Behavior & Discipline

Community Consolidated School District 15 is committed to maintaining safe and orderly schools and offices.

Bullying / Safety Tip Lines

We continue to remain focused on our top priority, student safety, in all of our school buildings. Safety is a shared responsibility and all of us play an important role in keeping our students safe.

Aside from reporting an incident or concern to a trusted adult, an online, anonymous option that is available to you and your child is the existing online Bullying/Safety Tipline.

The tipline provides everyone, parents and students, with an option to anonymously report bullying and/or safety concerns within their schools.
Please include as much detailed information as possible because doing so will greatly assist administrators in investigating and addressing the concern(s). When information is shared, it enables the administrators to take action in order to keep our students safe.
All tips are anonymous unless you choose to identify yourself.

Additional Parent/Student Resources:

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-8255, https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
988 Crisis Line: Text 988 for any mental health crisis and suicide prevention
Crisis Text Line: text HOME to 741741 to reach a volunteer Crisis Counselor, https://www.crisistextline.org/
Safe2Help Illinois helpline: text SAFE2 (72332), call 844-4-SAFEIL, visit website Safe2HelpIllinois.com or email HELP@Safe2HelpIL.com.

Expected Student Behavior and Discipline

The goals and objectives of Board of Education Policy 7:190 Student Behavior are to provide effective discipline practices that: (1) ensure the safety and dignity of students and staff; (2) maintain a positive, weapons-free, and drug-free learning environment; (3) keep school property and the property of others secure; (4) address the causes of a student’s misbehavior and provide opportunities for all individuals involved in an incident to participate in its resolution; and (5) teach students positive behavioral skills to become independent, self-disciplined citizens in the school community and society.

Expected Behavior and Student Discipline

When and Where Conduct Rules Apply

A student is subject to disciplinary action for engaging in prohibited student conduct, as described in the section with that name below, whenever the student’s conduct is reasonably related to school or school activities, including, but not limited to:

On, or within sight of, school grounds before, during, or after school hours or at any time;
Off school grounds at a school-sponsored activity or event, or any activity or event that bears a reasonable relationship to school;
Traveling to or from school or a school activity, function, or event; or
Anywhere, if the conduct interferes with, disrupts, or adversely affects the school environment, school operations, or an educational function, including, but not limited to, conduct that may reasonably be considered to: (a) be a threat or an attempted intimidation of a staff member; or (b) endanger the health or safety of students, staff, or school property.

Prohibited Student Conduct

The school administration is authorized to discipline students for gross disobedience or misconduct, including but not limited to:

Using, possessing, distributing, purchasing, or selling tobacco or nicotine materials, including without limitation, electronic cigarettes.
Using, possessing, distributing, purchasing, or selling alcoholic beverages. Students who are under the influence of an alcoholic beverage are not permitted to attend school or school functions and are treated as though they had alcohol in their possession.
Using, possessing, distributing, purchasing, selling, or offering for sale:
1. Any illegal drug or controlled substance, or cannabis (including marijuana, hashish and medical cannabis unless the student is authorized to be administered a medical cannabis infused product under Ashley’s Law).
2. Any anabolic steroid unless it is being administered in accordance with a physician’s or licensed practitioner’s prescription.
3. Any performance-enhancing substance on the Illinois High School Association’s most current banned substance list unless administered in accordance with a physician’s or licensed practitioner’s prescription.
4. Any prescription drug when not prescribed for the student by a physician or licensed practitioner, or when used in a manner inconsistent with the prescription or prescribing physician’s or licensed practitioner’s instructions. The use or possession of medical cannabis, even by a student for whom medical cannabis has been prescribed, is prohibited, unless the student is authorized to be administered a medical cannabis infused product under Ashley’s Law.
5. Any inhalant, regardless of whether it contains an illegal drug or controlled substance: (a) that a student believes is, or represents to be capable of, causing intoxication, hallucination, excitement, or dulling of the brain or nervous system; or (b) about which the student engaged in behavior that would lead a reasonable person to believe that the student intended the inhalant to cause intoxication, hallucination, excitement, or dulling of the brain or nervous system. The prohibition in this section does not apply to a student’s use of asthma or other legally prescribed inhalant medications.
6. Any substance inhaled, injected, smoked, consumed, or otherwise ingested or absorbed with the intention of causing a physiological or psychological change in the body, including without limitation, pure caffeine in tablet or powdered form.
7. “Look-alike” or counterfeit drugs, including a substance that is not prohibited by this policy, but one: (a) that a student believes to be, or represents to be, an illegal drug, controlled substance, or other substance that is prohibited by this policy; or (b) about which a student engaged in behavior that would lead a reasonable person to believe that the student expressly or impliedly represented to be an illegal drug, controlled substance, or other substance that is prohibited by this policy.
8. Drug paraphernalia, including devices that are or can be used to: (a) ingest, inhale, or inject cannabis or controlled substances into the body; and (b) grow, process, store, or conceal cannabis or controlled substances.
  
