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2009 Dimon Distinguished Community Schools in Illinois Award
The Federation is very pleased to announce the second annual Dimon Distinguished Community Schools in Illinois Award. The Dimon Award recognizes the entire community school effort in this state while focusing attention on ten stellar community schools that have exhibited excellence in the development, implementation, and proven outcomes of a community school.
Who is eligible?
The Federation encourages community schools around the state to apply for this award. The Federation recognizes that there are many schools in Illinois who are engaged in the outcomes, guiding principles and basic structure, but do not yet call themselves community schools. The Federation urges all schools serving as community schools, with or without the name, to apply for this award. Please also note:
- Community Schools that were awarded in the 2008 award cycle will not be considered for this (2009) award cycle.
- Only one school per “lead” partner agency (for community schools that use the lead partner model) will be awarded.
Who should apply?
The application can be submitted by either the school or the lead partner organization, but it should be done collaboratively between the school and program director/resource coordinator.
What is the deadline for applying?
All applications must be submitted by 5:00pm on Friday, May 1, 2009
Your application should be completed electronically and sent as an email attachment to:
Anita Banerji
Policy Associate, Federation for Community Schools
anita@ilcommunityschools.org
Please make every attempt to submit your proposal and any reuired attachments electronically. However, a signed copy of the Application Cover Page and any additional items that you are unable to attach to an email (excluding photos, which must be sent electronically), should be sent via regular mail to:
Federation for Community Schools
Attn: Anita Banerji
20 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 1740
Chicago, IL 60606
How many awards will be given?
A total of ten (10) community schools will receive the awards.
How much will be awarded to each recipient?
Each award will be $10,000.
When will the awards be announced?
The awards will be announced at the annual community schools conference on October 9, 2009. The timeline for the RFP process is as follows:
| March 6, 2009 |
RFP Distributed |
| May 1, 2009 |
Applications Due |
| May 1 – June 30, 2009 |
Applications Reviewed |
| May 15 – July 15, 2009 |
Possible School Site Visits |
| October 9, 2009 |
Community School award announcement |
Questions?
Contact Greg Hall, Director of Professional Development, at 312-629-4995 or greg@ilcommunityschools.org.
The Federation would like to gratefully acknowledge the JPMorgan Chase Foundation and the James and Judith K. Dimon Foundation for their very generous support of the High Performing Community Schools in Illinois Award.
Congratulations to the 2008 Dimon Distinguished Community School Award Winners
Ten outstanding Illinois community schools were honored with the Dimon Distinguihsed Community Schools Award in 2008. Click here to read about the 2008 Dimon Award winners.
Federal Funding Opportunities for Community Schools
Use Title I Dollars to Support Community Schools
In the Federal Economic Recovery plan, Illinois will receive approximately $526.3 million over the next two years supporting increased Title I funding under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The Federation encourages schools and school districts to use their increased Title I funds to support implementing the community school model because it is a proven model that works. Visit our Advocacy and Action page to learn more.
State Fiscal Stabilization Fund
The State Fiscal Stabilization Fund (SFSF) program is a new one-time appropriation of $53.6 billion under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). Of this amount, the US Department of Education will award governors approximately $48.6 billion by formula under the SFSF program in exchange for a commitment to advance essential education reforms to benefit student, including: college- and career- ready standards and high-quality, valid and reliable assessments for all students, and turning around the lowest-performing schools.
Edward Byrne Competitive Grants
$225 million is listed in the Recovery Act, with some set aside for Youth Mentoring Programs, Crime Reduction Initiatives, Research and Evaluation Projects. Each grant has specific guidelines and submission deadlines so review the Grant Overview and website links included in the overview carefully.
