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Welcome to the inaugural edition of the Commission Connection Newsletter! The Commission team will issue this monthly newsletter to provide updates, seek feedback and share exciting news. Please send accolades, highlights, job postings or "I need to know" questions to
SCSC.CommissionSchools@illinois.gov
. We look forward to connecting with Commission schools each month and feel free to forward the newsletter to other staff members.
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MEET OUR TWO NEW COMMISSIONERS
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Carlos Perez
has dedicated his career to social justice, community service, building people power and leadership. His background is in community-based advocacy for both education and political campaigns. He previously served as the CEO of the New Jersey Charter Schools Association. Prior to that he was the Director of Public Policy for the Illinois Network of Charter Schools.
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Lisa Schuchart is a passionate, energetic, strategic Marketing and Human Resources leader with over 20 years of diverse experience in Education, Financial Services, Insurance, and Technology-Start Ups. She has a record of success in helping companies increase their public footprint via strategic planning, branding and communications, as well as achieving a high performance workforce through talent acquisition, management and development, and fostering a diverse and inclusive corporate culture.
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National Charter Schools Conference
Educate. Innovate. Engage.
June 11 - 14, 2017
Washington D.C.
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Interested in attending the conference? As part of a Commission School group rate, the Commission will cover the registration for two staff members per school. Send names to
Teresa.Diaz@illinois.gov
no later than
February 17, 2017.
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FOR CHICAGO CHARTER HIGH SCHOOLS
NATIONAL AFRICAN AMERICAN INSURANCE ASSOCIATION
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The Chicago Chapter of the National African American Insurance Association (NAAIA) is now accepting applications for the 11th Annual Scholarship Award Competition that awards recipients a $1,000 scholarship. For more information click here.
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BREAKING BARRIERS 2017 - DEADLINE MARCH 14, 2017
For Grades 4 - 9
Each year April 15 marks the anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier in baseball in 1947. Honoring this important event, the Breaking Barriers Essay Contest is a chance for diverse students across the country to share their personal stories and how they use Jackie Robinson’s nine values to face their own barriers. For more information, click
here to download a flyer.
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Click
here
to access the School Support Survey. The Commission team wants to know how to better support Commission schools. Please have 2-3 school staff members complete the survey by February 17, 2017. Thank you.
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ISBE is inviting Commission schools to participate in Ed360, a new educator dashboard .
To learn more about Ed360 click here. If your school is interested in participating, please let the Commission staff know by sending an email to SCSC.CommissionSchools@illinois.gov by February 24, 2017.
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For ISBE Superintendent Tony Smith's Weekly Message, click
here.
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SEEKING A SUMMER HIGH SCHOOL INTERN
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The Commission team is seeking a high school intern for light office work. For more information, please contact Treyana Burris at Treyana.Burris@illinois.gov.
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CHARTER SCHOOLS PROGRAM (CSP) GRANTS
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CSP grants ranging from $50,000 to $150,000 are available to Commission schools. Click
here
for more information. Round II deadline is February 14, 2017.
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POLICY & COMMISSION UPDATES
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If you would like to access the January 26, 2017 Policy Update webinar, please click here.
Please send any comments related to the enrollment policy to the Commission staff by February 10, 2017.
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2015-16 annual reviews are underway and should be finalized soon. Commission schools will receive preliminary reports and if necessary, next steps.
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In case you missed it, here is an article featuring Commission schools.
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Commission/ISBE Compliance Collaboration Workshop
More details to come.
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Illinois State Charter School Commission
160 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 601
Chicago, Illinois 60601
312-814-1258
SCSC.CommissionSchools@illinois.gov
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DeRonda Williams, Commission Chair
Catherine Rich, Vice Chair
Bill Farmer, Secretary
David Feinberg
Carlos Perez
Troy Ratliff
Kathryn Robbins
Lisa Schuchart
Richard Van Evera
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