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player ready...Superintendent Dan Bridges and other administrators will present a state of the Naperville School District 203 presentations Sept. 16 and 17.
Topics will include updates on demographic information and the Focus 2020 Strategic Blueprint as well as the information on school funding, the district’s digital learning initiative, Expanding Learning Opportunities and summer school.
The first session will be from 7-9 p.m. Sept. 16 in the cafeteria of Naperville Central High School, 440 W. Aurora Ave. A second session is planned from 8:30-10:30 p.m. in Fellowship Hall of Grace United Methodist Church, 300 W. Gartner Road.
District 203 residents can register for one of the two sessions by calling 630-548-4342 or sending an email to [email protected].
Local districts host legislative breakfast
Indian Prairie School District 204 will play a host to a joint legislative breakfast with Wheaton Warrenville School District 200 and Naperville School District 203 at 7:30 am Sept. 18 at Still Middle School, 787 Meadowridge Drive in Aurora. The early morning session is a chance for superintendents and school board members from the three districts to address concerns about public education with their local legislators in an informal conservation.
Restaurant to offer free entree to teachers
Teachers can get a free entree or salad at Chicago-area Chick-fil-A restaurants from 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sept. 23 as part of the company’s Teacher Appreciation Day. All teachers, including preschool, college and home-school teachers, must present a valid educator ID.
Area locations include 4435 Fox Valley Center Drive in Aurora, 2740 Route 34 in Aurora and 245 N. Weber Road in Bolingbrook.
Grant writing workshop set
The Naperville Education Foundation will hosts its 14th annual Grant Proposal Writing Workshop Oct. 15 at the Naperville School District 203 Administrative Center, 203 W. Hillside Road in Naperville. Those registering can sign up for one of two sessions at from 9-11 a.m. or 3:30-5:30 p.m.
The free workshop is designed to be a nuts-and-bolts guide to preparing a high-quality grant proposal and will include project development, crafting a needs statement, evaluation methods, and building a budget. The sessions also will offer time for small group discussion and networking.
In addition, participants will learn about the NEF Annual Grant Award application process, which is due on Feb. 1.
Presenters will include District 203 School Board member Suzyn Price; Julie Carlsen, District 203’s director of community relations; and Ann Spehar, NEF’s executive director. The three women have more than 55 years of combined experience in grant-writing, fundraising and project management.
Registeraton can be made by contacting Spehar by email at [email protected]. Those registering should specify which workshop, morning or afternoon, the participant wishes to attend.
Compiled by Naperville Sun Reporter Suzanne Baker.