News Archive - September 2007
Internet Safety tips - learn how to help protect your children
[posted 9/12/07 - 10-23-07]
Protect your children from predators and the many dangers of the Internet. Get information from Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and others about Internet Safety. more information and links on Internet Safety
When chatting online, children often use acronyms and shorthand to communicate. Do you know what "POS" means (Parent Over Shoulder or Plate of spaghetti)? What about "LMIRL" (It means nothing or Let's meet in real life)? Take the IL Attorney General's parent quiz: "How Aware R U?" to find out.
Sept. 18 Board meeting synopsis
[posted 9/20/07 - 10/2/07]
Find out what happened at the September 18, 2007 Board of Education meeting by reading the September 18 synopsis.
The District 116 School Board of Education is made up of seven elected members. Board meetings are held the first and third Tuesday of each month. (There are no board meetings scheduled in July.) The public is welcome to attend.
Still need to register your child? Visit his/her school.
[posted 8/07 - 9/25/07]
If you have missed centralized registration and have not registered your child for school yet, please visit your child's school building to enroll them for the fall. To make the process a breeze, remember to come prepared with STATE-REQUIRED documents - photo id and proof of residency. To save time, print out and complete required registration forms ahead of time.
Sept. 4 Board meeting synopsis
[posted 9/7/07 - 9/20/07]
Find out what happened at the September 4, 2007 Board of Education meeting by reading the September 4 synopsis.
The District 116 School Board of Education is made up of seven elected members. Board meetings are held the first and third Tuesday of each month. (There are no board meetings scheduled in July.) The public is welcome to attend.
Urbana Student Health Center offering student physicals
[posted 8/23/07 - 9/14/07]
Completed Physicals Required by First Day of School 
The Urbana Student Health Center (USHC) will be giving school physicals for incoming early childhood, kindergarten, fifth, and ninth grade Urbana School District students. State law mandates students entering those mentioned grades have a physical as a prerequisite for school attendance. District 116 requires that the physicals must be complete and on file by the first day of school, August 29, 2007. If students in the mentioned grades have not completed a physical before August 29, they will not be allowed to attend school until they get a check-up. Sports physicals do NOT count toward a school physical. Heidi Britton is Program Coordinator at the health center and she says parents need to make an appointment for all physicals. Britton also says, "Parents need to come in before their appointment to pick up paperwork. This paperwork should be filled out prior to appointment time. The parents also need to bring all immunization records for the child." Britton is glad that the Urbana Student Health Center has these physicals available for students not only to help students stay healthy, but also for students to learn to take care of themselves. "Mandatory school physicals often serve as a gateway for students to begin a relationship with a health care provider. The USHC regularly conducts risk assessments and provide health education during physicals. Also, the USHC's providers can refer the students to on-site services such as Dental and Counseling services," Britton explains. The health center will have two nurse practitioners and one doctor available to administer school physicals. If a parent has a medical card there is no charge for a student physical. If the parent does not have insurance for their child or has private insurance, it will cost 20-dollars at the time of the exam. The fee also covers all immunizations. Parents new to the Urbana School District are given a 30-day grace period to have their child receive a physical exam. The grace period for the new families to District 116 allows school officials to get records from the previous school district that may contain a physical exam that is good for the current school year, or for parents who are not familiar with Illinois State Law.
- More info on school physicals
- Items which must be completed on physical forms (pdf)
- Physical form (pdf)
- Physical form - Espanol (pdf)
- To contact the Urbana Student Health Center call 239-4220.
2007-08 District Policy and Procedures Handbook
[posted 8/14/07 - 9/14/07]
In accordance with various laws, rules and regulations established by the State and Federal Government, as well as the Board of Education, the Urbana School District is responsible for notifying you of several policies and procedures which are included in the 2007-08 District Policy Handbook.
August 28 Board meeting synopsis
[posted 8/29/07 - 9/7/07]
Find out what happened at the August 28, 2007 Board of Education meeting by reading the August 28 synopsis.
The District 116 School Board of Education is made up of seven elected members. Board meetings are held the first and third Tuesday of each month. (There are no board meetings scheduled in July.) The public is welcome to attend.