Fall P-20 Network Meeting
Acts on Equity, Educator Engagement, and Dual Credit
On Wednesday, November 29, 2023, educational leaders from school districts, community colleges, universities, state agencies, and a variety of other professional and advocacy organizations came together at Northern Illinois University’s Naperville campus to collaborate and advance work with practices to improve equity, to enhance educator engagement, and to take action on dual credit policy and practice.
Northern Illinois University Interim Executive Vice President and Provost Laurie Elish-Piper kicked off the meeting by talking about the growth of the Illinois P-20 Network since its inception ten years ago. She referenced the historical importance of diverse practitioners coming together that she has personally seen during her involvement with and leadership of the Illinois P-20 Network over the course of the past decade, and Dr. Elish-Piper reminded the group of the importance of taking the time to come together across systems to build solutions
together.
From there, each of the three workgroups took center stage as much of the meeting’s time was spent working within each of the groups based on the nature of that group’s work and the current needs in those spaces. Click on each of the links below to read a summary of each group’s work during the Illinois P-20 Network Meeting.
The final portion of the Illinois P-20 Network meeting included each workgroup providing a summary of their work to all participants. Then, small group discussions considered what the 1-year and 3-year specific task priorities should be for the Illinois P-20 Network. As a next step, the Network’s leadership team will compile all of those suggested priorities, analyze them, and may then solicit additional feedback from across the Illinois P-20 Network. Ultimately, the goal will be that there are specific, actionable, and sustainable next steps for each of the workgroups.
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