Join us for an immersive two hour opening session designed to equip you with the essential knowledge needed for the road ahead. This comprehensive briefing opens with a detailed year in review, reflecting on major organizational milestones and lessons learned over the past year. From there, we will unpack new policy mandates that directly impact your strategic planning and operations.
Ignite Stands with youth on their journey to a home and future with promise. Ignite Envisions a world where all young people have the support they need to be defined by their potential and not their circumstances. For 50 years, Ignite has been dedicated to the mission of assisting... Read More →
Build capacity of school-based staff to effectively enroll PreK children using the online application platform, and district/program policies and procedures.
CPS JJ works with justice-involved students who deserve the same rights, opportunity, and access to welcoming and challenging educational institutions. While not, homogeneous in experience, each student requires a unique set of resources to effectively support their transition from detention and back to school which is seen through policies that challenge inequities, data transparency, and... See More →
Data Strategist, Chicago Public Schools Juvenile Justice Team
The Juvenile Justice (JJ) Team provides personalized support to ALL CPS juvenile students enrolled at Nancy B Jefferson, the school located inside the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center. Every student receives guidance, interviews, preparation, and parent/probation/school... Read More →
Director of Transitional Housing, OSSE-Attendance and Enrollment
Karriem Muhammad-My name is Karriem Muhammad, though friends call me Riem. I'm a proud CPS and HBCU graduate with deep roots in Chicago—I grew up in Auburn Gresham and attended Chicago Military Academy-Bronzeville in the historic Bronzeville area. Here's something that might surprise... Read More →
Data Quality Mgmt Team Lead, Chicago Public Schools - Office of Student Support & Engagement
Jake Brekelbaum-Originally from Northern Illinois, I went to school and worked in economic/statistical litigation consulting in New York until returning to Chicago in 2021. Since then, I have worked on all things data within the Office of Student Support and Engagement (focusing on... Read More →
The International Student Services team will provide guidance on enrollment of EL/international students including establishing STLS status, and what staff should consider when enrolling students at elementary and/or high school level.
Community Relations Representative, OMME - International Student Services
Sue Um (she/they) is a program coordinator with the Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness. Sue works with youth, partner organizations, and funders through the Scholarship Program and Streetlight Chicago app/website to cultivate community and connect young people experiencing homelessness... Read More →
This presentation will take about the Legislative Updates that impact students and families experiencing homelessness. Understanding the laws in place is critical for STLS Liaisons to best support families and students they serve. This presentation will also include members of the CPS Focus Group with lived experience of homelessness and having students in STLS talk about these legislative updates... See More →
Limited Capacityfull Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.
This workshop will focus on the changes to SNAP, including new work requirements, and how STLS liaisons can help navigate families through these new requirements. It will also briefly touch on other public benefits changes, including new work requirements for Medicaid.
Senior Education Attorney, Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness
Alyssa (she/her) joined CCH’s Law Project in 2017. She advocates and works for the educational rights of students and families experiencing homelessness in the Chicagoland area. Her work includes training educators and families on the rights of students experiencing homelessness... Read More →
This workshop will summarize the programs and services availalbe through the CPS Office of Student Health and Wellness, review the State's minimum health requirements, and provide resources including for Medicaid enrollment assistance, mental health services, and medical care.
Executive Director, Student Health and Wellness, Chicago Public Schools
Subject matter expertise, professional development, and resources necessary to ensure 50+ federal, state, and local health and wellness policies are implemented with fidelity. Provides direct healthcare services to over 180k students annually. Lead efforts on health data, disease... Read More →
Streetlight Chicago is a resource library and digital lifeline that connects some of Chicago's most vulnerable young people with critical resources. In ensuring equity for all students and families, we must also include and address the needs of people experiencing housing instability.
When students and families face housing instability or other crises, knowing where to turn can make all the difference. This interactive workshop explores how 2-1-1 serves as a powerful, year-round support system for students in temporary living situations. Participants will engage in group activities, examine real-world scenarios, and learn how to proactively connect families to critical services... See More →
Community Partnerships Coordinator, DePriest Elementary School
Niambi Thomas is a veteran of urban educational systems, and has been featured as a school violence prevention expert on radio programs such as WVON’s Education Hour and U.S. National Public Radio (NPR).
