Education philanthropy in Illinois makes up less than 1% of K-12 spending. With your help, we can change this–and provide assistance directly to students who are struggling with resource inequality. A charitable donation to Empower Illinois’ 501(c)(3) operations funds will allow us to activate our mission to expand quality education options for Illinois’ low-income and working-class families.

A charitable gift to Empower Illinois is a great option for those who want to champion education options in Illinois, but do not have Illinois tax liability. Unlike tax credit scholarship donations, gifts to our 501(c)(3) are not eligible for a state tax credit, but may be eligible for a federal deduction.

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School Reopening Plan

Upon our return from Winter Break, we are participating in Remote Learning for the first two weeks of school starting Jaunuary 4th.  During this time, all students are expected to join their classrooms via Google and use the school issued Chromebook for this purpose.  Should any issues or questions come up in regard to hardware problems, please send an email to pop_e_learning@poplvil.org.  We will follow up as soon as possible.

Troubleshooting tips can be found in the Chromebook Troubleshooting Guide:

Handbooks

What is the difference between E-Learning and Remote Learning?

E-Learning is a school's procedure for handling an extended number of days students may experience away from school due to health issues, weather conditions, or in our case, school building access being suspended.  We are currently putting our E-Learning plan into practice.

Remote learning is the act of a student partaking in the educational studies dictated by the teacher on a day to day basis.  The attendance is still counted each day and the class materials are expected to be turned in as class assignments for grades.

At this time, the remote learning students are expected to check in with their teachers and to participate daily in the classroom assignments.  Grades 1 - 8 are currently 1 to 1 with access to a Chromebook at school.  The remote learners are issued a Chromebook as well and are expected to use the school issued Chromebook for daily class interactions and for school only use.

Any home that does not have wireless network access can utilize Comcast's Xfinity open WiFi.  Comcast has allowed anyone to access the open network without charge.  Please go to the Comcast website for more information.

Parents/guardians should familiarize themselves with the Google Classroom vernacluar in order to help support your student(s) during Remote Learning.  Please go to the website Common Sense to learn more about Google services and things parents should know in order to protect your students.

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Catholic Schools Week will be hosted January 31st to February 6th.  You will notice many modifications from the traditional ways we celebrate this annual event.  Please review our latest PoP Newsletter for updates and further information.

Tour Request

• Tours are by appointment only so be sure to click on the request a tour button above
• Opportunity to meet our principal, Dr. Stoneberg
• See how much our Blue Ribbon School has to offer!
• We offer one classroom per grade level
• Full size gym with a stage, Fine Arts studio, Library, and STEM room.
• Classrooms equipped with smartboards, projectors, and 1 to 1 Chromebooks (grades 1-8)
• Sacraments: First Reconciliation, Communioin, Confirmation
• Daily Religion instruction and weekly all-school Mass
• PE, Art, Music, and Spanish
• Extracurricular programs
• Athletic programs, member of NICC
• Before-and After-School Care available
• Please call 847-356-6111 to schedule your individual appointment or to ask questions.