Lessons Learned from Learning Renewal Efforts: Webinar
What have we learned from the learning renewal efforts? How are we planning for sustainability? On October 19, 2023, three Success Network Leadership Communities shared lessons learned in implementing learning renewal efforts.
727 Students from Leadership Communities Receive College and Career Pathway Endorsements
Congratulations to all the school districts who awarded College and Career Pathway Endorsements to 1,072 students in the Class of 2023. We’re thrilled to share that 727 of those students are from nine of our Success Network Leadership Communities: Aurora Regional Pathways, Black Hawk Region Pathways, Boone County, Greater Peoria Pathways, Lake County, McLean County, […]
Manufacturing Apprentice Presents to Arlington Heights Economic Alliance
Manufacturing apprentice Emily Sohn from Hersey High School, staff, and community partners presented at the Arlington Heights Economic Alliance meeting in September. They shared information on D214’s career pathways and apprenticeship programs, and learned about ways to expand the programs into the Arlington Heights manufacturing industry. Manufacturing is a prioritized focus area for the Northwest […]
Lake County Named Career Z Challenge Semi-Finalist, Hosts Manufacturing Camp for Middle Schoolers
Career Z Challenge Semi-Finalists Have Been Selected & Lake County Is One of Them! Schools, non-profit organizations, and local educational agencies in urban and rural communities across 35 states submitted entries to the Career Z Challenge. Entrant proposals described their plans to engage collaborative and sustainable work-based learning (WBL) ecosystems to provide students with interconnected and […]
Evanston Places 35 Summer Interns
The Evanston Township High School (ETHS) iKit Summer Internship Program places graduating seniors with local employers in ten-week paid internships related to their career interests. This past summer, 28 graduating ETHS seniors and six rising seniors were placed with local employers in several pathways. Of this total, 17 graduates and all six rising seniors were […]
City of Moline Employs High School Interns
Moline High School students were recognized at a city council meeting for participating in a summer internship program with the City of Moline. Students worked in finance, human resources, and public works for four to six weeks this summer. Students will now be invited back to continue with the internship next summer after graduation and […]
Rockford Public Schools’ New Work Study Program Builds Soft Skills
Part of the role of Rockford Public Schools’ College & Career Academies is connecting students to the community. The goal is to ensure every student engages in one community/career experience each year of high school. While opportunities have been created for each grade—from the Academy Expo, to site visits, to job shadows and internships—RPS needed another option for seniors to earn soft skills and a senior experience. They heard businesses say that students coming out of high school needed soft skills. Enter the new Work Study program…
SAC, East St. Louis Sr. High School Alum Featured as Incoming Freshman at Morehouse College
Jeremy Avan, a 2023 graduate of East St. Louis High School and the Success Network’s Student Advisory Council, is being spotlighted as an incoming freshman by Morehouse College. Morehouse specifically highlights Jeremy’s “unwavering determination with a mission to uplift his community.” >> Read the article
Policy Committee Meeting: September 13, 2023
The Success Network Policy Committee’s 2023 Q3 meeting featured Evanston and River Bend sharing their work to implement the PaCE framework, a review of the new Career Pathways Dictionary, and discussion of dual credit updates.
Southern Illinois Region Named Network’s 19th Leadership Community
The Success Network Organizers are thrilled to welcome the Southern Illinois Region as our newest Leadership Community. The regional team, led by SI Now, brings expertise in employer engagement and regional convening, and we look forward to sharing their experiences with communities across the state.