Fremont Focus

Your feedback matters! Fremont School District 79 is currently conducting a community and staff survey that will help guide our future planning. We are looking to achieve at least a 20 percent parent participation rate, but to date, we have a response rate of just 8 percent. We need your help!

If you have not yet done so, we would greatly appreciate it if you would please take 3 short minutes to complete our survey to share your thoughts, including your level of satisfaction with the District.

The survey will close on Monday, April 20. Final results will be shared on our website, www.fsd79.org, and here in a future edition of the Fremont Focus.

Please read the following newsletter for detailed information, but here is a summary of key dates for quick access:

• Wed., April 15 - Early Release Schedule (MS dismissed at 2:13 p.m.; ES/IS dismissed at 3:08 p.m.)
• Wed., April 15 - PTO meeting, 6:00 p.m. (Middle School Media Center)
• Mon., April 20 - Board of Education meeting (live stream), 7:00 p.m. (Intermediate School cafeteria)
• Wed., April 22 - Early Release Schedule (MS dismissed at 2:13 p.m.; ES/IS dismissed at 3:08 p.m.)
• Fri., April 24 - Fremont Multicultural Fair and Family Bingo Night, 6:00 p.m. (Intermediate School)
• Wed., April 29 - Early Release Schedule (MS dismissed at 2:13 p.m.; ES/IS dismissed at 3:08 p.m.)

If your child will be absent from school because of illness, doctor's appointments, or for any other reason, please report it to the school office by 9:00 a.m. on the day of the absence by completing the form linked within the above graphic or by calling the attendance line for the appropriate school.

Returning families can register through the TeacherEase Parent Portal. Please complete registration by May 1 to ensure teacher assignments and bus routes are available before the start of school. All students must be verified as district residents. If your address cannot be automatically verified, the district will contact you for additional documentation.

Students entering Kindergarten, 2nd grade, or 6th grade should review required health forms on the Health Services page of the District website. Student Fees are not due at the time of registration and will be posted to your TeacherEase account after June 1. Families who may need financial assistance can apply for Free/Reduced status beginning July 1.

Quick Steps:
Log into TeacherEase → Miscellaneous → Online Registration → Select student(s) → Complete required information

The next meeting of the Fremont School District 79 Board of Education will be held on Monday, April 20, at 7:00 p.m. at the Fremont Intermediate School cafeteria. Please note the new location for regular monthly Board meetings for the 2025-26 school year. The meeting will begin with a public hearing regarding authorizing (Health Life Safety) funds for playground surface repair projects. This month's meeting will include the following presentation:

• CTE/STEM Strategic Goal Update

A live video stream of the meeting will be available via the District’s YouTube page. The stream will go live shortly before the start of the meeting. Recaps of previous Board meetings can be found here. The Board meeting agenda and materials can be accessed here. Board materials are available by noon on April 20.

Please join us in congratulating these four outstanding Fremont educators for being nominated for the Lake County Regional Office of Education Educator of the Year awards. They will be honored during a ceremony next month.

Fremont PTO and District administrators hosted a Parent Transition Night forum on April 14 for families with students transitioning to the intermediate or middle schools for the 2026-27 school year. Thank you to everyone who participated, making it a wonderful discussion. If you missed the presentation, a recording that features both sessions can be found below.

Our partners at Simply Bee Counseling have put together this video presentation for our District parents and guardians that provides helpful tools to support their child’s mental well-being. Learn how to recognize the difference between everyday stress and signs of deeper emotional challenges, build coping strategies at home, and confidently navigate when and how to seek professional help. The video will be available through April 24.

School supply lists for the upcoming 2026-2027 school year are now available.

Access the supply lists by visiting our School Supplies webpage.

All of our FSD79 preschool programs are held at Lincoln Early Learning Center, located at 200 W. Maple Ave in Mundelein. All programs are 2.5 hours in length. The morning sessions are from 8:00 - 10:30 a.m. and the afternoon sessions are from 12:15 - 2:45 p.m. All programs are for students between the ages of 3 and 5 and are play-based programs where skills in all areas are enhanced and mastered through play. Each program utilizes the Creative Curriculum Program, which is based on the Illinois Early Learning Development Standards.

While the 2026-27 tuition-based program has reached capacity in the afternoon session, there are still open spots in the morning session. To be eligible for the morning session, children must have a birthdate between September 1, 2022, and August 30, 2023. Please complete the 2026-27 Tuition-Based Interest Form to indicate your interest. The cost is $3,500 per year without transportation and $3,750 with transportation.

If you have questions, please contact Katie O'Brien at kobrien@fsd79.org or at 847-949-2720.

2026-27 Screening Dates:

• August 21, 2026
• October 23, 2026
• December 2, 2026
• January 15, 2027
• April 7, 2027

FSD79 offers local groups and organizations the opportunity to advertise their upcoming events in the Virtual Backpack. To submit your group's event for consideration, please submit a PDF flyer to publicrelations@fsd79.org. Check back regularly for upcoming offerings.

• Lake County Stallions
• Mundelein HS Football Information Night
• Village of Mundelein Junior Police Academy
• Ela Soccer Club
• Liberty Prairie Summer Farm Camp
• Girls Scouts
• Community Resources for Individuals with a Disability
• Mundelein HS Boosters & Foundation
• Mundelein HS Parent Ambassadors
• Stevenson HS Community Education (PREP) Programs

The next edition of the Fremont Focus will be distributed on April 29. This will be in addition to the weekly e-newsletters sent on Fridays from principals at the school level.

Address: 28855 North Fremont Center Road, Mundelein, IL

Phone: (847) 566-0169

Website: fsd79.org

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