Evanston/Skokie
School District 65
Student Assignment Planning (SAP) Phase II
Overview
After over a year of robust community engagement, on March 14, 2022, the Board approved a new Student Assignment Plan and a funding plan to build a school in Evanston's Fifth Ward. The project's next phase is determining where D65 should place programs.
In SAP Phase I, the committee recommended that programs be placed closest to where students who qualify for them live. Community members overwhelmingly suggested that we not introduce new programs but improve our current offerings.SAP Phase II committee will analyze data from Phase I, Phase II's community discovery tours, and data from the Educational Equity in Evanston project. After reviewing the data, the committee will use TregoEd decision-making process to determine programming locations.
Timeline
Timeline for Phase II
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Oct 2022 - Dec 2022
Student Assignment Planning (SAP) Community Discovery Tour
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Dec 2022 - Jan 2023
SAP Phase II Committee Application and Selection
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Jan 2023 - May 2023
SAP Phase II Committee Meetings (twice per month)
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November 2023
SAP Phase II Committee delivers program recommendations to D65 Board of Education
Engagement Opportunities
SAP Phase II Recommendation Community Feedback Sessions
The District 65 Student Assignment Project Committee will share their recommendations about program placement and transitions for community feedback. Please join us during the dates and times below.
| PROGRAM | DATE | TIME | LOCATION |
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| Board of Education Curriculum & Policy meeting | 11/06/2023 | 4:30-7:00 PM | JEH Education Center - 1500 McDaniel Ave., Evanston |
SAP Phase II Programming and Location Community Feedback Sessions
Join us in Phase II of our Student Assignment Planning (SAP) effort to learn more and discuss the impact of the plan on our community. In this phase, community feedback is needed to help determine programming options and locations across the District to ensure we are best meeting our students' diverse learning needs. All in-person and virtual sessions will have slides in English and Spanish and verbal interpretation.
In-Person Engagement Opportunities
In-Person Engagement Opportunities
*Session will be in Spanish with English interpretation.
| THEME | DATE | TIME | LOCATION | PRESENTATION(S) |
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New Boundaries and New School
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10/12/2022 | 7:00 PM |
Chute Middle School Auditorium |
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5th Ward New School
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10/15/2022 | 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
Fleetwood Jourdain Community Center |
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New Boundaries and New School
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10/25/2022 | 7:00 PM |
Haven Middle School Auditorium |
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New Boundaries and New School
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10/26/2022 | 7:00 PM |
Nichols Middle School Auditorium |
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King Arts Program
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11/01/2022 | 7:00 PM |
King Arts Auditorium |
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TWI Program*
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11/15/2022 | 7:00 PM |
Washington Elementary Auditorium |
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Bessie Rhodes and TWI*
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11/29/2022 | 7:00 PM |
Bessie Rhodes Auditorium |
Presentation (English) Presentación (Español) |
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Specialty Programs
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11/30/2022 | 7:00 PM |
JEH Education Center (Board Room) |
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5th Ward Campus Community Meeting
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12/06/2022 | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM |
Fleetwood Jourdain Community Center |
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African Centered Curriculum (ACC)
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12/13/2022 | 7:00 PM |
Oakton Elementary Auditorium |
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PreK Programs
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12/20/2022 | 7:00 PM |
JEH Education Center (Board Room) |
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| Willard - TWI (Note: intended for Willard community) |
09/19/2023 09/20/2023 |
6:00-8:00 PM 6:00-8:00 PM |
Fleetwood Jourdain Community Center - 1655 Foster St., Evanston Fleetwood Jourdain Community Center - 1655 Foster St., Evanston |
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| Bessie Rhodes - TWI and building constraints of new school in the Fifth Ward (Note: intended for Bessie Rhodes community) |
09/21/2023 |
6:00-8:00 PM |
Bessie Rhodes Magnet School Auditorium - 3701 Davis St., Skokie |
Presentation (English) |
Virtual Engagement Opportunities
Virtual Engagement Opportunities
*Session will be in Spanish with English interpretation.
| THEME | DATE | TIME | LOCATION | PRESENTATION(S) |
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Boundaries
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10/16/2022 | 2:30 PM | Zoom Link Passcode: 960265 |
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5th Ward New School
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10/25/2022 | 5:30 PM | Zoom Link Passcode: 960265 |
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Magnet
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11/01/2022 | 5:30 PM | Zoom Link Passcode: 960265 |
Presentation (English) Presentación (Español) |
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TWI Program*
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11/29/2022 | 5:30 PM | Zoom Link Passcode: 517389 |
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Specialty Programs
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11/30/2022 | 5:30 PM | Zoom Link Passcode: 960265 |
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TWI Program* (ADDED)
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12/07/2022 | 5:30 PM | Zoom Link Passcode: 517389 |
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African-Centered Curriculum (ACC)
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12/13/2022 | 5:30 PM | Zoom Link Passcode: 960265 |
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PreK Programs
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12/20/2022 | 5:30 PM | Zoom Link Passcode: 960265 |
Current Programs
African Centered Curriculum (ACC)
The ACC program offers a nurturing environment designed to help students achieve academic success, independence, and the cultural competence to live and learn in a diverse community. While students learn the same robust curriculum as other D65 students, teaching and learning centers around the identity, heritage, and culture of people of African descent.
