LM February 2017

fromtheDistricts

In 2009, Indian Prairie District 204 partnered with Young Hearts for Life (YH4L) to offer biennial free cardiac screenings for all high school students. The partnership was formed after the district lost several students to sudden cardiac death. Since then, more than 23,000 students have undergone the quick and painless heart screening. Dr. Karen Sullivan Superintendent Indian Prairie District 204 Young Hearts for Life

Project Launch! Queen Bee District 16 is committed to

providing students with the highest quality programs and services available. One of the areas the district realized was in need of some updating was the science curriculum and that the Next Generation Science Standards and resources aligned to those standards did not fully provide the students with the STEM exposure that the district was seeking. After investigating options, the district adopted Project Lead the Way at the middle school level three years ago. This program was so successful that the

expansion to the intermediate school was the next logical step. Project Launch was adopted and initiated at the intermediate school for 4th and 5th graders at the start of the 2016–17 school year. All students in grades 4 and 5 receive 45 minutes a week of dedicated STEM instruction through the Project Launch program. In the course of a year all students will receive instruction in the four units at each grade level. The district now is in the process of expanding the program to its primary learning centers.

Victoria Tabbert Superintendent Queen Bee District 16

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