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Wheeling, Illinois 60090

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Superintendent: Dr. Michael Connolly

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Leaving School District 21? Information about what’s in your CCSD21 Google Apps for Education Account

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At the end of each school year, students and teachers ask questions about taking their School District 21 materials with them. Due to issues of ownership, there are actually different rules about how students and teachers can take their documents with them.   What happens to the account when I leave? School District 21 has […]

Name Change? School Change? 2021 Edition

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Changing schools for 2021-2022? Changing your name? If either of these pertain to you, there are a variety of computer-related implications, particularly for staff members with a staff laptop or chromebook.   School changes Beginning the week of June 15th, we will start updating the user accounts of all staff members who are changing schools […]

Google Apps on your mobile device

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A number of years ago, CCSD21 had hoped to be able to provide access to CCSD21 email, calendar, and contacts to CCSD21 staff members on personal mobile devices. Technical and policy issues were examined and preparations were made.  Ultimately, there was no way around the fact that School District 21 would have needed to invest […]

UPLOADING FILES AND FOLDERS TO GOOGLE DRIVE

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All staff members should store their work related files and folders in Google Drive, and should be utilizing Chrome for everything from email and chat to word processing and spreadsheets. Please be sure, if you have not already done so, to upload all work related files and folders to Google Drive that are currently being […]

Name change? School change? 2017 edition

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Changing schools for 2016-2017? Changing your name? If either of these pertain to you, there are a variety of computer-related implications, particularly for certified staff members with a staff laptop.   School changes Beginning the week of June 26th, we will start updating the user accounts of all staff members who are changing schools for […]

Google Team Drives now available

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Google has rolled out a new feature called Team Drives and these are now available for all staff members. What are Team Drives? Team Drives are shared spaces where teams can store their files and guarantee that every member has the most up-to-date information, no matter the time or place. How are Team Drives different […]

Accessing your W2 and 1095 through Skyward

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As you know, the W2 form provides a summary of one’s financial records from the year for income tax purposes, including taxable wages and tax withholding. The 1095 form provides insurance coverage information per the Affordable Care Act. As in previous years, employees may choose to receive their W2 and 1095 statements electronically through Skyward […]

Name change? School change? 2016 edition

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Changing schools for 2016-2017? Changing your name? If either of these pertain to you, there are a variety of computer-related implications, particularly for certified staff members with a staff laptop.   School changes Beginning the week of July 5th, we will start updating the user accounts of all staff members who are changing schools for […]

Leaving School District 21? Information about what’s in your CCSD21 Google Apps account

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At the end of each school year, students and teachers ask questions about taking their School District 21 materials with them. Due to issues of ownership, there are actually different rules about how students and teachers can take their documents with them.   What happens to the account when I leave? School District 21 has […]

Posting student videos on the web

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Over the past eight years, School District 21, like many companies and institutions around the world, has relied on its own media streaming server to share video and audio files with others via the Internet. Information Literacy Coaches and principals in each school have access to upload video and audio files then to link to […]



Each District 21 school is named after an American author, and learning and literacy is at the center of our Professional Learning Community. The Modern Pen provides a collaborative location in which District 21 teachers can come together to learn the skills that will enable their students to learn new skills and to understand concepts at an even different level than before.

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