  Students who are under the influence of any prohibited substance are not permitted to attend school or school functions and are treated as though they had the prohibited substance, as applicable, in their possession.
Using, possessing, controlling, or transferring a “weapon” as that term is defined in the Weapons section of this policy, or violating the Weapons section of this policy.
Using or possessing an electronic paging device. Using a cellular telephone, video recording device, personal digital assistant (PDA), or other electronic device in any manner that disrupts the educational environment or violates the rights of others, including using the device to take photographs in locker rooms or bathrooms, cheat, or otherwise violate student conduct rules. Prohibited conduct specifically includes, without limitation, creating, sending, sharing, viewing, receiving, or possessing an indecent visual depiction of oneself or another person through the use of a computer, electronic communication device, or cellular phone.
All electronic devices must be kept powered-off and out-of-sight during the regular school day unless: (a) use of the device is provided in a student’s individualized education program (IEP); or (b) it is needed in an emergency that threatens the safety of students, staff, or other individuals.
Using or possessing a laser pointer unless under a staff member’s direct supervision and in the context of instruction.
Disobeying rules of student conduct or directives from staff members or school officials. Examples of disobeying staff directives include refusing a District staff member’s request to stop, present school identification, or submit to a search.
Engaging in academic dishonesty, including cheating, intentionally plagiarizing, wrongfully giving or receiving help during an academic examination, altering report cards, and wrongfully obtaining test copies or scores.
Engaging in hazing or any kind of bullying or aggressive behavior that does physical or psychological harm to a staff person or another student, or urging other students to engage in such conduct. Prohibited conduct specifically includes, without limitation, any use of violence, intimidation, force, noise, coercion, threats, stalking, harassment, sexual harassment, public humiliation, theft or destruction of property, retaliation, hazing, bullying, bullying using a school computer or a school computer network, or other comparable conduct.
Engaging in any sexual activity, including without limitation, offensive touching, sexual harassment, indecent exposure (including mooning), and sexual assault. This does not include the non-disruptive: (a) expression of gender or sexual orientation or preference, or (b) display of affection during non-instructional time.
Teen dating violence, as described in Board policy 7:185, Teen Dating Violence Prohibited.
Causing or attempting to cause damage to, or stealing or attempting to steal, school property or another person’s personal property.
Entering school property or a school facility without proper authorization.
In the absence of a reasonable belief that an emergency exists, calling emergency responders (such as calling 911); signaling or setting off alarms or signals indicating the presence of an emergency; or indicating the presence of a bomb or explosive device on school grounds, school bus, or at any school activity.
Being absent without a recognized excuse; State law and School Board policy regarding truancy control will be used with chronic and habitual truants.
Being involved with any public school fraternity, sorority, or secret society, by: (a) being a member; (b) promising to join; (c) pledging to become a member; or (d) soliciting any other person to join, promise to join, or be pledged to become a member.
Being involved in gangs or gang-related activities, including displaying gang symbols or paraphernalia.
Violating any criminal law, including but not limited to, assault, battery, arson, theft, gambling, eavesdropping, vandalism, and hazing.
Making an explicit threat on an Internet website against a school employee, a student, or any school-related personnel if the Internet website through which the threat was made is a site that was accessible within the school at the time the threat was made or was available to third parties who worked or studied within the school grounds at the time the threat was made, and the threat could be reasonably interpreted as threatening to the safety and security of the threatened individual because of his or her duties or employment status or status as a student inside the school.
Operating an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) or drone for any purpose on school grounds or at any school event unless granted permission by the Superintendent or designee.
Engaging in any activity, on or off campus, that interferes with, disrupts, or adversely affects the school environment, school operations, or an educational function, including but not limited to, conduct that may reasonably be considered to: (a) be a threat or an attempted intimidation of a staff member; or (b) endanger the health or safety of students, staff, or school property.

For purposes of this policy, the term “possession” includes having control, custody, or care, currently or in the past, of an object or substance, including situations in which the item is: (a) on the student’s person; (b) contained in another item belonging to, or under the control of, the student, such as in the student’s clothing, backpack, or automobile; (c) in a school’s student locker, desk, or other school property; or (d) at any location on school property or at a school-sponsored event.

Efforts, including the use of positive interventions and supports, shall be made to deter students, while at school or a school-related event, from engaging in aggressive behavior that may reasonably produce physical or psychological harm to someone else. The Superintendent or designee shall ensure that the parent/guardian of a student who engages in aggressive behavior is notified of the incident. The failure to provide such notification does not limit the Board’s authority to impose discipline, including suspension or expulsion, for such behavior.

No disciplinary action shall be taken against any student that is based totally or in part on the refusal of the student’s parent/guardian to administer or consent to the administration of psychotropic or psychostimulant medication to the student.

Weapons

A student who is determined to have brought one of the following objects to school, any school-sponsored activity or event, or any activity or event that bears a reasonable relationship to school shall be expelled for a period of at least one calendar year but not more than two calendar years:

A firearm, meaning any gun, rifle, shotgun, or weapon as defined by Section 921 of Title 18 of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. § 921), firearm as defined in Section 1.1 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act (430 ILCS 65/), or firearm as defined in Section 24-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 (720 ILCS 5/24-1).
A knife, brass knuckles, or other knuckle weapon regardless of its composition, a billy club, or any other object if used or attempted to be used to cause bodily harm, including “look alikes” of any firearm as defined above.

The expulsion requirement under either paragraph one or two above may be modified by the Superintendent, and the Superintendent’s determination may be modified by the Board on a case-by-case basis. The Superintendent or designee may grant an exception to this policy, upon the prior request of an adult supervisor, for students in theatre, cooking, ROTC, martial arts, and similar programs, whether or not school-sponsored, provided the item is not equipped, nor intended, to do bodily harm.

This policy’s prohibitions concerning weapons apply regardless of whether: (1) a student is licensed to carry a concealed firearm, or (2) the Board permits visitors, who are licensed to carry a concealed firearm, to store a firearm in a locked vehicle in a school parking area.

Disciplinary Measures

School officials shall limit the number and duration of expulsions and out-of-school suspensions to the greatest extent practicable, and, where practicable and reasonable, shall consider forms of non-exclusionary discipline before using out-of-school suspensions or expulsions. School personnel shall not advise or encourage students to drop out voluntarily due to behavioral or academic difficulties. Potential disciplinary measures include, without limitation, any of the following:

Notifying parent(s)/guardian(s).
Disciplinary conference.
Withholding of privileges.
Temporary removal from the classroom.
Return of property or restitution for lost, stolen, or damaged property.
In-school suspension. The Building Principal or designee shall ensure that the student is properly supervised.
After-school study or Saturday study provided the student’s parent/guardian has been notified. If transportation arrangements cannot be agreed upon, an alternative disciplinary measure must be used. The student must be supervised by the detaining teacher or the Building Principal or designee.
Community service with local public and nonprofit agencies that enhances community efforts to meet human, educational, environmental, or public safety needs. The District will not provide transportation. School administration shall use this option only as an alternative to another disciplinary measure, giving the student and/or parent/guardian the choice.
Seizure of contraband; confiscation and temporary retention of personal property that was used to violate this policy or school disciplinary rules.
Suspension of bus riding privileges in accordance with Board policy 7:220, Bus Conduct.
Out-of-school suspension from school and all school activities in accordance with Board policy 7:200, Suspension Procedures. A student who has been suspended may also be restricted from being on school grounds and at school activities.
Expulsion from school and all school activities for a definite time period not to exceed 2 calendar years in accordance with Board policy 7:210, Expulsion Procedures. A student who has been expelled may also be restricted from being on school grounds and at school activities.
Transfer to an alternative program upon written agreement with the student’s parent(s) or following a Board of Education hearing.
Notifying juvenile authorities or other law enforcement whenever the conduct involves criminal activity, including but not limited to, illegal drugs (controlled substances), “look-alikes,” alcohol, or weapons or in other circumstances as authorized by the reciprocal reporting agreement between the District and local law enforcement agencies.

