INCS is now accepting nominations for its highly coveted 2019 INCS Charter Excellence Awards! The awards celebrate the hard work, commitment and achievements of eighth grade students, high school seniors, an elementary teacher and high school teacher, principal, and a parent charter public school advocate. Thanks to the generous support of our partners, INCS will award...
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Nominations for the 2021 INCS Charter Excellence Awards are officially open! At INCS and in the charter community, we value excellence and are excited to reward and acknowledge teachers, principals, students, and parents who exhibit this value. Here is your opportunity to recognize and celebrate the outstanding individuals across the Illinois charter community who make charters the...
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On January 25, the 15 members of the 2022 Teacher Leadership Cohort met virtually to begin to craft their stories. We also had a raging round of Kahoot, the online quiz game, on the history and purpose of charter schools. Mr. Manta from Namaste was victorious. We look forward to our next session on Tuesday,...
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Sponsored by the National Summer School Institute, this reception will bring together new and veteran leaders of Chicago charters. Join the INCS staff to meet and greet new leaders. Food, drink and excellent company provided. This is the culmination of the 21-22 New Leader Orientation Series which wrapped Tuesday, Jan. 25 and we look forward...
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We’re looking forward to another INCS “Get Selected” Teacher Blitz with SelectED running February 28-March 10, 2022. Schools will have the opportunity to work with Selected Teacher Services to review potential candidates for their open positions. Three informational workshops will also be part of the Blitz Week. Please contact Kat Frerichs with any questions and...
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Join us Wednesday, March 2, 2022--11:30am-12:30pm CST to hear from Dr. Karyn Lewis, Senior Research Scientist at the NWEA Center for School and Student Progress, to hear an overview of the latest national evidence on how students have fared academically thus far during the COVID-19 pandemic. RSVP to Kat to receive the Zoom link.
Dear Community Member, You are invited to participate in a virtual community meeting to discuss how to identify and expand STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) related assets and resources in your community. This community conversation is being hosted by Argonne National Laboratory in partnership with Northwestern University's Office of Community Education Partnerships, and The...
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Building Hope invites charters to apply for the first annual IMPACT awards, $130,000 in grants and a host of additional prizes for charter schools who are making an IMPACT in Community Engagement, Educational Innovation, and Student Empowerment. Finalists will receive an all-expense-paid trip to the 2022 BH IMPACT Summit to work with fellow charter school...
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