Lansing School District 158

Today a STAY INSIDE protocol was implemented at all of our schools when the police communicated a threat in the community. A suspect was quickly apprehended and the STAY INSIDE procedure has been lifted. All students and staff are safe. Please contact your child's school with any questions.

Tree lighting at Fox Pointe will take place this Friday, November 29 at 5:00 PM and the tree can be visited through Sunday, December 22. Thank you to Mrs. Hileman at Reavis for decorating our tree! We hope all of our stakeholders have a wonderful Thanksgiving.

So cool seeing all of the balloons created by every Oak Glen student lining our halls to celebrate the Macy’s Day Parade. Happy Thanksgiving! #OakGlenExtraordinaire

District 158 has a tree at Fox Pointe! Thank you to Mrs. Hileman at Reavis for decorating. The trees will be on display from November 29 until December 22. We hope all of our stakeholders have a great Thanksgiving! #158Strong #RoadrunnerPride

Thank you to author Brandye Phillips and the Jesse White Tumblers for sponsoring an Ant-Bullying Assembly at Coolidge that also included fifth graders from Oak Glen, Reavis, and Lansing Christian! Principal Mrs. Foster enjoyed participating in the performance and the event included strategies for students to use when confronted with bullying. #158Strong #CoolidgeCares #OakGlenExtraordinaire #RoadrunnerPride

Oak Glen's Mrs. Sechowski, Mr. Like, and Mr. Earnshaw completed the Chicago Marathon and raised support for Autism Speaks, Lurie Children’s Hospital, and Mercy Home for Boys and Girls! #OakGlenExtraordinaire

Mrs. Surges’s third graders at Oak Glen are in the autumn spirit with Candy Corn Science! #OakGlenExtraordinaire

Oak Glen students and staff had a blast spending the afternoon with Dana and Ian Bowen. So inspiring to hear his story of being paralyzed to running a marathon - mindset is everything! #OakGlenExtraordinaire

Lansing School District 158 continuously strives to provide a safe, supportive, and inclusive environment within which our students can learn and our staff members can work. We value the contributions and diversity of our team that help to support the District’s mission of educating Lansing’s children in a caring place. On October 4, 2024, the Executive Director of Human Resources sent an email to staff that failed to align with the District’s mission, goals, and expectations. A prompt and thorough investigation of this incident and its impact on the school environment took place. Throughout this process, the District respectfully allowed individuals who were negatively impacted by the email to have their thoughts and feelings heard while also considering the position of the Executive Director. After carefully reflecting on the conduct at issue, its impact on the environment of the District, and hearing directly from staff members and the Executive Director of Human Resources, the Board of Education determined that she could no longer effectively continue to serve in her administrative role. As a result, the Board voted unanimously to immediately terminate her contract as Executive Director of Human Resources. In accordance with her tenure rights under the Illinois School Code, the Executive Director was transferred to a teaching position for which she holds the proper credentials. Her compensation and benefits in this role have been adjusted to align with the collective bargaining agreement between the Board of Education and the Lansing Education Association.

Today at 11:40 AM, the blue light emergency system was accidentally activated at Coolidge Elementary School. Police responded immediately and all students and staff are safe. We apologize for any disruptions this may have caused and appreciate our staff who responded quickly and identified the false alarm.

Ms. Bown’s fifth graders at Oak Glen practiced the power of teamwork with the Cup Stacking Challenge! #OakGlenExtraordinaire

District 158 transitioned to a new food service provider, Arbor Management, over the summer. You can access breakfast, snack, and lunch menus for our schools on the district webpage.

Feel free to reach out to our new Food Service Director, Mrs. Suela Maldonado, at 708-251-3620 or smaldonado@d158.net with any questions or thoughts about the student meal program.

This afternoon, a false alarm occurred at Coolidge Elementary School when a blue light button was accidentally pushed. Police responded immediately and all students and staff are safe. We apologize for any concern this caused, especially in light of the recent events in Georgia. Our hearts go out to the community of Apalachee High School and we are very grateful for the quick response today by our staff and police. Please reach out to your child's school with any questions.

Oak Glen's Math Interventionist Mr. Ewing took over the third grade class of Mrs. Surges and Ms. Cruz to drop some math knowledge! #OakGlenExtraordinaire