Attention Unit 3 Family: Please click link or view image for more information about remaining school closure.
https://5il.co/f8fy
Dear new and continuing SIC students, including high school dual enrolled students!
Seniors can email advising@sic.edu if they want to set up registration for SIC summer and/or fall courses.
High school students eligible for the SIC Early College Program Dual Credit can email rachel.parish@sic.edu if they want more information about summer/fall registration.
Harrisburg High School will light up Taylor Field and Jay Thompson Field Friday, April 17, in celebration of our Class of 2020 and all the essential workers. The lights will be on from 8:00-8:20pm. All are welcome to drive by and honk but please stay in your vehicles. Go Dogs!
Students,
You will be able to turn in your finished packets starting Monday, April 20. Four plastic tubs labeled by grade level will be placed outside the main entrance doors. These tubs will be available for drop off all week long. When turning in your packets, please have them clipped together or in some sort of folder. Make sure your name and grade level is on the first page of every document. If you are doing your packets electronically, please continue to submit your work online to your teachers. I will send out more information next week about our next set of packets. On behalf of all the faculty at HHS, Mr. Crabb, and myself, we miss you very much. Stay healthy and safe. See you soon.
Harrisburg,
During these days when NOTHING seems normal anymore.....I wanted to show you something that has always been constant in the HARRISBURG community!
HARRISBURG UNIT # 3 LOVES AND CARES FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES.
I am unsure what many of you will see when you look at this video.....Let me tell you what I see.....I see COMPASSION, EMPATHY, VOLUNTEERISM, KINDNESS, TENDER, CONCERNED, THOUGHTFUL AND LOVING INDIVIDUALS. These individuals that come together every week and spend hours preparing, bagging and delivering a LITTLE bag of food overflowing with a LOT OF LOVE! The team all agree we have FUN doing it, it brings us closer together and provides essential nutrition for our kids.
During these times, we worry about our kids LOSING or REGRESSING WITH THEIR LEARNING........... I think if our students and community watch my team and what they are doing during this time, any small regression pales in comparison to the MONUMENTAL LIFE LESSON that is an unintentional consequence of my team being what they are .......GREAT PEOPLE!
#THEYTHINKWE'REJUSTTEACHING
#PROUDSUPERINTENDENT #LOVEMYUNIT3FAMILY #DOINGWHATISRIGHTFORKIDS
Mike Gauch
https://youtu.be/qEtGj4Ij24M
HARRISBURG UNIT # 3 FAMILY - We wanted to make you aware of a TIME CHANGE !!!!!!!
Starting Monday April 13th -
FOOD SITES WILL BEGIN PASSING OUT MEALS AT 10:30 a.m. AND STAY UNTIL 12:30 OR UNTIL THEY RUN OUT OF FOOD.
TIME NOTED ABOVE IS THE ONLY CHANGE, EVERYTHING ELSE WILL CONTINUE AS IN PRIOR WEEKS.
Thanks
Mike Gauch
Attention Seniors:
The following is a message from college and career counselor Glenn McKinstry:
The Lion's Club scholarship needs to be mailed directly to:
Connie Tuttle
Lion's Club Scholarship
113 West Baker Street
Harrisburg, IL. 62946
You will also need to mail any other scholarship you have to submit on your own. Also, students going to SIC will not receive a letter telling them if they will receive a scholarship until May, June, or July because SIC is closed until May 1st. You can call or text Mr. Mckinstry at 618-318-5094 for questions on scholarships and SIC.
4-2-2020
Greetings Bulldog Nation, I hope this letter finds you safe and well at this troubling time in America and practicing social distancing.
As you know the classroom portion of Drivers Education has been completed by each student which leaves the 6 hour behind the wheel portion, the final section of Drivers Education, to be completed by each student this semester. Unfortunately, this portion has been suspended at this time. The decision was made by the governor’s office due to the social distancing guidelines currently in place to limit the spread of the COVID-19 virus. This is for the safety of all involved the students, teachers and general public. We are looking forward to resuming this portion as soon as the governor’s office and Harrisburg Unit 3 district allows this to happen.
For those students who have completed the Driver’s Education class and are waiting to obtain their driver’s license at this time, the Illinois Secretary of State offices and Driver Services facilities are closed until at least April 30th 2020. This means due to the Covid-19virus your student driver will not be able to obtain their drivers license before April 30th 2020. When the facilities re-open please feel free to call or email me. I will make arrangements to get your student their instruction permit application, coop form and any other necessary documents needed for an instruction permit or Driver’s license.
I will update you if there are any changes.
Thank you for your time and stay safe at this unprecedented time.
Sincerely,
Richard Dwyer
HHS Drivers Education Chair
618-841-3605
rdwyer@harrisburg3.org
Unit 3 Family,
We would like to take a moment to clarify some information with the packets and the calendar. The packets that were handed out yesterday and the e-learning will start today, this will take us through spring break and convene the week after spring break. As recommended to HCUSD #3, we are still following our school calendar through the remaining year. Students will not be expected to complete remote learning over spring break. Therefore, this packet or e-learning will extend past spring break and get us to the next packet which will be distributed the week of April 27th.
