Northwest Indiana Lighthouse Charter Schools

Good Evening NWILCS Families, Please read this UPDATED letter from Mrs. Beasley regarding school tomorrow in these extremely hot temperatures. https://5il.co/232gc

Our NWILCS teachers were preparing for our scholars to return to school next week Wednesday, August 9th through professional development led by multiple district leaders!

We just wanted to go over a few items in regard to acceptable and unacceptable uniforms for the upcoming 23-24 school year. The policy is as follows: Tops: NWILCS Navy Polo top available at Twin City Uniforms (1101 W Chicago Ave, EC, IN 46312 (This is a large yellow building) and/or Brandy's This Is It (5306 W 25th Ave, Gary, IN 46406) (No plain navy polo shirts or either of the old Lighthouse Academies polos) Bottoms: Navy or Khaki pants (NO black pants, leggings, or sweatpants) Shoes: Closed toed shoes (No crocs, flips flops, slides, open toed shoes, slippers, house shoes) If you have questions or concerns, please contact your campus's school office. Thank you, in advance, for your cooperation in this matter.

We are happy to post our NWILCS SY 23-24 School calendar. If you have any question, please contact your child's school campus.

Please take a look at our new SY 23-24 Family and Student handbook.

As a part of our commitment to safety and our efforts to make sure that ALL staff at ALL campuses are trained and ready to assist in an emergency situation; we had multiple training days for CPR & AED Training to accommodate everyone. On both July 13 and July 20, 2023 , staff from all campuses and the district of NWILCS came together for this training at LCPC. Please see some of the pictures that we took of this training.

This is a reminder that tomorrow, Wednesday, April 12 will be a half day of school at all campuses. The College Prep Campus will release at 11:30am while all other campuses (Primary, Upper & EC) will release at 12:30pm. Please pick your child up promptly at dismissal.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Jessica Beasley Executive Director jessica.beasley@nwilcs.org Date of Release: 4/11/203 Weapon Retrieved at East Chicago Lighthouse Charter School During morning arrival, the team of East Chicago Lighthouse Charter School (ECLCS) was made aware of a weapon in possession by a scholar who attends this campus. Following our standard protocols, the ECLCS leadership team moved into swift action to ensure the safety of all staff and scholars. The school building was placed on a soft lockdown and the scholar in question was detained and searched. A weapon was found and secured without incident. The East Chicago Police department was called and arrived on scene immediately. With the support of the East Chicago Police officers, a thorough investigation was conducted. At no point was there a threat or any harm brought to any member of the ECLCS community during this time. Upon completion of the investigation, the building was taken off lockdown and resumed classes and activities. The safety of our ECLCS community is of the utmost importance to our team. The training of our team and the prompt and thorough response of the East Chicago Police department allowed for a successful resolution to this matter. We will continue to be diligent in our effort to practice our safety measures and our school and district administration will examine this situation with the hopes of enhancing our protocols in the future.

This is a reminder that NWILCS will have an Asynchronous E-learning day for scholars on Thursday, April 6. We will also be holding Parent-Teacher Conferences that day at all campuses from 9am-6pm. Please check in with your campus's office for specific lunch times and breaks. If you have any additional questions regarding e-learning or PTCs, please contact your school's office. We look forward to seeing everyone at PTCs!

Spring Break will be Monday, March 27 through Friday, March 31, 2023. School offices will have shorter hours and may be closed some days during the break. Please contact your school office if you need assistance to ensure they are available before stopping in. We wish your family a safe, relaxing, and fun spring break!

All NWILCS schools will have an ASYNCHRONOUS, E-LEARNING day tomorrow, Friday, March 3rd.

​NWILCS campuses will not have school on Monday, February 20, 2023, in observance of President's Day and offices will be closed. Please enjoy the long weekend with your scholars and come back refreshed on Tuesday morning. If you have any questions or concerns, please call your campus's office.

NWILCS is excited to launch our Intent to Return campaign for the 2023-2024 school year. We have begun planning for the upcoming school year and part of this planning includes knowing our families' plans for next year. Please click the link listed below to log into your Power Parent Portal. If you are having any problems or have questions in this process, please feel free to call your school campus's office or stop into the office to receive assistance. Here is the link for the Parent Portal: https://nwilighthouse.powerschool.com

GLCS Primary Campus Bus 3 will not be running today, Friday, February 10, 2023. If you are able to, please make arrangements to bring your students to and from school. We are sorry for this unforeseen inconvenience. Please feel free to call the school office if you have further questions. 

​This is a reminder to all students, parents and families that we will have an early dismissal on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023! The high school (GLCPC) will dismiss at 11:30am and the Gary Lighthouse Primary Campus (K-3), Gary Lighthouse Upper Campus (4-8) and the East Chicago Lighthouse (K-8) will all dismiss at 12:30pm.

ECLCS Bus 5 will not be in service Wednesday, February , 2023 and Thursday, February 2, 2023. please make arrangements to bring your scholar to and from school if you are able. We are sorry for any inconvenience. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the school office.

GLCPC Bus 12 and GLCS Upper Campus Bus 3 will not be running tomorrow, Tuesday, January 31, 2023. If you are able to, please make arrangements to bring your students to and from school. We are sorry for this unforeseen inconvenience. Please feel free to call the school office if you have further questions.

GLCPC Bus 12 and GLCS Upper Campus Bus 3 will not be running today, Monday, January 30, 2023. If you are able to, please make arrangements to bring your students to and from school. We are sorry for this unforeseen inconvenience. Please feel free to call the school office if you have further questions.

GLCPC Bus 9 & GLCS Upper Campus Bus 6 will not be running today, Thursday, January 26, 2023. If you are able to, please make arrangements to bring your students to and from school. We are sorry for this unforeseen inconvenience. Please feel free to call the school office if you have further questions. 

GLCS Primary Campus Bus 3 will not be running tomorrow, Tuesday, January 24, 2023. If you are able to, please make arrangements to bring your students to and from school. We are sorry for this unforeseen inconvenience. Please feel free to call the school office if you have further questions.