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Weekly Update

March 19, 2025

Weekly Update  March 19, 2025
Weekly Update March 19, 2025

5Essentials Parent Survey - Deadline March 28, 2025 5Essentials Parent Survey - Deadline March 28, 2025

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Parents across Illinois once again have an opportunity to participate in the annual statewide Illinois 5Essentials Survey. This survey is designed to generate a detailed picture of your child’s school as it relates to the important elements of school effectiveness.

On behalf of the Illinois State Board of Education, the Illinois 5Essentials Survey is administered online by the University of Chicago. All survey responses will be kept confidential. The state will provide survey results for individual schools only if a school has at least 20 percent of parents take the survey. If you have children attending more than one school, we ask that you complete the survey for each school.

To take this short survey:

1. Visit 5Essentials Survey Link

2. Type and select “Dupage” as "County." (The county is the location of the school district's main office.)

3. Type your school's name into the "School" field and select your school.


The survey will be open through March 28, 2025.

2025 Board of Education Candidate Information 2025 Board of Education Candidate Information

Community members are invited to review the material below to learn about the candidates running in the April 1, 2025 school board election.

Four seats on the seven-member board of education will be filled at the April 1 election. The candidates will serve four-year terms. The following candidates will be on the ballot: Laurie Donahue, Allison Fosdick, Susan Taylor-Demming, Supna Jain, and Allison Albert.

Please visit the links below to locate your polling place, request a vote by mail ballot, or locate early voting locations for the upcoming April 1, 2025 election:

DuPage County Clerk

Will County Clerk

Indian Prairie Education Association and Indian Prairie Classified Association Profiles

  • Laurie Donahue: video | questionnaire
  • Allison Fosdick: video | questionnaire
  • Susan Taylor-Demming: video | questionnaire
  • Supna Jain: video | questionnaire
  • Allison Albert: video | questionnaire


NCTV Meet the Candidate Profiles

  • Laurie Donahue
  • Allison Fosdick
  • Susan Taylor-Demming
  • Supna Jain
  • Allison Albert


NCTV Live Candidate Forums

In addition to the individual interviews, NCTV17 hosted live candidate forums at the station. These discussions are available at nctv17.org.

Watch the IPSD 204 Candidate Forums here.


Indian Prairie Parents’ Council (IPPC) and League of Women Voters Candidate Forum
The Indian Prairie Parents' Council (IPPC) and the League of Women Voters of Naperville (LWVN) hosted a Zoom-based School Board Candidate Forum on March 6, 2025. Watch a recorded version of the event on the League of Women Voters of Naperville YouTube channel. All candidate events are facilitated by League trained, non-partisan and out of district moderators. Equal time is given to all candidates.

2025 STEM Summer Camp 2025 STEM Summer Camp

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Kindergarten through Eighth-grade students are invited to participate in one OR two weeks of STEM Camp. This fun, hands-on STEM experience will provide students with activities from two different modules from either Camp Invention or Invention Project depending upon students' grade. Just as before, our STEM Camp will be taught by Indian Prairie certified teachers.

We anticipate that each camp will sell out, so register early to ensure your student has a spot to participate in STEM Camp 2025!

Questions?
If you have any questions about this program or experience, please contact the STEM Camp program coordinator, Elizabeth Kaleta, at elizabeth_kaleta@ipsd.org.


For more information, visit the STEM Summer Camp webpage.

Safety and Security Safety and Security

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This week, we are highlighting another first place winner in the district's first annual safety contest.

The middle school winners are Dillan Wind and Caden Siears from Hill Middle School.

Watch their PSA video here.

Parent Diversity Advisory Council Parent Diversity Advisory Council

PDAC Equity Award Nominations Now Open

Do you know someone who has gone above and beyond in their commitment to educational equity in our district? Recognize their efforts by nominating them for a PDAC Equity award! Winners will be honored at the May IPPC meeting. We are looking for district/school employees, parent volunteers, and community stakeholders. Nominate your person here: Award nominees.

Join PDAC!

The PDAC Leadership Team is looking to expand. If you're interested in joining us, please fill out this form: Application

Next Board of Education Meeting: March 24, 2025 Next Board of Education Meeting: March 24, 2025

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The next regular Board of Education meeting is at 7 PM on Monday, March 24, 2025 at the Crouse Education Center, 780 Shoreline Drive, Aurora. Meeting agendas and documents will be available online prior to the meeting. Video of the regular meeting can be streamed live or viewed the following day at the District’s YouTube channel.


View the March 10, 2025 Board Salutes here.

Team IPEF 2025 Registration is NOW OPEN! Team IPEF 2025 Registration is NOW OPEN!

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The Indian Prairie Educational Foundation (IPEF) invites you to come run or walk with Team IPEF 2025! This is our twelfth year as a charity partner with the Endeavor Health Naperville Half Marathon, 10K & 5K race, which takes place on Sunday, October 19. Join our team of community members, parents, teachers, staff, and students to proudly represent and raise funds for your school and the programs of IPEF. Visit our Team IPEF Information and Registration Page for more information.

Resources for Parents Resources for Parents

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See all upcoming speakers here.

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Visit 306 Youth Services website.

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Youth Mental Health First Aid Training for Adults

Indian Prairie School District 204 is partnering with KidsMatter and several neighboring school districts to offer two Youth Mental Health First Aid training sessions for adults who work with and care for kids. Participants will learn signs and symptoms of mental illness in children and teens ages 6 to 18, as well as risk factors for mental illness, protective factors and intervention strategies. These blended training sessions include a 2-hour self-paced online class to be taken before an in-person session led by an instructor. In-person classes are scheduled at the following times:

When: 9 AM to 2 PM, Thursday, April 24
Where: Naperville School District 203 Administration Building — Rooms D & E; 203 W. Hillside Road, Naperville, IL 60540
REGISTER HERE

When: 9 AM to 1:30 PM, Saturday, April 26
Where: Waubonsie Valley High School, 2590 Ogden Ave., Aurora, IL 60504
REGISTER HERE

Third-Party Educational Programs Third-Party Educational Programs

The following companies have rented space in our schools to offer an after-school educational program for students. The distribution of this material is in no way an endorsement of programs, services, activities, or products by District 204. For more information, visit programs.

Code Ninjas at White Eagle Elementary

White Eagle Chess Club
Springbrook Chess Club
Fry Chess Club

This Week's e-Folder This Week's e-Folder

This week's e-Folder has been updated with information on community programs. For more information about the programs listed below, visit the 204 e-Folder.


Fry Family YMCA Pre-Teen Sports

Wheatland Athletic Association Spring and Summer Programs

Raptor Swim Team & Raptor Water Polo Team

Gala Concert

Stillwater Starz Summer Swim Team

YMCA Safe n Sound Spring Break and Summer Camps

NV Ultimate Spring Season

Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana

2025 OPUS 23rd Chamber Music Camp

Youth Business Fair

2025 Taste of OPUS Music

Email Newsletter Archive Email Newsletter Archive

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Weekly Update: February 12, 2025

Calendar Calendar

March 21: End of Quarter

March 24: Board of Education Meeting

March 31 - April 4: NO SCHOOL - Spring Break

April 7: Board of Education Meeting

Indian Prairie School District 204
www.ipsd.org
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