AlWood Community District #225

The Middle School is fundraising for student incentives. These shirts come in a variety of colors.

The sale of shirts is open until August 31. The shirts will be delivered and distributed by Mrs. Sipp.

Here is your store link! Alwood Middle School Spirit Wear 2026 | Breedlove's Sporting Goods

For those needing to order middle/high school PE uniforms, please follow this link: https://store.onestoneapparel.com/alwood_pe/shop/home
The store will be open until August 14th.

The AlWood School District has an immediate opening for a full time Technology Director / High School Technology Teacher.

We are also still looking for more candidates who are interested in becoming a Substitute Bus Driver.

For more details, view the attached flyer or visit: https://www.alwood.net/page/district-information

Marching Band Camp 2026 -

Camp starts on Monday, August 3rd, from 8:00 AM until 12 PM. Camp runs all week.

Please bring a water bottle and comfortable walking shoes.

Mr. Mason is excited to get started. Please look for further information via email. Mr. Mason can be reached at masonj@alwood.net.

The AlWood School District has current openings for Substitute Bus Drivers. There is potential for this to become a regular-route position in the future. Here is a link to the posting, which includes details and a link to the application: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mF7pEaijN4JS4mR20CzHpPG3nSk6nUh609ymj0ZYTh0/edit?usp=sharing

A couple extra notes:
- The district will pay for the needed training class, upon completion
- The district will pay for the needed background check fingerprints and physical

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

*PLEASE READ*

AlWood is moving to a new student information program beginning with the 2026-2027 school year.  TeacherEase will replace PowerSchool.   With the new program comes online registration and online payments, amongst other resources. 

Online Registration will open on Monday, July 6th for the 2026-2027 school year. Registration will close on Thursday August 13th, at the end of the day. Paper registration forms will not be sent home this year.

• Everyone must create a new online account in TeacherEase (even if you had one in PowerSchool).

• If the school has your email on file, you’ll automatically receive a Welcome Letter from TeacherEase with instructions to set up your account.

• If you don’t get an email, it likely means the school doesn’t have your current email address.  In this case, you’ll need to contact the district office to add one.

Online registration will include all of the paperwork required for registration.  It will also include other miscellaneous paperwork.  All of this paperwork can be filled out online.  Payments can be made online through TeacherEase.  The health requirements do not need to be met before filling out online paperwork. 

If you need help with online registration, you can come to Registration Day on Thursday, July 30, from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the AlWood Middle/High School Cafeteria.

If you know families that are new to the district, please notify the Unit Office at (309) 334-2719, so they may be added to class lists, mailing lists, bus routes, etc.

The first day of attendance will be Wednesday, August 12, 2026 for students in grades PKG (LEAP) through Grade 12.  The start time for school will be 8:00 A.M. and students will be dismissed at 2:36 P.M.

Registration Fees:

Payments can be made through the TeacherEase program. Please note that AlWood will no longer use the Epay System.

Checks for registration are to be made payable to:  AlWood CUSD #225 

• Registration/Textbook Fee (K-12):  $50.00

• Participation Fee (Athletics, etc)

  • Middle School: $10.00/sport $25.00/student max

  • High School: $20.00/sport $50.00/student max

    • Family Max $100.00

• Drivers Education Fee: $75.00 + required permit fee (for students taking driver’s education during the 2026-2027 school year).

• Breakfast/Lunch Fees:

  • Elementary: (Breakfast) $1.95    (Lunch) $2.80

  • Middle/High:  (Breakfast) $1.95    (Lunch) $2.80

**Free & Reduced-Price Meals are available to children of families who qualify because of financial difficulty.  Free/reduced applications will not be available until July 1, 2026.  Household applications will be available online at www.alwood.net underneath the registration link.  Please contact the Unit Office at (309) 334-2719 if you would like to pick up a paper application or would like one emailed to you.

Bus Routes Please contact Brandy at the Unit Office (309) 334-2719 if you have an address change or correction to the bus your child/children ride. 

Call a school office if you have any questions:

• AlWood Elementary School:  629-5011 

• AlWood Junior/Senior High School:  334-2102

• AlWood Unit Office:  334-2719

Reminder! Meeting April 27th

Dear families,

I am so excited to have you join us to talk about our once-in-a-lifetime travel experience to Italy and Spain in Summer 2027! As a reminder, our meeting details are below.

Meeting details:
📅 Date: April 28
🕒 Time: 6:45 PM
📍 Location: Cafeteria

During the meeting, we will review all the details about this opportunity, including the itinerary, dates, the cost of this trip and EF’s risk-free enrollment period. I will also be opening enrollment at the meeting, so you will have the chance to be one of the first to sign up. If you haven’t already, feel free to browse EF’s website, Spain & Italy 2027, to get answers to common parent questions beforehand.


See you Monday!
Dawn Lewis

This is your last chance to order a 2025-26 AlWood Yearbook!

The final deadline to order a yearbook is coming up--Wednesday, April 29th. You may grab a form from the MHS Office. High School yearbooks are $40, and Middle School yearbooks are $25.

If you would like to purchase a yearbook, please return your form and payment to the MHS Office. We accept cash, check, and epay through your online account.

If you have any questions, please reach out to Andrew Lister (listera@alwood.net).