Mokena School District is proud to be participating in the Special Olympics of Illinois' Respect Week to celebrate inclusion and to highlight themes of disability awareness. MIS and MJHS will participate the week of March 3-7 and MES will participate the week of May 5-9. This year's theme is "In My Respect Era."
You can join in the commitment to inclusion and kindness by purchasing shirts at https://willpromo.com/soill_respect/shop/home !
#ChooseToInclude
⭐ Please consider helping the MES Student Council as they work towards their "Sharing Makes Us Shine" mission by sending in cleaning items for the Frankfort Township Food Panty! Collection is the week of February 24th. ⭐
The Dungeons and Dragons club is underway at MJHS!
Matt Lipman from the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra visited both our MIS and MJHS Orchestras on Friday. He performed and gave our musicians some valuable advice to help improve their own performance. Thank you Ms. Nyder for coordinating this wonderful experience.
Thank you to everyone who came out to meet and greet our newly appointed Superintendent, Mr. Gurney! It was a great way for him to get to know some of our families, students, and staff before starting in July.
The MJHS bowling team got the ball rollin’ to kick off their season this week!
We are Mokena proud of our 3rd graders who shared their "Freaky Frog" writing at our Board of Education meeting last night! These students have become frog experts and their public speaking abilities were "toadally" amazing! Great job to Noah, Owen, Graham, Paisley, and Olivia!
8th Grade Meteor Families,
The Graduation Diploma Form due date is Friday, February 21st.
As of today, we have 72 students whose families have not filled out the form. Please fill out the form and pay your grad fees ASAP
Link: https://forms.gle/5WyYuFZ4b9xAZYoE9
Graduation Picture Retakes are Tomorrow (2/20/25) first thing in the morning. These pictures are only for those who were absent on Grad Picture day or need a Retake.
See this link for more info: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IUSO87AoOoJIksaD0JEobnxbt_wqlyAK/view?usp=sharing
Congratulations to the 6 Mokena staff members that have received the Illinois State Board of Education's "Those Who Excel Award"! Your hard work and support for students, colleagues, and the community have made a lasting impact and we are incredibly proud of your achievements!
You can read more about the award and the recipients at: https://www.mokena159.org/article/2038730 .
The Illinois 5Essentials Survey for parents is open. Visit https://survey.5-essentials.org/Illinois/ and select the appropriate survey to begin. For more information, please see the district email sent today.
Technology is an important part of the educational environment. With nearly 3,000 connected devices in our district, here are a few of our accomplishments within Strategic Goal 3C:
-Outdated networking equipment including wireless access points and switches were replaced with new multi-gig switches that allow for faster access for student and staff devices
-Internet bandwidth was upgraded from 1Gb and 2Gb at each respective school to 4Gb at all schools.
-Network management solution was introduced to streamline the management of new equipment
-Upgrades to equipment to allow for the latest security standards to be applied, keeping students and staff safer while utilizing the district network
-Replaced copy machines with newer and faster versions allowing for more efficient use for printing and copying for our staff members
🐧❄️🐧S A V E T H E D A T E 🐧❄️🐧
Join us for MES Family Night on March 5th from 5:30 to 7:30 PM! Enjoy an evening of family fun with activities like reading to therapy dogs, hands-on exploration stations, and more. Don't miss this opportunity to connect, learn, and have fun together. We look forward to seeing you there!
Our MIS 4th graders enjoyed their trip to the Museum of Science and Industry this week. Thank you to all of our parent chaperones for helping to make the trip memorable.
Hello Meteor Families!
This week's edition of the MJHS Friday Update is now available.
Families should check their email inbox for the script and important links.
YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/dXl_QYR3fQo
Friendly reminder: no school on Monday!
To celebrate Presidents' Day, Mrs. Bullington's and Mrs. Klappauf's 7th grade history classes researched the presidents and created a Wall of Presidents!
Hello 8th Grade Meteor families!
It is time to fill out the 8th grade Diploma Form. Click the link below and fill out the form by 2/21. https://forms.gle/zbMHQNnCxvSaepy99
There is a Graduation and Gown/Tassel Fee that is now in your Skyward account that must be paid as well.
We are proud of our accomplishments towards Strategic Plan Goal 1A! Through multiple committees in which a collaborative and thorough review process took place, we are pleased to have high quality and highly rated ELA materials for our students and teachers throughout the district.
Highlights over the past two and a half years include:
- Adoption and implementation of 95% Group Core Phonics Program in Grades K-3
- Adoption and implementation of Open Up Resources EL Education in Grades K-5
- Adoption and implementation of StudySync in Grades 6-8
- Updated and aligned reading intervention materials in grades K-8
- Full alignment of practices to the Illinois State Board of Education's Statewide Literacy Plan
- Professional learning on ELA learning standards, best practices in literacy instruction, and programming implementation
Have you wondered how our district's e-Learning plan was created?
The district formed an e-Learning Committee that included teachers and administrators from each school, representing various grade levels, content areas, and student services to review our previous plan and state requirements.
The district sought feedback from all parents through a survey. 308 parents responded. The survey data was analyzed by both our Parent Advisory Committee and our e-Learning Committee to look for patterns in the data that informed what should stay the same and what should change or be added to our previous plan. The Parent Advisory Committee also gave feedback within one of its meetings.
The district also sought feedback from all teachers and staff through a survey that was analyzed by our e-Learning Staff Committee to look for patterns in the data that informed what should stay the same and what should change or be added to our previous plan. 65 responses were collected. Committee members also gathered feedback from discussions in their schools.
The e-Learning Committee then made modifications to our previous plan based on the above feedback and their experiences. The updated plan recommendations were presented to the Board of Education. The Board of Education then held a public hearing regarding the plan.
The e-Learning plan was approved by our Board of Education and then renewed through the Regional Office of Education for use for the next 3 school years.
And that is how today's plan came to be!
We appreciate everyone's contributions to its development and your support today as we use it! It is a true team effort to make the day the best it can be for our students!