The above list of disciplinary measures is a range of options that will not always be applicable in every case. In some circumstances, it may not be possible to avoid suspending or expelling a student because behavioral interventions, other than a suspension and expulsion, will not be appropriate and available, and the only reasonable and practical way to resolve the threat and/or address the disruption is a suspension or expulsion.

Corporal punishment is prohibited. Corporal punishment is defined as slapping, paddling, or prolonged maintenance of students in physically painful positions, or intentional infliction of bodily harm. Corporal punishment does not include reasonable force as needed to maintain safety for students, staff, or other persons, or for the purpose of self-defense or defense of property.

School staff members shall only use time out and physical restraints as permitted in Section 105 ILCS 5/10-20.33 of the School Code, State Board of Education rule, and procedures developed by the Superintendent. Neither time out or physical restraint shall be used to discipline or punish a student.

In-School Suspension

The Superintendent or designee is authorized to maintain an in-school suspension program. The program shall include, at a minimum, each of the following:

Before assigning a student to in-school suspension, the charges will be explained and the student will be given an opportunity to respond to the charges.
Students are supervised by licensed school personnel.
Students are given the opportunity to complete classroom work during the in-school suspension for equivalent academic credit.

Out-of-School Suspension

The Superintendent or designee shall implement suspension procedures that provide, at a minimum, for each of the following:

A conference during which the charges will be explained and the student will be given an opportunity to respond to the charges before he or she may be suspended.
A pre-suspension conference is not required, and the student can be immediately suspended when the student’s presence poses a continuing danger to persons or property or an ongoing threat of disruption to the educational process. In such cases, the notice and conference shall follow as soon as practicable.
An attempted phone call to the student’s parent(s)/guardian(s).
A written notice via mail and/or email (if an email address is provided) of the suspension to the parent(s)/guardian(s) and the student, which shall:
1. Provide notice via mail and/or email (if an email address is provided) to the parent(s)/guardian(s) of their child’s right to a review of the suspension;
2. Include information about an opportunity to make up work missed during the suspension for equivalent academic credit;
3. Detail the specific act of gross disobedience or misconduct resulting in the decision to suspend;
4. Provide rationale or an explanation of how the chosen number of suspension days will address the threat or disruption posed by the student or his or her act of gross disobedience or misconduct; and
5. Depending upon the length of the out-of-school suspension, include the following applicable information:
  1. For a suspension of 3 school days or less, an explanation that the student’s continuing presence in school would either pose:
    1. A threat to school safety, or
    2. A disruption to other students’ learning opportunities.
  2. For a suspension of 4 or more school days, an explanation:
    1. That other appropriate and available behavioral and disciplinary interventions have been exhausted,
    2. As to whether school officials attempted other interventions or determined that no other interventions were available for the student, and
    3. That the student’s continuing presence in school would either:
      1. Pose a threat to the safety of other students, staff, or members of the school community, or
      2. Substantially disrupt, impede, or interfere with the operation of the school.
  3. For a suspension of 5 or more school days, the information listed in section 4.e.ii. above, along with documentation by the Superintendent or designee determining what, if any, appropriate and available support services will be provided to the student during the length of his or her suspension.
A summary of the notice, including the reason for the suspension and the suspension length, must be given to the Board by the Superintendent or designee.
Upon request of the parent(s)/guardian(s), a review of the suspension shall be conducted by the Board or a hearing officer appointed by the Board. At the review, the student’s parent(s)/guardian(s) may appear and discuss the suspension with the Board or its designee and may be represented by counsel. Whenever there is evidence that mental illness may be the cause for the suspension, the Superintendent or designee shall invite a representative from the Department of Human Services to consult with the Board. After presentation of the evidence or receipt of the hearing officer’s report, the Board shall take such action as it finds appropriate. If the suspension is upheld, the Board’s written suspension decision shall specifically detail items (a) and (e) in number 4, above.

A student seeking to transfer into District 15 must serve the entire term of any suspension or expulsion, imposed for any reason by any public or private school in Illinois or any other state, before being admitted into a district school, as specified in Board Policy 7:50, School Admissions and Student Transfers To and From Non-District Schools.

Re-Engagement of Returning Students

The Superintendent or designee shall maintain a process to facilitate the re-engagement of students who are returning from an out-of-school suspension, expulsion, or an alternative school setting. The goal of re-engagement shall be to support the student’s ability to be successful in school following a period of exclusionary discipline and shall include the opportunity for students who have been suspended to complete or make up work for equivalent academic credit.

Required Notices

A school staff member shall immediately notify the office of the Building Principal in the event that he or she: (1) observes any person in possession of a firearm on or around school grounds; however, such action may be delayed if immediate notice would endanger students under his or her supervision, (2) observes or has reason to suspect that any person on school grounds is or was involved in a drug-related incident, or (3) observes a battery committed against any staff member. Upon receiving such a report, the Building Principal or designee shall immediately notify the local law enforcement agency, State Police, and any involved student’s parent/guardian. “School grounds” includes modes of transportation to school activities and any public way within 1000 feet of the school, as well as school property itself.

Delegation of Authority

Each teacher, and any other school personnel when students are under his or her charge, is authorized to impose any disciplinary measure, other than suspension, expulsion, corporal punishment, or in-school suspension, that is appropriate and in accordance with the policies and rules on student discipline. Teachers, other certificated [licensed] educational employees, and other persons providing a related service for or with respect to a student, may use reasonable force as needed to maintain safety for other students, school personnel, or other persons, or for the purpose of self-defense or defense of property. Teachers may temporarily remove students from a classroom for disruptive behavior.

The Superintendent, Building Principal, Assistant Building Principal, or Dean of Students is authorized to impose the same disciplinary measures as teachers and may suspend students guilty of gross disobedience or misconduct from school (including all school functions) and from riding the school bus, up to ten consecutive school days, provided the appropriate procedures are followed. The Board may suspend a student from riding the bus in excess of ten school days for safety reasons.

