Education Partners, good afternoon:

• The Board of Education will meet in regular session at 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 25, 2005. The agenda is attached. http://www.d303.org/Board/mtgagenda042505.htm ***Please note: three new Board members and one returning member will be officially seated, and new Board officers chosen, once the current Board concludes its regular business.
• New information has been added to the District 303 website about the summer Drivers Education program. Please click here http://www.d303.org/news/press/driversed05pr.htm , or go to the front page of the website (www.d303.org) and click on “District 303 Summer School Information.”
• Speaking of summer school, this year’s offerings include a new program called “Access to Excellence,” aimed at students who will be freshmen and sophomores in the fall, who want to take Honors English courses next year. This summer program is part of the new high school English curriculum that was approved in December 2004, designed to help raise achievement and increase participation in higher level courses. Click here for more: http://www.d303.org/news/press/accessexcellence05pr.htm
• Here is an important reminder to District 303 parents regarding required health exams and immunizations. Please pass the word to any parents you know who may need to know this information: http://www.d303.org/news/press/immunizationreminder05.htm
• Congratulations to Haines Middle School sixth grader Courtney Smith who recently won a Girls Plus Math Camp Scholarship from Zonta West – Illinois. Zonta International is a global service organization of executives in business and the professions working to advance the status of women worldwide. Students were chosen for the scholarship based on their grades, references and interest in mathematics, among other criteria. The camp will be help July 17-22, 2005 at Western Illinois University.
• All District 303 staff showing their faculty/staff ID badge will receive one free ticket to St. Charles East High School’s spring musical, “Guys and Dolls.” The classic show is presented at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 22 and 23, 2005, and at 2 p.m. Sunday April 24, 2005 at the Norris Cultural Arts Center.
• A clarification re: the Taste of SCN scheduled for tomorrow night at St. Charles North High School: the $3 admission charge buys $1 of tickets to do activities. More tickets will be needed for additional activities. Each ticket is worth 50 cents. Tickets will be available for purchase at the Taste. 
• St. Charles North High School Summer Camp Information and Registration is now available. Click here for information and a registration form, or go to the District 303 website (www.d303.org), click on “Schools,” then “St. Charles North High School,” and then on “Athletics.” Information can be found under “Camps and Lessons.”  On-line registrations only will be accepted. Payment will be expected and accepted by the coach at the 1^st day of camp made payable to St. Charles North Athletic Department. For more information call the St. Charles North High Athletic Department at 443-5700. 

Finally, some folks have called, concerned that they’ve received a fake/prank/hang-up call from one of our schools or from the district. They pick up the phone and don’t hear anything, but their caller ID shows the call coming from D. 303 or from a specific school.

Actually, what has happened is that they’ve received a Connect-ED call. Remember, Connect-ED is a recorded message delivery system. So, its computers wait to “hear” someone pick up the phone before playing the message. This is the 1 to 2 second delay people are hearing, thinking it’s a prank, and then hanging up on.

Hope that helps,