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Upcoming Conferences for You and Your Colleagues on Critical Topics
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Underlying all of our Illinois P-20 Network Areas of Focus is the goal of supporting educators at all levels with high-quality professional learning that is focused on critical and relevant topics. We are excited to be involved with offering conferences and workshops on a wide range of subjects in the coming months for you and your colleagues across your organizations!
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Proposed Amendment to the Dual Credit Quality Act – HB5020
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Earlier this month, House Bill 5020 was filed in the Illinois General Assembly’s House of Representatives. Over the past four years, the Dual Credit Think Tank has worked to increase awareness and recognition of the most pressing challenges facing dual credit partners in the state. Most recently, dual credit practitioners from both secondary and postsecondary have responded to the Higher Learning Commission’s recent policy changes to faculty qualifications requesting improved guidance and clarification.
Stand for Children Illinois has led the development of House Bill 5020, and the Illinois P-20 Network has been able to collaborate in elevating the voices of educators from across Illinois from both school districts and postsecondary institutions in this process. In collaboration with the Illinois Alliance for Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships, the Dual Credit Think Tank will continue to be an active participant in the improvement of dual credit systems, policies, and practices.
If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact Rodrigo López, Director of P-20 Initiatives
(rodrigo.lopez@niu.edu).
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ILACEP 2024 Dual Credit Summit
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ILACEP (Illinois Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships) will host its annual Dual Credit Summit on Friday, March 8, 2024, at Parkland College in Champaign, IL. Members can attend the summit at no cost. Non-member registration fee is $40 per person, but institutions can still become members if they’d like.
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ILACEP is made up of both school district and postsecondary representatives and is the
Illinois chapter of NACEP, the leading professional organization in the United States addressing issues related to and advocating for dual credit and dual enrollment. For more information on becoming an ILACEP member, visit the ILACEP membership web page.
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Calling All High Schools – Participate in the NIU Business Olympics
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Business Olympics will be held on Saturday, April 6, 2024, at the home of Northern Illinois University’s College of Business, Barsema Hall, with multiple competitions for high school and community college students. The top teams will have the opportunity to bring home prize money.
- Accountancy Data Visualization Competition
- Big Idea Pitch Competition
- Marketing Simulation Competition
- AI
Superhuman Competition
- Valuation Challenge
Please direct inquiries to Associate Dean Daewoo Park at businessolympicsniu@niu.edu.
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ISBE Perkins State Plan Overview Webinar
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ISBE announces 2024-2025 School-Based Mental Health Project Grants
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Schools that are expanding their mental health support services for the 2024-2025 school year by hiring a school counselor, social worker, or psychologist may qualify for $25,000 to offset the cost of such a position through ISBE’s School-Based Mental Health Project Grant. Schools must meet the low income threshold (60 percent for elementary and 45 percent for non-elementary). The application, which takes less than 10 minutes, must be submitted by March 1. Additional information can be found on the ISBE Stress and Trauma Treatment Center website. Please direct any questions to Dr. Matt Buckman or Dr. Martha Weld.
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P-20 Network Email Newsletter —
Pass it along today!
P-20 Network Newsletters will typically come out every two weeks on Friday. The newsletters include updates on critical policy developments, professional development opportunities, success stories from the Network and much more.
You are
receiving this message because you have previously attended a P-20 Network Meeting and/or have been on previous P-20 Network emails. We encourage you to forward this email to others in your organization, such as principals, assistant principals, and department chairs by using the Forward to a Friend link below. Others can subscribe by simply completing this very short form.
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