The 25-26 Master Schedule has been updated to include individual teachers' tentative schedules. Some changes may occur between now and the beginning of the school year, depending on what needs arise. 

Our last Data Day is May 15th and we will be discussing students who we are looking to place in intervention in Fall 2025. Please complete the Data Day Discussion List for your team by Monday, May 12th. 

Here is the 24-25 KJHS Checkout Form. Please be sure to complete all the parts that apply to you before leaving for the summer. 

The May PBIS Lesson needs to be taught this week during during Advisory and should only take one day.  There is an important student feedback form that the PBIS committee needs students to complete so please post that in your Google Classroom. Thank you!

Our IL Empower Grant (SIP Grant) allows us to pay for core curricular work over the summer. Currently, we have allotted 20 hours of work for each teacher in the core curricular areas (math, science, literature & composition, and social studies). In addition, we have allotted 15 hours of curriculum work for anyone who teaches language arts. If you are going to do curricular work in these areas this summer, please complete the KJHS SIP Summer 25 Curriculum Work Plan Form by May 30, 2025. 

In addition to curricular work, SIP hours have been allotted for those doing work on the building leadership team, PBIS teams, and truancy committee. Elisa will reach out to individuals on these  teams to make arrangements for the summer. 

If you need something done in your room (painting, furniture change, movement of wall fixtures, etc.), please document it on the Summer 25 Room Needs sheet. 

Please join us in welcoming Nathan Gallucci as the language arts teachers on Team 7-2! 

The KJHS PBIS committee is looking for your feedback as part of our efforts to continuously improve the PBIS program at KJHS. Thank you in advance for completing the PBIS Feedback Form. 

This is the presentation given during the KJHS 6th Grade Welcome Night on 5/8/25. 

We are proud to inform you that referral numbers for the 4th quarter are down 34% as compared to the same time period last year. Thank you for all you are doing to address student behavior with a calm and rational detachment. It's not easy and you are doing a great job! 

Update: If you would like copies of the flyer to give to students or post in your classroom, please let Elisa know. 

KJHS Night at Busch Stadium (Cubs vs Cardinals) is on Saturday, August 9, at 6:15 pm. Tickets are $50 and can be purchased online through the KJHS Infinite Campus School Store. All proceeds go to support the KJHS and the last day to purchase tickets through KJHS is July 15th. We hope you can join us for this exciting launch to the 25-26 school year! 

The Countdown to Summer Break begins on May 1st!

Has a fellow Cougar gone out of their way to help you? Have you seen a staff member who goes above and beyond to make Kingsley a better place to work and learn? Reward them by nominating them for a Kingsley Kudos! It's quick, painless, and brings joy to you and the recipient. 

The Eugene Field House Plant Sale is on Wednesday May 14th from 9 am - 2pm. 

Please complete the DELT Interest Survey if you are interested in serving on DELT for the 25-26 school year. 

The window for ISU Fall 2025 tuition waiver requests is now open. The window to apply for waivers will remain open until May 30th. 

Please review the procedures carefully and complete the request for waivers by filling out this form. Requests will not be accepted outside the window.

Please note that there are more openings listed online. These are internal postings that will move to external postings after 10 days.

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The Learning Technology Center has a plethora of resources for educators regarding technology in education. Want to more about AI? Check out LTC's free online "Artificial Intelligence 101" course. 

Here are this week's instructional technology tips. 

The Illinois Retired Teachers Association is offering Excellence in Education Grants for Teachers.  Applications are due June 1, 2025. 

From the U5 Instructional Technology Coaches...

We have been piloting Hapara this semester with several of our teachers in multiple buildings.  Hapara is a classroom management software for K-12 schools, focusing on tools that enhance digital learning and student safety.  Very similar to GoGuardian, but with some different enhancements. 

The consensus is they really like it.  We would like to expand the pilot to anyone who would like to try Hapara for the rest of the school year, and to ask that you use this Getting Started, problem/Solution guide to get started.  

The student support team and truancy committee are working diligently to improve student attendance. One of our Tier 1 strategies is to message KJHS families weekly with different attendance messages. Want to know what they are? Check out the KJHS Attendance Matters Calendar. Many thanks to Breanna Schwarz for creating this tool. 

Here is the April Kingsley Family Connection that was sent out to families this past week. 

Please be sure you are working on your GCN modules, which are required annually by state code. Elisa emailed those staff members who still have a large number of modules to complete. 

One of your benefits as a Unit 5 employee is access to our Employee Assistance Program. We encourage you to check out the program site to see if any of the many resources can meet your current and future needs. 

The 3rd SIP materials order is being submitted on 5/2. After that, Elisa will put out a "summer curriculum hours plan" Google form for you to indicate how many hours you plan on working, when you plan on doing that work, and what you will be doing. Those that teach both a core subject and language arts will get a double allotment of hours.