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![Crossing Guard holds up stop sign at crosswalk at Woodmen Hills Elementary School]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1724182338/d49org/ptdf3jevznqtadsxowoc/WHEScrossingguard.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1724182338/d49org/ptdf3jevznqtadsxowoc/WHEScrossingguard.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1724182338/d49org/ptdf3jevznqtadsxowoc/WHEScrossingguard.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1724182338/d49org/ptdf3jevznqtadsxowoc/WHEScrossingguard.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1724182338/d49org/ptdf3jevznqtadsxowoc/WHEScrossingguard.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1724182338/d49org/ptdf3jevznqtadsxowoc/WHEScrossingguard.jpg","width":1920}])
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![Employees of the Year 2024]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1719511577/d49org/z2v324hz80fevn2lhurc/EoY2024groups1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1719511577/d49org/z2v324hz80fevn2lhurc/EoY2024groups1.jpg","width":500}])
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D49 Leadership Updates
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Choice. In noun form, it can mean option, selection, or alternative. Our vision and mission to be The Best Choice to Learn, Work and Lead acknowledges that people choose where to send their kids to school, where to work and where to apply their leadership skills.
![Photo of Peter Hilts]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1715726794/d49org/jbtaldsmqasboombpm55/Peterleaderbanner.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1715726794/d49org/jbtaldsmqasboombpm55/Peterleaderbanner.png","width":320}])
April showers may bring May flowers (or a surprise blizzard), but for students and teachers, we are entering the most intense month of the year. Along with the senior season of banquets, breakfasts, cappings and commencements, May is also the culmination of all kinds of testing, final projects, friendly farewells, and nervous transitions to the next level.
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about Leadership Update - May 2024
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Last month Superintendent Hilts and the Board of Education finalized our district’s strategic objectives that have set priorities for educators and support teams like Learning Services for the year ahead.
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about Leadership Update - March 2024
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The Board of Education hosted its annual planning summit on February 3. The purpose of the summit is to affirm our district’s core commitments and to plan for strategic priorities in the year ahead. Here's a glimpse of our objectives for the near future.
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about Leadership Update - Feb. 2024
![Photo of Dr. Lou]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1715726791/d49org/qpx5h6mrfr1m9hmtgyve/Lou_headshot.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1715726791/d49org/qpx5h6mrfr1m9hmtgyve/Lou_headshot.jpg","width":323}])
When people come to our homes for the first time and request a grand tour of our residence, we show them the kitchen renovation, the new carpet, or other aesthetic upgrades. We seldom say, “Hey, let me show you our new water heater or HVAC system."
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about Leadership Update - Jan. 2024
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We’re all getting older and after recently turning 50, I now consider myself officially old. Now that I’m officially old, I find myself reminiscing about the good ol’ days and how great things used to be, and how crazy things used to be back then.
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about Leadership Update - Dec. 2023
District 49 Updates
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In this episode of 49 Voices, we'll discuss how D49 leads the region with our approach to choice, how we shape choice into success, and why our experts say it’s an exciting time to be a student.
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about 49 Voices: A D49 Podcast | Season 2, Episode 2 - Now Available
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Now is a great time to check in with your school to make sure your contact information is up to date!
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about Winter Is Coming
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Thank you to these companies that have stepped up to generously support District 49 for the '23-24 school year.
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about Grateful for Support from Local Businesses
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The enormous challenge we continue to face as educators during the COVID-19 pandemic is the shortage of substitute, or guest, teachers.
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