What's New At Lincoln!

Student safety is important to us at Lincoln! We have been busy bringing new safety measures to Lincoln. We also have a new school info app. Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with "what's new at Lincoln". Over the summer we completed a fitness track and repaved the parking lot. We are also excited to unveil our new playground that should be ready by the end of September. We look forward to having a safe and updated playground for our students. We can't wait to see everyone at our Back to School Bash on Saturday!

Sincerely,

Natalie Bako

Principal

Introducing the brand new app for Lincoln ESD 156.

NEVER MISS AN EVENT

The event section shows a list of events throughout the district. Users can add an event to their calendar to share the event with friends and family with one tap.

CUSTOMIZE NOTIFICATIONS

Select your student’s organization within the app and make sure you never miss a message.

CAFETERIA MENUS

Within the dining section, you’ll find an easy to navigate, weekly menu, sorted by day and meal type.

DISTRICT UPDATES

In the Live Feed is where you’ll find updates from the administration about what’s going on in the district right now. Whether that’s celebrating a student’s success, or reminding you about an upcoming deadline.

CONTACT STAFF & DEPARTMENTS

Find relevant staff and department contacts under an easy-to-navigate directory.

We believe that cellphones have great utility. We have also found that learning and social behavior improve drastically when students are fully present so they can engage with their teachers and classmates.

We are excited to share that we will be making our school a phone-free space to improve teaching and learning. We are partnering with an organization called Yondr to achieve this goal. Yondr is currently used across the world in over 1,000 schools, as well as at concerts, comedy shows, weddings and special events of all kinds. The goal of these spaces is to encourage people to engage with each other and their surroundings.

Yondr employs a simple, lockable pouch that stores a cellphone. Every student will secure their phone in a Yondr pouch when they arrive at school each morning. They will maintain possession of their phones, and will not use them until they are unlocked at the end of the school day.

In 2019, Yondr surveyed over 400 school partners to measure the effects of creating phone-free educational environments. These schools achieved notable progress in multiple areas:

• ● 69% of schools saw an improvement in academic performance

• ● 84% of schools saw an increase in student engagement in the classroom

• ● 80% of schools saw a decrease in behavior referrals

  In an effort to best serve your child, we appreciate your full support in adoption of the Yondr Program at our school.

All students in grades first through eighth will enter Door 1 this school year. Each student will pass through our Evolv Weapons Detection System. Here is some information about the Evolv System:

Evolv Express uses artificial intelligence and sensors to instantly distinguish between weapons and everyday items. This allows students, teachers and staff to move through security at a natural walking pace without having to be stopped and searched each time.

The system consists of two towers which create a lane wide enough for two people to be scanned as they pass through side-by-side. If the towers turn green, no threat has been detected and the individual passes through without stopping.

If the system identifies a potential threat, the tower will alert with a red light and sound. A designated staff member will be on site with an Evolv mobile tablet that processes the scanned individual and uses a red box to indicate precisely where a potential threat is on the person.

If the system identifies a potential threat, the tower will alert with a red light and sound. A designated staff member will be on site with an Evolv mobile tablet that processes the scanned individual and uses a red box to indicate precisely where a potential threat is on the person.

That individual will be pulled aside where they can undergo a secondary screening or be searched. A building Administrator will conduct all searches in alignment within the existing Lincoln 156 policy. Our SRO will be on standby to assist as needed.

Halo is a vaping detection device that operates by identifying smells that are abnormal in a safe and healthy environment. The device then sends alerts to the appropriate officials who can deal with the problem at hand. Bathrooms and locker rooms are two major areas of privacy where students may try to vape in schools. Halo devices can also detect other air quality concerns such as mold or carbon monoxide.

Safety First

MyPAL (Personal Alert Levels) Schools is the ultimate resource that will help schools boost safety and improve the climate and culture for all stakeholders. MyPAL Schools is proud to provide a web-based software for elementary, middle, and high schools that allow students to anonymously report

Bullying & Cyberbullying, Personal Crisis, Fighting, and School Threats on and off campus.

Please watch the video below for more information.

Email: nbako@L156.org
Website: WWW.L156.ORG
Location: 410 157th Street, Calumet City, IL, USA
Phone: 708-862-6620