Born in Chicago to two Chicago Public School teachers turned school princip... Read More →
Manager of Youth Engagement Services, OSSE- Attendance and Enrollment
The CPS Attendance & Enrollment Team partners with schools to ensure every student is accurately enrolled, consistently present, and supported throughout their journey. Through clear guidance, training, and responsive support, the team helps schools strengthen attendance practices... Read More →
Ignite Stands with youth on their journey to a home and future with promise. Ignite Envisions a world where all young people have the support they need to be defined by their potential and not their circumstances. For 50 years, Ignite has been dedicated to the mission of assisting... Read More →
Build capacity of school-based staff to effectively enroll PreK children using the online application platform, and district/program policies and procedures.
CPS JJ works with justice-involved students who deserve the same rights, opportunity, and access to welcoming and challenging educational institutions. While not, homogeneous in experience, each student requires a unique set of resources to effectively support their transition from detention and back to school which is seen through policies that challenge inequities, data transparency, and... See More →
Data Strategist, Chicago Public Schools Juvenile Justice Team
The Juvenile Justice (JJ) Team provides personalized support to ALL CPS juvenile students enrolled at Nancy B Jefferson, the school located inside the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center. Every student receives guidance, interviews, preparation, and parent/probation/school... Read More →
Director of Transitional Housing, OSSE-Attendance and Enrollment
Karriem Muhammad-My name is Karriem Muhammad, though friends call me Riem. I'm a proud CPS and HBCU graduate with deep roots in Chicago—I grew up in Auburn Gresham and attended Chicago Military Academy-Bronzeville in the historic Bronzeville area. Here's something that might surprise... Read More →
Data Quality Mgmt Team Lead, Chicago Public Schools - Office of Student Support & Engagement
Jake Brekelbaum-Originally from Northern Illinois, I went to school and worked in economic/statistical litigation consulting in New York until returning to Chicago in 2021. Since then, I have worked on all things data within the Office of Student Support and Engagement (focusing on... Read More →
The International Student Services team will provide guidance on enrollment of EL/international students including establishing STLS status, and what staff should consider when enrolling students at elementary and/or high school level.
Community Relations Representative, OMME - International Student Services
Sue Um (she/they) is a program coordinator with the Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness. Sue works with youth, partner organizations, and funders through the Scholarship Program and Streetlight Chicago app/website to cultivate community and connect young people experiencing homelessness... Read More →
This presentation will take about the Legislative Updates that impact students and families experiencing homelessness. Understanding the laws in place is critical for STLS Liaisons to best support families and students they serve. This presentation will also include members of the CPS Focus Group with lived experience of homelessness and having students in STLS talk about these legislative updates... See More →
This workshop will focus on the changes to SNAP, including new work requirements, and how STLS liaisons can help navigate families through these new requirements. It will also briefly touch on other public benefits changes, including new work requirements for Medicaid.
Senior Education Attorney, Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness
Alyssa (she/her) joined CCH’s Law Project in 2017. She advocates and works for the educational rights of students and families experiencing homelessness in the Chicagoland area. Her work includes training educators and families on the rights of students experiencing homelessness... Read More →
This workshop will summarize the programs and services availalbe through the CPS Office of Student Health and Wellness, review the State's minimum health requirements, and provide resources including for Medicaid enrollment assistance, mental health services, and medical care.
Executive Director, Student Health and Wellness, Chicago Public Schools
Subject matter expertise, professional development, and resources necessary to ensure 50+ federal, state, and local health and wellness policies are implemented with fidelity. Provides direct healthcare services to over 180k students annually. Lead efforts on health data, disease... Read More →
Streetlight Chicago is a resource library and digital lifeline that connects some of Chicago's most vulnerable young people with critical resources. In ensuring equity for all students and families, we must also include and address the needs of people experiencing housing instability.
When students and families face housing instability or other crises, knowing where to turn can make all the difference. This interactive workshop explores how 2-1-1 serves as a powerful, year-round support system for students in temporary living situations. Participants will engage in group activities, examine real-world scenarios, and learn how to proactively connect families to critical services... See More →
Community Partnerships Coordinator, DePriest Elementary School
Niambi Thomas is a veteran of urban educational systems, and has been featured as a school violence prevention expert on radio programs such as WVON’s Education Hour and U.S. National Public Radio (NPR).
