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ROE Partners with Local Community Initiates to Provide Back-to-School Resources for Students

The start of the school year is exciting for many students. New faces, new teachers, and new school supplies. While for many, this is a given, it’s important to recognize not everyone has that privilege.

There are many initiatives in Kane County that provide resources to help all students show up on the first day of school on a level playing field. The ROE is proud to donate/sponsor programs such as CASA Kane County, Cities in Schools, and Project Backpack.

Regional Superintendent Patricia Dal Santo is another advocate who strongly believes in helping create more equity in school districts to ensure a positive learning environment for all in the county. “While it may seem small, a simple act such as donating a backpack full of school supplies can be the one thing that pushes a child toward a love of school, giving them the encouragement they need to have continued academic success throughout their academic career,” says Dal Santo. “For our office to be a small part of that is quite humbling.”

For the full press release, visit here.

#BranchingOut is Back!

Have you missed getting a snippet of new educational practices every week? Don't worry, #BranchingOut is back!

#BranchingOut is a weekly series bringing bite-sized PD in 1-2 minute videos to meet the needs of the busy lifestyle of educators. It's hard to commit an hour a week to learn new classroom strategies, but everyone has 1-2 minutes to spare!

Make sure to follow the Kane County Regional Office of Education on YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn to never miss an episode! Tune in on August 26th at 9am to see the first episode go live.

Early-bird Registration Now Open for RSAC!

Early-bird registration for RSAC is now open!

The Raising Student Achievement Conference (RSAC) is back this winter on December 13 & 14 at the Renaissance Convention Center and Hotel in Schaumburg. This year's conference has 2 exciting keynotes, Chase Mielke and Dr. Lionel Allen.

Early-Bird Registration information can be found here.

The #edCTOchat is back!

What is the #edCTOchat? This interactive Twitter chat is a conversation between School Technology leaders that occurs every second Tuesday of the month at 1pm CST. Have a question for the chat? Tweet at us at @edCTOchat & use the hashtag #edCTOchat.

Apply Now for the KCTCU Mini-Grant

The Kane County Regional Office of Education is proud to partner with the KCT Credit Union in establishing this grant program to serve the classroom needs of educators.

Grants may be provided to educators that require additional resources in the classroom to promote the well-being of students and to create an environment of equity and equality. Requested items include educational materials or tools, student special needs, field trips, room decoration, technology, or software/web-based programs.

Grant cannot be used for meals and unapproved district items. The mini-grant scholarship committee reserves the right to refuse items that they feel do not meet the criteria as specified above.

Chartered in 1937, Kane County Teachers (KCT) Credit Union was formed by an Elgin Public School teacher and Kane County Superintendent of Schools to serve the financial needs of area educators and administrative and support staff. KCT is a member-owned, not-for-profit financial institution that focuses on helping people that live and work in Fox Valley communities to live better lives financially.

If you are interested in this grant, apply here.

The Progress Report: Inquiry in the Classroom

In this week's post of The Progress Report, Raven discusses the importance of inquiry and curiosity in the classroom.

The Progress Report is a collaborative discussion space for professional learning. If there are any topics that you would like to see a post on or guest write yourself, please contact Katie Algrim.

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