children for peace - Joliet Public Schools District 86

Charles E. Coleman, Ed.D.
Superintendent
Joliet Public Schools District 86
Board of School Inspectors
Gwendolyn R. Ulmer, President
Tonya M. Roberts, Vice President
Volume 17, Issue 2
February 26, 2016
CONGRATULATIONS GREAT TEACHERS!
Jeffrey K. Pritz
Deborah K. Ziech
Christine Kim
Anthony B. Contos
Quinn X. Adamowski
Charyll M. Colstock, Secretary
Congratulations to our teachers who were selected as 2016 Joliet A rea
Great Teachers by the Joliet Region Chamber of Commerce & Industry.
Our winners are Michelle Jacobs (Forest Park), Jennifer Montowski
(Gompers), Angela Albrecht (Hufford), Ashni Mehta (Hufford), Lauryn
Papesh (Pershing), and Beverly Sklar (Washington).
Inside this issue:
Superintendent Candidate 2
Quarter Century
3
Foundation
4-5
District News
6
Grants
7-8
Human Resources
9-11
Curriculum
12-14
Technoloy
15
Employee Suggestions
16
CHILDREN
FOR PEACE
Children for Peace Fine Arts Show
March 23, 2016
6:00 p.m. Student Art Display, 7:00 p.m. Show
Rialto Square Theatre, 102 N. Chicago Street in Downtown Joliet
$3.00 tickets available at the Rialto Theatre Box Office
Performances by the District 86 All City Band, All City Choir,
All City Jazz Band, All City Orchestra, Children for Peace Glee Club,
and Junior High Choirs.
Meet a
Superintendent
Candidate Finalist
Dr. Theresa Rouse
Monday, February 29, 2016
3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
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QUARTER CENTURY CLUB
&
SERVICE RECOGNITION DINNER
2015-2016
Congratulations to the following Quarter Century Inductees and Retirees who will be
honored on Wednesday, May 18, 2016.
QUARTER CENTURY INDUCTEES
A. O. Marshall Elementary
Gompers Junior High
Pershing Elementary
Joann Burkhart
Theresa Matejcak
Donzalene Ramos
RETIREES
2015-2016
Hufford Junior High
Farragut Elementary
J. F. K. Administrative Center
J. F. K. Administrative Center
J. F. K. Administrative Center
Washington Junior High
J. F. K. Administrative Center
Sator Sanchez Elementary
Hufford Junior High
Woodland Elementary
Hufford Junior High
Marycrest Early Childhood
Education
Washington Junior High
Isaac Singleton Elementary
A. O. Marshall Elementary
J. F. K. Administrative Center
J. F. K. Administrative Center
Dirksen Junior High
J. F. K. Administrative Center
Building Support Services
Edna Keith Elementary
Dirksen Junior High
Debbie Baldwin
Karen Barnett
Charles E. Coleman, Ed.D.
Charyll Colstock
James Colstock
Jerry Crudup
Marlene Downey
Irene Duran
Dianne Glazar
Nancy Horwath
Mary Hurst
Carol Johnson
Kathleen Kerestes
Freda Manigo
Thomas McGregor
Kathryn Moore
Thomas Mount
September Pollack
E. Wesley Russell
Ronald Sossong
Carolyn Tucker
Peggy Wylde
If your name has been submitted in error, misspelled, or you think your name should
have been included and it is not, please contact Human Resources at (815) 740-3196
extension 271. No names will be added to these lists after April 20, 2016.
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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE
“HOOPS FOR D86” RAFFLE PRIZES WINNERS
1. Dirksen Quadrant Basket – “Parents Night-Out” Basket (Erika Diaz, Sator Sanchez)
2. Gompers Quadrant Basket – “Movie-themed” Basket (Marie Freidag, spouse of Jim
Freidag, Gompers)
3. Hufford Quadrant Basket - “Gift Card Tree” (Tim Jones, Washington)
4. Washington Quadrant Basket – “Family Night” Basket (Laura Martinez, JFK)
5. University of St. Francis Basket - (Patino Family, Gompers)
6. Flat Screen Television (Shelly Martin, Washington)
7. Fitbit Flex (Tonya Roberts, Board of School Inspector)
8. Splash Station Season Family Pass (Dave Patton, Joliet Grade Schools Foundation)
9. Chicago Cubs/White Sox Basket (Jeff Pritz, Board of School Inspector)
10. Rialto Square Theatre Tickets (Lisa Marie Moreno, Sator Sanchez)
11. Joliet Slammers and Chicagoland Speedway Tickets (Mike Dillon, Plainfield)
12. Family Fun Zone Birthday Package (Vernecia Gee Davis, Marshall)
13. Ice Cream and Milk Package (Karla Farr, JFK and John Talarico, JFK)
2016-2017 JOLIET GRADE SCHOOLS
FOUNDATION GRANTS
The Foundation is now accepting grant applications. If you are interested in applying for a
grant, please see the grant application form on the next page. Any questions, please call Sandy
Zalewski at JFK at 740-3196 ext. 204. Deadline is April 7, 2016.
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2016-2017 Grant Application Form
Joliet Grade Schools Foundation grant requests should be used for programs and projects which enhance or supplement a
District 86 educational program or classroom project for the 2016-2017 school year. Please complete all information on
this grant application form. In addition, a project proposal must be attached and include the following information:
1. Detailed Project Description: Including purpose, relevance to existing programs, number and level of students
impacted, and the duration of the project.
