Hello Roadrunner Families,

As Forest Road’s Assistant Principal, I’d like to welcome you to our school. I’m excited for the opportunity to meet and work with you during the upcoming 2022-2023 school year. 

While this is my first year at Forest Road, it’s my third year in District 102 . My previous two years have been serving the community as Park Junior High’s Assistant Principal.  Beginning my twenty-fourth year overall in education, this will be my sixth year as a school leader. I have been a fifth grade classroom teacher for most of my career but started out as a 2nd grade teacher. 

My approach has always been to connect with students and their families. I believe every child should feel welcomed and valued for their unique contributions to their classroom and our school. I believe in building relationships founded upon trust, respect, and mutual understanding. My goal this year is to be a resource for our wonderful students and families, along with our terrific hard-working staff.

With that said, if there’s anything I can do to help support you or your student during the school year, please don’t hesitate to reach out.

See you all next week!

Wednesday, August 24th - First Day of School (half day):  8:15 - 11:20

Thursday, August 25th - Regular School Day: 8:15 - 3:15 (Lunch 11:20 - 12:10 - All students)

Friday, August 26th -  Regular School Day: 8:15 - 3:15 (Lunch 11:20 - 12:10 - All students)

**Students will line up on the blacktop every morning. For the first week of school, teachers will have signs, so your child will know where to line up. 

To report absences, please contact the following:

frattendance@dist102.k12.il.us
or dial 708-215-6435

Mr. David Ontiveros - New Assistant Principal

Andrea Foster - New 4th grade teacher 

Hannah Williams - New 4th grade teacher 

Joie Huneryager - New 4th grade teacher 

Sarah Hughes - New 3rd grade teacher 

Margaret Lamb - New 2nd grade teacher 

Catherine McGovern - New Special Ed Teacher

Please click on the link below to view the school supplies list for the 2022-2023 school year:

https://www.dist102.k12.il.us/documents/school-supplies-2022-2023/forest-road/348506

We have a new car line drop off!

Our drop off lane will be going north on Forest Road.  We will no longer use the car lane on Jackson.  Forest Road will become a one way street for drop off and pick up. 

More detailed information will be coming in our next newsletter.  

Here is the link to the 22-23SY Bus Route Schedule:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TIEZdZd68Cv3KRHihqOfxkz1H6OkZooL/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=110398388129046251256&rtpof=true&sd=true

Throughout the years we have witnessed many students not using their computer cases.  Please remind your child(ren) to protect their devices by using their computer case. Parents are responsible for any damages to the computer, which are more likely to occur if students are not using cases.  

If your child has lost their case, you are responsible for purchasing a replacement.  If we happen to have extra here at school they are $20.00 otherwise you can purchase a new one for your child(ren) through a vendor of your choice.  

Forest Road offers two different before and after school programs.  Although they run independently from us, they are serviced here in our school.  Below is the contact information for BASE and Right At School:

BASE: Leanna Hartung - Manager LeannaHartung@pdlg.org

Right At School:  Chelsey Mazariegos - Area Manager chelsey.mazariegos@rightatschool.com

RAS most recent communicated information:

https://go.rightatschool.com/webmail/799093/628122985/91d6d3ac79907e993cd8ebd9aef07eb902cda846f0464a729b77783d1f37982b

District 102 invites families to voluntarily share an electronic image of their child’s vaccination card with their building’s health office. Providing proof of vaccination is not required.

Copies of proof of vaccination will be kept in each student’s individual health file and treated in the same way as all health records. Please feel free to send a picture of your child's COVID vaccination card to your school nurse.

FR Nurse Kelli Kalata kalatake@dist102.k12.il.us

 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kgX_9ZWP48w2w4U85LdVHWtawKTYr7Sz3ntZeBUeueg/edit?usp=sharing

Spanish Version

https://docs.google.com/document/d/12835YHTBHy7KO3u92pNOF4tQj0YhD7-YvvyRPi_d0w4/edit?usp=sharing

We are committed to creating a culture of well-being of students, staff,  parents, and community. In an effort to continuously support this  commitment, the district has entered an agreement with ReferralGPS. 

ReferralGPS is a web-based service focused on assisting our students,  staff, and community in finding local mental-health and substance use  related treatment. The service compliments the district's existing  systems of support as a tool for student service teams and families to  connect with treatment. Along with a searchable database of treatment  options, ReferralGPS provides Care Navigation to assist families in  triage, appointment setting, and follow up care. 

School families may access ReferralGPS in two ways: 

1) Visit this link at https://referralgps.com/find-help/dist102 to  search for treatment resources or connect with a Care  Navigator anonymously. 

2) Contact Student Services (social workers, psychologists,  counselors) to seek out treatment options. 

ReferralGPS takes into account all types of private and public insurance  including PPO, HMO, Medicaid, Medicare, and families who are  uninsured or underinsured. The platform also filters by age, gender, zip  code, and special requests. 

ReferralGPS is available for use by district students, staff, and families at  no cost. All information entered on the ReferralGPS tool is completely confidential and securely stored. 

If you are interested in seeking counseling-related services at this time,  please consider visiting https://referralgps.com/find-help/dist102 or  reaching out to the Student Services team.

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Forest Road School continues to support the Westchester Food Pantry. We accept brown paper bags with handles all year round. Please send all bag donations with your child(ren).