District Partners
For the 2015-2016 academic year, CPELL has partnered with nine Chicagoland school districts to provide administrative, teacher, and parent support programming. These data-driven programs are developed in response to unique expressed need of the groups in the districts. Administrative and teacher professional development sessions are generally offered during in-service days or at a mutually agreed upon time that minimizes time away from teaching or administrative duties. Data-driven parent programming is generally held at times convenient for most parents when they will be on their school campus. This purposeful planning allows families the time and space to participate in the programming in which they are interested.
Additionally, the CPELL cohort is made up of teachers employed by these districts who desire to become proficient in bicultural/bilingual education. An important goal of CPELL is to help these cohort members become highly qualified within their home schools and districts, to utilize networks developed with other partner districts, and to help build capacity.
| School District | City/State | District Information |
|---|---|---|
| Aptakisic-Tripp CCSD 102 | Buffalo Grove, IL | Report Card |
| Chicago Office of Catholic Schools | Chicago, IL | Report Card |
| Evanston/Skokie SD 65 | Evanston, IL | Report Card |
| Fairview South SD 72 | Skokie, IL | Report Card |
| Hawthorn SD 73 | Vernon Hills, IL | Report Card |
| North Shore SD 112 | Highland Park, IL | Report Card |
| Skokie SD 68 | Skokie, IL | Report Card |
| Stevenson HSD 125 | Lincolnshire, IL | Report Card |
| Township HSD 214 | Arlington Hts, IL | Report Card |
Governing Board
The CPELL Governing Board meets twice yearly. These meetings serve not only to share updates on projects and programming, but to discuss challenges and successes within each district. Idea sharing often takes place.
Six CPELL scholars presented their final action research projects to the CPELL Governing Board at the April 21, 2015, meeting. The scholars spoke in detail about their projects and shared their great ideas and findings with the board members. These six scholars completed the English Language Teaching & Learning M.Ed. with the ESL endorsement through the CPELL program. We know they will continue to do great things for all learners in their school communities. Congratulations to our graduates!
Carrie Strauts and Carly Burda Seidler - Hawthorn SD 73
Katy Vega Short - Skokie 68
Billy Schauer - Office of Catholic Schools
Amanda Pantle - Office of Catholic Schools
Amanda Pantle - Office of Catholic Schools
At the Spring 2013 meeting, a number of our current CPELL scholars attended, sharing projects from their current course of study. The pictures that follow are from these presentations.
