Brookwood 167 | Remote Learning - FAQ's

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Remote Learning | Frequently Asked Questions -- FAQ’s

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“The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one.”

--Mark Twain

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Remote Learning (Q) Are parents informed of their students academic performance at the end of the 3rd grading quarter?

The following guidelines have been established to address grades for the 3rd Quarter: • The 3rd Quarter was designated to end on March 27th. We are allowing students to make

• Teachers will be looking for a student’s BEST efforts to complete work.

up work, redo work, or complete alternative assessments as outlined by their teachers.

• Non-Electronic Learning Packets that were sent out to students can be used for

• All students will have an opportunity to make

3rd quarter grading.

up work, complete alternate assignments, or complete additional assignments to improve

• Parent

statements

that

work

was

their grades for the 3rd quarter as outlined

completed by their student will be

by their teachers.

acceptable because we are not collecting non-electronic

• All students will have an opportunity to make up a quiz or assessment only if it is feasible to

work

at

this

time.

Students that can complete assignments electronically are encouraged to do so.

do so. Please remember that previously taught material may not be easy to remember at this point in time.

• The time frame to make-up work or complete

• Students staying engaged in learning by any means is very important at this time.

(A) Parents should be routinely informed

additional assignments to improve grades will

through Class Dojo.

ISBE is saying that

be from April 7th through April 27th.

student engagement of any kind is important.

We need to remove as many barriers as

• Students with A’s will retain those grades.

possible on our end and encourage and support parents as much as possible.

• Students will not go down in a grade, they can only move up. Example: A “D” cannot go down to an “F”.

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“Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.”

--Mark Twain

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Remote Learning (Q) Are school districts required to grade student work during Remote Learning Days?

(A) NO! ISBE mandates that during Remote Learning Days, student work completed may only be graded to improve a student’s grades or academic standing. Given that students’ access and ability to complete remote learning tasks during this

our school social workers or psychologists.

time may be highly variable due to environmental factors outside of school districts’ control,

Here is their contact information:

such as technology access, learning needs, socialemotional challenges, and physical challenges,

District Psychologist (BJHS & HB)

students cannot be negatively impacted by work

Mr. Palmisano

completed (or not completed) during Remote

Email: epalmisano@brookwood167.org

Learning Days.

District Psychologist (BMS & LWS) (Q) What are the engagement hours for teachers

Ms. Crettol

on Remote Learning Planning Days?

Email: kcrettol@brookwood167.org

(A) The engagement hours for teachers on Remote

Social Worker BJHS

Learning Planning Days are from 9:00 am - 3:00

Mr. Nagler

pm).

Email: dnagler@brookwood167.org

(Q) What are the expectations for students during Remote Learning Days?

(A) Students are expected to log on to their teacher’s Google Classrooms and review and complete assigned work, ask clarifying questions from their teachers when needed, and most importantly, take care of themselves and their loved ones. If your child is in need of socialemotional support, encourage them to reach out to

Social Worker BMS Ms. Boehl Email: mboehl@brookwood167.org Social Worker LWS Ms. Hale Email: ghale@brookwood167.org Social Worker HB Ms. Murray Email: emurray@brookwood167.org

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“Aim for success, not perfection. Never give up your right to be wrong, because then you will lose the ability to learn new things and move forward with your life. Remember that fear always lurks behind perfectionism.”

--David M. Burns

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Remote Learning (Q) How is attendance being tracked for students?

(A) Teachers are logging which students are contacting them, and submitting Assignments.

Administrators, social workers, and school psychologists, have been reaching out and contacting parents, via phone, ClassDojo, email, and home visits to ensure all students are safe and are accounted for.

through email and ClassDojo. Teachers are also providing students with meaningful feedback after they submit an assignment.

(Q)

Is there ever a time where the student’s

teacher may call the class together for a virtual

(Q)

meeting?

regarding spring 2020 standardized testing,

(A) From time to time, teachers may want to connect with students virtually. They will do this through Google Hangouts or Zoom. Teachers will post on his/her classroom, the time they will be hosting a virtual meeting with students.

What

should

school

districts

do

e.g. MAP testing, ACT, SAT, AP testing, etc?

(A) Executive Order 2020-15 suspended all state assessments for the duration of the Gubernatorial Accordingly,

Disaster all

Proclamation.

state

assessment

requirements for spring 2020 are suspended, (Q) How do I know if my child is completing the

including

necessary activities and assignments?

