Harper PTO

D39 Resources

COVID FAQs

Click here for District 39 COVID-19 Resources and Information 

  • Current COVID symptoms include:
    • Fever (100.4 or higher)
    • New onset of severe headache
    • New cough
    • Shortness of breath
    • Sore throat
    • Vomiting
    • Diarrhea
    • New loss of sense of taste or smell
    • Fatigue from unknown cause
    • Muscle aches from unknown cause

If your child has COVID symptoms please keep them home, report it to the health office and get a test ASAP.  

  • Acceptable tests for return to school: 
    • Rapid antigen tests (AKA Home tests, please email me the result)
    • Rapid PCR test or Rapid molecular test (AKA point of care tests done in a lab or medical facility)
    • RT-PCR (Remains the gold standard for Covid testing).

PE: Parents may send a note to excuse their child from PE due to injury or illness for up to three days. Please note that students will also be required to sit out of recess on any days they are excused from PE.   A doctor’s note is required for children who need to miss more than three days of PE.

PASS 39

The Parent Association for Student Services in District 39 (PASS39) is a district-wide parent organization that works in collaboration with Administration to help provide education and support for families who have children with learning, behavioral, emotional and developmental challenges.

The PASS39 website provides more information about Wilmette D39 Student Services and contains educational, therapeutic and recreational resources for parents with children with specialized needs.

PASS39 also has a private Facebook Group. To receive access, you must request admission here.
 

PASS39 Email List

Join the email list to receive information on area and district events related to children with learning disabilities and/or special needs. Email us at pass39@wilmette39.org to be added to the PASS39 group e-mail. All addresses are blind copied for confidentiality.

District 39 Educational Foundation

The District 39 Foundation is a non-profit organization run by volunteers that acquires and grants resources to expand, enrich, and complement educational opportunities for the students, staff and D39 community.  The group administers semi-annual Gripp Grants that benefit the various D39 schools. The Harper Gardens originated from a Gripp Grant.  The Foundation’s Board of Trustees includes parents, teachers, retirees, business owners and other members of the community.

For more information, visit http://d39foundation.org.

CRC

The Community Review Committee (CRC) has annually addressed a specific topic with the goal of advising the District 39 Board of Education on how to improve the teaching, learning or management aspects of D39. CRC members are parents, administrators, teachers and citizens. The CRC develops recommendations that are presented to the Board of Education in June.  By late summer, the Superintendent of Schools provides recommendations based upon the presentation. Early in the following school year, the Board decides how to proceed.  Recent topics include: Social Responsibility (CONNECTED), 21st Century Learning and Green Schools.

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