Family Outreach/Recursos para Familias

Welcome to the District 215 Family Outreach Page!

District 215 is committed to providing students and their families with the tools they need to succeed. This page highlights services and resources available to District 215 families as well as different ways to get involved. Below you will find a variety of online and in person supports.

Instructions to change language on District website/Instrucciones para cambiar el lenguaje del sitio web del distrito 215 a español u otro lenguaje 

 

Step 1. Scroll to the bottom of the web page where the following choice will be visible: Select Language

Step 2. Use the drop-down arrow to choose preferred language.

The website will then immediately change to selected language.

Instrucciones en español

Paso 1. Desplace hasta el fondo de la página web donde aparece la siguiente opción: Select Language

Paso 2. Use la flecha para seleccionar “Spanish”  como su lenguaje preferido

Inmediatamente después vera el cambio a español u lenguaje preferido en el sitio.

WAYS TO STAY INVOLVED IN DISTRICT 215

Parent Advisory Committees-

Parent Advisory Committees are led by designated Parent Liaisons. Parent Liaisons are staff members that plan events for their designated campus and assist families by connecting them to school resources. Meetings are typically once a month and are on a variety of topics. More info here: 

TF South Parent Advisory Committee

TFS Parent Liaison: Darvel Ahmad Stinson Email: dstinson@tfd215.org

TFS Parent Liaison: Teresa Stegall-Henri Email: TStegall-Henri@tfd215.org 

TF North Parent Advisory Committee 

TFN Parent Liaison: Socorro Evans Email: sevans@tfd215.org

TFN Parent Liaison: Tonya Reed  Email: treed@tfd215.org

Transition Support for Parents of students with disabilities: 

District-wide Transition Support Specialist- Ms. Rosell srosell@tfd215.org

Parent Athletic Booster Club Meetings-

Athletic Booster Clubs are parent run clubs that promote and support the athletic teams by  raising funds and programming events. More info here:

Athletic Boosters - Athletics/Activities - Thornton Fractional South (tfd215.org)

Booster Club - Parents - Thornton Fractional North (tfd215.org)

District- Wide Family Events

District-wide parent/guardian events are open to all District 215 families and aim to  increase  parent engagement and foster community within the District. Scroll to check out upcoming activities.  For more information please contact Martha Suarez, Family Outreach Specialist and Spanish Language Interpreter MSuarez@tfd215.org 708 585 2337

 

How To Stay Updated On District 215 Notifications

Powerschool App

District 215 Facebook and Twitter

TFS Facebook

TFN Facebook 

Check email frequently

Parent Liaisons

 

Don't know who to contact? Check out the Who to Call Chart 

 

¿No sabe a quien contactar? Consulte la siguiente página Gráfico de Quién Contactar

 

FAMILY OUTREACH EVENTS:

UPCOMING EVENTS 
Thursday, August 18th, 2022 7:00 PM via Zoom: Back to School Webinar. Zoom Link: https://tfd215.zoom.us/j/87512215127?pwd=K2IyMm5CekRxc3dTcEFVdW5sZHpYZz09

Passcode: 875273

Wednesday, August 31st at 6:30 PM: Parent Social with Administrators (In person). Location: TF South Grand Lobby.  RSVP HERE

Monday, September 19th at 11:00 AM: Teen Mental Health Workshop for Parents (In person)(In Spanish). Location: TFN LRC

Monday, September 26th at 4:30 PM: Evidence Based Funding (In person and also virtual). Location: TFC Community Room and livestreamed through Zoom. In English and interpreted consecutively in Spanish. 

Wednesday, September 28th 5:30: Preparing for Parent/Teacher Conferences  (Virtual session in English). https://tfd215.zoom.us/j/81949169374?pwd=ZmdpNk5jRkd5WllYZE1weW53S1p3UT09

Meeting ID: 819 4916 9374
Passcode: 022025

Thursday, September 29th 5:30: Preparing for Parent/Teacher Conferences  (Virtual session in Spanish). https://tfd215.zoom.us/j/82106152064?pwd=cjhQYk5teldTRi9MYTNGMVBTU29EQT09

Meeting ID: 821 0615 2064
Passcode: 322285

Wednesday, October 26th 6:30 PM: District 215 Sites Tutorial (Powerschool, Naviance, Paper) in person in English at the TF Center for Academics and Technology. 

Thursday, October 27th 6:30 PM: District 215 Sites Tutorial (Powerschool, Naviance, Paper) in person in Spanish at the TF Center for Academics and Technology. 

Wednesday, November 30th 4:00 PM: Teen Mental Health (in English (Virtual) 

Wednesday, January 25th 6:00 PM: Supporting your students through Course Selection (Virtual in English with optional  interpretation in Spanish)

TBD Family-focused Mental Health Workshops

TBD School Safety Webinar

TBD Social Media and Digital Safety

Click here to see event descriptions, locations, links, and additional info on the events. 

 

RESOURCES

District 215 Covid-19 Protocols and Data

Cook County Health Department 

CDC Free Vaccinations Information 

Free Internet through Emergency Broadband Benefit

Servicio de Interpretación al Español del Distrito 215/ District 215 Spanish Interpretation Service 

For District 215 Faculty/Staff: Please access Forms section of the District 215 website  to view the Faculty and Staff Translation/Interpretation form. It is under the folder labeled Spanish Translation Requests. For questions please email Khernandez-Cazarez@tfd215.org or call (708) 585-2337. 

For District 215 Parents and Guardians: Virtual interpretation is available for all campuses during the school day. Please call or email Karina Hernandez Cazarez Khernandez-Cazarez@tfd215.org (708) 585-2337. 

Para los padres y guardianes del Distrito 215: La interpretación virtual está disponible para todos los campus durante el dia escolar. Por favor, contacte a  Martha Suarez al siguiente correo electronico: MSuarez@tfd215.org (708) 585-2337.

 

Please send suggestions/questions about Family Outreach and Spanish Interpretation/Translation to the contact listed below

Martha Suarez

Spanish Language Interpreter and Family Outreach Specialist

msuarez@tfd215.org

(708) 585-2337