Readiness, SAT, DLM-AA, Illinois Science

the

Illinois

Assessment

of

Assessment, and the Constitution exam.

(A) Parents should ask their child to see the work

Additionally, ISBE has submitted a statewide

they are submitting to teachers. If a parent has

waiver to the U.S. Department of Education

a specific question they can email their child’s

to waive all federally required assessments,

teacher directly. We are including the contact

summative designations, and reporting on

information for all Brookwood staff.

accountability metrics on the Illinois Report Card for the 2019-2020 school year.

(Q) How will my child’s teacher communicate his/ her learning, progress and Growth?

(A) Teachers are contacting parents and students

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“The difference between school and life? In school, you’re taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you’re given a test that teaches you a lesson.”

--Tom Bodett

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Technology (Q) How can I get a technology device for my child -- Does the district provide a device on loan?

(A) We are able to distribute technology devices (on loan) to any student in need. Parents needing a technology device for their child, can pick-up a technology device for learning (on loan) at their

Brookwood Junior High School

child’s school. During the time of pick-up for a

Ms. Larson

technology device, parents will be required to

Email: jlarson@brookwood167.org

sign a User Agreement for the technology loan. To obtain an electronic device, you can contact your

Assitant Principal Marcus

child’s Principal to schedule a time for pick up.

Email: pmarcus@brookwood167.org

Principals:

(Q) Where can I get technical support in

Longwood School Dr. Patterson

the use of learning apps, classroom digital programs, or my learning device during

Email: rpatterson@brookwood167.org

Remote Learning?

Hickory Bend School

(A) Please call district technology support

Mrs. Jackson

at (708) 758-5190 during our regular hours,

Email: sjackson@brookwood167.org

7:30 A.M – 4:00 P.M.

Brookwood Middle School

Technology Director

Mrs. Pierce Email: onowels@brookwood167.org Assistant Principal Mitchell Email: rmitchell@brookwood167.org

Mr. Dan Tomblin Email: dtomblin@brookwood167.org

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“If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him. An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.”

--Ben Franklin

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Technology (Q) How do I get Free Internet Service?

(A) Xfinity WiFi hotspots across the country are available to anyone who needs them for free – including Non-Xfinity Internet subscribers.

Once at a hotspot, consumers should select the “xfinitywifi” network name in the list of available hotspots and then launch a browser.

Click Here to View ==> XFinity WiFi HotSpot Map (Q) How can I obtain an instructional learning packet?

(Q) When are Remote Learning Planning Days taking place for teachers?

(A) ISBE Recommends that public schools use five (5) Remote Planning Days so that our educators can engage in professional development, collaboration, planning for remote learning.

(A) To obtain an instructional learning packet, please contact your child’s principal at the email

We have scheduled the following five (5)

address listed above. They will arrange for a time

Remote Learning Planning Days:

for for you to pick it up at the school.

• April 9th | April 24th | May 1st • May 8th | May 15th | June 4th

(Q) What does Remote Learning Planning Day mean on the calendar?

(Q) When is the last day of school for students?

(A) This is a day where teachers are not engaging with students remotely. This time is for the staff to plan remote instruction, attend virtual professional development or attend virtual meetings with their building leaders.

(A) June 3rd, 2020

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“If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much.”

--Jim Rohn

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Technology (Q) Will these days need to be made up at the end of the school year?

(A) NO! - we are under a Governor’s Executive Order to conduct the rest of the school year in a Long Term Remote Learning format which states that all of our closure days are to be counted as regular attendance days, and these days will not need to be made up.

(Q) Will my child be able to purchase a yearbook for this school year?

(A) Yearbooks will be created this year and school Principals will be sending all parents an order form. Specific information regarding the timing and distribution will come from each school soon.

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“Keep on going, and the chances are that you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it. I never heard of anyone ever stumbling on something sitting down.”

--Charles F. Kettering

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Special Education The following, updated, FAQ incorporates both federal and state guidance regarding the provision of services to students, including students eligible for special education and related services, during this school closure due to COVID-19.

(Q) What if the student is a special education

If you have further questions please contact:

student at District 167? How are the student’s instructional needs going to be met?

Director of Special Services Ms. Ayala-Martinez

(A) General education teachers will continue

Email: lmartinez@brookwood167.org

working with special education teachers on providing modifications and accommodations for assignments as outlined in the student’s IEP. Case managers will also check-in with their students to provide assistance and further clarification of assignments as needed. All accommodations and modifications as stated in the IEP will be in place so assignments can be completed accordingly.

