The Trail Times

We are so excited to welcome you to the 2023 - 2024 school year! We hope you have had an amazing summer.If you are an incoming 3rd grader or new to the District Lincoln Trail student, we hope to see you on Tuesday, August 1st from 5:30 - 7 p.m. for Popsicles with the Principals. The building will be open for you to walk the hallways. Our classrooms will be closed as our teachers are still preparing for the new school year. All students are invited to Family Fun Night on August 14th from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Both events are open house style events so join us as you are able.

Please take a moment, especially if you are new to Lincoln Trail, to review our pick up and drop off procedures. We encourage you to practice this with your child prior to the start of school. Family Fun Night is a great time to practice the parent drop off procedures.

Take a moment and watch this short video about our drop off and pick up procedures. You can also share these videos with family and friends that might be picking up or dropping off your child(ren).

Monday, August 14th 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Family Fun Night on the Lincoln Trail Playground

Wednesday, August 16th - First Day of School

Tuesday, August 22nd - Picture Day

Monday, September 4th - No School Labor Day

Breakfast and lunches are offered daily at Lincoln Trail. Serving for breakfast begins at 7:45 a.m. each day. Breakfast is $1.65 and Lunch is $2.20. Free and reduced prices lunches are available.

Please make sure that if your child(ren) needs to ride a bus to and/or from school, you fill out the transportation form to request a bus. Form can be found below. Bus routes are currently being altered as new students are added to routes. You can check for bus information in Skyward. We hope to have information for buses finalized by August 16th so check Skyward again Tuesday evening.

Due to the national shortage of School Bus Drivers, please be aware that some bus routes may see prolonged ride times. If you know anyone interested in being a School Bus Driver, please have them apply on our website.

Please contact the Transportation Department at: (217) 586-4443 or transportation@ms.k12.il.us

When you have moved, or if you have a change to your child’s before/after school care. Some changes could take up to 48 hours to be processed, to allow time for a new stop to be created and the drivers to become familiar with the change.

Upon enrolling or registering your student, you should have completed the Transportation Registration Survey, that information goes directly to our office and routes will be updated to reflect within 48 hours.

All routes are reconfigured annually, just like classroom assignments, if your child rode last year, they are not automatically assigned to a bus. You MUST complete the survey form again this year to communicate their transportation needs. We also appreciate notice from those not utilizing bus service.

Here is a link to the form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfvVFIspqt-ZXv-_gNdFZj8nlcFvDlvsLe9OrNdPtGMyEmSaQ/viewform

Transportation will be able to confirm the bus #, pick-up and drop-off times and locations with you before school starts. It will also be in Skyward.