Butterfield School

Videos of archived school board meetings during COVID-19.  

 

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. 

The monthly board of education meeting on Jan. 25, 2021, will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Educational Resource Center at 1381 W. Lake St., Libertyville. 

Please note that as a result of the Governor's recent proclamation, only board members and select members of staff will be permitted to attend the meeting. 

On Jan. 8, 2021, Governor Pritzker's proclamation indicated that health concerns render in-person attendance of more than ten people at the regular meeting location not feasible (Section 12; For the purposes of Public Act 101-0640, Article 15, section 15-5, amending the Open Meetings Act, new section 5 ILCS 120/7(e)(4). This proclamation shall be effective immediately and remain in effect for 30 days (Section 13).

The District 70 community may watch the live stream of the meeting. The meeting also will be recorded, and the link will be posted on the District website within 48 hours after the meeting.

The District 70 school board values public participation. Community members and staff will also be able to participate remotely in the live meeting on Jan. 25. 2021, by:

• Sending an email to publiccomment@d70schools.org.  Emails received by 4 p.m. on Jan. 25 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 Jan. 25, 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 on the D70 website within 48 hours after the meeting.
• Public Comments submitted to the board are posted on the website under Board within 48 hours after the meeting. 

The D70 Calendar for the 2020-21 school year (updated 11.10.20)

The Lake County Health Department is registering residents interested in being vaccinated for COVID-19 on its website.  

Parent and teacher tips on Talking to Children About Violence from the National Association of School Psychologists. 

District 70 is pivoting quickly during the pandemic. Some very important information will be sent out via text because it will need your immediate attention. An email also will follow these important messages. 

By law, however, you must opt-in to receive the information via text by texting 67587 with either Y or YES as the message you send. (This will not be activated for 48-hours from when you opt-in.) This text (SMS) service only will be used in the event when very important information needs to be shared with you.  

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