Reminder: Students will be dismissed at 11:00am tomorrow, Thursday, September 24th!
Remote Learning families and Thunder/Lightning families: Please check your email for information on ordering meals for Sept. 28 - Oct. 9th!
Dear BV Families and Staff,
As we start our fourth week of school, we have had to make changes to our 2020-2021 District Calendar. Please note some changes happening soon below and click on the link for the entire year’s calendar: Updated 20-21 BV Calendar.
There will be a School Improvement Day on Thursday, September 24th. Students will be served breakfast and will be dismissed at 11:00am. No lunch will be served. This day was on the original 20-21 Calendar and was removed, as the administration was planning for Covid related situations. The administration has now decided to add the School Improvement Day back to the calendar.
Also, there will be a Remote Planning Day on Wednesday, October 14th. No meals will be served. Students in grades PK-11 will not attend school that day and no remote learning will be assigned. All seniors will be required to attend in-person at BVHS to take the state-mandated SAT assessment; any juniors who have signed up to take the PSAT-NMSQT test will also need to attend in-person. Seniors and Juniors, please watch for an email with more information about testing.
Parent Teacher Conferences are coming up on October 14th and 15th. We will send more information out at a later date as to how these conferences will be held to follow current guidance from the State.
Please contact your student’s building with questions.
Thank you,
Bureau Valley Administration Team
Congratulations to BVHS's Wyatt Strader for being selected Whiteside Area Career Center's Welding and Manufacturing Technology's Student of the Year for 2019-2020! Great job, Wyatt! #UnityExcellencePride #proudsupt
No School on Monday, September 7th due to Labor Day! Have a safe weekend!
Dear Parents,
We have recently received guidance from the Illinois State Board of Education Nutrition Department informing us that all enrolled students will be eligible for free meals until December 31, 2020. The free meals begin September 1, 2020. (If your child was previously charged, those charges will be reversed for meals served on September 1st and 2nd.)
Students in Kindergarten through 8th grade, who are attending in person, will be asked for daily meal counts at their building. Families that have chosen Remote Learning will continue to receive emails that contain a food order form. The High School Thunder and Lightning families will also continue to receive emails that contain their food order form.
We appreciate your flexibility as we work through these continuing changes. Go Storm!
Message from the Superintendent
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LFJMMwchTUW1o2T2X1JnTPIDyPJCU0_RMyTXTEPyHjs/edit?usp=sharing
Reminder: Remote Learning families and Thunder/Lightning families: Please check your email for information on ordering meals for Sept. 2 - 11th! Today is the last day to order meals! No late orders will be accepted.
Remote Learning families and Thunder/Lightning families: Please check your email for information on ordering meals for Sept. 2 - 11th!
Important Return to Learn Information. Please click on the link below to view.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fkch2vBOvdszECdCehJaJsabw7zmbmJ8_i7rNhyuKRA/edit?usp=sharing
Due to the change to remote learning to start the school year, there will be NO early dismissal (or School Improvement Day) on August 27th as originally scheduled.
Last night, the Board of Education voted that all Bureau Valley learners will begin the year with Remote Learning starting August 20th through September 1st. Bureau Valley would like to offer Grab ‘N Go meals for students! All families will be required to complete an online order form. Please check your email for more information!
The Bureau Valley Boosters' Clothing Sale is open!
Please click here to shop: https://bureauvalleyboosterfall2021.itemorder.com/sale
Sale ends September 2nd! Go Storm!
There are power outages in the area due to storms. Please call your student's building before visiting or dropping off items!
Our district's detailed Return to Learn Plan has been approved by our local health officials and insurance agency. You can view our plan by clicking on the link below.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1U9v4AcZfvIowMQuQYdl16HQ-ziihPLrrQOw-MyIhi9Y/edit?usp=sharing
The Bureau Valley Booster Club is hosting their annual golf outing on August 22nd! Please click here for details! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wltIb4M4FX4zvT2oj2xnfqdjrHLW5On1/view?usp=sharing
Bureau Valley Return to Learn FAQ
https://docs.google.com/document/d/18roVNb7boQSoGihjafJhdCQVLkn-BQNWuDyF1Lc5gg4/edit?usp=sharing
Important Return to Learn FAQ and Parent Selection Survey has been emailed to all Storm Families.
In conjunction with the board-approved Return to Learn Plan and fall registration, the administrative team had hoped to send out a form today to give parents the opportunity to choose between the in-person learning plan or full-time remote learning plan. However, the Illinois State Board of Education released a 103-page update of school recommendations yesterday, which will need to be closely reviewed and considered. Therefore, we have decided to send out the "Parent Selection" form next week along with an FAQ to assist families with their selections and respond to concerns shared in the community survey emailed earlier this week. To correspond with this delay, we will extend the deadline to opt into full remote learning beyond the original July 31st deadline to August 5th.
Reminder: If you wish to register in person, please contact your student’s building office to make an appointment! When you arrive for your appointment, a mask is required.