November 15 is School Board Members Day, and our members in Cass School District 63 are not only a great school board, but they are also seven awesome human beings who dedicate countless volunteer hours to provide the right level of governance and oversight we need to run smoothly. Thank you to Lana Johnson, Rinku Patel, Urszula Tanouye, Steve Wyent, Chris Green, Katie Marinelli, and Fiyaz Khan for their leadership and dedication to the students, staff, and community of District 63.

American Education Week, which is a perfect time to honor and recognize every member of our amazing faculty and staff. We are truly blessed to have some of the most dedicated and talented teachers, school service personnel, teacher assistants, custodians, administrative assistants, library staff, bus drivers, substitute staff, lunch program staff, and administrators. We could not be any more proud of the good work they do for our kids, so let's show them our appreciation!

We are pleased to share that both Cass Junior High and Concord Elementary ranked exceptionally well in the U.S. World Report K-12 rankings. Among elementary schools, Concord Elementary ranked 150 out of 3,417 schools and Cass Junior High ranked 182 out of 2,574 middle schools. This places Concord in the top 5% of all elementary school in Illinois and Cass in the top 8% of all middle schools. We could not be more proud of the students, staff, and parents in our school district!