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Welcome!
Here you will find a link to information about each of our parent organizations, links to great online resources for parents, and information about volunteering in the District.
- ABCDE Staff Member Award Nomination Form
- AlertNow / Safe Schools Information
- Athletic Events - Map to SWIC Schools
- High Schools in our Area
- News Archive
- Nutritional Services (lunch menu, snack list)
- Online Resources
- Parent Toolkit for Understanding MAP Assessments - 2011
- Photo Gallery
- Volunteer Opportunitites
Parent Organizations
Parents for Education (PFE) - PFE was established to organize parental support and involvement in Orland School District 135. Parents work together with the faculty and staff to provide the best possible educational experiences. They come together at meetings to plan activities, share ideas and stay connected to the schools. PFE is a vital organization in each school and helps provide countless activities and numerous items otherwise unavailable to our students.
Music Parents - Music Parents is a volunteer organization that consists of parents of band, orchestra, and choir students. The purpose of the organization is to support and enhance the band, orchestra, and choir programs. This is accomplished in a variety of ways, such as membership and fundraising.
Parent Advisory Committee - The Special Education Parent Advisory Committee was formed to provide the Assistant Superintendent for Student Services and Special Education with parents' perspectives on programs and new initiatives and to assist in efforts to reach out to the parents of students with disabilities.
Volunteer Opportunities
There are many ways to get involved in District 135!
- Parent Organizations: As explained above, the parent organizations are a great way to volunteer for the District's children. To become involved with any of the groups listed, click on their webpage, and contact the individual listed for more information.
- Attend school functions: Coming to school events is a great way to support the children of District 135. You are welcome at band, orchestra and choir performances, talent shows, Board meetings, and much more. Visit our calendar page to see a list of upcoming events.
- Support your child's classroom teacher: Keep the teacher informed of your child's needs through positive interactions; leave him/her a voicemail message or e-mail message, or send a note to school. Contact information for the staff members can be found on each school webpage, or you can simply type the teacher's name into the "search" box.
- Join our e-mail group: Use the sign-up box at left to join any of our e-mail distribution groups, including the Superintendent's Key Communicator group, and the school-specific e-mail groups.
- More volunteer opportunities will be posted here as the need arises!
Online Resources
Illinois Parents - This website is sponsored by the Illinois State Board of Education in collaboration with Academic Development Institute and ECAP at the University of Illinois U-C.
Parent Teacher Association - This website is full of great parent resources, including information on health and wellness, safety, and technology.
Central for Disease Control (CDC) Parent Portal - This website is an online, alphabetical encyclopedia of information covering a variety of topics, ranging from school violence and autism issues to body piercing and travel vaccinations. This site also includes a comprehensive list of product recalls, as well as safety alerts and downloadable podcasts.
Fact Monster - Fact Monster is a comprehensive site for kids, including homework help, an atlas, dictionary, thesaurus and encyclopedia, plus subject-specific material for math, science and language arts.
KidsClick! - KidsClick!, created by a group of librarians at the Ramapo Catskill Library System, guides young users to valuable and age appropriate web sites.
Word Central -This website, created by Merriam-Webster, has a dictionary, thesaurus and rhyming word area, along with a daily buzzword and word games.
Kids' National Geographic - This website has information on animals, countries around the world, and health with games, stories, videos and activities.
Brain Pop Jr. - This website is designed for kids, and includes information on health, reading, writing, science, math and social studies. It also has a sign-up for a kids newsletter and a parent newsletter, and links to educational games.
Parent Magic Newsletter - This link is to the newsletters page of an oustanding website for helpful parent tips.
National Education Association - This webpage is dedicated to tips on helping your child with homework.
Illinois State Board of Education - This website has information for parents on topics including early childhood special education, Project CHOICES, parent training, and links to the document A Parent's Guide – The Educational Rights of Students with Disabilities in English and Spanish.
U.S. Department of Education - This federal website includes information on the No Child Left Behind Act, parent tips and news updates for parents.
Our Area High Schools
- Brother Rice High School, Chicago (all boys)
- Carl Sandburg High School, Orland Park (District 230)
- Chicago Christian High School, Palos Heights
- Illinois Math and Science Academy, Aurora
- Marian Catholic Academy, Chicago Heights
- Marist High School, Chicago
- Mother McAuley High School, Chicago (all girls)
- Mount Assisi Academy, Lemont (all girls)
- Mount Carmel High School, Chicago (all boys)
- Providence Catholic High School, New Lenox
- Queen of Peace High School, Burbank (all girls)
- St. Laurence High School, Burbank (all boys)
- St. Rita High School, Chicago (all boys)
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