1. Making the Most of Title I & II Funding A High School Practitioner’s
Perspective
Anne M. Coffman, Ed.D.
Retired Federal & State Programs Director

2. Community High School District 218
Chicago southwest suburban area—10 communities
Calumet Park, Blue Island, Merrionette Park, Alsip, Robbins, Crestwood, Palos Heights, Worth, Chicago Ridge, Oak Lawn
Eisenhower High School, Richards High School, Shepard High School—Title I Schoolwide Programs
Delta and Summit Learning Centers
District-wide Low Income: 65%
Total District Enrollment – 5,500 students

3. Community High School District 218

4. Instruction Targeted Academic Interventions
Teacher & intervention assistants
Focus on re-teaching and mastery of specific objectives as measured by common unit assessments
Classroom interventions & lunch-hour tutoring
Extended-day programs—Saturday Academic Support and After-School Homework Help
EARLY-Start Summer Program—incoming freshmen

5. Professional Learning District Structure
Weekly late start Resource Hours for each building
One Professional Learning Period (PLP) and one planning period built into teacher schedules every day
Core subjects (math, science, English, social studies) share common plan time (either PLP or plan period)

6. Teacher Leadership New Faculty Induction
40-45 teacher leaders across district
$2,000 stipend
District, building and departmental roles
Key component of New Faculty Induction Program
Standards & Vision/Mission

7. Teacher Leader Standards
Domain I - Fostering a Collaborative Culture to Support Educator Development and Student Learning
Domain II - Accessing and Using Research to Improve Practice and Student Learning
Domain III – Promoting Professional Learning for Continuous Improvement

8. Teacher Leader Standards
Domain IV – Facilitating Improvements in Instruction and Student Learning
Domain V – Promoting the Use of Assessments and Data for School and District Improvement
Domain VI – Improving Outreach and Collaboration with Families and Community
Domain VII – Advocating for Student Learning and the Profession
Developed by the Teacher Leadership Exploratory Consortium, teacherleaderstandards.org

10. Family Engagement Full-time parent liaisons
Focus on communication, support, linking with school departments, resources
Parent Advisory Councils
Parent classes & events

11. Questions? Anne M. Coffman, Ed.D. coffman.anne@gmail.com
MaLinda Majoch, Director, Student/Community Engagement & Grants, Community H.S. District 218