Student Handbook

The Superintendent, with input from the parent-teacher advisory committee, shall prepare disciplinary rules implementing the District’s disciplinary policies. These disciplinary rules shall be presented annually to the Board for its review and approval.

A parent/student handbook, including the District disciplinary policies and rules, shall be distributed to the students’ parents/guardians within 15 days of the beginning of the school year or a student’s enrollment.

Student Appearance / Dress Code Policy

The dress code is established to promote a positive, psychologically safe, and appropriate learning environment. A student’s appearance, including dress and hygiene, must not disrupt the educational process, compromise the standards of health and safety, or contribute to a hostile or intimidating atmosphere for anyone. District 15 believes the responsibility for a student’s attire resides with the student and parent/guardian(s).

District 15’s student dress code supports equitable educational access and avoids reinforcing stereotypes or increasing the marginalization of any group based on race, gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, household income, disability (or other related accommodation), or cultural observance. The District does not prohibit hairstyles historically associated with race, ethnicity, hair texture, including, but not limited to, protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists, or any other protected classes under Board Policy 7:10, Equal Educational Opportunities.

However, reasonable dress restrictions must be necessary to support the overall educational goals of the school and are outlined within this dress code. Students who disrupt the educational process or compromise standards of health and safety must modify their appearance. See Board Policy 7:160, Student Appearance.

Basic Principle:

All attire (including clothes and accessories) must cover private areas with non-transparent fabric. This ensures private body parts are covered for all students and faces are visible to school staff at all times.

Students Must Wear:

A top/shirt with fabric in the front, back, sides, and under the arms
A bottom, such as pants, sweatpants, shorts, skirts, dresses, leggings, or skorts; and
Footwear that covers the bottom of the foot, including but not limited to, sandals, gym shoes, flip flops, and boots. Anything with wheels or blades are not allowed.

Student May Not Wear:

Except as required in class or principal-designated activities or extracurricular programs, all attire (including clothes and accessories) may not include:

Language or images depicting or promoting drugs or alcohol, drug paraphernalia, gang symbols/identification, any illegal item or activity, hate speech, bigotry, profanity, pornography, or other inappropriate images
Lewd, vulgar, obscene, or offensive language or symbols

Anything that can be used as a weapon, including but not limited to, sharp points, studs, spikes, metal bars, knives, razors, leashes, nooses, or clubs
Hats, hoods, helmets, or head coverings that cover the face, except when worn as a religious, cultural, medical, or disability-related need or accommodation
Sunglasses

Dress Code Enforcement

District 15 is committed to collaboratively working with families to ensure students can meet dress code expectations. That said, students whose dress and/or appearance causes a substantial disruption of the orderly process of school functions or endangers the health and safety of the student, other students, staff, visitors, and our community may be subject to discipline. Students in violation will be referred to school administration and will be given options to comply with dress code policies. Administrators and designated staff will make final decisions about appropriate dress and appearance.

No student should be disproportionately affected by dress code enforcement because of gender identity or expression, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, cultural or religious identity, body size, body maturity, and/or household income.

Purpose

The dress code is established to promote a positive, psychologically safe, and appropriate learning environment. A student’s appearance, including dress and hygiene, should not disrupt the educational process, compromise health and safety standards, or create a hostile or intimidating atmosphere for anyone. District 15 believes that responsibility for a student’s attire resides with the student and their parent/guardian(s).

Equity and Inclusion

District 15’s student dress code supports equitable educational access and avoids reinforcing stereotypes or marginalizing any group based on race, gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, household income, disability, or cultural observance. The District respects all hairstyles associated with race and ethnicity, including protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists. See Board Policy 7:10, Equal Educational Opportunities.

Basic Principles

Coverage: All attire (including clothes and accessories) must cover private areas with non-transparent fabric.
Visibility: Faces should be visible to school staff at all times.

Required Attire

Top/Shirt: Must cover the front, back, sides, and under the arms.
Bottom: Pants, sweatpants, shorts, skirts, dresses, leggings, or skorts.
Footwear: Shoes that cover the bottom of the foot, including sandals, gym shoes, flip flops, and boots. Items with wheels or blades are not allowed.

Prohibited Attire

Except as required in class or specific activities, attire must not include:

Language or images promoting drugs, alcohol, illegal items, hate speech, bigotry, profanity, pornography, or inappropriate images.
Lewd, vulgar, obscene, or offensive language or symbols.
Items that can be used as weapons, such as sharp points, studs, spikes, knives, or razors.
Hats, hoods, helmets, or head coverings that cover the face, except for religious, cultural, medical, or disability-related reasons.
Sunglasses inside the building.

Dress Code Enforcement

District 15 collaborates with families to ensure students meet dress code expectations. Students whose attire disrupts school functions or endangers health and safety may face disciplinary action. In such cases, students will be referred to school administration and provided options to comply with the dress code. Final decisions about appropriate dress and appearance rest with administrators and designated staff.

Recess

Students should be dressed appropriately for outdoor play during recess. Exceptions are made only with a doctor's note excusing them from outdoor activities. Playground supervision is provided at all times during recess.

Halloween Costumes

Students may wear costumes on Halloween that comply with the dress code and the following expectations:

No bloody, gruesome, or especially scary costumes
No actual or look-alike weapons
No masks covering the face and head
Costume make-up is allowed if it does not cover the entire face
Costumes must not be offensive or perpetuate stereotypes about culture, gender, heritage, or religion

Personal Belongings at School

Backpacks/Bookbags

Articles Not Permited in School

Articles that interfere in any way with school procedures, disrupt the educational process, or are hazards to the safety of others are not allowed at school. Such items include, but are not limited to:

Cigarettes, e-cigarettes, vaping devices, and/or other tobacco products;
Drugs, including over-the-counter drugs and look-alike drugs (see Medication at School);
Alcohol;
Weapons or look-alike items (firearms, knives, etc.);
Lighters or matches;
Laser pointers; and
Aerosol cans.

Possession of these items is prohibited at school and may result in detention, suspension, or expulsion. A student who uses, possesses, distributes, purchases, or sells an explosive, firearm, or any other object that can reasonably be considered a weapon can be expelled in accordance with Board of Education Policy 7:190 Student Behavior. If a student brings a firearm or weapon to school, the criminal justice or juvenile court system will be notified.

