East Chicago Lighthouse Charter School

HAPPY STAFF APPRECIATION WEEK —— to our extraordinary team! Each day, you turn classrooms, offices, and even those brief hallway moments into opportunities for learning, support, and growth. Thanks for your endless energy and dedication that’s stronger than a student’s plea for extra credit. Here’s to all of you—the teachers, administrators, counselors, and support staff—who inspire not just the leaders of tomorrow, but shape them today. 🌟

Greetings Northwest Indiana Families, Please take a moment to re-register your scholar(s) to secure your seat for SY2425. Potential families, please apply today to receive a seat at one of our campuses! Our dedicated staff, dynamic leaders, and great programming are waiting for you!!!

Greetings Northwest Indiana Lighthouse Families, We are currently enrolling and re-enrolling. Please take a moment to apply or re-register your scholar. If you need assistance, please contact your campuses front office staff. We look forward to all of our new scholars and returning families in school year 2024-2025!

Help your child's class win a pizza party! Fill out the Intent to Return by this Friday 3/15 and the first class that has all scholar's completed will be rewarded with a pizza party! Log into PowerSchool at nwilighthouse.powerschool.com or scan the QR Code on the flyer and fill out a short Google form. https://forms.gle/kz9CtevSvpWLcGQ79 ***Please note: By filling out the Google form you are giving Ms. Lopez, in her capacity as Family Coordinator authorization to input my response(s) into the official Intent to Return form in PowerSchool on your behalf. As always, if you need help retrieving or resetting your login information to PowerSchool please email Ms. Lopez at syrita.lopez@nwilcs.org or Ms. Gomez at alondra.gomez@nwilcs.org -------------- ¡Ayude a la clase de su hijo a ganar una fiesta de pizza! Complete la Intención de regresar antes de este viernes 15 de marzo y la primera clase que haya completado todos los estudiantes será recompensada con una fiesta de pizza. Inicie sesión en PowerSchool en nwilighthouse.powerschool.com o escanee el código QR en el folleto y complete un breve formulario de Google. https://forms.gle/kz9CtevSvpWLcGQ79 *** Tenga en cuenta: al completar el formulario de Google, le está dando a la Sra. López, en su posición como Coordinadora familiar, autorización para ingresar mi(s) respuesta(s) en el formulario oficial de Intención de regresar en PowerSchool en su nombre. Como siempre, si necesita ayuda para recuperar o restablecer su información de inicio de sesión en PowerSchool, envíe un correo electrónico a la Sra. López a syrita.lopez@nwilcs.org o a la Sra. Gómez a alondra.gomez@nwilcs.org

