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Grow Your Own Teachers Initiative, Grow Your Own Illinois Dawn Kelly

Grow Your Own Teachers Initiative, Grow Your Own Illinois Dawn Kelly

What is Grow Your Own Teachers? “An innovative partnership of community organizations, higher education

What is Grow Your Own Teachers? “An innovative partnership of community organizations, higher education institutions, and school districts that supports parents, community members, and paraprofessionals in low-income communities to become highly qualified teachers”

Role Play Anne Hallett, Director of Grow Your Own Illinois Audience: Community members of

Role Play Anne Hallett, Director of Grow Your Own Illinois Audience: Community members of a middle class neighborhood in Chicago Parents Teachers

Who am I? Anne Hallett, Director of Grow Your Own Illinois Cross City Campaign

Who am I? Anne Hallett, Director of Grow Your Own Illinois Cross City Campaign for Urban School Reform Interfaith Youth Core and the Center for Neighborhood Technology. Chicago Annenberg Challenge proposal Wieboldt Foundation in Chicago Neighborhood Funders Group Chicago Women in Philanthropy. Chicago Panel on School Policy Governing Board of the National Committee for Citizens in Education Center in Seattle, Washington.

Grow Your Own Teachers Background Group of Chicago-based community organizations, work closely with university

Grow Your Own Teachers Background Group of Chicago-based community organizations, work closely with university educators. Recruits members who: No undergraduate degree Deep connections to their community Involved in education for children in those communities Willing to attain the necessary education

Who is applying?

Who is applying?

Why does this issue matter? 2011, the U. S. Department of Education administered the

Why does this issue matter? 2011, the U. S. Department of Education administered the National Assessment of Education Progress (Jeffrey, 2012). Results showed that seventy-nine percent of eighth graders were not grade-level proficient in reading and eighty percent of eighth graders were not grade-level proficient in math (Jeffrey, 2012).

Who this impacts Elbelia Mucino Mexican Native Barely had a high school diploma

Who this impacts Elbelia Mucino Mexican Native Barely had a high school diploma

How can you contribute? Donate! Where do your donations contribute? study sessions, instructional meetings,

How can you contribute? Donate! Where do your donations contribute? study sessions, instructional meetings, leadership training, and activities that build bonds among candidates help to pay candidates when they are required to take time off of work support mentoring: stipends, workshops and seminars, books, support group meetings, and much more. Why? Excellence Equity Innovation