2. Detailed Budget: Funding will not be approved for compensation of teachers or substitute teachers. Please provide
itemized budget of grant request. Maximum grant award will be $1,000.
3. Evaluation Strategy: How will the success of the project/program be measured? Please note, award winners will be
asked to provide a summary report upon the completion of the project.
4. Illinois Learning Standards: How does your project relate to the Illinois Learning Standards?
5. Staff Involved: Please list all staff that will be involved in the project.
6. Application must be signed by primary applicant and building principal.
Send completed applications to the attention of Sandy Zalewski, Joliet Grade Schools Foundation, c/o JFK Center,
420 N. Raynor Avenue, Joliet, IL 60435
ALL APPLICATIONS ARE DUE BY 4:00 P.M. ON APRIL 7, 2016.
APPLICATION INFORMATION
Project Title:
Funds Requested:
Number of Students Involved:
Project Summary:
Grant Category Focus:
_____ Children for Peace
_____ Joliet Reads
_____ Fine Arts
_____ Illinois Learning Standards
_____ Technology
_____ General
_____ Other
_____ Special Education/Inclusion
*For requests involving Technology, grant application must be approved prior to deadline by the Director of Technology.
Authorized Signature
Director of Technology
Submitted by:
Email:
Building/Grade Level:
Phone:
Signatures
Primary Applicant:
Date:
Building Principal:
Date:
**Please Note: Grant recipients will be required to send a follow-up summary by April 14, 2017. **
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DISTRICT 86 NEWS
“HOOPS FOR D86” CHAMPIONS
Congratulations to the Washington Quadrant
Basketball Team for winning the Joliet Grade
Schools Foundation 3rd annual “Hoops for
D86” basketball tournament. The team beat
the Gompers Quadrant team in the first game
and won 62-43 in the Championship game vs.
the Dirksen Quadrant team. The winning
team included:
Erin Buteau (J FK)
Natalie Coleman (J FK)
Robert Evans (Woodland)
Victoria Green (Woodland)
Terina Hasselbring (Washington)
Dan Kelley (Eisenhower )
George Kouros (Washington)
Ben Meinert (Keith)
Jordan Miller (Woodland)
Tony Pittman (Washington)
Christine Roberts (Washington)
Brandyn Smith (BSS)
Dan Wikert (Washington)
Thank you to everyone that supported the fundraiser. Over $20,000 was raised from the event. Proceeds from
the event will be used for classroom grants.
DOWNLOAD THE DISTRICT 86 APP
Download the new District 86 mobile app to get the latest District 86 information on your
mobile devices. The app provides instant access to news, monthly menus, event calendars,
newsletters, school contact information, emergency notifications, and more. The app is
available by searching “Joliet Public Schools” in the Apple App Store or on Google Play.
STUDENTS COMPETE IN STEM EXTRAVAGANZA
Congratulations to the 84 junior high students who competed in the District 86 Science, Technology,
Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Extravaganza. The gold medal winners included: Dirksen: Iris
Cazares, Huffor d: Liam Baron, Lily Bryson, Julie Matuszewski, Preston Moore, Makayla Szendzial,
Valeria Villaflor and Washington: Valeria Aguirre, Aeriell Beene, Kennedy Dorris, Jasmine Galvan,
Alexandra Hughes, Noah Riley, Maryann Swearingen, and Laura Woodard. In addition, the Huffor d
Junior High School STEM team won $250 for their school in the “Shark Tank” competition.
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GRANT OPPORTUNITIES
DISCOVERY EDUCATION
Scope: Discovery Education and 3M seek entrants for the 2016 Young Scientist Challenge. The
challenge asks students (in grades 5-8) to submit a one-to two-minute video communicating the
science behind a new innovation or solution that could solve or impact an everyday problem.
Deadline: April 20, 2016
Funds: The grand prize winner receives $25,000 and an opportunity to attend a taping of a
Discovery Network show. Other awards range from prize packs to $1,000 awards for the top
finalists.
Eligibility: Students in grades 5-8.
Areas: Ten finalists will be chosen for their passion for science, spirit of innovation and
ingenuity, and effective communication skills. Each national finalist earns an exclusive summer
mentorship with a 3M scientist to complete a summer “innovation” assignment. The winner will
be chosen from these ten.
Contact: Discovery Education, One Discovery Place, Silver Spring, MD 20910;
(800) 323-9084
Web: www.youngscientistchallenge.com
FENDER MUSIC FOUNDATION
Scope: The Fender Music Foundation awards instruments and equipment to eligible music
instructional programs.
Deadline: Rolling
Funds: The organization is currently awarding acoustic guitars, electric guitars, acousticelectric guitars, bass guitars, and the equipment necessary to play these instruments.
Eligibility: Music instruction programs that are part of 501 (c) (3) organizations or public
schools.
Areas: A qualified program must fit into one of these four categories:

