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![Celebrating American Education Week - Board Brief, November 19]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1732127705/district30org/e518fmlkjpv07whxcmws/AEW24.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1732127705/district30org/e518fmlkjpv07whxcmws/AEW24.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1732127705/district30org/e518fmlkjpv07whxcmws/AEW24.png","width":561}])
![Lew Blond Run early-bird registration open!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1725643401/district30org/msao3smqslyxuvsffubj/speciality_logos_2024-5.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1725643401/district30org/msao3smqslyxuvsffubj/speciality_logos_2024-5.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1725643401/district30org/msao3smqslyxuvsffubj/speciality_logos_2024-5.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1725643401/district30org/msao3smqslyxuvsffubj/speciality_logos_2024-5.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1725643401/district30org/msao3smqslyxuvsffubj/speciality_logos_2024-5.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1725643401/district30org/msao3smqslyxuvsffubj/speciality_logos_2024-5.png","width":2200}])
Early-bird registration is open through New Year's Even for 24th annual Lew Blond Memorial 5K Run/Walk. Join us!
![Wescott Pug Penpal Program]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1731555113/district30org/wmxp6txcbmpdsif3v0rv/ws_pug_penpal-24.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1731555113/district30org/wmxp6txcbmpdsif3v0rv/ws_pug_penpal-24.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1731555113/district30org/wmxp6txcbmpdsif3v0rv/ws_pug_penpal-24.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1731555113/district30org/wmxp6txcbmpdsif3v0rv/ws_pug_penpal-24.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1731555113/district30org/wmxp6txcbmpdsif3v0rv/ws_pug_penpal-24.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1731555113/district30org/wmxp6txcbmpdsif3v0rv/ws_pug_penpal-24.jpg","width":2200}])
Watch Fox 32 coverage of Mrs. Latek's Wescott 1st-graders and their Pug Penpal Program!
![Students give us so much to celebrate - Board Brief, October 24]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1729887985/district30org/webd4ymttvmlubpzrtne/maple_SC_2024-25.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1729887985/district30org/webd4ymttvmlubpzrtne/maple_SC_2024-25.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1729887985/district30org/webd4ymttvmlubpzrtne/maple_SC_2024-25.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1729887985/district30org/webd4ymttvmlubpzrtne/maple_SC_2024-25.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1729887985/district30org/webd4ymttvmlubpzrtne/maple_SC_2024-25.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1729887985/district30org/webd4ymttvmlubpzrtne/maple_SC_2024-25.jpg","width":2200}])
Our students' accomplishments were front and center during this month's Board of Education meeting on Thursday, October 24. The Board recognized the newly inducted members of the Maple Student Council. Student achievement and growth were outlined in a report on data from the Illinois Assessment for Readiness (IAR) and Measures of Academic Progress (MAP). Click to read more in our monthly Board Brief!
![Fostering a culture of safety in Dist. 30 - Board Brief Sept. 19]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1727715485/district30org/tjdjqcfuxryotbsw8tbq/Untitleddesign-2024-09-30T115319342.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1727715485/district30org/tjdjqcfuxryotbsw8tbq/Untitleddesign-2024-09-30T115319342.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1727715485/district30org/tjdjqcfuxryotbsw8tbq/Untitleddesign-2024-09-30T115319342.png","width":561}])
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Maple School, 2370 Shermer Rd, Northbrook, IL 60062, USA
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![Luna, Wescott Student]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1726674059/district30org/bhlgxouhiks6fgh7dwts/WS_general_24-25-18_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1726674059/district30org/bhlgxouhiks6fgh7dwts/WS_general_24-25-18_1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1726674059/district30org/bhlgxouhiks6fgh7dwts/WS_general_24-25-18_1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1726674059/district30org/bhlgxouhiks6fgh7dwts/WS_general_24-25-18_1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1726674059/district30org/bhlgxouhiks6fgh7dwts/WS_general_24-25-18_1.jpg","width":1280}])
I love the teachers at my school because they are so kind.
![Amanda Neihardt, Wescott Parent]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1727812923/district30org/tuvs9h9gim2gnglhcpup/amanda_neidhardt_2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1727812923/district30org/tuvs9h9gim2gnglhcpup/amanda_neidhardt_2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1727812923/district30org/tuvs9h9gim2gnglhcpup/amanda_neidhardt_2.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1727812923/district30org/tuvs9h9gim2gnglhcpup/amanda_neidhardt_2.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1727812923/district30org/tuvs9h9gim2gnglhcpup/amanda_neidhardt_2.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1727812923/district30org/tuvs9h9gim2gnglhcpup/amanda_neidhardt_2.jpg","width":2200}])
I feel we really come together and have the students' best interests at heart because I have felt support from the top down. Every single time I've come in and brought up a concern and I've felt heard and seen and listened to, and it's really important.
![Nisa Virani, Instructional Assistant]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1725636343/district30org/jev2noqlpm6hup5ptvna/WS_general_24-25-1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1725636343/district30org/jev2noqlpm6hup5ptvna/WS_general_24-25-1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1725636343/district30org/jev2noqlpm6hup5ptvna/WS_general_24-25-1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1725636343/district30org/jev2noqlpm6hup5ptvna/WS_general_24-25-1.jpg","width":854}])
In my role, the personal rewards are limitless. Looking forward to seeing the excitement and wonder in the students’ eyes every morning just makes my day!
Wescott School at a Glance
471
Students
2
National Blue Ribbon School Awards
2023
Year designated as Exemplary on IL Report Card
32
Languages spoken
13:1
Pupil-teacher ratio (compared to 17:1 in state)
