District 200 to Host Second Community Engagement Session

All Members of the Community are Encouraged to Attend

 In January, District 200 launched an extensive community engagement program – Engage200. Through a series of community workshops, District 200 will gather data and input to identify community priorities to guide planning for the future of the District. ALL members of the community are invited and encouraged to participate in this engagement process.

 While supported by the Board of Education, the program is citizen-led and will have extensive citizen participation. It is vitally important for all members of the community to attend. Only with diverse and informed voices can we develop an effective plan for our District.

 During this second session on Wednesday, February 19 (7:00 – 9:00 p.m.) at Monroe Middle School, 1855 Manchester Road, Wheaton, the topic featured will be Student Achievement. The session will begin with a brief presentation by Assistant Superintendent for Educational Services, Faith Dahlquist, that provides key information about student achievement in District 200. Participants will then work in small groups to discuss and reach consensus on responses to a short work activity. Each group will then share its conclusions with everyone in attendance. Input received will be documented and available for review on the District website.

 Why talk about student achievement? During the first Engage 200 session, participants overwhelmingly provided feedback that they wanted to learn more about our current student achievement, how District 200 compares to other local, benchmark districts, and more. To view an overview video of the first session, click here. Specifically, the purposes of the student achievement discussion is to further explain the State of the District in regards to student achievement; explain our current state of resources dedicated to student achievement; describe our current efforts to improve student achievement; and get feedback from the community that prioritizes possible, future improvement efforts.

Information gathered from all Engage 200 workshops will serve as the basis for a summary report that will be presented to the Board of Education this summer.

 For questions or to make sure you receive a personal invitation to the Engage 200 sessions, email us at engage200@cusd200.org or call us 630-682-2000. You can also visit our website, www.cusd200.org, for more information. You can also find us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter @engage200.

The topics for the remaining community engagement sessions have been finalized and are as follows: March 26 – Programs & Services, April 16 – Facilities, May 7 – Finance and June 18 – Summary Recommendations. The March 26 session on Programs & Services will focus on English Language Learner programs, Student Services and Co-Curricular Programming.