CUSD 4 District Office - 453 West Collins - Mendon, IL 62351
Phone: 217.936.2111 Fax: 217.936.2643
Graduation Plans set to enable in-person for our Grads and Families
| graduation_plan_2021.pdf |
Early Childhood Screening dates set for Unity Elementary School
Unity Elementary School is seeking children for the Early Childhood Education class.
Eligible students reside in CUSD4, must be age 3 or older, and must attend a screening session to see if they will qualify.
There are 5 dates for screenings: April 22, April 23, April 29, May 6, and May 7.
To schedule a screening, please call Kim Graham at Unity Elementary School at 217-936-2512, ext 201, or email kim.graham@cusd4.com
Eligible students reside in CUSD4, must be age 3 or older, and must attend a screening session to see if they will qualify.
There are 5 dates for screenings: April 22, April 23, April 29, May 6, and May 7.
To schedule a screening, please call Kim Graham at Unity Elementary School at 217-936-2512, ext 201, or email kim.graham@cusd4.com
Update on Covid-19 Positive cases
Currently we have no positive cases that we are tracking. The recent changes allowing limited athletics and organizational activities brings more challenges in working to keep everyone safe and healthy. We continue to encourage everyone to social distance, wear masks and wash hands. Our students and staff have been doing a great job doing everything we ask of them. Please stay home if you are not feeling well or having covid-like symptoms. Please follow the quarantine guidelines if you or a family member is positive or a close contact. If you have questions you may always contact our school nurse.
As always...thank you for your continued support!
As always...thank you for your continued support!
Building Unity - Elementary Project
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Interested in becoming a teacher
The EIU Accelerated Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Licensure Program is recruiting applicants for the 2021-22 cohort, which will begin classes June 1, 2021. Candidates who have completed a bachelor's degree program in a designated content area are eligible for admission to the program; candidates must pass the appropriate state content area test to be eligible to register for the second semester of residency and complete the program. Content areas that will be offered in the program are:
Candidates will take four courses in Summer 2021 (June 1-July 23) on the EIU campus in Charleston; classes will meet Monday through Wednesday (8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.) with some of the coursework delivered in an online or hybrid format. During the Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 semesters, candidates will complete a full-year, full-time residency in a secondary school and complete one online class each semester. During the Spring 2022 semester, candidates will complete the edTPA Portfolio Assessment required for licensure by the State of Illinois.
Go to: https://www.eiu.edu/coe/machform/view.php?id=76365
- Mathematics (grades 9-12)
- Science (Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, or Physics) (grades 9-12)
- English (grades 9-12)
- History-Social Science (grades 9-12)
- Career and Technical Education (Business, Family and Consumer Sciences, or Technology Education) (grades 5-12)
- Foreign Language (French, German, or Spanish) (grades PK-12)
Candidates will take four courses in Summer 2021 (June 1-July 23) on the EIU campus in Charleston; classes will meet Monday through Wednesday (8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.) with some of the coursework delivered in an online or hybrid format. During the Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 semesters, candidates will complete a full-year, full-time residency in a secondary school and complete one online class each semester. During the Spring 2022 semester, candidates will complete the edTPA Portfolio Assessment required for licensure by the State of Illinois.
Go to: https://www.eiu.edu/coe/machform/view.php?id=76365
Changes to Quarantine Process per CDC and IDPH Guidance
| acdh_new_guidelines_12.9.20.pdf |
PD for Parents/Guardians
ROE #1 knows this is not an easy task and we want to offer sessions to engage parents/guardians in supporting their children.
Free session focused Google Classroom for Parents
Click Here to Read More about the Sessions and Register!
Incredible Free Opportunities!
ROE #1 knows this is not an easy task and we want to offer sessions to engage parents/guardians in supporting their children.
Free session focused Google Classroom for Parents
Click Here to Read More about the Sessions and Register!
Incredible Free Opportunities!
Early Lunch Release
With the way our current schedule is set up, we are allowing juniors and seniors that eat out last lunch period of the day, 1:00-1:30, to leave early with the attached waiver signed. Please bring it back by Monday, September 14th. We will not start the early release until September 15th. Students will not be allowed to leave unless this waiver is turned in to the school.
| early_lunch_release.pdf |
5th - 12th In Person Learning Schedule
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2020-2021 Drop Off and Pick Up Procedure for Unity Elementary
Arrival and Dismissal procedures for Unity Elementary School for the 2020-2021 school year.