Personal iPods, e-readers, iPads, earbuds, and/or other electronic devices may not be used in school. Upon arrival at school, such items must be turned off and placed in the student’s hallway locker immediately and remain there throughout the school day and during after-school activities. Items used during the school day without staff permission may be confiscated and held until a parent/guardian can pick them up. It is highly recommended that such items remain at home.

Cell Phones at School

Student possession and/or use of cell phones and other electronic devices while at school is governed by Board of Education Policy 7:190 Student Behavior. Here is the excerpt related to cell phones:

Cell Phones - Put it Away During the Day

School administration is authorized to discipline students for gross disobedience or misconduct including, but not limited to:

Using or possessing a cellular phone, video recording device, or other electronic device in any manner that disrupts the educational environment or violates the rights of others, including using the device to take photographs in locker rooms or bathrooms, cheat, or otherwise violate student conduct rules. Prohibited conduct specifically includes, without limitation, creating, sending, sharing, viewing, receiving, or possessing an indecent visual depiction of oneself or another person through the use of a computer, electronic communication device, or cellular phone.
Unless otherwise specifically allowed or banned under this policy or by the Building Principal, all electronic devices (including wearable devices) must be kept powered-off or silenced and out-of-sight during the regular school day unless: (a) use of the device is provided in a student’s individualized education program (IEP), or (b) it is needed in an emergency that threatens the safety of students, staff, or other individuals.

Middle School Lockers

Students in middle school are assigned a locker for storing coats or jackets, bookbags or backpacks, and other personal items during school hours. Students may not change lockers without permission from administrative staff. Lockers should be kept locked and the combination kept confidential. The school assumes no responsibility for the loss of articles from a locker.

Lockers are on loan to students and remain the property of the Board of Education. School administrative personnel have the right to inspect lockers at any time. Any damage to the locker is the student’s responsibility. Lockers should be kept clean. No open food or beverage other than water may be stored in lockers. Scotch tape and masking tape may be used inside lockers, but stickers are not permitted, as they damage the paint. Lockers may be decorated before or after school for special occasions, but permission must be obtained from the office before decorating. No balloons, confetti, or hallway signs are permitted.

Lost and Found

Bus Conduct

All students must follow the District’s School Bus Safety Rules.

School Bus Suspensions

The Superintendent, or any designee as permitted in school code, is authorized to suspend a student from riding the school bus for up to 10 consecutive school days for engaging in gross disobedience or misconduct, including but not limited to the following:

Prohibited student conduct as defined in Board of Education Policy 7:190 Student Behavior.
Willful injury or threat of injury to a bus driver or to another rider.
Willful damage and/or defacement of the bus.
Repeated use of profanity.
Repeated willful disobedience of a directive from the bus driver or other supervisor.
Such other behavior as the Superintendent or designee deems to threaten the safe operation of the bus and/or its occupants.

If a student is suspended from riding the bus for gross disobedience or misconduct on a bus, the School Board may suspend the student from riding the school bus for a period in excess of 10 days for safety reasons. The District shall provide the student with notice of the gross disobedience or misconduct and an opportunity to respond.

Academic Credit for Missed Classes During School Bus Suspension

A student suspended from riding the bus who does not have alternate transportation to school shall have the opportunity to complete or make up work for equivalent academic credit. It shall be the responsibility of the student’s parent or guardian to notify the school that the student does not have alternate transportation.

All District 15 buses are equipped with video cameras to monitor conduct and maintain a safe environment for students and employees.

Gangs and Gang-Related Activities

Board of Education Policy 7:191 Gangs and Gang-Related Activities states:

Student involvement in gangs or gang-related activities, including the display of gang symbols or paraphernalia, on school property or at school-related events is strictly prohibited. Any student who violates this policy shall be subject to disciplinary action that may include suspension or expulsion in accordance with the District's student behavior policy.

As used herein, the term "gang" shall mean any organization, club, or group composed wholly or in part of students and which is assembled for the common purpose or design of:

committing or conspiring to commit criminal offenses,
engaging in conduct that is contrary to the public good, and
engaging in conduct that interferes with, or disrupts, the district's educational process or programs.

As used herein, the phrase "gang-related activity" shall mean any conduct engaged in by a student on behalf of any gang:

to perpetuate the existence of any gang, and
to effect the common purpose and design of any gang including, without limitation, recruiting students for membership in any gang and/or threatening or intimidating other students or employees to commit acts or omissions against their will in furtherance of the common purpose and design of any gang.

Harassment / Bullying / Hazing / Violence Prohibited

Bullying, intimidation, and harassment are not acceptable behaviors in any form.

Board of Education Policy 7:180 Prevention of and Response to Bullying, Intimidation, and Harassment states:

Bullying, intimidation, and harassment diminish a student's ability to learn and a school's ability to educate. Preventing students from engaging in these disruptive behaviors and providing all students equal access to a safe, non-hostile learning environment are important District goals.

Bullying on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, national origin, military status, unfavorable discharge status from the military service, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender-related identity or expression, ancestry, age, religion, physical or mental disability, order of protection status, status of being homeless, or actual or potential marital or parental status, including pregnancy, association with a person or group with one or more of the aforementioned actual or perceived characteristics, or any other distinguishing characteristic is prohibited in each of the following situations:

During any school sponsored education program or activity.
While in school, on school property, on school buses or other school vehicles, at designated school bus stops waiting for the school bus, or at school-sponsored or school-sanctioned events or activities.
Through the transmission of information from a school computer, a school computer network, or other similar electronic school equipment.
Through the transmission of information from a computer that is accessed at a nonschool-related location, activity, function, or program or from the use of technology or an electronic device that is not owned, leased, or used by the School District or school if the bullying causes a substantial disruption to the educational process or orderly operation of a school. This paragraph (item #4) applies only when a school administrator or teacher receives a report that bullying through this means has occurred; it does not require staff members to monitor any nonschool-related activity, function, or program.

Definitions from Section 27-23.7 of the School Code (105 ILCS 5/27-23.7)

Bullying includes cyber-bullying and means any severe or pervasive physical or verbal act or conduct, including communications made in writing or electronically, directed toward a student or students that has or can be reasonably predicted to have the effect of one or more of the following:

Placing the student or students in reasonable fear of harm to the student’s or students' person or property;
Causing a substantially detrimental effect on the student’s or students' physical or mental health;
Substantially interfering with the student’s or students' academic performance; or
Substantially interfering with the student’s or students' ability to participate in or benefit from the services, activities, or privileges provided by a school.

