Registration for the 2023-2024 School Year 

Registration for next School Year (23-24) including Kindergarten Registration is now open.  

• Infinite Campus Returning Student Registration Directions 
• Incoming Kindergarten student information can be found on the Kindergarten Registration page.Unit 5 will host a Kindergarten Preview on March 1. This will allow parents and incoming students to meet the school administration, kindergarten teachers, and other school staff.  Students will go with kindergarten teachers while information is shared with parents about registration and the kindergarten program.
• Current Unit 5 student information can be found at this link - Established Student Registration.  This link is for families that had a student registered with Unit 5 for the 2022-2023 school year as well as some new High School students who may have already completed online registration and have an Infinite Campus Parent Portal account.  Log in to Infinite Campus Parent Portal, go to "More" on the left hand side of the page, and click on "Online Registration."
• For a help sheet please click here: Returning Student Online Registration Help
• New students to the district registration information can be found with this link - New Student Registration
• There are no fees due at this time for any students. Fees will be available to pay in July, and additional information will be made available closer to that time.
• If you have questions please contact your student's school.  If necessary, please leave a message on the main phone line. 

5 ESSENTIALS

Teachers, parents, and students across Illinois have an opportunity to participate in the Illinois 5Essentials Survey.

This survey is designed to generate a detailed picture of the inner workings of your child's school.

Your participation in the parent portion of the survey will help us understand the environment at your child's school. Your identity and survey responses will be kept completely confidential and will never be connected to you or your child.

 The Illinois 5Essentials Survey will be conducted through Friday, March 31, 2023.

To take the survey:

1.     Visit https://survey.5-essentials.org/Illinois/

2.     Click on "Start here" under the Parent category

3.     You may enter your email address but that is not required. It is completely optional.

4.     Enter "McLean" for the County

5.     Begin typing your child's school name and you should see it pop up. Click on the appropriate school.

Please take a separate survey for each school where you have a child enrolled. 

The survey is also available in Spanish.

The Illinois 5Essentials gathers data related to five indicators that can predict important student outcomes. These five indicators that affect and predict school success are

• Effective Leaders

• Collaborative Teachers

• Involved Families

• Supportive Environments

• Ambitious Instruction

Research in more than 400 schools has shown that schools strong on at least three of these indicators were 10 times more likely to improve student learning gains in math and reading than those that were weak on three or more Essentials.

Unit 5 students in grades 4th-12th will be given the opportunity to take this survey. If you do not want your child to take the survey, please contact your child's principal by Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023.

Please be aware that under the Protection of Pupil Rights Act. 20 U.S.C. Section 1232(c) (1) (A), you have the right to review a copy of the questions asked of your student(s). Survey questions can be found on the Illinois 5Essentials Support Center ( Illinois 5Essentials Survey Questions).

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact 5Essentials Client Services at 1-866-440-1874 or impact-surveys@uchicago.edu. 

Kindergarten Registration 

• Wednesday, March 1 
  • 9:00 am 
  • 1:00 pm  
  • Click Here for more information 

Student Positve COVID Reporting Form 2022-2023

• Click here for the link

Important Dates For February and March 2023

• Valentine's Day Party 
  • Tuesday, February 14 

• No School 
  • Monday, February 20 
    • President's Day 
  • Tuesday, February 21 
    • Teacher Institute Day 

• Kindergarten Registration 
  • Wednesday, March 1 
  • 9:00 am 
  • 1:00 pm 
  • Click Here for more information 

• Early Release 
  • Monday, March 6 
  • 10:45 am 

• PTC Meeting 
  • Wednesday, March 8 
  • 6:00 pm 

• Spring Break 
  • No School 
  • Monday, March 27 - Friday, March 31 

VOLUNTEERS

Unit 5 welcomes volunteers to fill available opportunities in our schools. During the pandemic, the state implemented additional steps for school volunteers and Unit 5 adhered to those requirements. 

Effective immediately, Unit 5 will no longer require that volunteers have a COVID vaccine. School volunteers will still need to complete an annual background check to be cleared to help in our buildings. 

As always, it is up to individual teachers and school administrators to put forth volunteer opportunities, as needed. If you would like to volunteer, please contact your child’s school for information on how to sign up.