In-school music classes, in which the students make music.

After-school music programs that are not run by the school.

Community music programs, which offer music instruction to community members.
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Music therapy programs, in which the participants make music.
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.fendermusicfoundation.org
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF TEACHERS OF MATHEMATICS
Scope: The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) requests applications for the
Professional Development Scholarship Emphasizing the History of Mathematics. The
scholarship seeks to provide financial support for:

Completing credited coursework in the history of mathematics or the design and
implementation plan for a personal study program with a focus on some aspect of the
history of mathematics.

Creating and field-testing appropriate classroom activities incorporating the history of
mathematics.

Preparing and delivering a professional development presentation to colleagues.
Deadline: May 6, 2016
Funds: Grants up to $3,000.
Eligibility: Applicant must be a current (on or before April 22, 2016) full individual or EMember of NCTM, have taught school mathematics for at least three years, and intend to remain
in teaching. Teachers of grades 6-12 satisfying the above requirements and who have taken a
course previously in the history of mathematics are also eligible to apply.
Contact: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 1906 Association Drive, Reston, VA
20191-1502; (800)235-7566
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.nctm.org/grants-and-awards/grants/professional-development-scholarshipemphasizing-the-history-of-mathematics
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PERFECT ATTENDANCE – 1ST SEMESTER 2015-2016
Building Support Services
Jose Patino, Anna White
Culbertson Elementary
Larry Tucker, Chanda Willis
Dirksen Jr. High
Kyle Camp, Jonathan Crotty, Joseph Davies,
Jennifer Ketchmark, Michelle Mehone,
Shelley Morgan, Kathy Presa
Farragut Elementary
Laura Hall, Deniece Kerner, Jacquelyn King,
Ashley Kloster, Amy Mucha, Ellen Ziegert
Forest Park I.E.
Linda Bogdanic, Jacob Darley, Sherrill Lang,
Connie Smith
Gompers Jr. High
Robert Boseo, Alex Brinkman, Andrew Darin,
Alita Guerrero, Peter Knaus, Theresa Matejcak,
Jessica Pasquale, Irene Romero
Hufford Jr. High
Angela Albrecht, Kristen Brandenburg,
Josefina Garcia, Ryan Gerrity, Lisa Haines,
Melissa Hamer, Jeannine Janicki, Michelle Lukas,
Cathryn Pence, Cindy Quas, Daniel Schultz,
Kristin Walker
Jefferson Elementary
Laura Bryll, Laura Cast, Zahira Garza,
Karina Guzman, Valarie Hockenberry,
Gabriela Huerta, Diana Yang
J.F.K. Administrative Center
Yolanda Coleman, Rich Franceschina,
Michelle Morelli, Melissa Quitman,
Nicole Wheeler, William White
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Keith Elementary
Donald Burel, Casonya Durrett, Tameka Galden,
Michelle Johnson, Teryce Walters
Marshall Elementary
Laurie Farkas, Deanna Lombardi, Ana Lopez,
Henry Ramirez, Emily Reilly
Marycrest Early Childhood Center
Penny Greenwood
Pershing Elementary
Julie Bark, Megan Crocker, Danielle Daletski,
Lisa Eardley, Brittany Green, Elizabeth Matthias,
Araceli Ordaz, Lauryn Papesh, Julie Sawyer
Sanchez Elementary
Kaberi Chakrabary, Erika Diaz, Zakiya Maynard,
Martha Summers-Romero, Paul Viano
Sandburg Elementary
Elizabeth Dueser
Singleton Elementary
Silvia Cadenas, Manuel Eiquihia, Corrien Mateo
Taft Elementary
Janetlynn Konow, Tiffany Listermann,
Brian Onsager, Ronald Wilder Jr.
Thigpen Elementary
Joyce Hanson, Galynn Vaksdal
Washington Jr. High
Evelyn Duniecki, Candace Gunty,
Melissa Schoonover, Iris Winfrey
Woodland Elementary
Dawn Bates, Jennifer Chu, Joseph Gustafson,
Lillian Jones, Jason Kuefler, Jennifer Kuefler,
Carol Paul, Sarah Schlappi, Judith Shaw,
Lauren Theorell
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ISBE UPDATE
Effective July 16, 2015, Public Act 99-058 made many changes to educator licensure. Here is an important
update already in place:
•
Professional Development (PD) no longer has to be entered within 60 days of completion
for it to be valid.
Please contact Ladia Hernandez, Educator Licensure Specialist at the Will County Regional Office of
Education if you have any questions (815) 740-8360.
CERTIFIED STAFF WITH MASTER’S DEGREE
Reminder, any certified staff that has received a Master’s Degree must also update their Degree under their
Educator License with the Illinois State Board of Education. An official transcript must be taken to the Will
County Regional Office for them to register your degree. Please call the Will County Regional Office if you
have any further questions, (815) 740-3196.
LEWIS UNIVERSITY TUITION DISCOUNT
Lewis University offers a 20% tuition discount to employees of Joliet Public Schools District 86 who enroll
for-credit courses at Lewis University. The 20% discount is effective immediately on all for-credit
undergraduate and graduate programs with the exception of Doctoral programs and full on-line degrees in
Fire Services Administration, Organizational Leadership, Public Safety Administration and Information
Security. The Joliet District 86 Employee Tuition Discount Form must be completed with verification of
employment with Joliet Public Schools District 86 in order to receive the discount. If you have any additional
