Friendly reminder: no school on Monday!
To celebrate Presidents' Day, Mrs. Bullington's and Mrs. Klappauf's 7th grade history classes researched the presidents and created a Wall of Presidents!
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
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!
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.
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 .
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!
Congratulations to our 6th grade January Super Seekers at MJHS!
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!
⭐ Attention 2025-2026 kindergarten families! Please save the date for kindergarten informational night! ⭐
We are Mokena proud of 3rd grade teacher, Mrs. Janes, for her newly published book! Congratulations on this amazing accomplishment!
Friendly reminder, tomorrow is an early dismissal day!
Join us for a "Meet and Greet" with our newly appointed Superintendent. Come meet Mr. Gurney before the February Board meeting!
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
Save the date for the junior high musical!
Mokena School District will be hosting a blood drive on February 5th. You can make a donation appointment by calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or by visiting RedCrossBlood.org.
7th grade scientists are investigating how matter and energy move through photosynthesis by creating a control and two experiments!
Thank you to the Mokena Athletic Boosters for a fun "Winter White Out" game event last night! We loved seeing the school spirit and of course some awesome volleyball!
We hope to see you at the "Winter White Out" volleyball games tonight at the junior high! Wear white and cheer on our girls volleyball teams!
7th grade history classes are studying the first five presidents. After doing research, students interviewed them in a talk show format!
