District Digest

In this issue…

• Calendar Reminders

• Upcoming Board Meetings
• Superintendent's Student Advisory Council
• Bus App Update
• Kindergarten Center Ribbon Cutting
• Student Handbook
• D41 Food Service Meals at School
• Glen Ellyn Lions Pasta Dinner
• Volunteer with GECRC
• GPS Parent Series

• Friday, September 26 Institute Day – No Student Attendance

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.

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

Dear District 41 Families,

We apologize for any problems that you are encountering with the "Here Comes the Bus Application." We are in the process of correcting technical issues we are having with the software through our IT Department and vendor. We anticipate having the application fully functional by Tuesday September 9, 2025, to ensure all software updates have been completed. In the interim, please send any questions to the following email addresses. Include Student Name, Student ID, your Contact Number for a call back and brief description of the problem. We have also included an instructional flyer that may help. Once again thank you for your patience.

Safeway Transportation Management

Kmartin@safewayfirst.com

Barry@safewayfirst.com

On Thursday, August 28, District 41 celebrated the opening of the Kindergarten Center with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Over 100 attendees were welcomed inside the new Center for a tour and refreshments. Thank you to everyone who made this new building a reality including partners Frederick Quinn Corporation and Wight & Co.

CLICK HERE for the Student Handbook.

Each year, the Student Handbook is updated and provides basic information on important matters such as curriculum, discipline, student health, parent-teacher conferences, and more.

Help your child have a successful school year by becoming familiar with the information in this handbook and discussing it with your child as appropriate.

This handbook is based on Board Policy with relevant policy sections noted in parentheses. Parents are encouraged to review Board Policy, which is provided in a searchable format. The Board of Education reviews and amends its policy regularly; if the policy differs from information in this handbook, Board Policy takes precedence.

Note: The Spanish version of the Student Handbook will be posted here soon.
La versión en español del Manual del Estudiante se publicará aquí pronto.

The Glen Ellyn Lions Club provides eye exams and glasses to District 41 students in need throughout the school year. Thank you to the Lions Club for your support. All families are invited to attend the Lions Club annual Pasta Dinner on September 13!

The Glen Ellyn Children's Resource Center volunteer application for the 2025-26 school year is open! GECRC's school year program will begin at their five sites on September 15; they are in need of volunteers to commit to one or more days per week when they can work with students for one hour after school. Current volunteer tutors need to login to their account, make changes to any information that has changed, and answer any new questions. New volunteers will need to complete a brand new application.

If you know you can volunteer at some point in the school year, but not right away (for example, you might have a fall sport or commitment and can't start volunteering until January), please still apply now so GECRC knows how many volunteers they have in their pool throughout the school year.

Applications are linked here: https://www.gecrc.com/volunteer/

E-mail volunteer@gecrc.com with any questions.

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Upcoming Events

Tuesday, September 9 @ 7 pm
Bill Cartwright with Mike Hall
IN-PERSON EVENT: Rules for Living Life at the Center

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!

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