Panels Chosen to ‘Share the Success’ at 2024 Annual Conference

Attendees at the 2024 Joint Annual Conference will be able to select from 31 “Share the Success” panels presented by Illinois school districts at the November 22-24 event. The panel sessions will provide presenters an opportunity to highlight programs and processes that have proven successful in their districts. Presenters will share recent discoveries, lessons learned, and innovations succeeding in their schools, allowing attendees to gain insight and information that may be helpful for their own districts.

The presenting districts and associated panel topics are as follows:

• New Berlin CUSD 16, Ball-Chatham CUSD 5, and Rochester CUSD 3A — A Framework for Inducting, Retaining & Supporting Teachers
• Peoria School District 150 — Dynamic Duo: The Impact of a Foundation on Your District
• Pleasant Valley SD 62 — One Woman and a Truck: Family Engagement that Works
• Addison SD 4 — Building a Foundation for School Safety
• Indian Prairie CUSD 204 — Confronting Challenge and Change
• West Chicago SD 33 — Get Involved, D33! A District's Parent Engagement Initiative
• Woodridge SD 68—FOCUSed Transformation: One District's Journey to Success
• Rantoul City SD 137 — RISE to the Challenge
• Crystal Lake CCSD 47 — Building Collaborative Partnerships with the Community
• Hononegah CHSD 207 — Lead Like Lasso
• Huntley Community SD 158 — It Takes a Village: Collaborating for Student Success
• North Boone CUSD 200 — Small Districts Making Big Decisions
• Comm Cons SD 46 (Grayslake) — How to Open a School in Five Days
• Community HSD 117 (Lake Villa) — 32 Years on the Board: Three Lessons in Great Governance               
• Fremont SD 79 — Generating AI Energy
• Lake Zurich CUSD 95 — Building Bridges: Collaborative Financial Planning
• Waukegan CUSD 60 — Implementing Illinois Literacy Plan for Students & Educators
• Arlington Heights SD 25 — A Step-by-Step Approach for How Boards Can Support Equity      
• East Maine SD 63 — A Roadmap to Creating a District Family Resource Center
• Glenview SD 34 — Reimagine School Design to Support Student-Centered Learning
• THSD 214 (Arlington Heights) — Dual Credit: Shaping the Future of Education
• Mount Prospect SD 57 — TIF 101: How TIFs Work and the Impact on School Funding
• Niles Township District for Special Education 807 — LEA & CBO Collaboration to Strengthen Preschool Inclusion 
• Meridian CUSD 223 — Creating an Effective Continuous Cycle for Improvement
• Vienna HSD 13-3 and Herrin CUSD 4 — Can We Be Friends? Fostering Collaboration Between Districts
• Worth SD 127 — Impact of a Therapy Dog and SRO on a Safe School Community
• Triad CUSD 2 — Using Restorative Practices to Boost Graduation Rates
• Mokena SD 159 — Finding Focus: Designing School Improvement Plans
• Effingham CUSD 40 — Promoting your District’s Story Through Marketing
• Cicero SD 99 — Journey to Achievement: Charting the Course with Cicero 99
• Galesburg CUSD 205 — We Are People Powered!

All “Share the Success” panels will be presented at the Joint Annual Conference in Chicago. Conference registration will open on June 3.