Illinois Middle-Grades Network - PARTNERSHIP

Schools who are beginning to implement best middle grades practices and who seek a mentor relationship with an approved demonstration school

School Process

  1. School’s self-reflection survey
  2. Application to Network

 

AIMS & School Review Process

  1. Application review process
  2. Review of current best practice/ will be partnered with demo school
  3. Must have 75% stakeholder commitment within the school

 

Benefits

  1. CPRD Self-study, (1st year only)
  2. Partner with demonstration school
  3. AIMS visits – 1 per semester - Consulting from project staff members - training opportunities possible
  4. Investigation & research guided by demonstration school
  5. Leadership training for on-going team of staff members
  6. At Network Institute in November, partnership teams work with demo teams and project consultants
  7. Access to materials and resources
  8. Assistance with mission statement and strategic plan/SIP
  9. Networking with other schools
  10. Assurance of confidentiality in data collection
  11. Reporting and feedback on self-study
  12. Access to other Network or AIMS professional development activities
  13. Access to Network grant opportunities
  14. Network rates to AIMS events & consulting
  15. Two complimentary AIMS memberships
  16. On-line Hitting the Mark summary on middle-grades topics

 

Fee - $1,700

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