Measures of Academic Progress ™ (MAP) Parent Toolkit Information
Greenbrook Elementary School
Waterbury Elementary School
Spring Wood Middle School
To Purchase your 2011-2012 Spring Wood Yearbook go to: http://www.jostens.com/apps/shop/customer.asp?CID=196629
TO VIEW THE FINAL BUDGET THAT WAS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2011, PLEASE CLICK BELOW:
Final 2011 2012 Budget - September 22, 2011
Since 1897, Keeneyville Elementary School District 20 has provided high-quality elementary education in the northwest suburbs of Chicago. The three schools of ESD 20 - Greenbrook Elementary, Waterbury Elementary and Spring Wood Middle School - serve the families of Keeneyville, Roselle, Bloomingdale and Hanover Park. The education our students receive, from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade, becomes the foundation for a future lifetime of learning.
Our curriculum focuses on educational fundamentals:
- Reading and Language Arts
- Standards-based Math
- Hands-on Science
- Technology
- Social Studies
- Art, Music, P.E. Health
District 20 News
The February breakfast and lunch orders are now available. Please go to District 20, About District 20, Breakfast/Lunch Menus. The order forms are directly below the menus. Thank you.
Don't forget - in case of dangerous weather conditions, please check here for any information regarding emergency closings! Closings are posted by 6:00 a.m. If there is no closing information with a date and time, all schools are open!
Thank you!
Attn: Parents/Guardians/Community Members!
The second Town Hall Meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. in the carpeted gym at Spring Wood Middle School.The format of the meeting will be: a 30-45 minute presentation by Dr. Connolly, Superintendent, about the District's new Mission Statement and the adoption of the NWEA Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) student assessment system; followed by a question and answer session. Attendees will be able to submit questions in writing to a panel of administrators and board members. The questions will be read aloud and answered by the most appropriate panel member. If a question cannot be answered immediately, a district representative will respond to the question within 5 business days. All parents and community members are encouraged to attend.Reminders will be sent home a little closer to the meeting date. Thank you!
The January breakfast and lunch menus are now available. Please go to District 20, then About District 20, then Breakfast/Lunch Menus. The order form is directly below the Menu link. Thank you!
The Board of Education has initiated a "Board Salute" program to acknowledge staff, volunteers and community members who have gone "above and beyond" in their contributions to Keeneyville School District #20. For information on this program and nomination forms, please go to "District 20" "School Board," then "Board Salute Program." Thank you.
The 2011 State Report Cards for Keeneyville School District 20 and each school have been posted. Please go to "District 20" "About District 20" then "School Scores." The State Report Card site now has these scores, as well as past years. The link is directly above the District 20 .pdf files.
ATTENTION: Fifth Grade and Middle School Parents and Guardians!
As of September 27, 2011, the Child Health Exam Code has changed to require proof of receiving a dose of Tdap vaccine starting school year 2012-2013. This means that any child entering sixth grade next year (current fifth graders) and any student grades seven through twelve (current sixth through eleventh graders) will have to have proof that they have received 1 Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis) dose REGARDLESS OF THE INTERVAL SINCE THE LAST DTaP, DT or Td.
ATTN: PARENTS/GUARDIANS/STUDENTS
The local municipalities, park districts, etc. sometimes send us information and ask us to post it on our Web site. This information can be found by clicking on "District 20," then clicking on "Community" on the left side of the page.
Thank you.
KEENEYVILLE FOUNDATION
The Spring Wood Educational Foundation is the newly revived foundation for Keeneyville School District #20. The Web site address for the foundation is: www.springwoodfoundation.com or simply click on the foundation link at the bottom left of this page. Please visit the Web site to see how you can help support the students and programs of District 20! Thank you!
GRANDPARENTS RAISING GRANDCHILDREN
For those of you who are raising your grandchildren, Catholic Charities has a program to assist you. Please click on "District 20" then "Community" for a flyer with important information. They are anxious to help! Thank you!
RESPONSE TO INTERVENTION
All Illinois school districts have written a plan to transition to Response To Intervention (RtI) by the beginning of the 2010-2011 School year as required by law. Keeneyville School District 20 would like to take this opportunity to inform you about the RtI initiative and the steps we are currently taking to implement this school improvement reform.
For more information on RtI go to "District 20" and then "Response to Intervention (RtI)." Thank you.
A.I.M.S MENTORING PROGRAM
For information on how you can make a difference in a child's life by spending 1 hour each week with them, please visit the A.I.M.S. Mentoring Web site by clicking "District 20," then "Community," and then "AIMS." Thank you!
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SOLAR PANEL INTEGRATED INTO SPRING WOOD CURRICULUM
District 20 received a grant from the Illinois Clean Energy Foundation to install solar panels on top of the Spring Wood storage facility in order to study the effectiveness and impact of solar energy (and other alternative energies) on our environment. To view the data that many of our students will analyze this year, please click on "District 20" then "About District 20" and finally "Solar Panel System Data."
UPDATE OF YOUR HOME AND EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBERS
For the safety of your children, please keep all phone numbers up-to-date with each child's school office. You may call them at:
(Greenbrook) 630 894-4544
(Spring Wood) 630 893-8900
(Waterbury) 630 894-4207.
If you prefer, you may e-mail the information to your school secretaries:
Spring Wood - bfang@esd20.org
Waterbury - lcronin@esd20.org
Greenbrook - promano@esd20.org.
Thank you for your cooperation.
AFRICAN-AMERICAN PARENT COMMITTEE
We now have a Web page for announcements and information related to the African-American Parent Committee meetings and activities. Please click on "District 20", then "Parent Connections" and then "AAPC" right below the "Parent Connections". Thank you.