Two-Way Immersion (TWI)
TWI is a Spanish and English program option for students in kindergarten through fifth grade. The TWI program is offered at six schools.
- TWI classrooms are made up of approximately half Spanish-speaking students and half English-speaking students.
- Students have a specially trained bilingual teacher.
- Reading and writing are taught to students in both English and Spanish in kindergarten through fifth grade.
- Science and social studies are taught to all students in Spanish in kindergarten through fifth grade.
- Math is taught in Spanish in kindergarten through fourth grade and in English in fifth grade.
Rice Education Center
Rice is a therapeutic day school program whose task is to provide emotional support and academic opportunities to children who have been unable to succeed in community school settings due to emotional, learning, and behavioral difficulties.
Park School (3 yrs - 22 yrs)
Park is for students who could benefit from a self-contained educational facility for reasons of safety, health, and/or the need for an intensive therapeutic environment. At the core of the program are functional, realistic goals that assist with the transition from a school environment to that of the community.
Rigorous Individualized Specialized Program (RISE) at King Arts
RISE is a self-contained, special education program which provides a supportive and rigorous educational experience for students who present moderate to significant disabilities and require special education instruction for more than 50 percent of the school day.
Structured Teaching Education Program (STEP) at Lincoln and Lincolnwood Schools
STEP is a self-contained, special education program primarily for students who have an Autism Spectrum Disorder.
SAP Committee
SAP Committee Meeting Minutes
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February 7, 2023 |
April 18, 2023 SAP Phase II Meeting 7 - Minutes |
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February 28, 2023 |
April 25, 2023 SAP Phase II Meeting 8 - Minutes |
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March 7, 2023 |
May 2, 2023 SAP Phase II Meeting 9 - Minutes |
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March 14, 2023 |
May 9, 2023 SAP Phase II Meeting 10 - Minutes |
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March 21, 2023 |
May 16, 2023 SAP Phase II Meeting 11 - Minutes |
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April 11, 2023 |
October 24, 2023 |
SAP Committee Members
| NAME | GROUP/ROLE |
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| Amy Brissette | Chute & Oakton Parent, SAP Phase I Member |
| Annie Cauthorn | JEH & Oakton (TWI) Parent |
| Bevin Seifert | Willard (TWI) Parent |
| Catherine Potts | Oakton (TWI) Parent |
| Catrina Jones | D65 PreK Admin |
| Celia Carlino | Willard (TWI) Parent |
| Christopher White | King Arts Parent |
| Danielle Geracaris | Oakton (TWI) Parent |
| Daryl Gardner | Orrington Parent, PTA, PTA Co-President, SAP Phase I Member |
| Debra Senra | Bessie Rhodes (TWI) Parent |
| Erik Petersen | Orrington Parent |
| Evangelina Martin | D65 Educator, Parent of TWI Graduates |
| Gretchen Fullmer | Bilingual Learning Behavior Specialist at Willard |
| Heidi Bush | Oakton (ACC) Parent |
| Henry Wilkins | Chute & Walker Parent, Community Activist, SAP Phase I Member |
| Jessica Lang | Dewey (TWI) Parent, PTA Member |
| Jessica Trenkle | King Arts Parent |
| Jodi Wickersheimer | King Arts Parent, PTA Member, Superintendent Parent Advisory Committee |
| Lori Coombs | Walker Parent |
| Maredeth Teamer | Claims Analyst at D65 |
| NAME | GROUP/ROLE |
|---|---|
| Maria Anfossi | Oakton (TWI) Parent |
| Marquise Weatherspoon | Former Board Member, SAP Phase I Member |
| Meg Knapik | Willard (TWI) Parent |
| Megan Kennedy-Farrell | Washington (TWI) and Nichols Parent, PTA Equity Project Rep, Principal Advisory Committee |
| Melissa Denton | Willard Parent and PTA Co-President |
| Mirza Campos | ACC/Oakton |
| Omar Salem | King Arts Parent |
| Patrick Hess | Future D65 Family |
| Renne Stone | Nichols Parent |
| Shane Cary | King Arts Parent |
| Shelley Gates | ETHS Retiree |
| Stephanie Mendoza | Washington (TWI) and Nichols Parent |
| Suni Kartha | Haven Parent, SAP Phase I Member, former Board Member |
| Svetlana Korzeniowski | STEP and JEH Parent |
| Tanya Brown | Haven Parent |
| Terri Shepard | Founder of ACC, former Board Member |
| Tilley Jenkins Vogel | Willard Parent |
| Tim Ferrin | Oakton (TWI) Parent, PTA TWI Co-Chair |
| Tracy Fulce | Bessie Rhodes (TWI) Parent, SAP Phase I Member |