District Digest

September 11, 2025

In this issue…

Calendar Reminders
Board of Education Meetings
DuPage Metro Swat Training
Bus App Update
Join a Strategic Plan Committee
Superintendent’s Student Advisory Council
Safety Reminders
School Meals - Preordering Required for Elementary
Crisis Recovery Center in DuPage County
Parent Coaching
PTA Fun Runs
Upcoming Programs at GEPL
Glenbard West Homecoming Pancake Breakfast
GPS Series

Calendar Reminders

Friday, September 26 Institute Day – No Student Attendance

CLICK HERE FOR THE 2025-26 OFFICIAL SCHOOL CALENDAR

Board of Education Meetings

All meetings are held at Hadley Jr. High School, 240 Hawthorne Blvd. unless otherwise noted.

Monday, September 22, 2025, 6:30 p.m. - Regular Board of Education Meeting

For full Board Meeting agendas CLICK HERE. For Board Meeting stream archives CLICK HERE.

DuPage Metro Swat Team Training - Friday, September 12

The DuPage Metro Swat Team will be conducting a training exercise near Bloomingdale Road and St. Charles Road on Friday, September 12 at 9 a.m. Please be advised that this training could be heard into the neighborhood surrounding this area. Thank you for your attention to this information.

Bus App Update

As a follow up to the message shared last week, the Here Comes the Bus app is now functioning. Safeway has made corrections to the data feed that is required to link a student to a specific bus.

Join a Strategic Plan Committee

As part of the ongoing process to monitor and support the Glen Ellyn School District 41 Strategic Plan for 2025-2027, we are forming committees aligned with each of our four Strategic Priority Goal Areas. Each committee will include up to six parents and six staff members who are interested in contributing their perspectives and expertise. The committees will meet two or three times a year and each member will serve for two school years taking the district through the final year of the plan.

If you are interested in serving, please complete this form by Monday, September 15.

Thank you for your consideration. #WeAreD41

Superintendent’s Student Advisory Council Interest Form

Superintendent Dr. Jeff McHugh invites 5th, 6th, and 7th grade students to express interest in serving on the Superintendent's Student Advisory Council (SSAC) - Click here to apply. The 8th grade Hadley Student Board of Education members will also serve on the council. The mission of the council is to provide feedback and inform the superintendent of happenings across the district from a student perspective.

The SSAC will include the three 8th grade student Board members, two representatives from both 6th and 7th grade, as well as two 5th grade representatives from each elementary school. The SSAC will meet on Thursday evenings four times this school year.

Interested 5th, 6th, and 7th grade students should fill out the form by the end of the day on Sunday, September 14.

Visit the Superintendent Advisory Councils webpage for more information HERE

Safety Information and Reminders

Congestion around our landlocked schools combined with narrow streets in Glen Ellyn can be a challenge and impacts the safety of students coming to and from school. District 41 continues to partner with the Glen Ellyn Police Department and parents on safety matters. As always, the Glen Ellyn Police Department will be present at schools as often as possible during drop off and pick up times. Here are a few reminders for parents and kids related to safety:

Discharge students on the passenger side of vehicles instead of on the active roadway drivers side
Watch carefully for students riding bikes and scooters to and from school
Remind students to follow the rules of the road and be aware of vehicles on the roadways when riding their bikes and scooters

Ordinance Regulates Bikes, E-Bikes, and Scooters

from glenellyn.org

The Village of Glen Ellyn has adopted a new ordinance designed to address the growing use of bicycles, low-speed electric bicycles, and personal micro mobility devices such as electric scooters within the Village. Adopted by the Board of Trustees on April 28, 2025, the ordinance aims to improve safety, accessibility, and clarity regarding the use of such devices in public spaces.
READ FULL ARTICLE HERE

DuPage County Sheriff's Office Sex Offender Registry

In the interest of safety, the Sheriff's Office provides a public registry of sex offenders, Click Here for more information.

Thank you for partnering with us to keep kids safe in our community.

School Meals - Preordering Required for Elementary

District 41’s food service partner Quest requires preorders for all elementary school lunches. The preordering process allows Quest to better provide the accurate number of lunches to each school building. This process is required for all elementary students including families who have approved fee waivers. Preorders need to be completed by midnight the Thursday before the following week.

