District 70 Plans For Summer School 2012

Although the winter chill has started to set in, planning is under way for the popular summer school session.

Summer school for 2012 will be held from June 11 to July 12, Monday through Thursday, at , 310 W. Rockland Road, Libertyville. Busing will be available for students. School hours remain from 8:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.

“There are no major changes,” Kerri Bongle, summer school director and assistant principal at Highland Middle School, told the board of education during a recent meeting.

Classes Posted Online

Summer school classes once again will be posted online at the district website, d70schools.org on Feb. 24. To get the listing, click on “schools” and then “summer school.” Registration forms also may be downloaded at this site. Tuition fees have been frozen for the third year in a row.   

For the second year, classes will be held to a four-day week and remain at and for younger students as work is done to the Butterfield School parking lot over the summer.

Last summer, District 70 cut back on energy costs by closing all school buildings on Fridays. Summer school historically has had low attendance on Fridays as families go on extended weekend vacations, administrators said.

Pre-kindergarten and pre-first grade classes, including courses with daily Spanish instruction, will be offered at , 160 W. Rockland Road, Libertyville. Bongle said the younger children do better in a smaller school setting like Rockland.

While course offerings are being developed, some of the popular classes offered every year include building with LEGOs, ball games, cheerleading, floor hockey, and golf.

All classes will be listed online, and parents are asked to download the registration form and send it in.

Registration Begins March 4

District residents may begin registering March 4, and nondistrict residents may begin March 11. All registration ends May 25.

Adler Park physical education teacher Gerry Carollo will serve as summer school principal for the second year.

“ provides a wonderful summer program for children,” Bongle said. “The five-week, half-day program provides students opportunities in a variety of curriculum offerings as well as extracurricular activities. We are always looking to enhance the program through suggestions solicited from parents each year, as well as the creative talents of our summer staff.

"In order to get some of your first choices, students should register early."

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