(Q) What if my child has an IEP or 504 plan?

(A) The child’s special education case manager will reach out to each parent to discuss the IEP and prepare a Remote Learning Plan to reflect the individualization during the remote learning time.

FAPE (Free and Appropriate Education) is required for all students regardless of disability.

(Q) May I still be able to refer my child for special education evaluation if I have academic and/or behavior concerns?

(A) YES! Any concerns should be sent in a written format and emailed to the Director of Special Services. A meeting will be held to determine if an evaluation is deemed necessary.

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“Much education today is monumentally ineffective. All too often we are giving young people cut flowers when we should be teaching them to grow their own plants.”

--John W. Gardner

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Special Education (Q) What if my child receives Speech Services/ Social Work Services/OT/PT Services?

(A) Students are receiving services via Google Meet or Zoom per the Individualized Remote Learning Plan or IEP. Each therapist is working with parents to set-up meetings for telehealth services.

Social Workers

Speech and Language Pathologists

Brookwood Junior High School Mr. Nagler

Longwood School

Email: dnagler@brookwood167.org

Bridget Duggan Email: bduggan@brookwood167.org

Brookwood Middle School Ms. Boehl

Hickory Bend School

Email: mboehl@brookwood167.org

Brookwood Middle School Brookwood Junior High School

Longwood School

Beth Anderson

Ms. Hale

Email: banderson@brookwood167.org

Email: ghale@brookwood167.org

Occupational Therapist

Hickory Bend School Ms. Murray

All Schools Emma Spencer Email: espencer@brookwood167.org

Email: emurray@brookwood167.org

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“Do not confine your children to your own learning, for they were born in another time.”

--Chinese Proverb

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Special Education (Q) What if my student isn’t available during scheduled virtual remote learning or related service times?

(A) ISBE urges districts to account for every student who is enrolled. ISBE recommends that schools and school districts document multiple and varied attempts to contact students, establish

ISBE’S April 20th, 2020, FAQ guidance

remote learning, and provide FAPE to students.

document reiterated OSEP’s position and guidance.

(Q) Will IEP meetings still be conducted?

Annual Review/Triennial Reevaluation IEP (A)

IEP’s meetings are currently being held

Meetings:

Documents are being

• School districts must continue to review

electronically signed through docusign programs.

IEPs annually and complete triennial

virtually (Google Meet).

reevaluations. OSEP and ISBE recommend (Q) Are school districts still required to meet IDEA timelines during Remote Learning Days?

(Updated April 24th, 2020) (A) YES! Neither the DOE nor ISBE is allowing for the extensions of evaluation or meeting deadlines.

In its March 21st, 2020, guidance, OSEP confirmed that, to date, there is no current flexibility for school districts in meeting federal and state special education timelines. OSEP encourages public agencies to work with parents to reach mutually agreeable extensions of time for mandated timelines, as appropriate.

school districts hold annual review meetings via alternate means, such as through video and telephone conferences.

With respect to reevaluations, school teams

can

complete

a

reevaluation

through “a review of existing data” (a file review) without parental consent.

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“Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them.”

--James Baldwin

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Special Education Evaluations/Eligibility Determinations: • Similarly, the sixty (60) school day timeline to complete evaluations and hold student eligibility meetings remain mandated during the Gubernatorial Disaster Proclamation.

During “the Act of God Days” (March 17th through March 30st), which did not constitute instructional days, this sixty (60) school day timeline was suspended.

• However, now that we are in Remote Learning Days, effective March 31st, 2020, the sixty (60) school-day timeline is reinstated.

IEPs/Eligibility Meetings: • The thirty (30)-calendar day window to develop an initial IEP based on an eligibility determination remains mandated.

Referrals for Case Study Evaluations: • Beginning March 31st, the fourteen (14)-school day timeline to respond to a referral for a case study evaluation and holding a domain meeting is now in effect.

(Q) What if I want to have an IEP meeting and it is not my child’s annual review date?

(A) A parent may request an IEP meeting at any time. Once the request is made a meeting will be scheduled for ten (10) calendar days or if the parent waives the ten (10) day requirement, the meeting can be held sooner.

(Q) What accommodations and modifications will be made for my child?

