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May 8, 2026

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Dear CP Families,

 

We’ve had an exciting week!

First, great job to our CP students and staff for doing such a wonderful job during our last on-site evacuation (fire drill) of the year. Second, we loved welcoming our district first graders and their families yesterday for a fun event, and we’re so glad we could open our space to serve our community. 

Finally, thank you to our teachers for continuing to do an amazing job teaching our students while also supporting their social and emotional needs each day.

High fives all around, everyone.

I hope you all enjoy the weekend with your families, and we’ll see you next week.

 

Take care, 

Ms. Rodriguez

 

Parent Survey

Dear District 102 Families,

We hope you’re doing well.

We’re always looking for ways to improve how we connect with and support our families, and your perspective is incredibly important to us. We’d love for you to take a few minutes to share your thoughts through a short survey.

This survey asks about:

How you prefer to receive information from the school and district

Whether you feel informed about opportunities available to your child

How comfortable you feel reaching out with questions or support

 

Click Here for Survey

Click here for Survey in Spanish

The survey should take about 5 minutes to complete.

Your responses will help us better understand what’s working well and where we can grow. Some optional questions ask about family demographics so we can continue working toward supporting all students and families in meaningful ways. All responses will remain confidential.

Thank you for taking the time to share your voice with us, it truly makes a difference.

Warmly,


Afina Lockhart, Director of Equity and Student Services

Catherine Rodriguez, Principal

Catie Leon, Assistant Principal
Congress Park Elementary School

 

Student Climate Survey Administration - Spring 2026

In D102, we know that a strong school climate has positive impacts on student achievement, attendance rates, and school safety, as well as creating conditions for developing healthy social and emotional skills.  We also feel it is critical to hear the voices of our students. To 

help facilitate that communication we provide a Student Climate Survey twice annually, once in September/October and again in May.  The survey may be administered in one sitting or may be split into several sections, depending on the classroom schedule. 

D102 will gather 3rd-8th grade students’ perceptions of their school climate via an online survey in Google Forms. 

Results of the survey are confidential and will not be used to identify individual students.  Rather, the data will be used to gather an overarching sense of students’ perceptions.  Each building’s leadership team will use the survey results to inform school-wide planning while grade level teachers will use the data to help plan proactive classroom-based morning circles.  

For more information see:

Student Survey questions - grades 3-5

Student Survey questions - grades 6-8 

Survey FAQ

 

Families that wish to opt out of the survey should either contact their elementary child’s classroom teacher or their junior high child’s advisory teacher. 

 

 
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Upcoming Dates

5/12  -  6th Grade Park Tour

5/12  -  2nd Grade Field Trip - Museum of Science and Industry

5/15  -  Summer School Registration Closes

5/19  -  PTO Culver's Dine Out Fundraiser

5/20  -  Passport to Park - 6th Grade

5/20  -  2nd Grade Field Trip - The Center in Palos

5/21  -  Eco Club Field Trip  - DuPage Wildlife Conservation Center

5/22  -  Run Club Field Trip - Swallow Cliffs

5/22 -  Kindergarten Field Trip - Blackberry Farm

5/25  -  No School - Memorial Day

5/27  -  Spanish Book Club Field Trip - Morton Arboretum

5/28  -  3rd Grade Field Trip - Brookfield Zoo

5/28  -  4th Grade Field Trip - Chicago Architecture Tour

5/29  -  Coffee with the Principal

5/29  -  5th Grade Field Trip - Morton Arboretum

5/29  -  6th Grade Field Trip - Brookfield Zoo

6/2  -  Field Day

6/3  -  Field Day Rain Date

6/4  -  Last Day of School - 10:00 AM Dismissal

6/8  -  Summer School Begins

 

From our PTO

 

If you would like to contribute to the CP Field Day, please use this sign-up genius link and deliver to the main office on June 1st or buy from this amazon wishlist and get it shipped directly to us.  

 
School Supply Kit Ordering
 

District/Community Events

 

 

Park Junior High Summer Wrestling Camp

 

Boys and Girls

Entering Grades 4-8

 

June 8 - June 25

 

Location:  Ogden Avenue School

 

Park Jr High Summer Wrestling Camp
 

RBF Soccer Tryouts

RBF Soccer Camp
RBF Soccer Tryouts
 
Hold the Phone Fundraiser
 
 

Summer School Registration Closes May 15