Transportation available for Kindergarten Transition Days Aug. 29 and 30
Kindergarteners can ride their bus during orientation days. Sign up is required.
Stay fueled this summer with free meals!
Once again, all District 196 students ages 18 and younger are eligible to receive free meals throughout the summer.
Get Ready for Fall!
School will start September 6th grades 1st through 5th and September 7th for Kindergarten
Welcome to Echo Park Elementary School of Leadership, Engineering, and Technology!
We are a District 196 STEM magnet school where students are empowered to wonder, explore, create, and lead.
Technology Help for Families
District 196 provides technology help for students and families. Submit a Technology Help Request Form and someone will contact you. The Tech Help Request Form can be translated into Spanish and Somali.
A School of Leadership, Engineering & Technology
Through the use of our Design Process students learn to wonder, explore, create, and lead every day!
SCHOOL NEWS
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It will continue to be a work day for employees to complete regular duties that have been deferred while responding to significant staffing challenges caused by COVID-19.
Effective immediately, students and employees who test positive may end isolation after five full days if fever-free and other symptoms have improved.
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Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021, will be a no-school day for all District 196 students and a paid non-duty day for all contracted and scheduled district employees.
![Every Meal Free Winter Meals]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1637609995/district196org/svcokeyoyacltcib39ws/EveryMeal.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1637609995/district196org/svcokeyoyacltcib39ws/EveryMeal.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1637609995/district196org/svcokeyoyacltcib39ws/EveryMeal.png","width":770}])
Every Meal Free Winter Meal Bags available.
Provides kids with nutritious, delicious and relevant is our Focus.
![Echo Park Winter After School Class Registration]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1636994777/district196org/swlh8amlfkqf7ss5bq3o/image005.png","width":176}])
Echo Park Winter After School Class Registration
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The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is now available for children ages 5-11, and on-site testing is available for students and employees at the District Service Center beginning Nov. 9.
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Magnet schools offer parents increased choice in their child’s education by providing a concentrated focus that offers innovative ways to meet students’ learning goals through a particular theme.
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The first two days will be “snow days” with no regular classes at school or online. Any additional days beyond the first two will be E-Learning Days.
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State officials have given school districts the responsibility to determine COVID-19 mitigation strategies at the local level this school year. Review these before the first day of school.
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