January 17, 2024 Dear Parent(s)/Guardian(s), This morning, we became aware that there was a weapon discharged in the boys bathroom of our Gary Lighthouse College Prep Campus. We are currently on a hard lockdown and police are assisting us in searching the building. We performed checks on lockers, bookbags and body checks on all of the scholars. During the search, we did uncover a weapon. The scholars were identified, the parents were contacted, and the proper authorities were made aware of the actions. It is standard practice that if incidents of this magnitude occur, the police department will support the school in these situations and will provide instructions for us to follow. No one from our school community was injured or harmed and we have no belief that any of our scholars are in danger. School safety is of the utmost importance, so we wanted to outline critical details from our safety plan at NWILCS - College Prep that are in action so you are aware: ● College Prep has additional staff members monitoring the inside and outside for safety throughout the school day. ● The extra doors to the building have alarms on them so we know when someone has entered or left the building due to the alarm sounding. ● No visitors are allowed inside the building without an appointment. Anyone needing to discuss matters with the Front Office will not be permitted past the vestibule. ● Interior doors to the school are secure, not allowing access to the building. ● All doors to the building open for arrival and dismissal have school personnel posted so unauthorized people cannot enter the building. We ask that moving forward; you also check your scholar's book bag before they leave for school, in conjunction with our bag checks. We also ask that you continue to speak with your scholar around appropriate social media usage. Please continue to reinforce with your scholars that they report to an adult if they hear or see something that could potentially cause harm to our school community. Our scholars usually do well with reporting things, but we appreciate the added support as we work together to keep everyone in our school community as safe as possible. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out. Thank you, Jessica Beasley Executive Director/Superintendent Northwest Indiana Lighthouse Charter Schools (219) 501-1881 | nwilcs.org 17 de enero de 2024 Estimados padres/tutores: Esta mañana nos enteramos de que había un arma descargada en el baño de niños. Actualmente estamos bajo estricto bloqueo y la policía nos está ayudando a registrar el edificio. Realizamos controles en los casilleros, mochilas y controles corporales de todos los estudiantes. Durante la búsqueda, descubrimos un arma. Se identificó a los estudiantes, se contactó a los padres y se puso en conocimiento de las acciones a las autoridades correspondientes. Es una práctica estándar que si ocurren incidentes de esta magnitud, el departamento de policía apoyará a la escuela en estas situaciones y nos brindará instrucciones a seguir. Nadie de nuestra comunidad escolar resultó herido o lastimado y no creemos que ninguno de nuestros estudiantes esté en peligro. La seguridad escolar es de suma importancia, por lo que queríamos resumir los detalles críticos de nuestro plan de seguridad en NWILCS - College Prep que están en acción para que usted esté al tanto: ● College Prep cuenta con personal adicional que supervisa el interior y el exterior para garantizar la seguridad durante la jornada escolar. ● Las puertas adicionales del edificio tienen alarmas para que sepamos cuando alguien ha entrado o salido del edificio debido al sonido de la alarma. ● No se permiten visitas dentro del edificio sin cita previa. Cualquier persona que necesite discutir asuntos con la oficina principal no podrá pasar por el vestíbulo. ● Las puertas interiores de la escuela son seguras y no permiten el acceso al edificio. ● Todas las puertas del edificio abiertas para la llegada y salida tienen personal escolar colocado para que personas no autorizadas no puedan ingresar al edificio. Le pedimos que revise la mochila de su estudiante antes de que se vaya a la escuela, junto con nuestros controles de mochila. También le pedimos que continúe hablando con su estudiante sobre el uso apropiado de las redes sociales. Continúe reforzando con sus alumnos que informen a un adulto si escuchan o ven algo que podría causar daño a nuestra comunidad escolar. A nuestros estudiantes generalmente les va bien al informar cosas, pero apreciamos el apoyo adicional mientras trabajamos juntos para mantener a todos en nuestra comunidad escolar lo más seguros posible. Si tiene alguna pregunta, no dude en comunicarse. Gracias, Jessica Beasley Directora Ejecutivo/Superintendente Northwest Indiana Lighthouse Charter Schools (219) 501-1881 | nwilcs.org

The following buses will not be running today, Wednesday, January 17, 2024: CPC Bus 1/2, CPC Bus 7, Upper Bus 5, EC Bus 2, and EC Bus 3. If you are able to make arrangements to get your child to school, please do so. If you are unable to get your child to school today, the child will be excused, just notify your campus' school office. We are sorry for any inconvenience.

Greeting’s NWILCS Families, After very careful consideration, we have decided to close school tomorrow due to impending dangerously cold temperatures. Safety is our number one priority next to fulfilling our mission of educating our students. On Tuesday, January 16, 2024 we will switch over to an e-learning day. All students must be online via Google Meets at 8:30am to start their instruction. This is how we will determine the attendance for the day. If your scholar does not have access to technology, please reach out to your scholar's teacher or school leader via email to get directions for the next steps to support their learning for the day. Please stay connected to all our outlets including the website, www.NWILCS.org, and social media platforms for the most up to date information. Stay warm! In partnership, Northwest Indiana Lighthouse Charter Schools Saludos familias de NWILCS, Después de una cuidadosa consideración, hemos decidido cerrar la escuela mañana debido a las inminentes temperaturas peligrosamente frías. La seguridad es nuestra prioridad número uno junto con el cumplimiento de nuestra misión de educar a nuestros estudiantes. El martes 16 de enero de 2024 pasaremos a un día de aprendizaje electrónico. Todos los estudiantes deben estar en línea a través de Google Meets a las 8:30 a.m. para comenzar su instrucción. Así es como determinaremos la asistencia para el día. Si su estudiante no tiene acceso a la tecnología, comuníquese con el maestro de su estudiante por correo electrónico para obtener instrucciones sobre los próximos pasos para apoyar su aprendizaje durante el día. Manténgase conectado con todos nuestros medios, incluido el sitio web, www.NWILCS.org, y las plataformas de redes sociales para obtener información más reciente. ¡Manténgase caliente! En asociación, Escuelas de Lighthouse Noroeste de Indiana

