Burr Ridge Middle and Anne M. Jeans School Welcome Students to 2010-2011 School Year

Burr Ridge Middle School and Anne M. Jeans Elementary School will be welcoming students back to school on Wednesday, August 25th. On August 25th students at Burr Ridge Middle School will attend school from 7:45AM to 11:00PM and students at Anne M. Jeans Elementary School will attend school from 8:15AM to 11:45.

On Thursday, August 26th, students will attend a full day of school. Burr Ridge Middle School will attend from 7:45AM until 3:00PM and Anne M. Jeans Elementary School students will attend from 8:15AM to 3:20PM.

This (like every year) is an important year in the development of our children and the district appreciates all of your support in helping our students make the most of their educational opportunities.

Please be sure to read the superintendent and principals letters (below) about the start of the 2010-2011 school year.

Click here for Dr. Schneider Welcome Letter to the 2010-2011 School Year

Click here for Dr. LeBlanc and Mrs. Bartell's Welcome Letter to the 2010-2011 School Year

After School Program Expanding

Tired of seeing your child just watching TV after school.  Sign them up now for the newly expanded after school program.  Burr Ridge CCSD 180 has partnered with Community House to expand the number of students served by the after school program.  Students will be provided the opportunity to engage in enrichment activities with high levels of supervision.  Students will use the after school program time to build on their skills, learn new things and have fun.  Our goal is to improve your child’s success in school while having fun.  

See our newsletter or more information on the fun and educational opportunities we can provide district students.

For information on how to get your child involved in this tremendous opportunity click on the After School Program Flyer.  

State of Illinois Owes Burr Ridge CCSD 180: $441,627 for FY 10

Click here to read about the State’s financial crisis as of July 2, 2010

Click here to see what the Chicago Tribune says about this crisis and how it impacts schools

Click here to learn more about how the State’s financial crisis impacts Burr Ridge 180

Click here to see a sample letter you can send to legislators letting them know how important funding is to Burr Ridge 180.

District Financial Situation to Parents Letter

Burr Ridge Middle School Book Fair

September is not only a beginning of the school year at Burr Ridge Middle School, it’s also the Fall Scholastic Book Fair time. It’s a wonderful time for kids to start building their own collections, for teachers to continue building their classroom libraries, and for the school’s library to receive the newest books. It’s all about books. It’s all about children. It’s all about fun! It’s our Fall Scholastic Book Fair
– a special time for our entire school community, being held at Burr Ridge Middle School Learning Center on September 8th - 15th, 2010 from 8 A.M. to 3 P.M. Please plan to attend our Book Fair during BRMS Curriculum Night, scheduled for Tuesday, September 14th, between 6:00 and 8:30 P.M. You’ll be glad you did! Prizes, surprises, drawings are waiting for you! Also,there will be an evening Book Fair during BRMS Curriculum night (September 14th, 6-8:30 P.M.), and Book Fair will have new Young Adult Selection this year for the first time.

Click here for more information on the book fair

Click here for the One For Books Letter

Click here for information on the new Young Adult Selection.

BR 180 Students Learn In a Variety of Ways

Burr Ridge School District 180 students learn through a variety of activities, field trips and guest speakers.

Lead by Mrs. Mary Kinsman, the district’s LEAP program provides a variety of learning experiences for students throughout the year.

A summary of some of this year’s interesting events is provided at the link below.  

Click here for the 2009-­2010 LEAP SYNOPSIS

Late Start Dates and Late Start Breakfast Information

Anne M. Jeans Early Childhood Program Nationally Accredited

The Anne M. Jeans Elementary School Early Childhood program has always been an excellent program. This month, the National Association for the Education of Young Children formally recognized those efforts when it awarded the program National Accreditation status.
Since 1985, NAEYC has offered a national, voluntary accreditation system to set professional standards for early childhood education programs, and to help families identify high-quality programs. Today, NAEYC Accreditation represents the mark of quality in early childhood education. Over 7,000 child care programs, preschools, early learning centers, and other center- or school-based early childhood education programs are currently NAEYC-Accredited. These programs provide high quality care and education to nearly one million young children in the United States, its territories, and programs affiliated with the United States Department of Defense.

The children of the Burr Ridge 180 community are fortunate to have such an outstanding program. We are also proud of the many outstanding educators who have worked tirelessly in creating this outstanding educational opportunity. These educators, Fran Frisby, Candace Scarpelli, Meghan Radtke, Lynn Moynihan, Bev Taylor, Dave Crafton, and all of those working to support this program will be recognized for their effort by the board of education.

