Our Book Blast may be coming to an end, but the excitement doesn’t stop here! We look forward to continuing to celebrate our amazing winners and their love for reading. Students Lawrence Pinkston, Lily Morenzoni, and Julius Banks were this week's winners. Sweet Julius wanted to share his winning with his teacher ♥️.

Congratulations to the Program for Adaptive Learning (PAL) Staff of the month of September!

Latoi Brown
Ira Rafols
Anna Calhoun

Congratulations to the Program for Adaptive Learning (PAL) Staff of the month of August!

NiNi Love
Clarise Dean
Latoya Marshall

On Monday, SPEED welcomed Baruti Kafele as our keynote speaker for our first institute day. He fired up the staff for the next two days of institute days. Yesterday we welcomed back our students and we have hit the ground running for the 2025-2026 school year!

This is a friendly reminder that registration for the 2025-2026 school year is open and can be completed online without leaving the air conditioning!

If you need any help with access to registration, please give us call at 708-481-6100.

We hope everyone is having a great summer!

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Please check out the flyer for Bloom Township's Summer Fest on Tuesday, July 29th, 2025 from 11:00am - 3:00pm at Veteran's Park in Glenwood.

Congratulations to the Program for Adaptive Learning (PAL) Staff of the month of May! Cleofe Gutana Nehemiah Bogus Kathy Petrey

Today we honored our staff who have completed 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25 years of service as well as our retirees. Congratulations! 5 Years - Alfred May, Brenda Murillo, Kristin Paul, Lynn Ritter 10 Years - Latoi Brown, Timberly Cole, Lori Hilliker, Chemonte Peppers, Mark Vander Ploeg 15 Years - Danette Cannon, Deborah Fields-Bates 20 Years - Suzanne Janacek, Kathy Petrey 25 Years - Alison Boyd Retirees - Kathy Petrey, DeVona Tolbert

Congratulations to the Speed District 802 Special Olympics team who competed this past weekend. The team took home 8 gold medals. Go Speed Racers!

Congratulations to the Program for Adaptive Learning (PAL) Staff of the month of April! Ira Rafols Troy Pate Lori Hilliker

JOIN US FOR THE FRIENDSHIP WALK The Best Buddies Friendship Walk is the leading event in the country supporting inclusion for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Chicago May 4 | Soldier Field | Noon - 3

Parents, Guardians, and Community Members: Please join us this Friday, March 28th (3 P.M. - 5:30 P.M) in the SPEED Independence Gym to learn more about the Transition Process! Representatives will be available concerning... Division of Rehab Services (DRS) PUNS Guardianship Respite Services Recreation Day Training Programs Community Integrated Living Arrangements and many others...

Happy St. Patrick's Day from the kids in the Early Learning Center Room A107!

Independence School is celebrating Women's History Month by honoring our staff on this beautiful display board. Everyday these wonderful women are making history with our students. Cheers to you, ladies!

We will be hosting a Transition Fair on Friday March 28, 2025. To register for the event, use this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdBW57UisWUigN7SY_9tKkcY4t2HQIMAzTJLoQ-YC30SeqNQQ/viewform For more information check out the flyer!

Congratulations to the Program for Adaptive Learning (PAL) Staff of the month of March! Scarlett Washington Robertrese Tyms Jessica Magallanes

Each year, schools across Illinois celebrate Respect Week. We take pride in participating here at SPEED! This celebration is derived from the Spread the Word Campaign that originally worked to promote the end of using derogatory terms to describe people with disabilities. This campaign now focuses on inclusion for people with disabilities. In Illinois, we celebrate “Respect for All” each year to promote respect for all students with disabilities.

Congratulations to the Program for Adaptive Learning (PAL) Staff of the month of February! Stacey Perry Aryss Gayden Dr. Lucy Bridges

Just in time for Valentine's Day, the incredible students in the Program for Adaptive Learning Room E130, Ms. Jackson's class, have been learning about the heart. Check out their coloring jobs. Nice work class!

Happy Martin Luther King Day !