Summit Hill School District 161 receives Bright Star Award for educational excellence
For the 13th consecutive year, Summit Hill District 161 has been awarded the SchoolSearch 2008 Bright Star Award for achieving high student performance while managing the finances of the district. District 161 is one of the 68 Illinois school districts (out of 868 school districts) to be honored with the award in 2009. The district has received the honor yearly since the award originated in 1995. Award criteria are based on districts whose students’ academic performance ranks in the upper one-third of Illinois school districts, but whose expenditures per pupil ranks in the lower one-fourth of Illinois school districts. The ranking is based on 2008 Illinois Report Card data, which is the most recent data available. The Bright Star Award is distributed by SchoolSearch, an educational research and consulting firm that publishes online rankings of school systems.
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District's online registration system is now also available to new kindergarten and transfer students
Summit Hill District 161’s online student registration and payment system is continuing to accept responses from parents of RETURNING students. For those who have not already done so, please click on the student registration link in the left navigation on this page. For those who do not wish to pay online, please fill out the registration form and then come to the District Administrative Center at 20100 S. Spruce Dr., Frankfort, IL to complete the registration process with your check or cash payment of fees.
Also, the District's online registration for NEW students is now available. Parents of Kindergarten or transfer students may complete their child’s registration form by clicking on the student registration link in the left navigation on this page and then coming to the District Administrative Center to prove residency, prove the child’s age, and make payment. Office summer hours are 7 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 7 a.m.–1 p.m. on Fridays. Should you have any questions, please call 815.469.9103. Read More »»
Board approves 2009-10 District calendar
Aug. 13 & 14 - New Teachers’ Institute Program August 17 & 18 - Teachers’ Institute - No School August 19 - First Day of School – ½ Day September 7 - Labor Day - No School October 9 - 1/2 Day School in AM, - PM Teacher Inservice - No School October 12 - Columbus Day - No School November 9-10 - Parent/Teacher Conference Day - No School November 11 - Veteran’s Day - No School November 25 - One Hour Early Dismissal November 26-27 - Thanksgiving Holiday - No School December 18 - Last Day of School before Holiday Break December 21-January 1 - Holiday Vacation January 4 - Classes Resume after Holiday Break January 18 - Martin Luther King’s Birthday - No School February 2 - Teachers’ Institute - No School February 15 - President’s Day - No School March 1 - Pulaski Day - No School April 1 - Last Day of School before Spring Break April 2-9 - Spring Break April 12 - Classes Resume after Spring Break May 21 - Teachers’ Institute - No School May 31 - Memorial Day - No School June 4 - Last Day of School - 1 Hour
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