Thank you to everyone who came out to meet and greet our newly appointed Superintendent, Mr. Gurney! It was a great way for him to get to know some of our families, students, and staff before starting in July.
2 months ago, Mokena School District 159
Mr. Gurney
The MJHS bowling team got the ball rollin’ to kick off their season this week!
2 months ago, Mokena School District 159
bowling team
bowling team
bowling team
bowling team
Congratulations to the 6 Mokena staff members that have received the Illinois State Board of Education's "Those Who Excel Award"! Your hard work and support for students, colleagues, and the community have made a lasting impact and we are incredibly proud of your achievements! You can read more about the award and the recipients at: https://www.mokena159.org/article/2038730 .
2 months ago, Mokena School District 159
Those Who Excel
The Illinois 5Essentials Survey for parents is open. Visit https://survey.5-essentials.org/Illinois/ and select the appropriate survey to begin. For more information, please see the district email sent today.
3 months ago, Mokena School District 159
5Essentials Survey Now Open!
Technology is an important part of the educational environment. With nearly 3,000 connected devices in our district, here are a few of our accomplishments within Strategic Goal 3C: -Outdated networking equipment including wireless access points and switches were replaced with new multi-gig switches that allow for faster access for student and staff devices -Internet bandwidth was upgraded from 1Gb and 2Gb at each respective school to 4Gb at all schools. -Network management solution was introduced to streamline the management of new equipment -Upgrades to equipment to allow for the latest security standards to be applied, keeping students and staff safer while utilizing the district network -Replaced copy machines with newer and faster versions allowing for more efficient use for printing and copying for our staff members
3 months ago, Mokena School District 159
finance goal 3C
Friendly reminder: no school on Monday!
3 months ago, Mokena 159
no school
To celebrate Presidents' Day, Mrs. Bullington's and Mrs. Klappauf's 7th grade history classes researched the presidents and created a Wall of Presidents!
3 months ago, Kristin Johnson
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project
project
project
project
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project
We are proud of our accomplishments towards Strategic Plan Goal 1A! Through multiple committees in which a collaborative and thorough review process took place, we are pleased to have high quality and highly rated ELA materials for our students and teachers throughout the district. Highlights over the past two and a half years include: - Adoption and implementation of 95% Group Core Phonics Program in Grades K-3 - Adoption and implementation of Open Up Resources EL Education in Grades K-5 - Adoption and implementation of StudySync in Grades 6-8 - Updated and aligned reading intervention materials in grades K-8 - Full alignment of practices to the Illinois State Board of Education's Statewide Literacy Plan - Professional learning on ELA learning standards, best practices in literacy instruction, and programming implementation
3 months ago, Mokena School District 159
Goal 1A
Have you wondered how our district's e-Learning plan was created? The district formed an e-Learning Committee that included teachers and administrators from each school, representing various grade levels, content areas, and student services to review our previous plan and state requirements. The district sought feedback from all parents through a survey.  308 parents responded.  The survey data was analyzed by both our Parent Advisory Committee and our e-Learning Committee to look for patterns in the data that informed what should stay the same and what should change or be added to our previous plan.  The Parent Advisory Committee also gave feedback within one of its meetings. The district also sought feedback from all teachers and staff through a survey that was analyzed by our e-Learning Staff Committee to look for patterns in the data that informed what should stay the same and what should change or be added to our previous plan.  65 responses were collected. Committee members also gathered feedback from discussions in their schools. The e-Learning Committee then made modifications to our previous plan based on the above feedback and their experiences.  The updated plan recommendations were presented to the Board of Education.  The Board of Education then held a public hearing regarding the plan. The e-Learning plan was approved by our Board of Education and then renewed through the Regional Office of Education for use for the next 3 school years. And that is how today's plan came to be! We appreciate everyone's contributions to its development and your support today as we use it!  It is a true team effort to make the day the best it can be for our students! 
3 months ago, Mokena School District 159
e-Learning Plan
Due to forecasted weather conditions, all Mokena SD 159 schools will have an e-Learning Day tomorrow, February 12th. Please see your email for more information.
3 months ago, Mokena School District 159
e-learning
Mokena School District’s Strategic Plan (2022-2027) was approved by our Board of Education at the end of the 2021-2022 school year. The Strategic Plan is reflective of extensive feedback from community surveys and community stakeholder engagement meetings. A steering committee of approximately 50 parents, community members, teachers, staff, administrators, and board members reviewed the feedback to develop focus areas with specific goals to set direction for the district for the next five years. We have crossed the halfway point of our Strategic Plan and to celebrate the many achievements of our students, staff, families, and Board of Education, we will be highlighting the work within our goals over the next few weeks! For more information about our Strategic Plan, you can visit: https://www.mokena159.org/page/strategic-plan .
3 months ago, Mokena School District 159
strategic plan
Mokena Junior High School had the honor of hosting the IGSMA Solo & Ensemble Contest today. Thank you to our Band, Choir, and Orchestra Directors for organizing this wonderful event for our area student musicians. Congratulations to our soloists and ensemblists for great performances! Thank you to the community volunteers who helped throughout the day. We are Mokena proud of a job well done on all fronts!
3 months ago, Kristin Johnson
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musician
Congratulations to our 6th grade January Super Seekers at MJHS!
3 months ago, Mokena School District 159
super seekers
We are looking for a dynamic educator to join our team as Assistant Principal at the junior high for the 2025-2026 school year! Apply now at www.mokena159.org!
3 months ago, Mokena School District 159
We are hiring!
⭐ Attention 2025-2026 kindergarten families! Please save the date for kindergarten informational night! ⭐
3 months ago, Mokena School District 159
informational night
We are Mokena proud of 3rd grade teacher, Mrs. Janes, for her newly published book! Congratulations on this amazing accomplishment!
3 months ago, Mokena School District 159
Mrs. Janes
Friendly reminder, tomorrow is an early dismissal day!
3 months ago, Mokena 159
early dismissal
Join us for a "Meet and Greet" with our newly appointed Superintendent. Come meet Mr. Gurney before the February Board meeting!
3 months ago, Mokena School District 159
meet and greet- February 19th at 6:30 pm in the MES Cafeteria
Kindergarten enrollment for the 2025-2026 school year is open! Please help us get the word out to all incoming kindergarten families! Information can be found at: https://sites.google.com/mokena159.org/kindergartenenrollment2025?usp=sharing
3 months ago, Mokena School District 159
enrollment open
Save the date for the junior high musical!
3 months ago, Mokena School District 159
save the date