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6. Youth Hiring Event - In partnership with Congresswoman Robin Kelly, our 2nd Youth Job
Expo will take place on Saturday; April 25 at the Rich South Campus 227 from 9:00 am –
12:00 pm. Career readiness training will be made available to prepare our students for the
interview process on Wednesday; April 22. Students will also have the opportunity to
interview for summer employment opportunities from employers, which can lead to
permanent employment.

From The Director of Student Support Services

1. Collaborated with Crisis Prevention Institute to bring a non-violence de-escalation trainer
onsite in the district. During this we had the following positions trained to ensure compliance
with the state mandate for restraint policy:
• Principals
• Assistant Principal of Operations
• Climate and Culture
• Division Leader for Student Support Services
• Security

2. Collaborated with the National Institute of Mental Health to provide onsite supports for
students exposed to Trauma. The following individuals attended the training:
• Social Workers
• Counselors
• Behavior Specialist
• Deans

3. Working with Alyssa’s Mission to identify Social-emotional supports for students across the
district. We are looking to develop some systems and protocols that are embedded within the
school. They will assist us with free PD and conversations with students and teachers.

4. Collaborated with Advocate Health Systems to continue the development and work for the
school-based health systems. We were able to discuss the importance of the service being
onsite and it is something that is needed for our students' holistic support and progress.

5. Collaborated with Advocate Children’s to schedule additional dates for the care mobile van to
come onsite for physicals and immunizations in an effort to increase the district’s medical
compliance.

6. In collaboration with the Illinois Department of Public Health, our nurses can now access the
state immunization system to review student’s immunization records despite the documents
that they have submitted. This will assist us with medical compliance.

7. Facilitated the special populations' committee meetings consisting of teachers and
administrators. I also contacted parents and students to be a part of the committee

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