With regard to the April 27 packet, we were advised to plan for remote learning through the rest of the school calendar in case we are not able to get back into school or have in person instruction. This is why as a district we have set April 27th for remote learning to continue. If we receive further communication contradicting this and expect in person instruction to begin on May 1, we will adjust our plans. This is strictly for planning purposes at this time. As always, we will communicate information as soon as we receive it.
Harrisburg Unit 3 Family,
This situation that feels more and more like the Twilight Zone continues. I have never been involved in something like this and while we try NOT to seem surprised and to deliver messages in a "matter of fact" kind of manner....this situation is just as much a shock to myself and Unit 3 as it is to all of you. With that said, we are here for you and your children and will continue to try and serve your children as the state directs during this closure.
Most of you by now have heard that Governor Pritzker extended school closures through April 30th. This means the earliest we could come back to school is May 1. He also has conveyed to schools that he wants us to continue our attempt to keep children engaged in skill retention activities, review activities and routines so to not regress and lose skills they have developed so far this year. He and the State Board asked us to create a plan for this and it be called a REMOTE LEARNING PLAN. I have attached Harrisburg Unit 3's plan. You will see it is VERY similar to what we already have in place. That is a testament to your child's teachers, administrators and Board who decided to be proactive and try to get out in front of this horrible situation. This plan just formalizes and codified in writing the plan that we have been executing. Please do not get worried that things are changing again, we are aware of the stress this has put on all of you and made the changes here as minimal as possible so you all can keep doing what you are doing with your kiddos.
There are really only 3 major changes in the plan from what you are currently doing;
First, the Governor has now said moving forward, that any packets or e-learning that a student is provided after March 30 (which includes the packet we passed out yesterday 3-31) should be turned in to be assessed for credit. These packets will be graded on a pass/incomplete scale and NO GRADE WILL BE NEGATIVELY IMPACTED BY THIS WORK.
The second change is more for safety purposes and is a change Harrisburg Unit 3 has decided to make for your benefit and the benefit of staff. There will be no more face to face meetings to receive or to turn in packets. We have at some buildings the on-line component, which we recommend for ALL who can access. We also have now downloaded each packet on our website, so you can go on and download and print your packet if you wish and have that capability. Finally if you cannot do either of those we ask that you call us on Monday, April 27th and provide your child's school office your name and address and request it be mailed. We ask you to only call on the 27th as the office will be working that day.
The final change is on submitting packets. Over the next few days your child's building will be placing a box,tub or some other kind of drop-box outside the front doors of their building. Once you have this packet complete we would ask that you drop it off there and that box will be emptied daily. We also request that you contact your child's teacher so they know to look for the packet and to note that it was submitted for credit.
I have attached the plan, I know there will be MANY questions....please do not hesitate to call my office and I will try and answer any concerns you have. THANK YOU ALL AGAIN FOR YOUR COOPERATION AND UNDERSTANDING IN THIS MATTER. Like I have said before we will get through this TOGETHER.
Thanks
Mike
Unit 3 Remote Learning Plan: https://5il.co/ehgl
Due to the Governor’s decision yesterday to extend the quarantine, all games and practices for Harrisburg High School Athletics are Cancelled through April 30. Stay safe and healthy.
Unit # 3,
We continue to get more information regarding this health pandemic. Governor Pritzker announced today that schools will remain closed through April 30. I will put an official statement out in the morning to let you know what that means for all of us.
Thank you for your cooperation,
Mike Gauch
Dear Parents and Students: We want to reach out and clarify some items. The packets that were given out on March 16th do NOT need to be turned in. These were considered Act of God days through ISBE. Since that time-frame, we have transitioned to remote learning and the packets (either electronic or hard packet) that you will get on Tuesday, March 31st will need to be turned in the next time we distribute packets (TBD). These packets will be given a pass/incomplete designation, not designated letter grades. At Harrisburg High School, while we encourage you to use online resources during this time, if you do not have internet/online access, we will have packets for you to pick-up on Tuesday, March 31st between 9 AM - 12 PM and 3 PM - 6 PM. Students/parents picking up packets will only be able to enter the hallway lobby a few at a time and will need to leave the school grounds once they have the material. We will also make the packets available for download on our website and app. We will be posting them in the next day or two. Please watch for an announcement indicating it is available for download. Stay safe and healthy. We miss the students walking in our hallways. Mr. Dewar and Mr. Crabb.
ATTENTION UNIT 3 PARENTS AND GUARDIANS
PLEASE CLICK LINK FOR NEW E-LEARNING INFO:
https://5il.co/eaz4
UNIT # 3 UPDATE
Harrisburg Unit # 3 continues to make every attempt to provide our students with materials on - line and through our Learning packets to maintain skills and knowledge through this closure.
Our e-learning program continues on-line with the materials that were sent out two weeks ago, please look for announcements from your teachers about possible videos, links, U-tube suggestions or new items that they put out for you work on until our new target date to possibly return to school provided by the Governor of April 8th.
