Weekly Update
March 19, 2025
5Essentials Parent Survey - Deadline March 28, 2025
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
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:
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
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
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
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
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
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.
Team IPEF 2025 Registration is NOW OPEN!
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
Youth Mental Health First Aid Training for Adults
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
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.
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
Stillwater Starz Summer Swim Team
YMCA Safe n Sound Spring Break and Summer Camps
Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana
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