Palos Heights 128 News
Summer 2018
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Neighborhood Edition
Superintendent's Message
Grades 6 - 8
Dr. Dawn Green, Superintendent
Grades 4 & 5
Grades 1 - 3
PreK & K
District
The 2017-18 school year, which wrapped up June 4,
was an eventful and impactful year for faculty and
students. It was the second year of free, full-day
Kindergarten for all eligible students, and the second
year of our tuition-based, full-day Preschool at
Indian Hill. We built on the success of new programs
- like GoMath! for students K-5; STEM curriculum,
leveled literacy material, Math and English Language
Arts ‘blocks’ for our Junior High students; as well as
the SchoolWide reading and writing resource for
students K-8.
There were challenges, too - not the least of which was the fire that damaged the
5th grade wing at Navajo in February. Our sincere thanks goes out to custodian John
Meier, who alerted the fire department immediately so the damage could be
contained; the faculty, staff, and students at Navajo, Chippewa and IJHS for their
resiliency and willingness to adapt to continue school without interruption; and the
Palos Heights community at-large, who supported us with donations to get our 5th
grade classrooms back up-and-running when we returned to Navajo. The way
everyone came together during this difficult time is a testament to what an
awesome District and community we have!
This newsletter is focused on sharing our accomplishments from the 2017-18 school
year and looking forward to the
2018-19 school year. We thank you
for your interest and support, and
encourage your feedback at
[email protected].
While there are many ways to
measure school effectiveness,
there is none more clear than
academic achievement. This past
year, IJHS grads Delaney Lyons and
Bethany Regnerus were the
IJHS 8th grade graduation