(A)

Teachers

will

address

the

accommodations and modifications will be specified in the student’s Remote Learning Plan and communicated to the parent via virtual conversions follow-ep with an email which includes the Individual Remote Learning Plan. Educators providing remote learning should look at the context of the learning task and determine if the child requires the same accommodations as listed in the IEP or if new accommodations are needed to help the child do the task. Schools should make appropriate modification and accommodations to the student’s curriculum to alleviate any unreasonable burden upon the parent.

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“The aim of education should be to teach us rather how to think, than what to think — rather to improve our minds, so as to enable us to think for ourselves, than to load the memory with thoughts of other men.”

--Bill Beattie

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Special Education (Q) How often will my child’s IEP case manager connect with my child?

(A) The case manager and/or special education teacher should be reaching out on a bi-weekly basis to check the needs of the students. They are part of the google classrooms and working with the general education students to help

(A) Students placed in private special

with modifications of assignments given. Special

education schools remain the responsibility

education teachers are set-up individualized

of their resident district; however, private

sessions with students to complete work; this is

special education schools should work

individualized according to each student and is

with the placing district to determine

noted in the Remote Learning Plan.

remote learning appropriate for each child, including, but not limited to, online or

(Q) How will I know if my child with an IEP is

virtual instruction, instructional phone

meeting or making progress toward his/her IEP

calls, and other curriculum-based activities.

goals?

(A) Students with IEPs will continue to receive IEP updates. The Special Education teachers are required to continue progress monitoring of the IEP goals. Teachers will touch base with parents to address goals and if there is a need to modify an IEP goal.

(Q) If a student is placed in a private special education school, does the responsibility for the provision of remote learning lie with the private special education school or resident school district?

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Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.

--Malcolm X

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English Language Learners (Q) What language should my student use at home?

(A) Students will be provided with opportunities to utilize their home language whenever possible.

Students should have daily opportunities to engage in activities in both English and/or the home language within the four language arts domains of reading, writing, speaking, and listening.

(Q) What if I don’t speak English?

(A) To the extent possible, communication with families of English learners will be shared in the home language as well as English.

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“If someone is going down the wrong road, he doesn’t need motivation to speed him up. What he needs is education to turn him around.”

--Jim Rohn

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Miscellaneous (Q) Will my child be able to get any personal items they may have left at school?

(A) YES! Student Personal Belonging Pick-Up Days have been scheduled at each school during May 18th - May 28th. Please contact your child’s principal for times of pickup or check the school DOJO.

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“The best teachers are those who show you where to look but don’t tell you what to see.”

--Alexandra K. Trenfor

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7th | 8th Grade Only!

(Q) Will I be able to receive a refund for any field trips that I have paid for?

(A) Yes, we are in contact with the treasurer’s office and are in the process of finalizing a process for issuing refund checks.

(Q) What if my child was selling candy to fundraise for a field trip?

• On Mondays and Wednesdays, the focus areas

are

Reading,

Writing,

Social

Science, P.E., Art, and Music.

(A) We are currently in the process of contacting parents whose child(ren) have candy money to turn

• On Tuesdays and Thursdays, the focus

in or who have candy they didn’t sell to arrange

areas are Math, STEM/Science, P.E., Art

for a collection procedure that is in alignment

and Music.

with state social distancing expectations.

(Q) My child has a team jersey or uniform that needs to be returned, how do I do that?

(A) We will be implementing a procedure so that parents can safely drop off uniforms, library books, etc. safely.

(Q) How often will teachers be posting assignments for students?

(A) Teachers will be posting assignments daily and they will be adhering to the following schedule: • Engagement Hours are 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

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“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”

--Nelson Mandela

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7th | 8th Grade Only!

(Q) Can students access school grounds, such as playgrounds and basketball courts during the mandatory school closure?

(A) NO! School grounds may only be used for essential purposes during the mandatory school closures. As such, all school grounds should be closed to student use. School districts can post

into the parking lot.

signs to announce closures of their facilities, lock gates, or take other measures to dissuade the use of their outdoor facilities.

(Q) Is 8th grade graduation canceled?

• All graduate’s names will be scrolling on the school marquee.

• Brookwood Staff, BOE Members, will be lined up from the entrance holding signs

(A) The graduation committee met on May 1st and

and cheering on graduates, in front of

May 8th.

the school to the exit standing six (6) feet apart (Markings will be on the ground to

Here is the plan we are implementing:

ensure compliance with six (6) feet rule).