questions, please contact Cheryl Woods-Clendening in the Human Resources Department.
UNIVERSITY OF ST. FRANCIS TUITION DISCOUNT
The University of St. Francis offers a 20% tuition discount to employees of Joliet Public Schools District 86
who enroll for-credit degree bound undergraduate and graduate programs with the exception of Doctoral
programs and programs or courses that are already discounted or being awarded USF scholarship or grants.
If you have any additional questions, please contact Cheryl Woods-Clendening in the Human Resources
Department.
UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX TUITION DISCOUNT
The University of Phoenix offers a 10% tuition discount to employees of Joliet Public Schools District 86
who enroll in certificate programs, single courses, including professional development courses. If you have
additional questions, please contact Cheryl Woods-Clendening in the Human Resources Department.
VACANCIES
For employment opportunities and further information visit: www.joliet86.org. Internal applicants must
send their letter of interest with their updated résumé to Cheryl Woods-Clendening. Substitute Staff must
complete the External Application.
ID
POSTING TITLE
Curriculum and Instruction
1822
Curriculum Secretary
1829
Athletic Director
Certified Teacher
1713
Bilingual Teacher Elementary
Student Services
Bilingual Special Education
1760
Paraprofessional
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LOCATION
CLOSING DATE
District 86 Administrative Office
Gompers Jr. High
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Sator Sanchez Elementary
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Sator Sanchez Elementary
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1719, 1851
Special Education Paraprofessional
1793, 1794,
1808, 1809
Temporary Special Education
Paraprofessional
1824
Temporary Bilingual Special Education
Paraprofessional
License Practical Nurse, LPN
1833
Food Service
1823
Food Service Assistant (Cook)
1761, 1763,
1762, 1765,
1771, 1772,
1727, 1820,
1828
P/T Lunchroom/Playground Supervisor
1821
Substitute Food Service Driver
1315
Substitute Food Service Assistant
Support Staff
1782
Bilingual Paraprofessional
1790
Maintenance/Electrician
1751, 1752 Temporary P/T Paraprofessional
1709, 1792
1826, 1827
1817
1834
Temporary P/T Reading Paraprofessional
Paraprofessional Pre-Kindergarten
P/T Temporary Clerical Aide Bilingual
Administrative Secretary to Assistant
1831
Superintendent for Business and Financial
Services
1835
Paraprofessional
Substitute Support Staff
Substitute Lunchroom/Playground
1474
Supervisor
1850
Substitute Paraprofessional
1849
Substitute School Secretary/Clerical
1830
Substitute Teacher 2015-2016
Internal Staff
1778
2015-2016 Wrestling Coach
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Pershing Elementary, Washington Jr.
High & Academy
Lynne Thigpen Elementary (2), Sator
Sanchez Elementary, Hufford Jr.
High
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M. J. Cunningham Elementary
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District 86 Administrative Office
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Hufford Jr. High School
Carl Sandburg Elementary (2),
M.J. Cunningham Elementary (2),
Woodland Elementary (2),
T.E. Culbertson Elementary,
A.O. Marshall Elementary,
Eisenhower Academy
Various Schools
Various Schools
UNTIL FILLED
Thomas Jefferson Elementary
Building Support Services
M.J. Cunningham Elementary (2)
Sator Sanchez Elementary,
A. O. Marshall Elementary, Farragut
Elementary, Pershing Elementary
Marycrest Early Childhood Center
Dirksen Jr. High
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Teaching With Documents
How do I use them?
Social Education 67(7), pp. 414-415
© 2003 National Council for the Social Studies
Suggested Methods for
Integrating Primary Sources into
Classroom Instruction
1. Focus Activity
Introduce document analysis as a regular activity at the beginning of each class period to focus student attention on your day’s
topic.
For example: Place a document on an overhead projector for students to see as they enter the room; or meet students at the door and hand
them a document as they enter—as soon as the bell rings, begin a discussion.
2. Brainstorming Activity
Launch a brainstorming session prior to a new unit of study with a document. This will alert students to topics that they will study.
For example: Distribute one or more documents to students and ask them what places, names, concepts, and issues are contained in it/them,
along with what questions they prompt. Write these on a sheet of butcher paper. Keep this list posted in the room for the duration of the
unit. Check off items as they are studied in the unit.
3. Visualization Exercise
Encourage students to visualize another place or time by viewing and analyzing graphic materials.
For example: Post photographs, maps, and other visual materials created during the period that you are studying around your classroom.
Change these images as the units change.
4. Project Inspiration
Let documents serve as examples for student-created projects.
For example: If your economics assignment is for students to create a poster encouraging young people to save money, share examples of
World War II savings bond campaign posters with them.
5. Dramatic Presentation Activity
Use documents to inspire dramatic presentations by your students.
