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Dr. Darlene J. Ruscitti
Regional Superintendent
DuPage County Schools
September 22, 2020
Happy First Day of Fall!

Spring was challenging, summer was busy--hopefully autumn will be wonderful! Below are some links to Administrator Academies, TIDE offerings, networks, and many more resources. We hope they will be helpful to you!

As always, please let us know if we can be of help to you. We want to serve you and provide any resources you may need.
LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
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ADMINISTRATOR ACADEMIES
The DuPage ROE is now offering a number of Administrator Academies virtually via the Zoom platform. Please see the attached flyer for dates and course offerings.

TIDE
Register for TIDE online courses. See this link for a complete listing.

LEADING FOR EQUITY
Back by popular demand, the ROE will again present an Administrator Academy designed for administrators and teacher leaders on Equity. This course, offered on November 30, will provide strategic ways to advance educational equity in your respective districts. Register here today.

Graduate-level endorsement courses beginning this fall in conjunction with University of St. Francis. Click here for more information. *The first class will be online due to the pandemic.

SPECIAL AA OPPORTUNITIES
The ROE is pleased to present two special Administrator Academies: "Implementing SEL System-wide to Improve Student Achievement" and "Title IX: Responding to Discrimination on the Basis of Sex." For more information on these academies, click here.
NETWORKING
UPCOMING NETWORKS

September 24: Equity and Excellence

The focus will be equity and SEL working from CASEL's recent document entitled, Emerging Insights, Advancing Social and Emotional Learning as a Lever For Equity.

October 13: Early Childhood
The focus of this meeting will be Community Resources with presentations by Dupage County Community Resource System (CRIS) and the YWCA.

October 21: School Nurses
This meeting will focus on nursing in a COVID-19 world. For more info on this and future nursing networks, click here.
RESOURCES
7 KEYS TO CONNECTION
In a disconnected year, connection is more important than ever. Discover seven ways to connect with your children here.

CREATING A CULTURE OF ANTI-RACISM
This course, presented by the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center, is offered for K-6 educators on September 29 and for secondary educators on September 30.

LEAD PROJECT VIDEO
A new video captures the coaching model within the LEAD Project and documents the shift in the coaching model during the COVID-19 pandemic. Click here for more information or to view the video.

VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS AND TEACHING TRUNKS
Teach students in grades 7-12 about the Holocaust using virtual field trips. For more info, click here.

SUPPORTING STUDENTS AT HOME
The School Community Network invites you to join them on September 30 at noon for a conversation on practical ideas of how to support students in the home. The hostess for the event will be Bernadette Anderson, ADI’s Chief Community and Culture Specialist. Register here.

IALAS NEWSLETTER
The quarterly newsletter from the Illinois Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents is now available here.
GLENBARD PARENT SERIES
Join these free zoom webinars:

Saturday Sept. 26, 10:30am - Financial Aid Workshop: Discovering the Best College Fit at the Best Price
Frank Palmasani, author of "Best College Right Price". Gain practical advice with the most up-to-date information about scholarships, financial aid, student loans, and the college search process when financial issues are a factor. Please click this link to join the webinar.

Tuesday, Sept. 29, 7 pm - Community Read Special Event
"Long Way Down" is a vivid look at teenage gun violence told in free verse poetry. "Stamped: Racism, Antiracism and You" is a historical examination of the insidious forms of racist ideas and the ways we can identify and stamp out racist thoughts in our daily lives. Jason Reynolds is the 2020-21 Library of Congress Youth Ambassador to Young People's Literature, and an award-winning, New York Times best-selling author. Please go to glenbardgps.org for the link to be posted soon.
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