Arrival Procedures
Students who are riding a bus will enter the WEST entrance (Bus picture on the map)
Pick Up (After School) Procedures
Please be patient with us as I assure you we are trying to make everything as safe and convenient as possible. You may want to allow for some extra time for the first week of school for drop off and pick up. We want to be efficient but also keep everyone’s safety as our first priority.
Arrival Procedures
- Students not riding a bus must be dropped off on Washington Street (Maroon Block/Arrows on map)
- No vehicles are allowed to enter the parking lot during morning arrival.
- These students will enter the EAST entrance into the building. (Person icon on the map)
- Students will enter the doors and be screened for a temperature/symptom check
- Parents will receive a call if child is running a temperature of 100.0 or higher and/or symptoms of COVID-19. Parents must pick up child to go home.
- Students will enter the doors and be screened for a temperature/symptom check
Students who are riding a bus will enter the WEST entrance (Bus picture on the map)
- Bus students will be temperature/symptom checked prior to getting on the bus so they will not be checked again upon arrival to school. Any student with a temperature of 100.0 or higher and/or symptoms of COVID-19 will not be allowed to get on the bus. Parents must not leave their child at a bus stop until the child is allowed to get on the bus.
Pick Up (After School) Procedures
- Park on Washington Street WEST of the school if you are picking up a child. (Green on the map)
- Enter the WEST entrance into the parking lot after the buses are gone. (Purple on the map)
- When entering the driveway pull all the way up to the far East end of the school.
- We will get your child to you.
- We will get your child to you.
- Bus students and walkers will be dismissed at 1:15pm / All other students will not be dismissed until 1:25pm.
- Please do not walk up to get your child, stay in your vehicle and drive into the parking lot. We must adhere to social distancing guidelines as much as possible.
Please be patient with us as I assure you we are trying to make everything as safe and convenient as possible. You may want to allow for some extra time for the first week of school for drop off and pick up. We want to be efficient but also keep everyone’s safety as our first priority.
| ue_drop_off___pick_up_procedures.pdf |
2020-2021 Drop Off and Pick Up Procedure for 5-12
Arrival/Drop Off Procedures
Pick Up Procedures
- All student drop-offs, grades 5th-12th, will enter the far WEST entrance into the parking lot. (Green on map) Follow the MAROON line in the parking lot to the sidewalk for temperature checks.
- Students will enter the doors closest to the weight room (Pink on map)
- Parents can leave after student is temperature checked. You will receive a call if your student is running a temperature.
- Students will enter the doors closest to the weight room (Pink on map)
- All Student Drivers will enter the far WEST entrance into the parking lot. (Green on Map)
- All student drivers and passengers will enter the main entrance for temperature checks. (Orange on Map)
- All student drivers and passengers will enter the main entrance for temperature checks. (Orange on Map)
- All Students 5th-12th who walk to school will enter the building at the main high school entrance for temperature checks. (Orange on Map)
Pick Up Procedures
- All pickups, grades 5th-12th, will follow the same procedures as drop off. Enter far west entrance into the parking lot (Green on map) Follow the MAROON line in the parking lot to the sidewalk.
- All students being picked up will exit the same doors they entered in the morning.
- All students being picked up will exit the same doors they entered in the morning.
- All students who walk will exit the main doors of the building they are in. High school students exit the main doors by the district office and all middle school students will exit the main doors by the secretaries office.
- We may stagger the release times for students to limit the number of students in the hallways.
| copy_of_drop_off_procedures.pdf |
HS/MS FAQ and Elementary FAQ for "Learning at Home" Full remote
Below are the Frequently Asked Questions answered by our HS/MS Administrator and Elementary Administrator
| full_remote_5-12_faq.pdf |
| full_remote_prek-4_faq.pdf |
Steps To Take If You’re Having Issues With Your Chromebook
- Close chrome and reopen it. Try to reopen the site that was blocked or not working. If this doesn’t work, move to step 2.
- Do a quick refresh on your chromebook. Hold down the refresh button and the power key (or padlock key if you have the newest model). Sign back into your computer. Open up chrome and try to open the blocked/non-working website again. If this doesn’t work, move to step 3.
- Hold down the power button and choose power off. Turn your computer back on (hold the power key down until the screen turns white) and sign in. If this doesn’t work, move to step 4.
