Niles West

D219, Quest make meals available for students during first semester

In recognition of challenges our families are facing with the COVID-19 pandemic, D219 and Quest Food Management Services, our onsite ...
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Principal video and message re: Canvas

To best prepare for the first day of school, it is important that students log in to the Canvas Learning Management ...
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D219 Letter to Students, Families re. Canvas 8.11.20

Regarding the District's adoption of Canvas, all students, teachers and courses have now been imported to Canvas ...
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Quick Guide to Remote Learning for D219 students

Here are some important things students and their families need to know for the start of the 2020-21 school year: ...
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Parent/Guardian Access to Canvas

What is Canvas? Canvas is a learning management system (LMS) that allows teachers to provide instructional support, class calendars, assignments, ...
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September 14, 2020 / Announcements – D219, Announcements – North, Announcements – West

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Important Notice for Seniors & Their Parents

Illinois high school graduates in the Class of 2021 and beyond will be required to fill out a Free Application for Federal ...
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September 22, 2020 / Announcements – D219, Announcements – North, Announcements – West

Niles West’s Swiercz Receives 2020 Teacher Excellence Award in High School Teaching

Congratulations to Rachael Swiercz, teacher at Niles West High School, the winner of the 2020 Teacher Excellence Award given by ...
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September 21, 2020 / Announcements – D219, Announcements – West

West Events

September 2020
24	11:00 am - midday Board of Education Policy Committee Meeting		DETAILS Meeting Notice Join Zoom Meeting Call-In: + 1-312-626-6799 Meeting ID: 914 0856 9328 Password: 024131
24	6:00 pm - 7:30 pm AFFINITY	LOCATION Zoom Meeting - PLEASE RSVP - see details below	DETAILS It’s that time of the year again! We are so excited to have you join us this fall semester for our AFFINITY virtual meetings, which will be held once a month on Thursdays from 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Our first ZOOM meeting will be on Thursday, September 24, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., and the theme is, “Adapting to Your New Normal.” If you are able to, which we would very much love that you could, PLEASE RSVP via this link, so we may prepare for our meeting.
30	6:30 pm - 8:30 pm District Financial Aid Night for Seniors & Families	LOCATION information forthcoming	DETAILS District wide program for seniors and families
October 2020
06	7:30 pm - 11:30 pm Regular Board Meeting
12	Indigenous Peoples Day - No School
14	SAT Testing (Seniors)	LOCATION Students testing on this date will be contacted and have opted to test on this date.	DETAILS State mandated SAT with Essay for Seniors (replacing missed April SAT due to pandemic) Students testing on this date will be contacted and have opted to test on this date. We are only offering SAT School Day exams for our students as part of their required graduation criteria as directed by ISBE. We are not hosting as a satellite district for national test dates. We will not be testing students from other districts.
14	3:30 pm - 4:00 pm Building Meeting	LOCATION Virtual
14	6:30 pm - 7:30 pm D219/D207 Transition Resource		DETAILS Focus Area: Transition- Getting Started Topic: How to Navigate The Illinois Disability System Presenter: Robert H. Farley, Attorney at Law PLEASE RSVP HERE: bit.ly/2A1ZmhG (Note that the link to participate will be sent to those that RSVP’d ahead of the event). Presentation Handouts Link: www.farley1.com/The_Bo.....q.pdf Short Description from the presenter: Attorney Robert H. Farley, Jr., will speak on “How To Navigate the Illinois Disability System” and obtain all the benefits which your disabled child is entitled under the law. Learn what you must do, to be successful. Topics to be covered will be: PUNS (State of Illinois Waiting List); How To Obtain Funding from the State of Illinois if you cannot wait for your child’s name to be pulled from the Waiting List; SSI; Special Needs Trusts; and Guardianship. Mr. Farley is one of the leading attorneys in the United States as he has successfully filed 7 Federal Class Action Lawsuits in the last decade to secure funding for services and protect the legal rights for persons with disabilities. Additional Information: Website- www.farley1.com/
20	6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Finance Committee Meeting
30	Teacher Institute Day - No School
November 2020
03	Election Day - No School
04	7:30 pm - 11:30 pm Regular Board Meeting
10	6:30 pm - 8:30 pm District Exploring College Options	LOCATION information forthcoming	DETAILS District wide program for juniors/sophomores/freshmen and families
11	8:10 am - 3:23 pm Jr. US History Classes meet w/ Counselors	LOCATION information forthcoming	DETAILS Counselors meet with Juniors during their US History Classes
11	6:30 pm - 8:30 pm West Junior Parents Counselor Breakout Sessions	LOCATION information forthcoming
17	6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Finance Committee Meeting
18	3:30 pm - 4:00 pm Building Meeting	LOCATION Virtual
19	8:00 am - 3:30 pm Ask the Expert	LOCATION information forthcoming