 No Cell Phones in a School Zone Law

An important law that will take effect on January 1st, 2010 is Senate Bill 72 titled "Vehicular Phone Use in School Zones". According to the new law:

"A person, regardless of age, may not use a wireless telephone at any time while operating a motor vehicle on a roadway in a school speed zone"

There are exceptions for a person engaged in a highway construction or maintenance, emergencies and when the phone is in voice-activated mode.

To read the text of the new law please read Public Act 096-0131 at http://www.drivinglaws.org/ill.php  

All students entering Prekindergarten, kindergarten, and sixth grade must have a physical exam completed with in one year of the start of the school year.  All students transferring to Community Consolidate School District 180 also must have a physical exam with in one year of the transfer.  All students in kindergarten, second and sixth grade must have a dental exam completed by May 16, 2011.  All kindergarten students must have a vision exam completed by October 15, 2010. Information regarding the sixth grade physical and dental exams was sent home with fifth grade students earlier in May. Information regarding the second grade dental exam was sent home with first grade students earlier in May.  Also all students at Burr Ridge Middle School who will be participating in extracurricular activities, such as football, volleyball, basketball, softball, cross country, tack, swimming, cheerleading, flag squad, and, ect. must have a sports physical.  A sports physical is only good for one year from the date of the sports physical. Dr. Higgins will be doing sports physicals for Burr Ridge Middle School students on Thursday August 26, 2010 from 8 am to 12 pm.  More information on the sports physicals will be available during the summer and when school begins.   If you have any questions, please contact either the Burr Ridge Middle School Health Office at 630-734-6607 or the Anne M. Jeans Health Office at 630-734-7103.  

Head Lice Letter from the District Administration

Parents do you know how to use PowerSchool?

Our Technology Director has created a video to teach parents how to use PowerSchool for grades, viewing attendance, signing up for emails and Lunch Balance. If you need help with learning PowerSchool please watch our new video.

Click here for the PowerSchool training video

School Supplies List

Newspaper Coverage

The Doings: New class technology in store for students

Pioneer Press: Retailer targets school library for makeover

The Doings: Summer Reading Program

Pioneer Press: Seuss Celebration March 4,2010

Burr Ridge Willowbrook Independent: What's new at Burr Ridge School District 180

Burr Ridge Willowbrook Independent: Burr Ridge School District Celebrates its 100th birthday

Doings: Overall scores high for area school districts 10/29/2009

Pioneer Local: Jeans Garden Provide More than Green Thumbs

Doings: Healthy Snack Article

Suburban Life: Healthy Foods Article

Doings: Cash Flow and Collateral part of Curriculum

Doings: Added 20 Minutes to School Day

Informal Meetings with the Superintendent Planned

Want to learn more about our district? Attend one of the informal meetings with Superintendent Tom Schneider tentatively scheduled for the third Monday of the month. These meetings will take place in the Superintendent's office and last around an hour from 5:30-6:30 PM. This is an opportunity to discuss some of the important issues facing the district and have your questions answered. Please take a few moments to attend one of these informal chats and find out more. The next meeting will take place on September 27, 2010.

Burr Ridge Park District - http://www.brparks.org

DuPage Election/Voter Information: - http://cms.dupageelections.com/pages.asp?pageid=209

DuPage County: - http://www.co.dupage.il.us/

DuPage Regional Office of Education: - http://www.dupage.k12.il.us/index.aspx

Downers Grove Township - http://www.dgtownship.com/

College Planning: www.whatsnextillinois.com

Click Here for 2009-2010 Events at Burr Ridge School District 180

Our Mission
The mission of Community Consolidated School District 180 is, with the support of home and community, to provide a satisfying and productive environment which will allow each student to become a lifelong learner with a positive self image, well-developed higher-level thinking skills, the capability to make responsible decisions and meet the challenges of the twenty-first century.
Adopted by the Board of Education January 16, 1990 -- reaffirmed July 2007

Burr Ridge C.C. School District 180 shall provide equal employment opportunities to all persons regardless of their race, color, religion, creed, national origin, sex, age, ancestry, marital status, arrest record, military status or unfavorable military discharge, citizenship status, use of lawful products while not at work, physical or mental handicap or disability, if otherwise able to perform the essential functions of the job with reasonable accommodation, and other legally protected categorie