Academic calendar
Summer Session I 2027 runs Jun 1, 2027 – Jun 22, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Summer Session I 2026
- Summer Session II 2026
- Summer Session I 2027Relevant now
- Summer Session II 2027
Campus language
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Showing 13 of 13 terms
A
- Academy-South
- The alternative high school program focused on therapeutic and academic support.
- ATP
- Adult Transition Program; a program for students aged 18-22 focusing on vocational and life skills.
D
- D211
- Township High School District 211; the large Illinois school district that operates the Higgins Education Center.
H
- HEC
- The phonetic abbreviation (H-E-C) used by students and staff to refer to the site.
- HEC
- Higgins Education Center; the shorthand for the entire facility and campus.
- Higgins
- The universal shorthand used by students and staff to refer to the Higgins Education Center.
M
- MySchoolBucks
- The online payment system used by students to fund their cafeteria accounts for breakfast and lunch.
N
- NE
- New Endeavors; a program specifically designed for students with unique educational and behavioral needs.
- Nutrislice
- The digital platform and app used to view daily menus and nutritional information for the center's meals.
T
- The Academy
- Common student shorthand for the Academy-South program housed at the center.
- The Cafe
- The central dining area within the Higgins Education Center where students from all programs eat lunch.
- The Cafeteria
- The primary on-site dining area for students in the Academy and ATP programs.
- The Higgins
- Student shorthand for the campus or the specific educational programs located there.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- 1:1
- The district policy where every student is issued an iPad as their primary learning tool.
- Academy North
- The specific wing and program serving alternative education students from Palatine and Fremd High Schools.
- Academy-South
- The specific wing or program area housing the alternative high school program within the center.
- D211 ID
- The required student identification card for entry and school services.
- HEC
- The common name for the physical building located at 1030 W. Higgins Road in Hoffman Estates.
- higgins_education_center_food_service
- Higgins Education Center Food Service
- Home School
- The primary District 211 high school (e.g., Fremd, Conant) where a student is officially registered while attending HEC.
- Infinite Campus
- The primary student information system used for checking grades, attendance, and schedules.
- Late Start
- The modified Monday schedule common in District 211 where classes begin later than the standard start time.
- Late Start Monday
- A weekly schedule where classes begin later in the morning, consistent with District 211 policy.
- Late Start Tuesday
- The weekly schedule convention where classes begin later than usual to allow for staff professional development.
- Schoology
- The learning management system used by students to access course materials and submit assignments.
- The HEC
- The common name for the physical building located on Higgins Road in Hoffman Estates.
- The Higgins Building
- The physical facility located in Hoffman Estates that houses District 211 alternative programs.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Summer Session I 2027 runs Jun 1, 2027 – Jun 22, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 13 approved campus terms and 14 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.