Rockland School

The Board of Education will hold a special in-person meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 2 at Butterfield School.  

Due to being in Phase 4 of Restore Illinois during COVID-19, attendance will be limited to a total of 50 people. With board members, staff, and video personnel, there will be room for about 25 additional community members to attend in person. 

The District 70 school board values public participation. Community members and staff will also be able to participate remotely in the live meeting on Nov. 2, 2020, by:

• Sending an email to publiccomment@d70schools.org.  Emails received by 4 p.m. on Nov. 2 to this address, which meet the requirements of Board Policy 2:230, will be read at the meeting; 
• Sending a voice message to (847) 461-9418.  Messages received by 4 p.m. on Nov. 2, which meet the respect and civility requirement of Board Policy 2:230, may be played at the meeting. However, due to the space limitations of District 70’s current phone system, voice messages will have a maximum of three (3) minutes allowed.

Based on the number of written comments and voice messages received, to preserve time for the School Board to conduct all of its business, the Board President may summarize the comments or may read only such portions of the comments aloud as time permits, then make the written comments available on the District’s website after the meeting. 

Also, please note: 

• The agenda for the school board meeting is posted on the D70 website. 
• The meeting will be live-streamed to be viewed during the meeting. 
• The meeting will be recorded and can be viewed within 48 hours after the meeting;
• A summary of the meeting, known as Board Briefs, will be placed onto the D70 website within 48 hours after the meeting.

Videos of archived school board meetings during COVID-19.  

 

Information on eSchool and the first fall trimester can now be found under a new 20-21 Fall menu item found along the top of the district and the schools' websites. 

Nominating petition forms for the April 6, 2021, school board election in Libertyville School District 70 will be available on Sept. 18 at the Lake County Clerk's Office, 18 N. County St., Waukegan, Il.

Petitions may begin to be circulated on Sept. 22. A school board candidate's petition must be filed in the Lake County Clerk's Office no earlier than 8:30 a.m. on Dec. 14, and no later than 5 p.m. on Dec. 29. 

Four of the seven-member board of education seats are open in the April 6 election. Candidates elected will take office at an organizational meeting to be held within 28 days following the election and serve the four-year terms until April 2025. 

To be eligible to serve, a school board member must be, on the date of the election, a citizen of the United States, at least 18 years old, a resident of the State of Illinois and Libertyville School District 70 for at least one year immediately preceding the election, and a registered voter.

Elections are nonpartisan and board candidates do not indicate political party affiliation. Candidates should be aware of financial conflict-of-interest limitations set forth in the school code. 

Important information: 
April 6, 2021, Consolidated Election Calendar
2021 Candidate's Guide
2021 Election Campaign Finance Calendar  

Registration for KINDERGARTNERS and NEW STUDENTS and RETURNING STUDENTS is now open on the D70 website.

For new kindergartners, as well as students who will be new to the district this fall for the 2020-21 school year:

• On the d70schools.org website, go to HOME, then NEW STUDENT REGISTRATION and follow the directions.
• You may also register on your home school website, under PARENTS. 
• Please register as early as possible so we can make sure we have staff in place for all students.
• We encourage you to pay online. 
• You may pay by check by mailing the check to Libertyville School District 70, Educational Resource Office, 1381 W. Lake St., Libertyville, Il. 60048.  
• Questions? Email District 70 registrar, Cristina, directly at cdistefano@d70schools.org. 

• Go to your parent PowerSchool account at powerschool.d70schools.org.
• Sign in with username and password.
• If you forgot your password, select "Forgot Password" and create a new password.
• Fill out the section called School Forms. You must fill out School Forms separately for each of your children you are enrolling.
• We encourage you to pay online. 
• You may pay by check by mailing the check to the Libertyville School District 70, Educational Resource Office, 1381 W. Lake St., Libertyville, Il. 60048.   
• Questions? Email District 70 registrar, Cristina, directly at cdistefano@d70schools.org. 

Student immunizations required for the 2020-21 school year are listed here by the Illinois Department of Public Health.

Physicians are conducting well visit exams and giving immunizations throughout the pandemic. Neither the Illinois State Board of Education nor the IDPH has offered any changes for medical requirements during COVID-19. Please send in your child's appropriate grade level health forms upon the start date of school on Aug. 24. 

Details on health exams required according to grade level can be found on your school site under Resources under Health.  

The D70 Calendar for the 2020-21 school year (updated 10.27.20)

District 70 has created an e-Learning Plan to replace Emergency Days through the next three school years, 2020-2023.  

The plan would allow District 70 to use e-Learning days, instead of Emergency Days (such as Snow Days), so that students can continue to learn remotely.

The state mandates that five emergency days are built into the school calendar to accommodate emergency school closures due to inclement weather or other events beyond our control (flooding, school power outages, etc.).  The emergency days are built into the school calendar at the end of every school year.

The e-Learning Plan, approved by the school board on Oct. 26 and pending approval before the Regional Office of education, will allow students to learn remotely when school has to be closed and also will allow the school year to end on a set date without being extended to accommodate the built-in emergency days. 
e-Learning Letter to Families, e-Learning Proposed Plan, eLearning Verification Form for ROE, Oct. 26 School Board PowerPoint Presentation