School Is Open!

School opened today with no problems! Unlike our neighbors, we had a smooth on time start with our buses and all children arrived at school safely and on time! Teachers were waiting and activities began immediately. It is so interesting to watch school begin with the PBIS program since children begin the year learning the behavioral expectations for school such as how to enter the building, how to ride the school bus, how the lunch period operates and how to move from class to class. This practice proactively teaches students what is expected and required of them. This practice and reteaching as needed leads to a much more orderly and safe school environment.

In just a few short days we will be in full swing with athletics and other activities underway for the fall season. Open Houses will begin shortly in each building and soon it will seem as we never left for the summer!

Thanks to parents for following the established driving and drop off procedures today at both school sites. There were no major problems and things were safe and slow! Please be aware that the DuPage County Sheriff's Department is actively patrolling Plainfield Road around the Lakeview Campus and aggressively issuing citations for speeding and school zone cell phone use. We appreciate their efforts to keep our students safe!

Thanks for all of your help to make this opening day a great one!

School Starts Again!

It is hard to believe that the start of my 39^th year in Center Cass is here! Buildings have been prepared and teachers and staff are anxious to get back into providing the excellent programs that make Center Cass SD 66 the fine institution that it is! Teachers return Monday, August 22^nd for two days of in-service and professional development work to prepare them for the new year. Students visit on Wednesday, August 24^th and the first full day of school is Thursday, August 25^th.

This summer we had planned to refurbish and repair deteriorating parking lots at both school sites. The Ide site has been completed and is ready for the start of school. The Lakeview lots are partially done with the east lot being complete, 3/4s of the driveway complete and the Lakeview lot has been patched. Construction is on hold pending a Zoning Hearing recommendation from the DuPage County Zoning Board of Appeals regarding our request to construct an additional bus parking lot to provide a secure, centralized place for our school buses with electricity for light and engine heaters along the west side of the Prairieview building. A recommendation will be made on September 8^th hopefully to be followed by full approval from DuPage County by the end of September. We can not complete the driveway work because of the amount of heavy hauling that will be required to complete the additional lot and new water detention pond that will adsorb water displaced by the additional pavement. Hopefully, we will be successful in obtaining approval for this much needed project and then be able to complete it yet this fall.

We are looking forward to seeing everyone next week! I hope everyone has a great school year!