Have You Heard About District 303’s Community Backpack?

Some parents will remember the handsfuls of fliers their kids used to bring home. For the parents who don’t remember that, their parents will.

But St. Charles Community Unit School District 303 tried to do away with that some time ago with it’s Community Backpack, a kind of online clearinghouse of information distributed by nonprofit organizations, intergovernmental agencies and some of the district’s business partners.

The district says the Community Backpack has proven not only green — eliminating all that paper children used to bring home — and has saved district personnel a ton of time. The district estimates that distributing this information via its Community Backpack saves about 2,500 hours per year spent sorting and handling the materials.

Subscribers to the district’s E-News receive weekly or biweekly notices during the school year as a reminder that such flier information is posted on the Community Backpack.

For more information, check out District 303’s Community Backpack — there’s a lot there about things your kids can do — and things you can do with your kids!

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