Every Student Succeeds Act and Title I
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The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) creates the funding schools receive through the Title I program. In fiscal year 2022-2023, District 214 received a total of $1.1 million under Title I. The amount of funding which each school receives depends on the number of students from low-income families attending that school. In District 214, Wheeling, Rolling Meadows, and Elk Grove High Schools, as well as Vanguard and The Academy at Forest View, qualify to receive Title I funds. Title-funded activities in the schools include reading instruction and math support, before- and after-school tutorial programs, parent workshops, and staff development training. The main goal of these activities and primary purpose of Title I is to increase academic achievement to meet the state's challenging performance standards, as well as to promote parent education and involvement. From time to time parents may receive notifications required by ESSA.
The ESSA law states that parents can ask for information about the professional qualifications of their children’s classroom teachers, including licensing and academic degrees. Parents also have the right to know whether their children are being provided services by paraprofessionals and their level of qualifications. All teachers in District 214 are highly qualified, as defined by the Illinois State Board of Education. Highly qualified teachers have a bachelor’s degree or higher and a state teaching license. In addition, for each core subject area of teaching responsibility, all teachers have either passed a content-area test or completed a college degree in that subject. All paraprofessionals are endorsed by the state as paraprofessional educators, having completed at least 60 semester hours of college credit or the equivalent.
For more information, reference Board policy 6:170 – Title I Programs.
Contacts
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High School District 214
Kara Kendrick
Associate Superintendent for Student Services
kara.kendrick@d214.org
847-718-7685Meghan Muldoon Brown
Director of Special Education
meghan.muldoonbrown@d214.org
847-718-7550Mary Kate Smith
Director of Student Services
marykate.smith@d214.org
847-718-7657Melissa Sawadski
Health Services Supervisor
melissa.sawadski@d214.org
847-718-7674Amy Nahigian
District Special Education Coordinator
amy.nahigian@d214.org
847-718-6583Dr. Deirdre Williams
District Special Education Coordinator
deirdre.williams@d214.org
847-718-7660Jonathan Senderak
District Special Education Coordinator | Counselor
jonathan.senderak@d214.org
847-718-7549Christine O'Grady
Administrative Assistant to the Director of Special Education
christine.ogrady@d214.org
847-718-7659
FAX: 847-718-7698Agnieszka Gula
Administrative Assistant to the Director of Student Services
agnieszka.gula@d214.org
847-718-7498
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Buffalo Grove High School
Jack O'Neal
Associate Principal
jack.oneal@d214.org
847-718-4012
TDD Line: 718-4001Jamie Randl
Special Education Division Head
jamie.randl@d214.org
847-718-4021 -
Elk Grove High School
Steve Kolodziej
Assistant Principal for Student Services
stephen.kolodzi@d214.org
847-718-4421Donald Wesemann
Special Education Division Head
donald.wesemann@d214.org
847- 718-4759 -
John Hersey High School
Tina Athanasopoulos
Associate Principal
tina.athanasopo@d214.org
847-718-4812Christine Pasquesi
Assistant Director of Special Education for CLS and Inclusion
christine.pasquesi@d214.org
847-718-4886Kevin Schrammel
Special Education Division Head
kevin.schrammel@d214.org
847-718-4963 -
Prospect High School
Jenna Samp
Associate Principal
jenna.samp@d214.org
847-718-5212Lisa Van Wageningen
Special Education Division Head
lisa.vanwageningen@d214.org
847-718-5567 -
Rolling Meadows High School
Michelle Bremehr
Associate Principal
michelle.bremehr@d214.org
847-718-5621Tina Holze
Special Education Division Head
tina.holze@d214.org
847-718-5911 -
Wheeling High School
Stephanie Spiewak
Associate Principal
stephanie.spiewak@d214.org
847-718-7021Gerald Poro
Special Education Division Head
gerald.poro@d214.org
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The Academy at Forest View
Caitlyn Druger
Director
caitlyn.druger@d214.org
847-718-7771 -
Vanguard School
Janice Aponte
Director
janice.aponte@d214.org
847-718-7836