- If none of the above steps work, please send an e-mail to Seth Klusmeyer (seth.klusmeyer@cusd4.com) or call 217-936-2111, ext. 125, that you are still having problems and that you tried the steps above.
Class of 2020 Graduation Video
It is with great sadness that we must inform the Class of 2020 that we will not be having a traditional graduation and Senior Trip. The Board of Education of CUSD#4 and Superintendent Scott Riddle would like to express their shared disappointment they have with the Class of 2020 and their families for the many experiences which were taken due to the pandemic. It feels like you were in the middle of a game, bases loaded, and it was called due to rain and you never got to finish it. Or, maybe like a concert and the electricity went out right as you were about to play the final song.
We have tried to provide for our seniors and their families an alternative to a traditional graduation ceremony. We have put together a Class of 2020 Graduation Video of all of our wonderful Unity grads as they received their diplomas and taken the next step in their lives. Thanks goes out to retired HS principal, Mr. Bill Dorethy and to our new HS/MS principal, Mr. Josh Arnsman for putting together this video. We hope that you enjoy it and take some solace in the fact we are all so proud of each and every one of you.
From all of us at Unity High School and CUSD#4 we wish the Unity Class of 2020 the very best! Go Mustangs!
Please use the following link below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ty_0HyVO-0
We have tried to provide for our seniors and their families an alternative to a traditional graduation ceremony. We have put together a Class of 2020 Graduation Video of all of our wonderful Unity grads as they received their diplomas and taken the next step in their lives. Thanks goes out to retired HS principal, Mr. Bill Dorethy and to our new HS/MS principal, Mr. Josh Arnsman for putting together this video. We hope that you enjoy it and take some solace in the fact we are all so proud of each and every one of you.
From all of us at Unity High School and CUSD#4 we wish the Unity Class of 2020 the very best! Go Mustangs!
Please use the following link below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ty_0HyVO-0
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Wednesday, April 21, 2021 Regular Board Meeting
The next regular meeting of the CUSD 4 Board of Education will be on
Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. in the Unity High School Art Room.
If you would like to attend virtually please email Supt. Riddle @ scott.riddle@cusd4.com for the link.
The next regular meeting of the CUSD 4 Board of Education will be on
Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. in the Unity High School Art Room.
If you would like to attend virtually please email Supt. Riddle @ scott.riddle@cusd4.com for the link.
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Accelerated Placement Policy
| accelerated_placement_policy.docx |
Click on the file below for our Remote Learning Plan
| cusd4_remote_learning_plan.pdf |
eLearning Day Guidance
| website_info_for_parents_and_students.pdf |
CUSD 4 Strategic Plan 2018-2022
| mendon_cusd_4_strategic_plan_for_2018-2022.docx |
ISBE has posted the revised Notice of Procedural Safeguards for Parents/Guardians of Students with Disabilities (July 2018) and the Explanation of Changes documents which can be found at: https://www.isbe.net/Pages/Special-Education-Individualized-Education-Program.aspx. Updates have been completed and posted in English and all other languages on the ISPE special education webpage.
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2020-2021 Calendar
2020-2021 Calendar
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The Board approved the 2020-2021 school calendar. A.pdf version of the calendar is provided here for your convenience.
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Student Insurance Information
Student Insurance Information
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The student insurance information is now
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CUSD 4 Time Off Policy
Unit 4 schools have implemented a new Student Time Off Policy that is in effect. The policy has two main aspects: Sundays off, and summer dead weeks.
There will be no student activities on campus on Sundays. There may be a few exceptions in the future (pending administrative approval), but in general Sundays will be set aside for students and staff to spend time with their families. The district has also determined to set aside weeks around the 4th of July and the Adams County Fair as time off.
2019 Board Policy Time Off Weeks: July 1-5, 2019 and July 22-26, 2019
There will be no student activities on campus on Sundays. There may be a few exceptions in the future (pending administrative approval), but in general Sundays will be set aside for students and staff to spend time with their families. The district has also determined to set aside weeks around the 4th of July and the Adams County Fair as time off.
2019 Board Policy Time Off Weeks: July 1-5, 2019 and July 22-26, 2019
District Wide Calendar
In an effort to improve communication, all Unity schools will be making use of a district wide calendar this year. We are still working to update all events for the upcoming school year, but you can find the calendar on the district website by clicking the "CALENDAR" link at the top. If you see school events missing that you would like to see us add to the calendar, please let us know.