Those of you without Internet Access will be able to pick up new packets at your child's school on Tuesday March 31st from 9-12 and/or 3-6 p.m.. Staff will be at the school during these times to pass out packets of learning for you to pick up.
We as a district remain dedicated to our students and doing the best we can to make this closure a productive time educationally for our students. Thank you again for your cooperation through this time and as we have further information we will pass it along to all of you.
Thank You
Mike Gauch
UNIT # 3 UPDATE
Harrisburg Unit # 3 continues to make every attempt to provide our students with materials on - line and through our Learning packets to maintain skills and knowledge through this closure.
Our e-learning program continues on-line with the materials that were sent out two weeks ago, please look for announcements from your teachers about possible videos, links, U-tube suggestions or new items that they put out for you work on until our new target date to possibly return to school provided by the Governor of April 8th.
Those of you without Internet Access will be able to pick up new packets at your child's school on Tuesday March 31st from 9-12 and/or 3-6 p.m.. Staff will be at the school during these times to pass out packets of learning for you to pick up.
We as a district remain dedicated to our students and doing the best we can to make this closure a productive time educationally for our students. Thank you again for your cooperation through this time and as we have further information we will pass it along to all of you.
Thank You
Mike Gauch
UNIT # 3 UPDATE
Harrisburg Unit # 3 continues to make every attempt to provide our students with materials on - line and through our Learning packets to maintain skills and knowledge through this closure.
Our e-learning program continues on-line with the materials that were sent out two weeks ago, please look for announcements from your teachers about possible videos, links, U-tube suggestions or new items that they put out for you work on until our new target date to possibly return to school provided by the Governor of April 8th.
Those of you without Internet Access will be able to pick up new packets at your child's school on Tuesday March 31st from 9-12 and/or 3-6 p.m.. Staff will be at the school during these times to pass out packets of learning for you to pick up.
We as a district remain dedicated to our students and doing the best we can to make this closure a productive time educationally for our students. Thank you again for your cooperation through this time and as we have further information we will pass it along to all of you.
Thank You
Mike Gauch
HARRISBURG COMMUNITY -
UPDATE ON FACILITIES - I received a phone call from a citizen this morning who told me that he lives by Taylor Field and was very angry that there were people still walking on the track and using the facility. The Governor did ask that all school run facilities shut down, but the district did not feel the need to stop people from walking on the track as long as the people were practicing social distancing.
With that said, I regret to inform you that we will not allow any admittance to any of our facilities until further notice. I know many of you walk on the track daily , as have I. I also know that as adults you would adhere to the social distancing aspect as requested. However, when people decide that it is their job to police our property and make those calls and allegations against the district, we feel it is prudent for us to go ahead and just lock the facility and comply with the directive from Springfield.
I apologize that this has forced the district to close all of those gates and areas that we know the community use for daily exercise and activities that the Governor has encouraged people to do as long as they practice the Social Distancing request, but districts across the state were indeed asked to lock their facilities, so that is what we will do.
I promise you all that the minute the Governor allows us to open our doors, we will make these facilities available for all of you again. The district, Board, Administration and staff believe that the school district should be a community facility used by all members of our community. Sadly, not all people feel that way, as evident by the phone call I had today.
On behalf of the district, I want to apologize for the inconvenience and hopefully it will not last much longer.
Thank you and please stay safe.
Mike Gauch
UNIT # 3 UPDATE
Harrisburg Unit # 3 continues to make every attempt to provide our students with materials on - line and through our Learning packets to maintain skills and knowledge through this closure.
Our e-learning program continues on-line with the materials that were sent out two weeks ago, please look for announcements from your teachers about possible videos, links, U-tube suggestions or new items that they put out for you work on until our new target date to possibly return to school provided by the Governor of April 8th.
Those of you without Internet Access will be able to pick up new packets at your child's school on Tuesday March 31st from 9-12 and/or 3-6 p.m.. Staff will be at the school during these times to pass out packets of learning for you to pick up.
We as a district remain dedicated to our students and doing the best we can to make this closure a productive time educationally for our students. Thank you again for your cooperation through this time and as we have further information we will pass it along to all of you.
Thank You
Mike Gauch
UNIT # 3 UPDATE
Harrisburg Unit # 3 continues to make every attempt to provide our students with materials on - line and through our Learning packets to maintain skills and knowledge through this closure.
Our e-learning program continues on-line with the materials that were sent out two weeks ago, please look for announcements from your teachers about possible videos, links, U-tube suggestions or new items that they put out for you work on until our new target date to possibly return to school provided by the Governor of April 8th.
Those of you without Internet Access will be able to pick up new packets at your child's school on Tuesday March 31st from 9-12 and/or 3-6 p.m.. Staff will be at the school during these times to pass out packets of learning for you to pick up.
We as a district remain dedicated to our students and doing the best we can to make this closure a productive time educationally for our students. Thank you again for your cooperation through this time and as we have further information we will pass it along to all of you.
Thank You
Mike Gauch