For example: Share with students a presidential speech and ask a student volunteer to deliver it to the class; or ask a student to present a
dramatic reading of a letter; or assign students to write a script containing quotes from primary source documents.
6. Writing Activity
Use documents to prompt a student writing activity.
For example: Share with students a letter and ask them to either respond to it or write the letter that may have prompted it.
7. Listening Activity
Allow sound recordings to give students the sensation of being present at an historical event.
For example: Dim the lights in your classroom while you play a sound clip from an historical event and ask students to describe or draw
the scene and/or the emotions in the voices.
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8. Creating a Documentary
Use vintage film footage to encourage student-created documentaries.
For example: In place of a traditional unit assessment, assign student groups the creation of a 10-minute documentary about the time period
they have just studied. Ask them to incorporate film footage, photographs, sound, and quotes from other primary sources.
9. Cross-Curricular Activity
Use documents to suggest and reinforce collaboration with a colleague in another department on assignments for students.
For example: If a physics teacher assigns students to create an invention, share with students a patent drawing and ask them to draw one for
their invention along with a specification sheet. Or, share documents with students related to the novels (or authors) that they are reading
in Language Arts.
10. Current Events Activity (What is Past is Prologue)
Use documents to launch a discussion about an issue or event in the news.
For example: Select a document that relates to a person, event, or place that is currently in the news. Strip the document of information
about the date of its creation and distribute it to students. Ask students to speculate about when it was created.
11. Drawing Connections Activity
Use documents to help students recognize cause and effect relationships.
For example: Provide students with two seemingly unrelated documents and ask them to connect them using other documents. One possibility
might be to ask them how the Lee Resolution and the Homestead Act are connected. Student answers might include, “Three committees
were set up as a result of the Lee Resolution. One committee drafted the Declaration of Independence. Its principle author was Thomas
Jefferson. He was the president at the time of the Louisiana Purchase. The territory that became part of the United States as a result of the
Louisiana Purchase included much of the land that became available for settlement under the Homestead Act.”
12. Integrating Geography Activity
Use documents to emphasize where significant events have taken place.
For example: Post a large map of the United States or the world on the classroom wall. Each time a new milestone document is discussed,
place a pin in the location where the document was created and/or where its impact was the greatest.
13. Small Group Hypothesis Activity
Use documents to encourage creative thinking and the significance of a particular document.
For example: Divide students into small groups, provide them with a document, and ask them to consider “what if” the document never
existed.
14. Self-reflective Exercise
Use documents to prompt student understanding of how actions of the government and/or events of the past affect their lives
today.
For example: Provide students with copies of the 19th Amendment and the Voting Rights Act and ask students to consider the documents’
implications for their lives.
15. Assessment
Incorporate documents into document-based essay questions to assess student knowledge of a topic or event.
For example: Provide students with four documents that relate to westward expansion (such as, the Northwest Ordinance, the Homestead
Act, the Pacific Railway Act, and the Morril Act). Ask them to use the information contained in the documents and their knowledge of the
subject to write an essay explaining the federal government’s role in the settling of the West.
This list was developed by the education staff of the National Archives and Records Administration.
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Below is a chart listing examples of primary and secondary sources:
Primary Sources
Data and Original Research
Diaries and Journals
Speeches and Interviews
Letters and Memos
Autobiographies and Memoirs
Books or articles written at the time of the
event
Government Documents
Census Statistics
Organizational Records
Documentaries
Photographs
Art (from the time period)
Maps (from the time period)
Internet Communications (including listservs
and Emails)
Any above the above reprinted in the original
format and language
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Secondary Sources
Encyclopedias
Chronologies
Biographies
Monographs (a specialized book or article)
Most journal articles (unless written at the
time of the event)
Most published books (unless written at the
time of the event)
Abstracts of articles
Paraphrased Quotations
Dictionaries
Textbooks
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TECHNOLOGY AND PARCC
Information for Teachers
2016
Below are several points of information for all teachers regarding PARCC testing and technology.

