Meet.
Student is provided at least 5 hours of instruction, of which 2.5 must be synchronous.
Remote access is given 24 hours after notification that a student qualifies.

Eat Out 2 Help Out D114 PTA Fundraiser

Where: Culver's Fox Lake: DRIVE THRU ONLY

When: Monday, February 7th 

Time: 5-8pm

*Mention D114 PTA Event to help us receive 10% of purchases back to our organization. 

Virtual PTA Meeting

When: Thursday, February 10th

Time: 6:30 pm

Where: Virtually

Click the link below to be admitted into the meeting. (*you will need a Gmail account)

https://meet.google.com/rps-xjos-qnn

Friday, February 18--Institute Day (no student attendance)

Monday, February 21--Presidents' Day--No School

Tuesday, February 22--February Board of Education meeting at 7PM at Lotus

February 8th, 2022: PC’s for People will be at the LCHA Grayslake office distributing free and low-cost PC’s.  Computers will be made available for free to those who have federally funded housing (vouchers or public housing), households with either SNAP, Medicaid, SSI, or Vet Benefits, or those whose household income falls below 135% of the federal poverty guidelines.   Registration is required for this event, as PC’s for People will be bringing only as many computers as are reserved.  Households can register here: https://pcsrefurbished.com/event/registration  Though households can opt to pay for an upgraded PC or laptop, this link will bring registrants to the site where they can register for a free PC.

Grant Jr Bulldogs Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Jr. Bulldog Families, Registration for the 2022 season is NOW OPEN! This includes both Spring Flag, Fall Tackle & Fall Flag. Registration for the spring season is due April 3rd, 2022. For all registration detail, please visit our website: https://www.grantjrbulldogs.com/page/show/1164457-registration Be on the lookout for our first GJB Newsletter!  We have made a few changes to our registration process and ask that you read through these changes: Raffle Tickets will only be given to those families who request them. You can get up to the total cost of registration, if you choose, to make up the money for the fees. This allows for Football to be free to any player who's family will sell raffle tickets. Applies to Fall Flag and Fall Tackle Fees. Questions, email: treasurer@grantjrbulldogs.com. Free Speed & Agility Camp - please register on the website. The Camp will be on Fridays, from 6-8 pm @ Big Hollow Middle School, Big Gym.  All payments must be made through Sports Engine.  No payment plans for Spring or Fall Flag. If you need assistance, please contact our Treasurer.  Each program - Spring Flag, Fall Tackle & Fall Flag has it's own registration to be completed.  Fall Tackle Equipment Deposit:  $200.00 check payable to Grant Jr. Bulldogs post dated December 15, 2022 per tackle player.  This check is NOT CASHED and will be shredded at the end of the playing season with the return of all equipment.  EQUIPMENT WILL NOT BE HANDED OUT UNTIL DEPOSIT CHECK HAS BEEN RECEIVED. Volunteer Deposit:  $200.00 (tackle players) or $100.00 (flag players) check payable to Grant Jr. Bulldogs post dated to December 15, 2022 per family.  This check is NOT CASHED and will be shredded at the end of the playing season with the fulfillment of the REQUIRED volunteer hours. If you don't volunteer, we will cash your check.  Birth Certificates: During the registration process you will be required to upload picture of your player’s birth certificate. A digital copy is required to play. For Fall Tackle - Equipment Fitting/Keep your Jersey #/Pick a Jersey # Dates: 2/16 & 3/16 from 6-8 pm @ Fox Lake Volunteer Fire Department (Behind Dog & Suds off of Rollins Rd).  Spring Flag Details: Ages: K-8th Grade. Timeframe: Mid April - Done weekend before Memorial Day. Games on Sat or Sun. Cost: $100 COVID-19 Protocols: Players are required to follow all TCYFL and Grant Jr. Bulldogs COVID-19 safety mitigation protocols, including, but not limited to: wearing masks and not attending practices or games if exhibiting ANY COVID-19 symptoms. We will follow IHSA recommended guidelines. For tackle football, we offer a payment plan option that you can select during registration, with the last payment due on June 15th. We also have financial assistance options for Fall flag or tackle registration if needed. If you have questions regarding financial assistance, please email Kim Fudala at treasurer@grantjrbulldogs.com. Those wishing to apply for scholarship will find it on our registration page. We're limited to about 6 scholarships this year. We ask that you get your application in as soon as possible. Our Coaching Application will be available soon and distributed in a separate email. Any questions regarding coaching can be directed to football@grantjrbulldogs.com. If you have any questions regarding registration, please email board@grantjrbulldogs.com. See you soon and GO BULLDOGS! Thank you, Your GJB Executive Board

D114 Text-A-Tip

United Way

 

Ways to access:

*Call 211 from any phone.

*Text your zip code to 898211

*Access the database via web at https://211lakecounty.org/

 

You can reach us at District Office at 847-973-4028. Feel free to email me with questions, ideas, or concerns at heather.friziellie@foxlake114.org. We are here to help, so don't hesitate to reach out for assistance!

With commitment to our students and families, 

Heather Friziellie, Superintendent