BACK TO SCHOOL HELPLINE

Unit 5 knows that the beginning of a new school year brings with it lots of questions. Now, the answers are just phone call away! Call the Back-to-School Helpline: (309) 557-HELP (4357)

Helpline hours are:
Aug. 16-Sept. 1: 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The helpline will be open Monday through Friday. 

Families with transportation specific calls should contact 309-557-4BUS (4287).

The goal of this helpline is to make the beginning of the year as stress free as possible for Unit 5 families.

Back to School information is also available at www.unit5.org.

MY STOP

My Stop is a web-based application available to all Unit 5 parents to access live bus GPS information using a smartphone, tablet or computer and securely view the current location of their child’s bus on routes. The system also provides the school bus’s estimated time of arrival at your child’s bus stop. For directions, CLICK HERE. 

2017-2018 ACADEMIC CALENDAR IS AVAILABLE

Click here to view the calendar. 

2017-2018 SCHOOL HOURS

Elementary Schools: 7:45 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

High Schools:  8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Junior High Schools:  8:45 a.m. – 3:45 p.m.

Early Childhood: TBD

Windows 10 Activation for Owned Laptops

Eighth and ninth grade students who will own their district laptops will need to activate Windows 10 on those machines.  An instructional sheet (found here) will be placed inside the device when it is returned to the student.