Windsor Welcome back!!!

Windsor Families,

We are so excited to begin the 2026-2027 school year!

The front office is officially open and teachers return on Monday, August 17th. We have started meeting and planning together in anticipation of the student's first day, Thursday, August 20th.

All families will receive teacher placement emails during the afternoon of August 13th if you are compliant with registration fees and proof of residency paperwork. If you are still unsure of your child’s classroom placement after August 13th, please contact the Windsor office at 847-398-4297.

You will receive a weekly newsletter from Windsor via email every Friday afternoon. This newsletter will include important information as well as upcoming events. The newsletter will also be posted on Windsor's website each week.

Our next newsletter will give you information about school safety, arrival and dismissal practices, communication, absences/tardies, PTA, ABC/25 Foundation, staffing update, and the Wildcat Way Schoolwide Behavior System.

Every Monday you will receive a Mark Your Calendar Newsletter with information from Windsor's PTA.

We are looking forward to getting our school year underway, meeting new students, and greeting our returning students!

Thank you,

Mrs. Anastacio and Mrs. Soprano

Wednesday, August 12th- Incoming Kindergarten Playdate at Windsor School - 5:00-6:00pm

Mrs. Anastacio and Mrs. Soprano will be there to meet our new Kindergarteners!

Wednesday, August 12th- Special Education Instructional Parent Night (families should have received an email invitation to this)- Windsor Commons - 6:00-6:30pm

Friday, August 14th- New Family Tours- 9:00-9:45am *Tours are for students in grades first through fifth grade. Incoming kindergarten students will have a tour on their first day of school with the classroom teacher.

Wednesday, August 19th- Meet the Teacher- 2:30-3:15pm

Wednesday, August 19th- PTA Back to School Social- Windsor Blacktop - 3:15-4:00pm

Thursday, August 20th- First day of school!!! Information for arrival and dismissal for the first day of school will be in the next newsletter.

Thursday, September 10th- Curriculum Night (more info to come soon!)

We invite you to come to Windsor on August 19th to meet your new teacher for the 26-27 school year! Doors will open at 2:30pm. The event runs for 45 minutes. You are then invited out to the blacktop behind Windsor School for a PTA social gathering from 3:15-4:00pm. If you ordered a school supply pack, our wonderful PTA volunteers will have already delivered your pack to your child's classroom. If you did not purchase a school supply pack, we encourage you to bring in your labeled school supplies at this time.

We are looking forward to a HEALTHY school year. Please refer to the Medication Drop Off Reference Sheet and schedule an appointment with our school nurse if you need to drop off medication. Please refer to our Health Services webpage for additional information and required health forms.

My name is Lindsay Anastacio and I am the Principal at Windsor. This is my 23rd year in Education. I started my career as a Special Education Teacher at Springman Middle School in Glenview. I taught for two years at Springman and then moved to Barrington220 and taught intermediate Instructional Special Education for the next nine years. During my time in Barrington, I completed a Master’s Degree in Curriculum and Instruction and a Master’s Degree in School Leadership. In 2015, I came to Arlington Heights School District 25 as a Special Education Coordinator and worked at Olive, Ivy, Patton, and Thomas. After my first year in the district, I transitioned here to Windsor! I spent four years as the Assistant Principal and Student Service Coordinator. This was a true highlight in my career to be a part of Windsor working with both the general education as well as the instructional programs! When the opportunity arose to move into the role of Principal, I was excited to continue at a school I love as well as continue my involvement with the Instructional programs. This will be my seventh year as the principal of Windsor School!

Personally, my husband and I have three daughters, Lanie (17) who will be a senior at Prospect High School, Abby (15) who will be a sophomore at Prospect, and Josephine (8) who will be a third grader at Fairview. We live nearby in Mount Prospect. We spend a lot of our free time watching Abby and Jo play softball. Also, you may run into me at the PHS football games, as Lanie and Abby are both part of the color guard that performs at half time.

My name is Melanie Soprano and I am the assistant principal and student services coordinator at Windsor. I am in my 28th year in the field of education. I attended Illinois State University for my bachelors degree. I began my career as a resource teacher at Anne Sullivan Elementary School in Prospect Heights District 23. In 2000, I came to District 25 as a resource teacher at Olive-Mary Stitt. During my 19 years at Olive I obtained my masters degree in Elementary Education from Northern Illinois University and masters in Educational Leadership from Aurora University. In 2020 I came to Windsor and I am excited to be in my 7th year as a Wildcat! This job has allowed me to continue doing what I love with the best teachers and students!

I live in Arlington Heights with my husband and two daughters, Francesca (10) and Elizabeth (8). Our girls are involved with swimming, soccer, and basketball so my husband and I have been spending time driving and cheering them on as they do what they love!!

Email: Lanastacio@sd25.org
Website: https://www.sd25.org/windsor
Location: 1315 East Miner Street, Arlington Heights, IL, USA
Phone: 847-398-4297