Course Description

Our role in education is to prepare our students for success after their years in the educational system. The question arises what are the skills needed today to prepare them for their future? How do we foster those skills for all students in our educational community? Dr. Kurt Schneider will facilitate reflection on the history of American Schooling for all learners. Research will be provided to analyze how to evolve our classrooms and communities to embrace all students an

Course Description

Our role in education is to prepare our students for success after their years in the educational system. The question arises what are the skills needed today to prepare them for their future? How do we foster those skills for all students in our educational community? Dr. Kurt Schneider will facilitate reflection on the history of American Schooling for all learners. Research will be provided to analyze how to evolve our classrooms and communities to embrace all students and improve the outcomes for all learners.

Participants will:

• analyze the history of American schooling for all learners and how it impacts current school practices and outcomes of students including those who have been traditionally marginalized as a result;
• evaluate current and future service delivery models that are linked to raising the achievement for all learners, including strategies for increasing the achievement for advanced learners and closing learning gaps for other students;
• analyze research on educational practices and federal and state policies that promote student growth;
• analyze local, state, and national equity data related to achievement across content areas;
• identify funding and policy that needs to improve schools for all learners;
• apply learning to the creation of a school/ district action plan to address goals and objectives related to improving education outcomes for all students.
Who Should Attend: This session is geared toward administrators, and general education teachers in combination with special education teachers and support staff.
Satisfactory completion requirements:
• Attendance is based on your signature in and out of the session. Failure to provide a signature in and out will result in no credit. Virtual attendance is taken via completion of a Form using a hyperlink or QR code.
• Participants are expected to attend the entire session to earn credit.
• Participants must complete an electronic course evaluation within two weeks of the session date to be sent a certificate.
• Accommodations, questions and complaints can be directed to: professionallearning@truenorth804.org
Cost Information: Participation fees are waived for TrueNorth employees, TrueNorth member district employees, and parents of students in our TrueNorth member districts. For individual participants who do not meet the above criteria, this course participation fee is $150.00. Participation or material fees will be billed directly to the school district that employs the participant after the session is complete or the first session in a series is complete. Individuals are asked to not bring payment to the session.
Cancellation and Refund Information: There is no cancellation fee, though we ask for advance notice to open the spot for another person. TrueNorth reserves the right to cancel any session due to low enrollment. TrueNorth does not charge prior to the start of the offered session. If an individual attends the first day of a learning series but is unable to attend the remaining sessions, the school district that employs the participant is able to designate an alternate person. It is up to the individual no longer attending the program to give their replacement the information learned in the first session.
About the Presenters: Dr. Kurt A. Schneider is finishing his sixth year as Superintendent of TrueNorth Educational Cooperative 804, in Highland Park, Illinois. Under his direction, the educational cooperative works in partnership with 18 local school districts to meet the needs of diverse learners through a lens of equity and inclusive schooling practices. Dr. Schneider believes school, family, and community partnerships must together focus on establishing a rigorous core curriculum for all students and aligning human resources, policies, and financial and facility resources at all organizational levels if greater academic, social, and post-school outcomes are to be truly achieved for ALL learners. His work was most recently nationally recognized by the American Association of School Administrators (AASA), Superintendents Association, with a co-authored article on School Board Leadership on Inclusive Practices, Equity, and Access for ALL.
Financial Disclosure: Dr. Kurt A. Schneider is an employee of TrueNorth Educational Cooperative 804 and receives a salary.
Non-Financial Disclosure: Dr. Kurt A. Schneider has no relevant non-financial relationships.

*Member Districts include:
Northbrook 27, Northbrook 28, Sunset Ridge 29, Glenview/Northbrook 30, West Northfield 31, Glenview 34, Glencoe 35, Winnetka 36, Kenilworth 38, Lake Bluff 65, Lake Forest 67, Bannockburn 106, Deerfield 109, North Shore 112, Township HS 113, Lake Forest 115, New Trier 203, Glenbrook 225.

Have a question? Check out the Professional Learning FAQs or contact professionallearning@truenorth804.org. See course description for fee information