Born in Chicago to two Chicago Public School teachers turned school princip... Read More →
Manager of Youth Engagement Services, OSSE- Attendance and Enrollment
The CPS Attendance & Enrollment Team partners with schools to ensure every student is accurately enrolled, consistently present, and supported throughout their journey. Through clear guidance, training, and responsive support, the team helps schools strengthen attendance practices... Read More →
Ignite Stands with youth on their journey to a home and future with promise. Ignite Envisions a world where all young people have the support they need to be defined by their potential and not their circumstances. For 50 years, Ignite has been dedicated to the mission of assisting... Read More →
Build capacity of school-based staff to effectively enroll PreK children using the online application platform, and district/program policies and procedures.
CPS JJ works with justice-involved students who deserve the same rights, opportunity, and access to welcoming and challenging educational institutions. While not, homogeneous in experience, each student requires a unique set of resources to effectively support their transition from detention and back to school which is seen through policies that challenge inequities, data transparency, and... See More →
Data Strategist, Chicago Public Schools Juvenile Justice Team
The Juvenile Justice (JJ) Team provides personalized support to ALL CPS juvenile students enrolled at Nancy B Jefferson, the school located inside the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center. Every student receives guidance, interviews, preparation, and parent/probation/school... Read More →
Director of Transitional Housing, OSSE-Attendance and Enrollment
Karriem Muhammad-My name is Karriem Muhammad, though friends call me Riem. I'm a proud CPS and HBCU graduate with deep roots in Chicago—I grew up in Auburn Gresham and attended Chicago Military Academy-Bronzeville in the historic Bronzeville area. Here's something that might surprise... Read More →
Data Quality Mgmt Team Lead, Chicago Public Schools - Office of Student Support & Engagement
Jake Brekelbaum-Originally from Northern Illinois, I went to school and worked in economic/statistical litigation consulting in New York until returning to Chicago in 2021. Since then, I have worked on all things data within the Office of Student Support and Engagement (focusing on... Read More →
The International Student Services team will provide guidance on enrollment of EL/international students including establishing STLS status, and what staff should consider when enrolling students at elementary and/or high school level.
Community Relations Representative, OMME - International Student Services
Sue Um (she/they) is a program coordinator with the Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness. Sue works with youth, partner organizations, and funders through the Scholarship Program and Streetlight Chicago app/website to cultivate community and connect young people experiencing homelessness... Read More →
This presentation will take about the Legislative Updates that impact students and families experiencing homelessness. Understanding the laws in place is critical for STLS Liaisons to best support families and students they serve. This presentation will also include members of the CPS Focus Group with lived experience of homelessness and having students in STLS talk about these legislative updates... See More →
This workshop will focus on the changes to SNAP, including new work requirements, and how STLS liaisons can help navigate families through these new requirements. It will also briefly touch on other public benefits changes, including new work requirements for Medicaid.
Senior Education Attorney, Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness
Alyssa (she/her) joined CCH’s Law Project in 2017. She advocates and works for the educational rights of students and families experiencing homelessness in the Chicagoland area. Her work includes training educators and families on the rights of students experiencing homelessness... Read More →
This workshop will summarize the programs and services availalbe through the CPS Office of Student Health and Wellness, review the State's minimum health requirements, and provide resources including for Medicaid enrollment assistance, mental health services, and medical care.
Executive Director, Student Health and Wellness, Chicago Public Schools
Subject matter expertise, professional development, and resources necessary to ensure 50+ federal, state, and local health and wellness policies are implemented with fidelity. Provides direct healthcare services to over 180k students annually. Lead efforts on health data, disease... Read More →
Streetlight Chicago is a resource library and digital lifeline that connects some of Chicago's most vulnerable young people with critical resources. In ensuring equity for all students and families, we must also include and address the needs of people experiencing housing instability.
When students and families face housing instability or other crises, knowing where to turn can make all the difference. This interactive workshop explores how 2-1-1 serves as a powerful, year-round support system for students in temporary living situations. Participants will engage in group activities, examine real-world scenarios, and learn how to proactively connect families to critical services... See More →
Community Partnerships Coordinator, DePriest Elementary School
Niambi Thomas is a veteran of urban educational systems, and has been featured as a school violence prevention expert on radio programs such as WVON’s Education Hour and U.S. National Public Radio (NPR).
Born in Chicago to two Chicago Public School teachers turned school princip... Read More →
Manager of Youth Engagement Services, OSSE- Attendance and Enrollment
The CPS Attendance & Enrollment Team partners with schools to ensure every student is accurately enrolled, consistently present, and supported throughout their journey. Through clear guidance, training, and responsive support, the team helps schools strengthen attendance practices... Read More →
