Blythe Park Will Be Open Tuesday, 1/23

After Com Ed completes repairs by late afternoon today (2/22), District 96 maintenance staff will restart the mechanical systems (boiler). We anticipate that all systems will be back on-line this evening so that Blythe Park students can return to school on Tuesday, February 23.

Several heating system components were damaged when one of the underground power lines shorted out due to moisture infiltration. In the unlikely event that the heating system cannot be repaired by tomorrow (Tuesday) morning, Dr. Lamberson will forward a SchoolReach to parents.

Blythe Park School Closing at 11 am Today, February 22

Blythe Park Parents:

I just received notice from Com Ed that an underground power line needs to be repaired so the boilers will again function at Blythe Park. Unfortunately, this work will not be completed until late this afternoon.

Since we will not have heat in the school, I am closing Blythe Park School today – Monday, Feb. 22nd. You may pick up your child anytime after 11 AM.

Afternoon Kindergarten and afternoon ECE at Blythe Park are cancelled today.

If you call the school, please be patient. The office has only one working phone line.

Thank you for your understanding.
Dr. Lamberson

District Homepage Formatting

We are currently working on the District website and the formatting on the homepage is affected. Information is still available by clicking on the word in the area below the grey bar. We hope to have this rectified as soon as possible.

School Reach Test Message

The following test School Reach message was sent by Dr. Lamberson Thursday afternoon:

“11/19/09 Good afternoon, this is Dr. Lamberson. This is an informational phone call to District 96 parents…there is no emergency!

Before winter weather arrives, I want to ensure that our SchoolReach emergency phone system is properly working, since I will use it in the event of an emergency school closing. This system will call up to 3 numbers; the ones you listed on the registration form: mom’s day phone, dad’s day phone and the home phone number.

In the event, you received this message on 1 or 2 phones, but not all 3, we may have a wrong phone number recorded in our database. Please alert your school office. We will make the necessary correction so that in the event of an emergency, I can communicate with you as soon as possible.

If you would like to know other occasions when this system will be used, please refer to the District’s 2009-10 Communication Guide. It’s posted on the district’s website under the “resources” tab.

As Thanksgiving quickly approaches, I extend my wishes for a very Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family. Thank You!”

Communication Guide

District 96 has developed a communication guide to assist in the delivery of information. The guide is posted under the Resources tab on the district’s website. Click on the link below for the details.

Communication Guide 2009-2010

Confirmed Case of H1N1

There has been a confirmed case of H1N1 at Hollywood School.  Hollywood School is working with the Cook County Public Health Department to monitor the situation.  At this time, the school will remain open and operate normally. Please click on the letter below for more information.

Hollywood Health Letter 11/4/09

Information about H1N1 and seasonal flu viruses can be found at the
Center for Disease Control website.

Additional Resources
2009 H1N1 & Seasonal Flu
Talking to Children About H1N1
Take 3 to Fight the Flu
School Flu Guidelines
Seasonal & H1N1 Flu: A Guide for Parents

Sick Day Guidelines

With the flu season upon us, below are the Sick Day Guidelines listed on page 12 of the 2009-2010 Parent Handbook.

Consider keeping your child home if he or she:
√ has a fever 99 degrees or higher
√ has been vomiting
√ has symptoms that prevent him or her from participating in school such as:

• Productive coughing, sneezing
• Headache, body aches, earache
• Sore throat

A minor sore throat is usually not a problem, but a severe sore throat could be
strep throat even if there is no fever. Other symptoms of strep throat in children
are headache and stomach upset. Contact your pediatrician, as your child needs
a special test to determine if it is strep throat.

Keep your child home until his or her fever has been gone for 24 hours without
medication. Returning to school too soon may slow the recovery process and
expose others unnecessarily to illness.

If these symptoms appear while the child is in school, the parents will be called
and asked to take the child home. If a child is absent 3 days or more due to an
illness, a physician’s note will be required to be turned into the school. 

Click on the link below to access the 2009-2010 Parent Handbook.
2009-10 Parent Handbook

Lead Paint Information

National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week is October 25-31. To read more about lead poisoning click on the link below.

Lead Paint Information

Parent Guardian Transportation Reimbursement

The Illinois State Board of Education has announced they will be unable to pay any Parent Guardian Transportation claims for the 2008-2009 school year due to a lack of funding. For more details click on the memorandum below.
ISBE Transportation Reimbursement Memo 9/09

District 96 E-mail

The District 96 e-mail server will be off-line for upgrading beginning at 4 p.m. on Friday, September 25, 2009 through the weekend.

Staff will not have access to e-mail and will not be able to reply to e-mail.

Staff will have access to e-mail after 8 a.m. on Monday, September 28, 2009.

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