2023 In Review
In 2023, the Success Network continued to expand its reach and impact through thoughtful convenings, growing the Network, engagement with students, new supports and funding opportunities for Leadership Communities, re-launching our data dashboard, and exploring policy and practice with the Policy Committee:
Greater Peoria Region Hosts CareerSpark 2023
One Postsecondary and Career Pathways (PaCE) framework indicator for 8th grade is for students to complete a career exploration day. In Central Illinois, several partners work together to host any area school’s eighth graders at Career Spark. This 2-day event is coordinated and hosted by the local Junior Achievement and the Greater Peoria Economic Development Council. Many […]
Vienna High School Receives $1.4 Million Investment in Laborers’ High School Program
On December 1, 2023, the Southern Illinois Leadership Community, consisting of secondary, postsecondary, and industry leaders throughout the 17 southernmost counties, gathered to celebrate Vienna High School’s recent announcement of a 1.4M U.S. Department of Labor’s investment to advance the Laborers’ High School Construction Craft Preparation Program. Awarded to Vienna High School in collaboration with Laborers’ […]
District 214 Hosts Its First Ever iJAG Leadership Conference
District 214 hosted the first-ever leadership conference for iJAG (Jobs for America’s Graduates). D214 is proud to have Amirah Miller-Johnson and Zachary Demonte as two of just four student representatives from Illinois at the National JAG Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C. Watch the video and learn more about iJAG and its mission to empower students’ careers.
Virtual College and Career Readiness Summit
On February 9, 2024, Sauk Valley Community College, in collaboration with Regional Office of Education #47, will offer a virtual College & Career Readiness Summit. Register now. The featured keynote is Stephanie Malia Krauss, author of Whole Child, Whole Life 10 Ways to Help Kids Learn, Live, & Thrive. Working at the intersection of education, […]
TELA Summit
Over 100 participants across Illinois joined the 2nd annual virtual Transitional English Language Arts (TELA) Summit hosted on December 1, 2023, by Sauk Valley Community College and Regional Office of Education #47. Ben Sondergroth, Lead Regional Educational Technology Coordinator for The Learning Technology Center, presented on the use of AI in the English classroom. Breakout […]
Expanding College and Career Pathway Endorsements and Pathways in MORE
In October, the pathways team hosted the 2nd annual Pathway Playground Career Exploration fair for 8th graders at Sauk Valley Community College. Over 70 local businesses representing different careers manned booths to provide hands-on experiences for 900+ students. The event was organized around the seven Illinois Career Clusters and students were allowed time in each […]
Rock Falls High School Gaining Health Sciences Career Path
As reported in Sauk Valley News, Rock Falls High School is adding a third college and career pathway next school year in health sciences to help address regional nursing shortages. The district currently offers education and manufacturing pathways. The addition puts the district on track to meet the requirements of HB3296 in advance of the […]