Clinton CUSD #15

COME WORK WITH US! CUSD#15 needs SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS You can make a difference in young lives today! Do you have a Bachelors Degree or an Associates Degree/60hours? Contact ROE#17 at https://roe17.org/licensure/substitute-teaching-sub-and-sts For additional help, please call our unit office at 217-935-8321 for support on learning how to become a substitute teacher!

Reminder...There is No School, Monday, Sept 30th. Teachers will be hard at work learning new things during the School Improvement Day.

Check out the Maroon & Gold Gazette. This is something new we started this year that highlights all of the amazing things going on in our district. https://5il.co/2xr0t

Keeping track of school events is crucial for students, parents, and educators alike. Fortunately, adding the CUSD#15 school calendars to your personal digital calendar is a breeze. Follow these simple steps to integrate the school calendar into your favorite calendar application and never miss an important date again! Check out the picture below for the URLS.

Check out this video if you want to subscribe to your students sports 8-18 calendar. Click this link to go to website in the video https://manage.snap.app/ical https://youtu.be/_s2UjszTj90

Exciting NEWS!!! CUSD#15 has partnered with Cartwheel to provide free webinars for Parents. The first one is Tuesday, Sept 10th at 6-7pm. Does your kid have a hard time staying focused? Fifty percent of youth with ADHD also have a co-existing disorder or diagnosis, such as anxiety, depression, behavioral disorders, or learning disorders, such as dyslexia. What are the impacts on students who have both ADHD and learning disorders? What can we as parents, caregivers, and school staff do to support kids who may have co-existing symptoms? Join Cartwheel and Dr. Anne Arnett for a webinar which will discuss how to tell the differences between ADHD and learning disorders, the co-existence of ADHD and learning disorders, and the importance of treating both when they do co-exist. Register here bit.ly/Cartwheel_ADHD_Webinar Tuesday, September 10, 2024 6:00-7:00 PM CT

REMINDER.. Early Dismissal @ 1:30pm Wednesday, Sept. 11th. There will be NO Preschool, Sept. 11th

Teachers are "Back to School" today. They are working hard to get ready for students and are eager for Wednesday to have their students in their classrooms.

CAREGIVER UNIVERSITY Stress and the Brain: How to Help Your Student Manage Powerful Feelings Learn how stress impacts the brain and can trigger powerful reactions in your student(s). This session will cover how the brain develops, what it means when someone 'flips their lid', and how to respond with compassion. For Parents, Guardians and Caregivers with children at CUSD 15 August 19, 2024 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Clinton High School Auditorium

Meet the New Teachers at CUSD#15. It's going to be a great year! https://youtu.be/-TCJAKijmW0

New Teacher orientation is underway at CUSD#15...stay tuned for a video meeting all of the new teachers.

This is Mr. Nettles final episode of Extra Innings and his final video. Thank you Mr. Nettles for all that you have done for our community and our district over the last 9 years. https://youtu.be/uJaN5ZZNNvo

Mr. Nettles is retiring after 33 years in education, 9 of them were at CUSD#15. We would like to thank him for his dedication to CUSD#15 and wishing him a wonderful retirement.

In this episode of Extra Innings some "visitors" come to Douglas School for a race. See if you can guess who there are. https://youtu.be/S7A8reBtOow

Check out Mr Nettles interview with CUSD#15's Teacher of theYear. https://youtu.be/U2LYjxQoZao

In this episode of Extra Innings Mr. Nettles is at CES grilling hotdogs and talking to students about the end of the year. https://youtu.be/i_U1PVVii18

Teachers and Staff came together today for the "End of the Year Breakfast". Many teachers and staff were recognized for their years of service, retiring or "Teacher of the Year" award.

Mr. Nettles "Letter to the Community"

Reminder...the last day of School is Thursday, May 23rd. This is also a 1:30pm dismissal day. Last day of Preschool is Wednesday, May 22nd.

In this episode of Extra Innings Mr. Nettles visits the Mr. McMath's 8th Grade Social Studies class. Mr. McMath does a project with his class called the "Good Cemeterian Project." His class spend several weeks researching ether a veteran or a citizen of Clinton that is buried at the Woodlawn Cemetery. After the research they do community service and clean the headstones of the people they researched. Mr. McMath has done this project for the past 4 years and has cleaned close to 250 headstones. https://youtu.be/CoKGKHX0jWs