District 196 is facing an important decision on facilities that has implications for every school in the district

All District 196 stakeholders are invited to attend one of three meetings Nov. 15, 16 and 17 to get information about facilities, equipment and space needs in District 196, and provide feedback on possible improvements being considered to meet those needs in the state’s fourth largest school district.

The Educational Benefits applications ensures students have access to nutritious meals and provides critical funding for schools.

Please complete the annual update of your child’s emergency contacts and parent preferred email addresses on the Infinite Campus Parent Portal.

In these unusual times of Hybrid and Distance learning we'd love for our community to be able to connect with each other! Please go to the Pinewood PTO website and add your family to our school directory. If you include your information by Friday, October 23rd, you will be included in our drawing for Pinewood swag for your student.

PTO Website

Quick Start Guides are being issued with the iPads and are also available online.  The Quick Start Guide is available in English, Spanish and Somali.  Parents can use this guide to identify their child's password and connect the iPad to WiFi.

English: Quick Start Guide

Spanish: Quick Start Guide

Somali: Quick Start Guide

What happens if the iPad issued by the school gets damaged? In previous years the district offered an Optional Protection Plan for $20/device.  However the decision was made to automatically enroll ALL iPads in this coverage at no cost to families for the 2020-21 school year.