• On June 3rd between 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.,

• We will have a D.J. (Mr. Fola) playing

students will be given an assigned time (10

celebratory music at the front of the

students every (15) Minutes) to come to the

school.

Junior High. They will be asked to decorate their car and wear their cap and gown. They will

• We will have a fire truck from the

also be required to sign a contract that they

Glenwood Fire Department with the

will follow social distancing requirements.

lights flashing and a squad car from the Glenwood Police Dept. with the lights

• A cameraman will be in front filming the

flashing.

graduates as they arrive.

• We will have a banner hanging on the • As parents and students arrive, we will have

front of the school congratulating

their graduation lawn signs lining Glenwood-

Brookwood Graduates, and a balloon

Lansing Road in front of the school and leading

arch for graduates to walk through as they enter the school.

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“Education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving your community and world better than you found it.”

--Marian Wright Edelman

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7th | 8th Grade Only!

• As students arrive at the school, they will be brought into the gymnasium and lined up six (6) feet apart, ten at a time.

• In the gymnasium, the superintendent, school board president, principal, photographer and cameraman will be the only people present.

• The principal will call the student’s name, the student will walk up and receive his/her diploma from the superintendent and the school board president. A picture will be taken of each student receiving their diploma.

• As each student finishes, they will be given their graduation t-shirt, and escorted out the side gym door, back to their parent’s car, and they will exit the parking lot.

• We will continue this process until every graduate receives his/her diploma.

• Students will be given a designated time on June 4th to pick up their lawn sign from the front of the school.

• A video will be created that will include the valedictorian and salutatorian giving their graduation speeches, and an 8th grade student will also sing the National Anthem. We will piece together each student receiving his/her diploma for the video.

• The video will be sent to all students and parents digitally through ClassDojo and Google Mail.

Students will be receiving the following: • A graduation t-shirt with all (142) graduate’s names on the back • A lawn sign with their picture and name on it (Valedictorian, Salutatorian, and Best in Class will be identified on their sign) • A link to access a digital photo of the graduate receiving their diploma • A link to access the graduation video

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“Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and you help them to become what they are capable of becoming.”

--Goethe

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Assistance (Q) What days/times does the district provide meals?

(A) Brookwood SD 167 provides the “Grab & Go Meal Program” on Tuesdays and Thursdays at BMS from 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

(Q) What other sources for food can I access?

Community Covenant Church Address: 12446 s. Loomis St,

(A) Food Pantries In The South Suburbs St. Clement’s Episcopal Church Address: 15245 Loomis Ave, Harvey, IL 60426 Phone: (708) 331-6307 Hours Monday: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Tuesday: 2:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Thursday: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Friday: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Saturday: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Sunday: 9:45 a.m.– 2:00 p.m.

Tinley Park Food Pantry Inc Address: 6875 173rd Pl, Tinley Park, IL 60477 Phone: (708) 614-7739

Calumet Park, IL 60827 Phone: (708) 385-7477 Respond Now Address: 1439 Emerald Avenue, Chicago Heights, IL 60411 Phone: (708) 755-4357 Hours Monday: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Tuesday: By Appointment Wednesday: 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Thursday: By Appointment Friday: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

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“Do not train children to learning by force and harshness, but direct them to it by what amuses their minds, so that you may be better able to discover with accuracy the peculiar bent of the genius of each.”

--Plato

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Assistance Operation Blessing of Southwest Chicagoland Address: 4901 W 128th Pl, Alsip, IL 60803 Phone: (708) 597-6326 Hours Tuesday: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Wednesday: 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Thursday: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Friday: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Monday, Saturday & Sunday: Closed Oak Tree Community Church Address: 15601 Lamon Ave, Oak Forest, IL 60452 Phone: (708) 687-2230 Lutheran Church of the Resurrection Address: 15050 Central Ave, Oak Forest, IL 60452 Phone: (708) 687-2170

St Damian Catholic Church Located in: St. Damian Elementary School Address: 5250 155th St, Oak Forest, IL 60452 Phone: (708) 687-1370 Redeemer Lutheran Church Address: 4955 158th St, Oak Forest, IL 60452 Phone: (708) 687-2432 Nellie’s Cupboard Food Pantry Address: 325 Center Street, Glenwood, IL 60425 Phone: (708) 755-7449

Hours Monday: 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Tuesday: 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Wednesday: 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Thursday: 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Friday, Saturday: Closed Sunday: 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Hours Tuesday: 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Thursday: 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

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“Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is good for him.”