Cyber-bullying means bullying through the use of technology or any electronic communication, including without limitation any transfer of signs, signals, writing images, sounds, data, or intelligence of any nature transmitted in whole or in part by a wire, radio, electromagnetic system, photo-electronic system, or photo-optical system, including without limitation electronic mail, Internet communications, instant messages, or facsimile communications. Cyber-bullying includes the creation of a webpage or weblog in which the creator assumes the identity of another person or the knowing impersonation of another person as the author of posted content or messages if the creation or impersonation creates any of the effects enumerated in the definition of bullying. Cyber-bullying also includes the distribution by electronic means of a communication to more than one person or the posting of material on an electronic medium that may be accessed by one or more persons if the distribution or posting creates any of the effects enumerated in the definition of bullying.

Restorative measures means a continuum of school-based alternatives to exclusionary discipline, such as suspensions and expulsions, that: (i) are adapted to the particular needs of the school and community, (ii) contribute to maintaining school safety, (iii) protect the integrity of a positive and productive learning climate, (iv) teach students the personal and interpersonal skills they will need to be successful in school and society, (v) serve to build and restore relationships among students, families, schools, and communities, and (vi) reduce the likelihood of future disruption by balancing accountability with an understanding of students’ behavioral health needs in order to keep students in school.

School personnel means persons employed by, on contract with, or who volunteer in a school district, including without limitation: school and school district administrators, teachers, school guidance counselors, school social workers, school counselors, school psychologists, school nurses, cafeteria workers, custodians, bus drivers, school resource officers, and security guards.

Bullying Prevention and Reponse Plan

The Superintendent or designee shall develop and maintain a bullying prevention and response plan that advances the District’s goal of providing all students with a safe learning environment free of bullying and harassment. This plan must be consistent with the requirements listed below; each numbered requirement, 1-12, corresponds with the same number in the list of required policy components in 105 ILCS 5/27-23.7(b) 1-12.

The District uses the definition of bullying as provided in this policy.
Bullying is contrary to state law and the policy of this District. However, nothing in the District’s bullying prevention and response plan is intended to infringe upon any right to exercise free expression or the free exercise of religion or religiously based views protected under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution or under Section 3 of Article I of the Illinois Constitution.
Students are encouraged to immediately report bullying. A report may be made orally or in writing to the District named officials or any staff member. The District named officials and all staff members are available for help with a bully or to make a report about bullying.
Nondiscrimination Coordinator/Title IX Coordinators:
Dr. Shari Lazor, Associate Superintendent, at 847-963-3202 or lazors@ccsd15.net; and Dr. Tom Edgar, Assistant Superintendent for Educational Services, at 847-963-3106 or edgart@ccsd15.net, 580 North 1st Bank Drive, Palatine, IL 60067
Complaint Managers:
Dr. Shari Lazor, Associate Superintendent, at 847-963-3202 or lazors@ccsd15.net; and Dr. Tom Edgar, Assistant Superintendent for Educational Services, at 847-963-3106 or edgart@ccsd15.net, 580 North 1st Bank Drive, Palatine, IL 60067.
Consistent with federal and State laws and rules governing student privacy rights, the Superintendent or designee shall promptly inform the parent(s)/guardian(s) of every student involved in an alleged incident of bullying and discuss, as appropriate, the availability of social work services, counseling, school psychological services, other interventions, and restorative measures.
The Superintendent or designee shall promptly investigate and address reports of bullying, by, among other things:
1. Making all reasonable efforts to complete the investigation within 10 school days after the date the report of a bullying incident was received and taking into consideration additional relevant information received during the course of the investigation about the reported bullying incident.
2. Involving appropriate school support personnel and other staff persons with knowledge, experience, and training on bullying prevention, as deemed appropriate, in the investigation process.
3. Notifying the Building Principal or school administrator or designee of the reported incident of bullying as soon as possible after the report is received.
4. Consistent with federal and State laws and rules governing student privacy rights, providing parents/guardians of the students who are parties to the investigation information about the investigation and an opportunity to meet with the Building Principal or school administrator or his or her designee to discuss the investigation, the findings of the investigation, and the actions taken to address the reported incident of bullying.

The Superintendent or designee shall investigate whether a reported incident of bullying is within the permissible scope of the District’s jurisdiction and shall require that the District provide the victim with information regarding services that are available within the District and community, such as counseling support services, and other programs.

The Superintendent or designee shall use interventions to address bullying, that may include, but are not limited to, school social work services, restorative measures, social-emotional skill building, counseling, school psychological services, and community-based services.
A reprisal or retaliation against any person who reports an act of bullying is prohibited. A student’s act of reprisal or retaliation will be treated as bullying for purposes of determining any consequences or other appropriate remedial actions.
A student will not be punished for reporting bullying or supplying information, even if the District’s investigation concludes that no bullying occurred. However, knowingly making a false accusation or providing knowingly false information will be treated as bullying for purposes of determining any consequences or other appropriate remedial actions.
The District’s bullying prevention and response plan must be based on the engagement of a range of school stakeholders, including students and parents/guardians.
The Superintendent or designee shall post this policy on the District’s website, if any, and include it in the student handbook, and, where applicable, post it where other policies, rules, and standards of conduct are currently posted. The policy must be distributed annually to parents/guardians, students, and school personnel (including new employees when hired) and must also be provided periodically throughout the school year to students and faculty.
The Superintendent or designee shall assist the Board with it evaluation and assessment of this policy’s outcomes and effectiveness. This process shall include, without limitation:
1. The frequency of victimization;
2. Student, staff, and family observations of safety at a school;
3. Identification of areas of a school where bullying occurs;
4. The types of bullying utilized; and
5. Bystander intervention or participation.

The evaluation process may use relevant data and information that the District already collects for other purposes. The Superintendent or designee must post the information developed as a result of the policy evaluation on the District’s website, or if a website is not available, the information must be provided to school administrators, Board members, school personnel, parents/guardians, and students.