Greeting’s NWILCS Families, After very careful consideration we have decided to close schools due to inclement weather. Safety is our number one priority next to fulfilling our mission of educating our students. Today we will switch over to an e-learning day. All students must be online via Google Meets at 8:00am to start their instruction. This is how we will determine the attendance for the day. If your scholar does not have access to technology, please reach out to your scholar's teacher via email to get directions for the e-learning day. In partnership, Jessica Beasley, Executive Director/Superintendent Saludos familias de NWILCS, Después de una cuidadosa consideración, hemos decidido cerrar las escuelas debido a las inclemencias del tiempo. La seguridad es nuestra prioridad número uno junto con el cumplimiento de nuestra misión de educar a nuestros estudiantes. El viernes 12 de enero de 2024 pasaremos a una jornada de aprendizaje electrónico. Todos los estudiantes deben estar en línea a través de Google Meets a las 8:30 a.m. para comenzar su instrucción. Así es como determinaremos la asistencia para el día. Si su estudiante no tiene acceso a la tecnología, comuníquese con el maestro de su estudiante por correo electrónico para obtener instrucciones sobre los próximos pasos para apoyar su aprendizaje durante el día. En asociación, Jessica Beasley, Directora Ejecutivo/Superintendente

Attention NWILCS students, parents, guardians, & staff: NWILCS schools are NOT closed tomorrow (Friday, 1/12/2024). We are keeping a close eye on the weather situation. Please be sure to check our website, social media, the NWILCS App, and local news media for information on closures. We will send out texts, emails, and robocalls. If there is a cancellation, and conditions permit, students will engage in synchronous instruction tomorrow with details to follow.

Save the dates for our Winter Carnival! This event should be fun and exciting and free for all to attend. Take a look at our flyer and feel free to contact any campus if you have additional questions!

Our Thanksgiving Break is quickly approaching! A friendly reminder we will not be in school November 22nd - November 24th! From our Lions Family to yours we are so very thankful for you all and wish you a Happy Thanksgiving!

Hello EC Lion families! We are excited to announce our next fundraiser, which all of your family and friends can be a part of. You can also share this with co-workers and other generous individuals in your community as well. We are using a sponsorship platform called 99 Pledges. This platform allows individuals to donate directly to our school and we keep all of the profit! Donations will be used to help sponsor our 8th-grade activities and our school-wide field trips. We desire to provide our scholars with more resources and opportunities both inside and outside of the school building. Every donation matters. Please share our fundraiser link with as many people as you can. We need the support of our ENTIRE community! https://app.99pledges.com/fund/ecactivities _________________ ¡Hola familias de EC Lions! Nos complace anunciar nuestra próxima recaudación de fondos, en la que todos sus familiares y amigos pueden participar. También pueden compartir esto con compañeros de trabajo y otras personas generosas de tu comunidad. Estamos utilizando una plataforma de patrocinio llamada 99 Pledges. ¡Esta plataforma permite a las personas donar directamente a nuestra escuela y nosotros nos quedamos con todas las ganancias! Las donaciones se utilizarán para ayudar a patrocinar nuestras actividades de octavo grado y nuestras excursiones escolares. Deseamos brindarles a nuestros estudiantes más recursos y oportunidades tanto dentro como fuera del edificio escolar. Cada donación importa. Comparta nuestro enlace de recaudación de fondos con tantas personas como pueda. ¡Necesitamos el apoyo de TODA nuestra comunidad! https://app.99pledges.com/fund/ecactivities

Hey EC Families! Don't forget that we are collecting money this week for our dress-down fundraiser. Scholars can pay during their lunch periods. You can also stop by the front office to pay for them. Email raleigh.mayberry@nwilcs.org if you have any questions. ------------------------------------ ¡Hola familias de EC! No olvides que esta semana estamos recolectando dinero para nuestra recaudación de fondos de vestimenta informal. Los estudiantes pueden pagar durante sus períodos de almuerzo. También puedes pasar por la recepción para pagarlos. Envíe un correo electrónico a raleigh.mayberry@nwilcs.org si tiene alguna pregunta.

Parent-Teacher Conference and Report Card pick will be being held on Friday, October 27, 2023 from 9am-6pm at each campus. Please feel free to stop in at your campus as Conferences will be going on most of the day. Please check in with your scholar's campus directly to see if they have more specifics.

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. If you are unable to scan our QR Code, please click this link for a 23-24 Accessible Calendar: https://5il.co/27kx4

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.