Madison Elementary

YWCA staff will be giving age appropriate presentations for sexual abuse prevention on 4/8, 4/15, 4/22. More details are in the letter found in our news section. Please let us know if you would not like your child to participate. Thank you.

We hope everyone has a restful spring break. We look forward to starting up again on Tuesday, April 6th. #gopurple

Parents: Click on the links below for this week's Covid data. This data reflects those currently out as Covid positive or under quarantine. Due to being off for spring break, there will be no report next Sunday. Happy Easter! https://5il.co/qzvh https://5il.co/qzvi

Congratulations to Marissa, the winner of our 5 pound chocolate bar through our 5 Essentials Survey. We had 53% of parents respond. That is incredible! Thanks so much for all your support!

Please check out information for Dixon girls fastpitch softball. Let's play ball!

Parents: Click on the links below for this week's Covid data. This data reflects those currently out as Covid positive or under quarantine. Please fill out the Daily Symptom Reporting Form for students attending onsite. https://5il.co/qt52 https://5il.co/qt53

We are hiring! #gopurple

Keep up the great work, parents! Below are the 5Essentials Survey parent participation rates. Each school needs a minimum of 20% in order for reports to be generated. I challenge DHS parents to complete the survey by Friday, April 2, 2021. Click this link to be taken to the parent survey. https://survey.5-essentials.org/Illinois/ Dixon High School: 15% Jefferson School: 24% Madison School: 53% Reagan Middle School: 22% Washington School: 28% We utilize this data for our school and district improvement plans, and principals set improvement goals for their yearly evaluation.

Mrs. Scott's class hard at work writing on our new computers. Keep up the nice work!!!

RMS and Madison 5th-8th Grade Girls Basketball practice has been cancelled for this afternoon 3/15/21. Practice will resume as scheduled for Tuesday.

Parents: Mrs. Empen & Mrs. Hafer met with the Lee County Health Department to review our current practices since IDPH and ISBE updated their public health guidance for schools. Attached is the District's updated procedures. Please contact any building nurse or Mrs. Hafer (District Nurse) if you have any questions. This guidance is subject to change if numbers increase or decrease in Lee County. https://5il.co/qmsd

Parents: Click on the links below for this week's COVID data. This data reflects those currently out as COVID positive or under quarantine. Please fill out the Daily Symptom Reporting Form for students attending onsite. https://5il.co/qlr4 https://5il.co/qlr5

PTC's all virtual fundraiser has now begun! Thanks in advance for your support of PTC and the opportunities they provide for our students! https://my.perfectpastries.biz/signup/KESM

Tomorrow, March 8, 2021, is the first day of the schedule change for RMS and DHS. Click on the link below to see information on the schedule change, and reminders of the mitigations we have had in place to keep students and staff safe. https://5il.co/qbtz

Parents: Click on the links below for this week's COVID data. This data reflects those currently out as COVID positive or under quarantine. Please fill out the Daily Symptom Reporting Form for students attending onsite. https://5il.co/qbur https://5il.co/qbus

Information on a free parent training on Transition Services To Help With Life After Graduation from NICIL and Equip for Equality.

Parent response rates to the 5Essentials Survey. Keep up the good work, parents! We need a minimum of 20% per building participation. We utilize your responses in our School and District Improvement planning. Mrs. Empen also sets principal goals utilizing the data. Dixon High School: 14% Jefferson School: 23% Madison School: 52% Reagan Middle School: 22% Washington School: 27%

Teacher & parapro response rates to the 5Essentials Survey. Keep up the great work! Survey ends on April 2, 2021. Dixon High School: 61% Jefferson School: 100% Madison School: 91% Reagan Middle School: 100% Washington School: 57%

The first of many successful students proudly display their certificates from their conquering of the "Escape Room!"

Students in Ms. Sherlock's room collaborate using technology in an Escape Room project. Very engaged students!