The Superintendent or designee shall fully implement the Board of Education Policies, including without limitation, the following:
1. 2:260, Uniform Grievance Procedure. A student may use this policy to complain about bullying.
2. 6:60, Curriculum Content. Bullying prevention and character instruction is provided in all grades in accordance with State law.
3. 6:65, Student Social and Emotional Development. Student social and emotional development is incorporated into the District’s educational program as required by State law.
4. 6:235, Access to Electronic Networks. This policy states that the use of the District’s electronic networks is limited to: (1) support of education and/or research, or (2) a legitimate business use.
5. 7:20, Harassment of Students Prohibited. This policy prohibits any person from harassing, intimidating, or bullying a student based on an identified actual or perceived characteristic (the list of characteristics in 7:20 is the same as the list in this policy).
6. 7:185, Teen Dating Violence Prohibited. This policy prohibits teen dating violence on school property, at school-sponsored activities, and in vehicles used for school-provided transportation.
7. 7:190, Student Behavior. This policy prohibits, and provides consequences for, hazing, bullying, or other aggressive behaviors, or urging other students to engage in such conduct.
8. 7:310, Restrictions on Publications; Elementary Schools. This policy prohibits students from and provides consequences for: (1) accessing and/or distributing at school any written, printed, or electronic material, including material from the Internet, that will cause substantial disruption of the proper and orderly operation and discipline, of the school or school activities, and (2) creating and/or distributing written, printed, or electronic material, including photographic material and blogs, that causes substantial disruption to school operations or interferes with the rights of other students or staff members.

Hazing Prohibited

Soliciting, encouraging, aiding, or engaging in hazing, no matter when or where it occurs, is prohibited. Hazing means any intentional, knowing, or reckless act directed to or required of a student for the purpose of being initiated into, affiliating with, holding office in, or maintaining membership in any group, organization, club, or athletic team whose members are or include other students.

Students engaging in hazing will be subject to one or more of the following disciplinary actions:

Removal from the extracurricular activities;
Detention, suspension, and possibly expulsion;
Conference with parents/guardians; and/or
Referral to appropriate law enforcement.

Teen Dating Violence Prohibited

Sexual Harassment and Grievance Procedure (Title IX)

Sexual harassment of students is prohibited. An employee or District agent, or student engages in sexual harassment whenever he or she makes sexual advances, requests sexual favors, or engages in other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual or sex-based nature, imposed on the basis of sex, that:

Denies or limits the provision of educational aid, benefits, services, or treatment; or that makes such conduct a condition of a student’s academic status; or
Has the purpose or effect of:
1. Substantially interfering with a student’s educational environment;
2. Creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive educational environment;
3. Depriving a student of educational aid, benefits, services, or treatment; or
4. Making submission to or rejection of such unwelcome conduct the basis for academic decisions affecting a student.

The terms intimidating, hostile, and offensive include conduct which has the effect of humiliation, embarrassment, or discomfort. Examples of sexual harassment include touching, crude jokes or pictures, discussions of sexual experiences, teasing related to sexual characteristics, and spreading rumors related to a person’s alleged sexual activities. The term sexual violence includes a number of different acts. Examples of sexual violence include, but are not limited to, rape, sexual assault, sexual battery, sexual abuse, and sexual coercion.

Making a Complaint

Students are encouraged to report claims or incidences of bullying, harassment, sexual harassment, or any other prohibited conduct to the building principal, assistant principal, complaint managers, or non-discrimination coordinator. A student may choose to report to a person of the student’s same gender. Complaints will be kept confidential to the extent possible given the need to investigate. Students who make good faith complaints will not be disciplined. An allegation that a student was a victim of any prohibited conduct perpetrated by another student shall be referred to the building principal or assistant principal for appropriate action. Any student of the District who is determined, after an investigation, to have engaged in sexual harassment of another student will be subject to disciplinary action, including, but not limited to, suspension and/or expulsion. Any person making a knowingly false accusation regarding sexual harassment will likewise be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including discharge with regard to employees, or suspension and/or expulsion with regard to students.

Nondiscrimination Coordinator/Title IX Coordinators:

Shari Lazor, EdD, Associate Superintendent, lazors@ccsd15.net, 847-963-3000, 580 N 1st Bank Drive, Palatine IL 60067
Thomas Edgar, PhD, Assistant Superintendent for Educational Services, edgart@ccsd15.net, 847-963-3000, 580 N 1st Bank Drive, Palatine IL 60067

Title IX Compliance

Title IX Compliance

School District 15 is in full compliance with regulations for implementing Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which prohibit sex discrimination in federally assisted education programs. The school district complies fully with the nondiscriminatory provisions of federal and state law pertaining but not limited to students, parents, members of the community, employees, and applicants for employment.

Nondiscrimination Coordinator/Title IX Coordinators:

Shari Lazor, EdD, Associate Superintendent, lazors@ccsd15.net, 847-963-3000, 580 N 1st Bank Drive, Palatine IL 60067
Thomas Edgar, PhD, Assistant Superintendent for Educational Services, edgart@ccsd15.net, 847-963-3106, 580 N 1st Bank Drive, Palatine IL 60067

Investigating Title IX Sexual Harassment Complaints training materials

Student Equal Educational Opportunities

Board of Education Policy 7:10 Equal Education Opportunities provides:

Equal educational and extracurricular opportunities shall be available for all students without regard to color, race, nationality, religion, gender, sexual orientation, ancestry, age, physical and mental handicap or disability, gender identity, status of being homeless, order of protection status, or actual or potential parental or marital status, including pregnancy. Further, the district will not knowingly enter into agreements with any entity or any individual that discriminates against students on the basis of any protected status, except that the district remains viewpoint neutral when granting access to school facilities under Board Policy 8:20, Community Use of School Facilities. Any student may file a discrimination grievance by using the Uniform Complaint Procedure.

Nondiscrimination

The District prohibits discrimination against individuals on the basis of color, race, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, ancestry, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, immigration status, order of protection status, status of being homeless, military status, or unfavorable discharge from military service, or any other legally protected characteristic.

District employees are expected to demonstrate sensitivity and respect in dealing with students. The District’s prohibition against discrimination includes, but is not limited to, proscribing any employee from making any discriminatory statements, comments, or remarks to or about any student or engaging in any discriminatory conduct toward any student because of or relating to the student’s legally protected characteristic. District employees found to have violated the District’s non-discrimination or equal education policies will be subject to discipline, up to and including termination.

Gender Equity

No student shall, on the basis of gender, sexual orientation, or gender identity, be denied equal access to programs, activities, services, or benefits, or be limited in the exercise of any right, privilege, advantage, or denied access to educational and extracurricular programs and activities.

