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Seton students on All Saints Day
Pictured are students at Seton Academy at 350 N. Westmore in Villa Park at their All Saints Day parade held on Wednesday, Nov. 1.
DuPage Regional Office of Education awarded $3.9 million grant on instructional improvements, the project will support principals in engaging teachers which will lead to continuous improvement in student outcomes, particularly in high-need schools,” said Dr. Darlene Ruscitti, regional superintendent of DuPage County Schools. The voluntary program is set to begin in October, 2018 and schools will be required to meet set criteria to participate.
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Entitled Partners To Lead (PTL), the program capitalizes on existing school structures. Principals and staff will receive coaching supports and a comprehensive system of processes, protocols and routines that make existing structures more effective in improving teaching and learning. PTL will engage principals and other school leaders in 56 public schools in rural, suburban and
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The DuPage Regional Office of Education (ROE) has been awarded a five-year, $3.9 million Education Innovation and Research (EIR) Grant by the U.S. Department of Education. This award also includes matching grants from the Steans Family Foundation and the Tracy Family Foundation. “Through distributed leadership practices and an intentional focus
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urban settings across the state. It will involve a statewide group of trained professionals from Regional Offices of Education: Illinois State University, Loyola University-Chicago, North Central College, Western Illinois University and the National SAM Innovation Project (NSIP). External evaluation of the project will be conducted through the American Institutes for Research (AIR). Upon completion of
the project, the ROEs will sustain the work by collaborating with their districts and local universities. The DuPage ROE also participates as a partner in two U.S. Department of Education-funded grants administered by CSEP: a $4.6 million five-year School Leadership Program grant and a $12.5 million three-year Supporting Effective Educator Development grant.
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