--Maya Angelou

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Assistance Bloom Township Food Pantry Contact: Leticia Gonzalez Address: 425 s. Halsted, Chicago Heights. IL 60411 Phone: (708) 754-9400 Hours Monday: 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday: 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

• Children ages 3 to 17 and ages 18 to 22 (if in high school), who have temporarily lost access to free or reduced price school

(Q) Where can I find information about assistance

meals due to the COVID-19 pandemic

with food, paying bills, or new programs

related school closures are eligible for

specifically to address the pandemic?

(A) Click Here to Find Help ==> findhelp.org (Q) What other aid is available to families?

(A) idhs p-ebt money is available to all of our families: • COVID-19 has turned many families’ lives upside down, and we want to spread the message far and wide that the application for this extra money is now available! The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) is working in collaboration with the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) to notify families that all children that would receive a free or reduced price meal if school was in session, even if a district wide eligibility school, are eligible for P-EBT regardless of income or citizenship.

Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) SNAP allotments equal to the daily reimbursement for free lunch and breakfast multiplied by the average number of school closure days in the month for each eligible child in the household. $3.50 Lunch + $2.20 breakfast = $5.70 daily cost per child.

• The Families First Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 provides the Secretary of Agriculture authority to approve a State agency plan for temporary emergency standards of eligibility and levels of benefits under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008. Children who would receive free/reduced price meals under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, if not for the school closure are eligible under this provision.

• The link for the application is posted on our website.

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“The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg — not by smashing it.”

--Arnold Glasow

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Grading (Q) How will 4th Quarter Grades be determined?

(A) Grading for the 4th Quarter of the 20192020 school year is outlined below.

Per the

Illinois State Board of Education guidance, all Brookwood School District 167 teachers will be using the following guidelines for grading.

Please note that the first concern of all Brookwood 167 staff is the safety and well-being of our students and their families. It is understood that parents will do the best they can to support their children with remote learning amid all of the many challenges that COVID-19 has presented.

To the extent that it is possible, students are required to engage in remote learning. Remote learning can be accomplished with students completing many online options and/or by completing a hard copy of Instructional Learning Packet #3. If needed, parents may still request a device (iPad or laptop) on a loan basis for their student by contacting the building principal.

Principals: Longwood School Dr. Patterson Email: rpatterson@brookwood167.org Hickory Bend School Mrs. Jackson Email: sjackson@brookwood167.org

Brookwood Middle School Mrs. Pierce Email: onowels@brookwood167.org Brookwood Junior High School Ms. Larson Email: jlarson@brookwood167.org There are a variety of online resources available to students.

Many of these

resources are the same ones used when students were actually in the classroom.

Some of the resources provided are new and provide students with choices and/or differentiated learning options.

Staff are looking for “student engagement” of any kind with any of the online resources they are providing daily and/or completion of the instructional learning packet. Any attempt by students to complete assignments is

“acceptable”.

Teachers

will

provide

feedback for work completed or work attempts through google classroom, Class Dojo. email, zoom meetings, pictures, videos, or phone calls.

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“Many highly intelligent people are poor thinkers. Many people of average intelligence are skilled thinkers. The power of the car is separate from the way the car is driven.”

--Edward De Bono

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Grading The

completion

of

student

work

will

be

acknowledged through a variety of means. Staff will not be accepting any hard copy paperwork.

Online programs or digital formats: • Any online completion of work through software programs that students may already be enrolled in such as Math 180, Read 180, System 44, iRead, Mathia, Study Island, Brain Pop, Flocabulary, Wonders, StudySync, My Math, and Carnegie Math • Any online project submitted via video, pictures, recordings, etc. through Class Dojo or Google Classroom

acknowledgement

by

a

parent/

guardian that work was completed • Verbal acknowledgement by a parent/guardian that work was completed

Grades K through 8 will be a “Pass” or an “Incomplete”.

A “Pass” will be given when a student demonstrates attempts to complete work online or in the learning packet. Students must demonstrate some form of engagement

• Pictures of instructional packet worksheets • Written

Grading for all students in all subjects for

as much as possible.

An “Incomplete” will be given when a student has made no attempt to complete work.

BROOKWOOD 167 SCHOOL DISTRICT Bethany A. Lindsay, Superintendent B R O O K W O O D 1 6 7. O R G

201 Glenwood-Dyer Road Glenwood, IL 60425 Phone (708) 758-5190 Fax (708) 757-2104