Any student may file a gender equity complaint by using the Uniform Complaint Procedure. A student may appeal the Board of Education's resolution of the complaint to the Regional Superintendent of Schools (pursuant to 105 ILCS 5/3 10 of The School Code) and, thereafter, to the State Superintendent of Education (pursuant to 105 ILCS 5/2-3.8 of The School Code).

Equal Access

Nondiscrimination Coordinator/Title IX Coordinators

The superintendent appoints a nondiscrimination coordinator. The superintendent and building administrators shall inform staff members and students of this policy and grievance procedure.

Any district employee, parent, or student may file a complaint of discrimination pursuant to the Uniform Grievance Procedure (Board Policy 2:260) by bringing his or her complaint to one of the non-discrimination coordinators.

Nondiscrimination Coordinator/Title IX Coordinators:

Shari Lazor, EdD, Associate Superintendent, lazors@ccsd15.net, 847-963-3000, 580 N 1st Bank Drive, Palatine IL 60067
Thomas Edgar, PhD, Assistant Superintendent for Educational Services, edgart@ccsd15.net, 847-963-3000, 580 N 1st Bank Drive, Palatine IL 60067

Student and Family Privacy Rights

Surveys

Surveys

All surveys requesting personal information from students, as well as any other instrument used to collect personal information from students, must advance or relate to the District’s educational objectives as identified in Board Policy 6:10, Educational Philosophy and Objectives, or assist students’ career choices. This applies to all surveys, regardless of whether the student answering the questions can be identified and regardless of who created the survey.

Surveys Created by a Third Party

Before a school official or staff member administers or distributes a survey or evaluation created by a third party to a student, the student’s parent(s)/guardian(s) may inspect the survey or evaluation upon their request and within a reasonable time of their request.

This section applies to every survey that is created by a person or entity other than a District official, staff member, or student regardless of whether the student answering the questions can be identified, and regardless of the subject matter of the questions.

Surveys Requesting Personal Information

School officials and staff members shall not request, nor disclose, the identity of any student who completes any survey or evaluation (created by any person or entity, including the District) containing one or more of the following items:

Political affiliations or beliefs of the student or the student’s parent/guardian;
Mental or psychological problems of the student or the student’s family;
Behavior or attitudes about sex;
Illegal, anti-social, self-incriminating, or demeaning behavior;
Critical appraisals of other individuals with whom students have close family relationships;
Legally recognized privileged or analogous privileged relationships, such as those with lawyers, physicians and ministers;
Religious practices, affiliations, or beliefs of the student or the student’s parent/guardian;
Income (other than that required by law to determine eligibility for participation in a program or for receiving financial assistance under such program).

The student’s parent(s)/guardian(s) may:

Inspect the survey or evaluation upon, and within a reasonable time of, their request, and/or
Refuse to allow their child or ward to participate in the activity described above. The school shall not penalize any student whose parent(s)/guardian(s) exercises this option.

Instructional Material

A student’s parent(s)/guardian(s) may inspect, upon their request, any instructional material used as part of their child/ward’s educational curriculum within a reasonable time of their request.

The term “instructional material” means instructional content that is provided to a student, regardless of its format, printed or representational materials, audio-visual materials and materials in electronic or digital formats (such as materials accessible through the Internet). The term does not include academic tests or academic assessments.

Physical Exams or Screenings

No school official or staff member shall subject a student to a non-emergency, invasive physical examination or screening as a condition of school attendance. The term “invasive physical examination” means any medical examination that involves the exposure of private body parts, or any act during such examination that includes incision, insertion, or injection into the body, but does not include a hearing, vision, or scoliosis screening.

The above paragraph does not apply to any physical examination or screening that:

Is permitted or required by an applicable state law, including physical examinations or screenings that are permitted without parental notification;
Is administered to a student in accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. §1400 et seq.);
Is otherwise authorized by Board policy.

Selling or Marketing Student Personal Information is Prohibited

No school official or staff member shall market or sell personal information concerning students (or otherwise provide that information to others for that purpose). The term “personal information” means individually identifiable information including: (1) a student or parent’s first and last name, (2) a home or other physical address (including street name and the name of the city or town), (3) a telephone number, (4) a Social Security identification number or (5) driver’s license number or state identification card.

The above paragraph does not apply: (1) if the student’s parent(s)/guardian(s) have consented; or (2) to the collection, disclosure or, use of personal information collected from students for the exclusive purpose of developing, evaluating or providing educational products or services for, or to, students or educational institutions, such as the following:

College or other post-secondary education recruitment, or military recruitment.
Book clubs, magazines, and programs providing access to low-cost literary products.
Curriculum and instructional materials used by elementary schools and secondary schools.
Tests and assessments to provide cognitive, evaluative, diagnostic, clinical, aptitude, or achievement information about students (or to generate other statistically useful data for the purpose of securing such tests and assessments) and the subsequent analysis and public release of the aggregate data from such tests and assessments.
The sale by students of products or services to raise funds for school-related or education-related activities.
Student recognition programs.

Under no circumstances may a school official or staff member provide a student’s “personal information” to a business organization or financial institution that issues credit or debit cards.

Notification of Rights and Procedures

The Superintendent or designee shall notify students’ parent(s)/guardian(s) of:

This policy as well as its availability upon request from the general administration office;
How to opt their child or ward out of participating in surveys or other provisions addressed in this policy;
The approximate dates during the school year when a survey requesting personal information, as described above, is given or expected to be given; and
How to request access to any survey or other material described in this policy.

This notification shall be given to parent(s)/guardian(s) at least annually, at the beginning of the school year, and within a reasonable period after any substantive change in this policy.

The rights provided to parent(s)/guardian(s) in this policy transfer to the student when the student turns 18 years old, or is an emancipated minor.

Parent Rights

Parents have the right to request information regarding the professional qualifications of any teacher instructing their child(ren). Information that may be requested includes:
- Whether or not the teacher has met state licensure requirements;
- Whether or not the teacher is teaching under emergency or provisional status;
- The bachelor's degree major of the teacher, any other certification or degrees held by the teacher and the subject areas of the certification or degrees; and
- Whether your child is provided services by teacher aides/paraprofessionals and, if so, their qualifications.

For more information, contact Lisa Nuss, Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources, nussl@ccsd15.net, 847-963-3000, 580 North 1st Bank Drive, Palatine, IL 60067.