Please start up and log in all District computers and make sure to shut them down on a daily basis. It is
the regular starting up and shutting down of the computers that allows all the updates to run and install.
Whether or not a computer will be used for testing, all devices should be daily started and shut down.

During scheduled online testing, teachers can continue to use classroom technology, the network, and
internet for regular instruction with any District devices that may remain in the classroom. We are only
asking that teachers do not stream video or audio online through services such as YouTube, Pandora,
etc. Use of the system for District programs such as Imagine Learning and MyON should continue on
any devices that remain in the classroom.

Teachers should continue using SISK12 for attendance, gradebook, and discipline.

During the online testing window, the Guest Access Network will be disabled.

During the online testing window please limit the use of microwave ovens.

Computers that are used for online testing must be logged in as student, not an employee.

Computers that are used for online testing must be plugged in (we are not relying on batteries except
for iPads).

iPads that are used for online testing must have a wired keyboard, not Bluetooth.

As always, non-District technology equipment is never to be used by students (for any purpose, including
instruction and testing).

Personal “hotspot” devices are disallowed for use in the District.

The use of cellular phones will not disrupt the WiFi, unless connected to a WiFi network or utilized as a
“hotspot”.

Laptops/Netbooks used for testing may not use a mouse. The trackpad must be used.

All District technology resources meet or exceed PARCC specifications. All District schools received a
perfect rating from the state in the three areas of technology readiness for online testing.
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Joliet Public Schools
District 86
420 N. Raynor Ave.
Joliet, IL 60435
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