PREORDER INFORMATION (elementary only)
Preordering will be through an app/website called MyMealOrder.com (MMO). In order to get started with MMO you must complete the following steps:

Step 1: Go to mymealorder.com to login Click here

Step 2: Click here for instructions on how to locate your student’s ID. You will need your child’s school ID number to set up myMealOrder.

Step 3: Place your order by midnight on Thursday night for the following week.

Click Here for step by step instructions and screenshots of the process to preorder. (clic para espanol) ...MORE

New Crisis Recovery Center - Youth Services

The newly opened DuPage Crisis Recovery Center (CRC) is a safe and welcoming place for kids and teens (ages 5-17) in DuPage County who are feeling overwhelmed, stressed, or struggling with their mental health. For children under 5, they will provide an assessment for immediate needs and link to specialized community providers for early intervention support.

Open 24/7, the CRC offers walk-in support for families when their child needs immediate help and a caring team to talk with about what they're going through.

How to Access Support:

Call 630-627-1700
Walk-in at 115 N. County Farm Road Wheaton, IL 60187
Or request an on-site assessment from our Mobile Crisis Response Team (MCRT) by calling 630-637-1700

Coaching for Parents to Support Mental Health

Parent Coaching is a FREE resource made possible by funding from the D41 Kids Foundation. This resource connects you to regularly scheduled meetings with a coach, as well as content created by therapists. Currently, over 95 District 41 parents are registered and actively using parent coaching. CLICK HERE to register for ongoing support from a coach.

District 41 parents said this about how they are using parent coaching:
“Parenting strategies with 9 year old ADHD - Inattentive Type.”

“Tools to be an excellent parent and address mental health better”
“Deepen connection, improve my awareness, reduce my reactivity, adjust to a neurodivergent child's needs.”
“A genuine and sincere understanding of a complex situation, and a careful approach to trying to assist with keeping goals in place and actions productive for my son’s sake.”
“J’Marquel is an active listener and is attuned to what I am working through.”
“My divorce is fairly recent and our daughter is having anxiety and panic pretty frequently. Usually it's when she is away from her mom and with me.”

Parent Guidance está aquí para apoyarle durante todo el año con La Asesoría para Padres. Haga clic aquí para registrarse para el apoyo continuo de un asesor: https://parentguidance.org/es/school-coaching/

PTA’s Host Fun Runs in District 41

PTAs are hosting annual Fun Runs in District 41 this fall. The Fun Run programs are about getting kids moving, having fun, and connecting with each other. Click on the links below to learn more about fun runs happening soon!

Abraham Lincoln School - September 25

Churchill School - September 25

Forest Glen School - October 24

Upcoming Program at Glen Ellyn Public Library

Parent and Caregiver Sibshop Support Meeting
Discuss the needs, concerns, and opportunities that are frequently experienced by siblings of people with disabilities, and how Sibshops and other practical strategies can support them. Caregivers for children with disabilities and a typically developing child may wonder about the typically developing child’s experience as a sibling. Siblings are in a unique position to be lifelong advocates for the needs of their brothers and sisters with disabilities, and information and support at an early age are important. Led by adult siblings of people with disabilities who are trained Sibshop facilitators. For caregivers of children with disabilities.

Sibshop for Siblings of Children with Disabilities
Connect with other kids who share the experience of having a brother or sister with a disability. Laugh, talk, play games, do activities, and discuss your shared experiences. Discussion topics may include how to answer questions about your siblings' differences, how to handle big feelings, and how to navigate your role as a sibling. Led by adult siblings of people with disabilities who are trained Sibshop facilitators. For siblings age 7-12 of children with disabilities.

GPS Parent Series - Helping families thrive

World-renowned authors and clinicians present relevant, research-based teaching to empower and strengthen families, individuals and communities by sharing practical strategies to help humans of every age thrive. GPS is *free* and open to all. No registration, no subscription! CPDUs are available to school staff, and clinicians in Illinois can pre-register to obtain CEUs.

Upcoming Events

Thursday, September 11 @ Noon and 7pm

Hunter Clarke-Fields
End Reactive Parenting Habits and Create Peace at Home

SEE THE 2025-26 GPS PROGAM SCHEDULE HERE!