Illini Central Middle School

Reminder: IC students will return to in-person learning on Tuesday, January 19, 2021. Please check your email or visit the district webpage "News" section for more information.

Just a quick reminder for the families who currently have one of our AT&T hotspots. Yesterday, we emailed and posted about swapping those devices for a newer one. We will be doing this tomorrow (Wednesday January 13th) & Thursday January 14th from 7:15 to 4:00 p.m. The older devices will be turned off on Monday January 18th and will no longer provide internet access. If you have any issues or questions, please email ictechhelp@illinicentral.org Thank you & take care. - Mr. Wherley #WeAreIC

Families who have district-issued AT&T hotspot devices will need to return them in order to received an upgraded device. Pick up dates are 1/13 and 1/14 from 7:15 am to 4pm. For more information, please see the district website's "News" section.

Illini Central schools will return to remote instruction beginning Tuesday, January 5, 2021. Please go to the district website under the "News" section for more details.

​Welcome back to school! We hope you all had a safe and happy holiday season, and we are anxious to get back into the swing of things. January 5-15, 2021 are school days dedicated to providing opportunities for students to improve their grades. Teachers will be meeting with students during their regularly scheduled class periods following the links on the student's grade-level Google Classroom page. Teachers will also link this document to their google classroom pages. January 5, 2021 is a "Black" day, so students will meet with 1, 3, 5, and 7 classes. Students with an "A" (HS -86% or higher in their S1 grade; MS - 86% or higher in their T2 grade) in a class will not need to report for that class period. If students do not have an "A" in a class, they are still expected to attend class, even advisory and support classes. Only students with all "A's" will be exempt. Students should check Skyward daily for updated grades. All work for second quarter is due by Friday, January 15th at 1:30pm. If students need assistance from a teacher during a class period, check their availability during this time and then join their meet/zoom. For full details, see the "Illini Central Extends First Semester" document on the website.

Please see the Illini Central website under the "News" section for information regarding the extension of first semester.

Board of Education Meeting Link; https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85661866328?pwd=ZEU4eUkydzZ5VVc5c1VUaVJDM3d1QT09

The Illini Central CUSD189 Board of Education will holds its December meeting on Thursday, December 17, 2020 at 7:00 pm in the Grade School Library. According to COVID-19 Tier mitigations, the meeting attendance is capped at 10 people in the library. This number includes board members and administrators. The meeting will be broadcast through zoom. The meeting can be accessed at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84522205694?pwd=czVMNGhTUU56bXRLbGVMVnR4NnhGZz09. A period of public comment is included in the agenda. Questions and comments can also be submitted prior to the meeting by contacting the superintendent at 217-482-5180 extension 1802 or at mward@illinicentral.org. Board meeting agendas are posted on the district website or at this link: https://meetings.boardbook.org/Public/Organization/701.

ICMS/ICHS has proposed changes to 20-21 grading scale. Board of Education will act on recommendation 12/17/20. For more information, see the "News" section on the district website.

Please check the Illini Central website for a Covid 19 Positive notification. Information can be found under the "News" section

Dear Parents and Guardians: As we continue to navigate through these remote learning days, Illini Central is committed to continuing to monitor the health and safety of our staff. To assist us in this task, we encourage you to please keep us informed of any positive COVID-19 cases that involve your child. While we respect the privacy of your family, it will help us to track the spread of the virus within our school community. That information will inform our decisions to re-open school as planned on Tuesday, January 19, 2021. Please know that any information you share will be kept confidential and shared only with those staff who need to know. We ask that you please share this information with our nursing staff. Please contact the school at 217-482-5180 or email Tonya Harris at tharris@illinicentral.org or Kendra Kelly at kkelly@illinicentral.org.

IC extends remote learning beginning 11/30/20 through 1/15/21. For more information, please check the district website under the "News" section.

Reminder: The IC Board of Education meeting will be Tuesday 11/17/20 at 7:00 pm in the Grade School Library. The Zoom link to the meeting is: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81811883010?pwd=K1FlM2s1MVhpaFlZS1JYdy95UUZZZz09

We’re raising money for Illini Central Schools this holiday season and need your help! Just shop through our Shutterfly Storefront to create photo books, keepsakes, gifts, home décor and more—and Shutterfly will donate 8% to our school. Shop at: ic.Shutterfly.Storefront.com

Reminder: Please sign up for food service delivery on this form. https://forms.gle/b4HcEFYKzAq8HUC99. Delivery begins 11/16/20. For Monday's delivery, please sign up by noon 11/13.

Now more than ever, we are more reliant on school technology as a necessary part of your education. Illini Central is trying to make it safer for our students while using the school’s devices and accounts both at school and at home. To do this, we have recently purchased a program called GoGuardian. This program will allow us to keep students safe by giving us the capability of filtering and monitoring school devices and accounts and eliminating online distractions. This program documents what websites, Google searches, and other content are attempted to be accessed on the school accounts and devices. GoGuardian flags keywords that are involved in searches and websites and notify administration when these websites or searches are accessed with our school devices at school and at home. In this time of remote learning, these devices are a necessary tool. We have the capability to filter out inappropriate content to prevent students from accessing material unrelated to learning. After grievous misuse, a student’s access can be heavily restricted to only the websites deemed necessary for learning. Students’ use on school devices or accounts are applicable to the Internet Acceptable Use Policy (handbook page 45-46). Any violation of this policy is subject to discipline which will result in, but not limited to, the loss of privileges, disciplinary action, and/or appropriate legal action. Parents will be notified any time a student’s actions result in consequences.

Just a reminder-to sign up for breakfast and lunch program during the closure, please be sure to complete the sign up form at https://forms.gle/vvQeJQgMKNbKVzhGA or call and leave message at 217-482-5180. If calling be sure to leave your name, phone number, address, and number of meals needed.

Illini Central GS/MS/HS will follow remote learning plan 11/11/20-11/25/20. IC Pre-K program will remain in person. For more information, see the "News" section of the district website

Current 6th and 7th graders from llini Central and Greenview are invited to an informational meeting regarding our upcoming Washington, DC and New York City trip over spring break in 2022. Our trip information meeting will be done virtually so please follow the instructions below to log in to the meeting. Meeting Date: November 16, 2020 Meeting Time: 6:30 PM Log In to the Meeting through the link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87805340892?pwd=RlR5cHNvMTFsK0lTd2o1M2NhOGxldz09 The web page for the trip has more details, including information on our No Risk Guarantee for 2022 trips and important safety information from the Back to Travel Task Force. Here’s the link to our trip web page: https://worldstrides.com/custom/illini-central-middle-school-dc-ny-2022/ If you have any questions, please contact Jennifer Durbin at jdurbin@illinicentral.org

Please check the Illini Central website for a Covid 19 Positive notification. Information can be found under the "News" section