Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021

Two-Group Hybrid Learning Plan Begins March 3
At the February Board of Education meeting, we presented a tentative plan to give more students the opportunity to come to campus more often, as long as COVID-19 transmission rates remained low. We continue to monitor the data from both our population testing program and the Lake County Health Department, and the incidence rates and transmission have continued to remain extremely low on campus.
Given this continued downward trend in incidence rates in our community, we will be transitioning from the three-group model (Blue, Gold, Green) to a two-group model (Blue and Green) on Wednesday, March 3. We will create the two groups by dividing the Gold group in half and distributing those students into the Green and Blue Groups. Students will have the opportunity under this plan to come to school every day and see more fellow students in class. Students are asked to continue to bring their population test sample the first morning they attend class on campus each week, affixing the barcode to the sample tube vertically.
The Blue/Green Schedule has been posted on the COVID-19 Updates webpage.
Students and Patriot families received an email yesterday regarding this change including specific information relating to their current hybrid learning group.

Planning Your Future Sophomore Family Night for Parents, Guardians and Students
The College and Career Center will host a virtual Planning Your Future event for current sophomores and their families at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 4 on Zoom. Students are strongly encouraged to attend with their parents or guardians.
Post-Secondary Counselors Sara English and Dan Miller, and Career Exploration Program Manager Diane Willock, will discuss what to expect during junior year as students begin to embark on the college and career exploration process. An introduction to Naviance, an online tool to assist Stevenson students with college and career planning, will be provided. There are also several pre-sessions available and the opportunity to request an interpreter.
Pre-Session in Spanish
A special session will take place for Spanish-speaking sophomore families before the main meeting from 6:15-6:45 p.m. on Zoom
Pre-Session for families of students with an IEP or 504
Parents and guardians of students with IEP/504 plans are invited to a pre-session from 6:30-6:30 p.m. on Zoom.
Requesting an Interpreter
Families who would like to request an interpreter for the main program or the pre-session for families of students with an IEP or 504 are asked to contact Michele Doczi at 847-415-4517, or mdoczi@d125.org by Monday, March 1.
We look forward to welcoming our sophomore students and families to this virtual event!

String Parents Talent, Treasure and Time Campaign
Tomorrow night’s String’s Winter Concert Showcase serves as the kickoff to the String Parent Association’s (SPA) “4 Weeks of Giving – Talent, Treasure and Time Campaign.” Students, parents and the community are invited to join their efforts to support and enhance music education at Stevenson.
This campaign focuses on:
Talent:Watch the Strings Winter Concert Showcase – a virtual presentation of works from members of the guitar and orchestra classes tomorrow, Feb. 25, at 7 p.m. on Zoom.
Treasure: Donate to this fundraiser through March 19. SPA has identified a donor who will match all donations dollar-for-dollar up to $1000.
Time: SPA is seeking volunteers. They are looking for next year’s board members, committee chairs and organization members.
Please see the SPA webpage for more information about this parent organization.

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