School Messenger - Archive

We appreciate the patience and consideration given during the opening of online registration.  The support and response has been overwhelmingly supportive and as we proceed I wanted to share with you a few of the common glitches that people have overcome in our first year of implementation.
1.    Despite the advance notice for parents to get their Family Access logins and passwords, some have called today to try to get their information.  Your first option is to click the “Forgot your login or password?” an email will be sent to the Primary email address associated with your student.  If you do not have an email connected to a student  please call  the school office and they will help you with your login and password.
2.    There are occasional glitches with the Change Address/Bus Information screen.  This is a technical issue with Skyward, not within the District, but some have been able to logout and then log back in to then advance the screen.  Some have clicked “Save” twice and it has then advanced.  If you cannot advance any further, just click the Completed Step and if your child needs to ride the bus, please call Pinks’ Bus Service at 944-6417 to confirm the need for transportation.
3.    All registration needs to go through the Webstore even if you choose not to pay for registration online with a credit or debit card.  You simply click to open the Webstore and then close it, hit complete registration and then you can come into the MS or HS to pay your fees by check on August 12th or 13th.
Again, thank you for your patience and helpfulness as we work to improve our registration process.

Tuesday, March 31, the District will be dismissing one-hour early for School Improvement Activities.

Friday, April 3, the District will dismiss one-hour early to begin Spring Recess.  School resumes Monday, April 13.

April 24th will become a half-day of school, and a half-day of inservice.

June 8th becomes a full-day inservice.

Last day of student attendance becomes Friday, June 5th.

Good evening, this is Scott Kuffel, Superintendent of Geneseo District 228.  This message provides you with important calendar information for this week and beyond.

First, there were several calendars floating around that may have shown early dismissals this Thursday and Friday, January 29th and 30th.  Please note that we will observe FULL days of school all this week.  There will be no early dismissals this week.

Second, in order to try to gain back one day of instruction from the four days we have lost due to inclement weather, we will be attending school on February 16th, Presidents Day.   This is a change from the original school calendar for this year.

We appreciate your cooperation and apologize for any inconveniences this may cause.

Good afternoon, this is Scott Kuffel, Superintendent of Geneseo School District 228.

School is cancelled for Friday, January 16th.  Again, this is a closing for St. Malachy’s School, Rock River Alternative, the ExCEL Program in Atkinson and Northside and Southwest SAFE programs.

As far as next week’s schedule works, we are still not in school on Monday for Martin Luther King Day.

Tuesday, January 20th will still find us in First Semester classes.  Wednesday, January 21st will be periods 1,2 and 3 semester exams at the HS.  We will dismiss one hour early that day per the Negotiated Teacher Agreement.

Thursday, January 22nd will be periods 4, 5, and 6 semester exams.  We will also dismiss one hour early that day per the Negotiated Teacher Agreement to end the semester.

Friday, January 23rd will be one half day of school and Early Bird and 7th period exams at the High School and a half-day teacher inservice in the afternoon.

We will still plan on Friday evening events operating as scheduled.  If this changes those involved will be notified by School Messenger.

First semester will then conclude on Friday, January 23rd.

Thank you for your cooperation and patience as we weathered this end of week weather.

Good evening, this is Scott Kuffel, Superintendent of Geneseo School District 228.  I am calling to let you know that all schools will be canceled for Thursday, January 15th.

All schools will be closed as well as Rock River Alternative School, St. Malachy’s School, ExCEL Program, and Northside and Southwest S.A.F. E. Programs.

We will continue to monitor the forecast for Friday and any other changes will be reported to you through SchoolMessenger.

Class of 2009, you are living a charmed life.  Everyone keep warm and be safe.

Good morning, this is Scott Kuffel, Superintendent of Geneseo School District 228.  School will be cancelled this morning, Wednesday, January 14th.

All Geneseo Schools plus St. Malachy’s, the ExCEL program in Atkinson, Northside and Southwest SAFE Programs—all closed.

We will use SchoolMessenger to make any further announcements.  Again, school is closed for District 228 schools today.

A reminder that we are nearing the end of the first semester, so we will be observing a one-hour early dismissal on Wednesday and Thursday of this week.  We have a half-day inservice scheduled for this Friday, January 16th, so will follow our half-day dismissal schedule.

The weather is expected to turn very cold for the next few days, but if the roads remain passable, please plan on attending school.  If the roads are not in good condition, we will use this SchoolMessenger system to alert you of any cancellations or early dismissals.

As always, if you believe conditions are unsafe for your child, you need to take action that you believe necessary.  Thanks for all your support in making this a successful first semester of school.

A School Messenger notice went out, beginning at 5 am, to let parents know that school has been cancelled for today.  When school closes, the S.A.F.E. programs at Northside and Southwest also close.  We wish everyone a safe and healthy Holiday season, and we look forward to seeing everyone again on January 5th!

Good afternoon, this is Scott Kuffel, Superintendent of District 228.  Further updates on our weather related event cancellations.

Reminder that school is dismissing beginning at 1:30 p.m. today.

The Afternoon SAFE program will operate on a regular schedule.

All MS and HS evening events are canceled this evening.  There will be varsity boys basketball practice and wrestling practice at 1:30 p.m. this afternoon.

The Southwest Christmas Program has been postponed and rescheduled for Thursday, December 18th.  Weather permitting.
Kindergarten – second grade students will perform at 8:45 a.m, and 3rd-5th grades at 10:00 a.m.  This program will be held at Southwest School.

We will plan on school being in session on Wednesday, December 17th, but will be checking roads.  A decision will be made by 5:00 a.m. if there are to be any changes and SchoolMessenger will be used as the primary notification system.

Thanks and have a safe and warm evening.

Schools will be released at 1:30 p.m. this afternoon because of the anticipated inclement weather.  There will be no afternoon ECE or afternoon Ladders Programs.

We will send out a followup announcement about evening activities.  Please check the website for additional information.