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February 7, 2012
In This Issue
Expanding learning in Chicago
Changes to 21st CCLC funding that could impact you

Upcoming Events
 
Friday, February 10
Resource Coordinator Luncheon
Lavizzo Elementary School
138 W. 109th
12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
 
 Friday, February 10
After-school Policy Call
Hosted by ACT Now!
3:30 p.m.
Dial: 888-537-7715
Passcode: 53127443
Space is limited
 
Tuesday, February 14
Federation Stakeholder Mtg.
Expanding Learning in Chicago: The Full School Day in Community Schools
20 N. Wacker Drive
6th Floor Conference Room
8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

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Expanding Learning in Chicago: The Full School Day in Community Schools

 

Please join us on Tuesday, February 14 from 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. for a special Federation Stakeholder Meeting focused on exploring Chicago Public Schools' (CPS) Full School Day Initiative and its implications for community schools, their community partners, and the families they serve. 

 

Under the plan, all CPS students will have a 7.5 hour school day, beginning in the 2012-2013 school year.  Most recently, CPS released the Principal Guide to Parameters and Guidelines that defines the set of district non-negotiables but gives schools significant flexibility in planning for the school day redesign.  

 

The Federation will welcome Monica Lee, Director of New Initiatives, CPS and Adeline Ray, Senior Manager, CPS' Community Schools Initiative, to share the district's plans for rolling out the Full School Day Initiative and to discuss their thoughts about how the community school model can support that process.  

 

Additionally, a panel of community school partners will share their experiences working in schools that have piloted the full school day as well as their efforts to engage principals, parents, and community members in the creation of a full school day plan that meets the holistic needs of students and families.  Invited panelists include: Deborah Wilson, Resource Coordinator, Youth Guidance / Brown Elementary School,  Hector Herrera Yepez, Resource Coordinator, Enlace Chicago / Castellanos School, and, Lissette Moreno-Kuri, CLC Director, Logan Square Neighborhood Association. 

 

We encourage you to join us and participate in this important dialogue about extending the school day.  Now is the time to work closely with your schools' as they develop individual full school day plans for their network chiefs. 

 

Registration and breakfast will begin at 8:30 a.m. Presentations will start promptly at 9:00 a.m.  Please arrive early enough to register, get breakfast, and settle-in before the presentations begin.  

 

Register Now

  

Location:

Civic Opera Building

20 N. Wacker Drive - 6th Floor Conference Room

Chicago, IL 60606

 

More information on CPS Full Day Initiative is available here

You can also read the Federation's policy brief, Community Schools as a Model for Extended Learning, here

Policy Call about Potential Changes to 21st CCLC Funding

  

The Federation for Community Schools has been actively advocating on behalf of our members around the possibility that 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC) funding could be restructured by the state's ESEA waiver application. ISBE intends to submit its proposal on Feb. 21 and continues to seek public input on this matter.

 

This Friday, February 10 at 3:30 p.m. the ACT Now Coalition is hosting a conference call providing members an opportunity to hear additional details that will help inform our understanding of the issue and our advocacy strategies moving forward. This call serves as a key opportunity to hear from ISBE representatives and share our priorities of preserving engaging expanded learning opportunities for youth that complement the school day while strengthening meaningful school-community partnerships.

 

We encourage you to participate in this important dialogue. Speakers will include: 

  • Darren Reisberg, Deputy Superintendent and General Counsel, Illinois State Board of Education
  • Marci Johnson, Division Supervisor, Innovation and Improvement, Illinois State Board of Education
  • Kristin Allen, Director, Illinois Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs
  • Gregory Hall, Acting Director, Federation for Community Schools
  • Kathy Ryg, Chair, ACT Now Coalition 

It's critical that we work together to ensure that this important funding stream remains a viable source of support for community school development.

 

RSVP to Kelley TalbotSpace is limited.

To join the call:  Dial 888.537.7715   Passcode: 53127443