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From Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Brian K. Wegley "Welcome to the 2016-17 School Year!"

From Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Brian K. Wegley  "Welcome to the 2016-17 School Year!"

From Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Brian K. Wegley

"Welcome to the 2016-17 school year!"

Dr. Wegley shares The District 30 Echo at http://blog.d30.me/bwegley/

 

Welcome to the 2016-2017 School Year

It is my pleasure to welcome parents and students to the 2016-2017 school year! I have lived in District 30 for over a decade, and—as a former District 30 parent myself—I consider it a privilege to serve this district and our communities. We have an invested Board of Education, talented administrators and staff, and outstanding students.

District 30 exists to create a community that craves learning, fosters resiliency, and cares deeply for every child. These formative years through District 30 position our children on a path to success. It is evident to me that our talented staff and our supportive parents collectively honor childhood while fostering intellectual, physical, and social-emotional growth for each child. These reflections come from District 30’s Echo, which was created to capture our essence as we updated District 30’s strategic plan last year.

When it comes to learning, nothing eclipses our focus on student-centered learning. I applaud our Board of Education for collaboratively creating strategic objectives and two powerful goals that focus on the areas we believe are most important right now, student-centered instruction and facilities that support our educational practices and emerging programs.

  • Our instructional goal will target job-embedded staff development fostering strong instructional practices, alignment work to the Next Generation Science Standards, and provide continued emphasis on instructional strategies in reading and writing.
  • Our facility goal will engage stakeholders to create a Master Facilities Plan that will carry District 30 into the future. We will collectively identify and prioritize building needs that will include supporting projected enrollments, providing flexible areas that allow for meaningful collaboration, and expanding our Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) educational programming. Although Maple’s 1950 building offers the greatest urgency, we will also be considering long-term needs at Wescott and Willowbrook.

The 2016-2017 school year promises to be an incredible year! On behalf of the entire District 30 Board of Education and staff, I extend a warm welcome to all within our District 30 Family.  We are committed to providing the best possible educational experience for all students attending Maple, Wescott, and Willowbrook Schools. I invite each of you to remain connected and involved in your child’s education and to follow my Superintendent’s Blog. Together we will see our children achieve, succeed, and grow!

 

 

Board Goals and D30’s Master Facility Plan

 

Without question, our schools are among our most valuable community assets. Our Board of Education understands and embraces its responsibility to ensure that our schools continue to be a positive asset in the future.

After meaningful input and reflection, District 30 updated its Strategic Plan last year, which fueled the creation of two important Board Goals:

Goal 1: Increase child-centered instruction within rigorous and coherent educational programs.

Goal 2: Ensure District 30 facilities possess the capacity to support our evolving and emerging programs and contribute to optimal educational experiences.

The first goal works to achieve our educational vision, while our second goal strives to create and realize a facility vision that aligns with our educational vision.

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District 30’s Board of Education has entered into an inclusive process that is respectful of our stakeholders and community by directly involving them in the process of updating our district’s facility vision. The first semester of the 2016-2017 school year will be devoted to this important work, which will include the creation and adoption of a new Master Facility Plan. It will culminate with a Citizens’ Task Force recommendation to the Board of Education on a plan that will accomplish our Master Facility Plan.

Background Information:

Since 2013, District 30 has spent roughly $4.1 million to respond to maintenance needs at our existing facilities. Our work began with a focus on our two elementary schools, Wescott and Willowbrook. Wescott’s roof has been completely replaced, new secure entrances and office configurations along with new flooring have been completed at both elementary buildings. Both schools have also required new air-conditioning units in the past two years.

With the district’s focus shifting toward Maple School, it has become clear that this building will require over $7 million to simply maintain it. This expenditure would not modernize systems, create needed flexible spaces for learning, or support emerging programs like STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics).

Increasing enrollment is also causing additional sections to be added to our elementary schools, which creates constraints on program delivery and limits the ability to support emerging programs like STEM.

Remain Informed:

Regular updates to our staff, parents, and community will be provided throughout the year via (1) my ongoing communications, (2) facility planning updates at Board of Education meetings, and (3) a web page on District 30’s website devoted exclusively to Master Facility Planning information and updates (http://www.d30facilities.org/).

As always, we value and appreciate your partnership and commitment to the students we serve in District 30. Thank you in advance for staying engaged, including your participation in future community opinion surveys the district will be conducting in late-October or early-November.

Here’s to a great 2016-2017 school year!

 

 

Superintendent Dr. Brian Wegley Presents Facility Plan at Wescott PTO Newcomer's Meeting

On August 31, Dr. Wegley presented an update on District 30's Board Goals and Facility Plan to a full house at Wescott PTO's Newcomer Meeting. #d30learns http://blog.d30.me/bwegley/