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Students, Parents and Staff:
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Click here for information concerning Student Drug Testing Program for Extra-Curricular Activities - Morton High School

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Accolades
During the school year, the district Accolades program recognizes and thanks individuals who make our district outstanding. Each month a different group is identified for recognition. Throughout May, please submit Accolades  recognizing the retirees, administrators and substitutes of District 709. Comments will appear the following month. Read April comments recognizing volunteers and parents.

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Accelerated Reader
All Morton District elementary schools and the junior high are now using a new web-based Accelerated Reader program. The following links will help parents become acquainted with the program.
AR - Elementary Parent Letter
AR - MJHS Parent Letter
AR Log in
AR BookFinder
AR BookFinder offers Quick Search and Advanced Search. The Advanced Search allows you to search based on interest level, book level, topics, subtopics, fiction and nonfiction, and language.
From the Advanced Search, click on "Interest Level" (lower grades K-3, middle grades 4-8, or upper grades 9-12). Click on "2000 point scale." Enter your student's Lexile range reported on the MAP Student Progress Report. Click "Go."  You will receive a customized reading list of AR books.

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The Illinois Learning & Technology Purchasing Program (ILTPP) has established a Microsoft purchasing program for all Illinois K-12 teachers, staff, and students.  These are licenses that students, faculty, and staff buy on their own and will personally own forever.  In the past this group would have to pay $499 for Office Professional in local stores.  Through this purchasing program, the same product costs less than $90.  Parents and staff can literally save hundreds of dollars and obtain lifelong learning tools.  All pricing and orders can be found at: http://www.cdwg.com/academic/store.  From the menu on the site, choose K-12, United States, Illinois, Morton Community Unit School District 709, to see the software available.

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- 2007-2008 District Calendar 
- 2008-2009 District Calendar

Morton CUSD 709 Beliefs

 

We believe that:

·         Students are our first priority.

·         All students can learn.

·         Education is a shared responsibility.

·         The family is the foundation of learning.

·         A safe environment promotes learning.

·         High expectations produce higher results.

·         An environment which fosters dignity and mutual respect is fundamental to promote good citizenship.

·         We must provide educational opportunities that develop life skills needed in a global society.

·         Varied cultural and educational experiences enhance personal development.

·         Inequities which limit educational opportunities for any student are unacceptable.

·         Progress demands change.

·         Education must adapt to changes in the family and society.

·         Open/honest communication is essential to building successful partnerships.

·         The efficient use of resources increases educational effectiveness.

·         Learning never ends.