Handbook for Students & Parents
The District handbook provides information on a wide range of topics helpful to Lake Bluff students and their parents. Please use the link below to download and review the handbook.

pdf icon 2012-2013 Handbook for Students and Parents (4.7 MB)
pdf icon Handbook Signature Page (required for registration)

Handbook Table of Contents
Sections Page #
Mission Statement and Beliefs
 3
Strategic Planning
 3
School Improvement Plan
 3
Board of Education
 4
District Office
 5
School Administration
 5
District 65 Supporting Organizations
 6
Community Organizations
 6
Academic Calendar
 8
Curriculum Night/Conferences
 9
New Student Registration
 10
Fees and Supplies
 11
Educational Program
 12
Kaleidoscope Summer

School Program

 15
 Horizons
 15
Early Childhood Program
 15
 Attendance
 16
 Truancy
 17
 Emergency School Closings 17
School Safety Drills
 17
 Alert Now
 18

Student Conduct, Expectations &

Discipline

 18
Dress Code
 27
Sports Programs
 28
Transportation
 29
Insurance
 30
Health Office
 30
Head Lice Procedures
 30
Screening Program
 31
Physical/Dental/Vision Exams
 31
Medication
 33
Life-Threatening Food Allergies
 34
Child Abuse/Neglect Reporting
 38
School Visitation Rights Act
 38
Visitors to and Conduct on SchoolProperty 38
Sex Offender Notification
 40
Preschool Screening
 41
Response to Intervention (RtI)
 41
Special Education
 41
School Student Records
 42
Limited English Proficiency
 44
Local Assessments
 44
Standardized Testing
 44
Volunteering
 45