This page includes information about the best practices shared at each of our monthly Stakeholder meetings and through our eDigest's professional development section. Click here to access our calendar for a listing of monthly Stakeholder meeting dates and times and other upcoming events.
High School Community Schools
Notes from a symposium on high school community schools -- challenges, best practices, and areas for development; Consortium on Chicago School Research presentation on changing the culture of American high schools; release of the Federation for Community Schools' high school report, High Schools Making a Difference: Community Schools in Illinois -- December, 2009
Priscilla Little's Presentation at the Fifth Annual Illinois Community Schools Forum: After School Programs and Community Schools -- October, 2009 eDigest
Handouts from the Department of Education provided by Julie Ewart at the Fifth Annual Community Schools Forum:
Race to the Top Assessment and news from the Department of Education -- October, 2009
Data-Drive Decision Making
"Engaging Stakeholders Through Assessment: Using Data to Drive Program Decisions and Create Sustainability" -- August, 2009 eDigest
Strengthening Families
"Parent Engagement Strategies Making the Difference in Schools" -- October 10, 2008
Parent Engagement Strategies shared by the Illinois PIRC team and stakeholder members
Healthy Minds & Bodies
"National Runaway Switchboard Youth Development curriculum overview" -- November, 2009
Presented by Lee Osipchak, National Runaway Switchboard
"Implenting Health & Wellness Strategies in Your Schools" -- September 12, 2008
Presented by Jean Saunders, Healthy Schools Campaign
Linking In-school and Out-of-School Time Programming
"Linking In-school and After-school Programming & Engaging the Entire School Administration" - February 8, 2008
Presented by Barbara Radner, Depaul University Center for Urban Education
Afterschool Lesson Plan Database
Provided by the National Partnership for Quality Afterschool Learning
Afterschool Training Toolkit: Building Quality Enrichment Activities
Provided by Southwest Educational Development Laboratory (SEDL)
Consumer Guide to Afterschool Science Resources
Provided by the National Partnership for Quality Afterschool Learning
Sustainability
"Committed to Sustainability" - October 12, 2007
Presented by Greg Hall, Strategic Alternatives and Michelle Scheidt, Metropolitan Family Services
- Presentation Summary
- Time line for SUCCESS Initiative at Sullivan (Attachment 1)
- Why Sustainability (Attachment 2)
- 8 Components of Sustainability (Attachment 3)
