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Chicago Public Schools

Chicago, Illinois

Grants

2003 (2 years)
$400,000

In support of the Strategic Planning and Development Office of the Chicago Public Schools (over two years).

2002 (1 year)
$124,000

To support a professional development workshop series for Chicago Public Schools reading specialists.

1999 (1 year 6 months)
$400,000

To support work with the National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing to develop end-of-year exams for elementary and secondary students.

1998 (1 year)
$200,000

To support the Partnership for Professional Practice, a program to retain new teachers by developing their skills during their first three years of teaching.

1997 (1 year)
$500,000

To develop a standards-based assessment system of student outcomes.

1996 (1 year)
$8,000

To support attendance of five members of the School-to-Work Committee at two professional conferences.

1992 (1 year)
$25,000

To support a subscription to the Educational Software Selector Database, a service of the Educational Products Information Exchange.

1990 (1 year)
$20,000

To support a management study to develop a new organizational structure, as well as new operational policies and procedures, for the Department of Human Resources.

1989 (1 year)
$20,000

To support Teacher Appreciation Day.