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District 15 reports progress on ‘belonging’ priority, wins $1.6 million full-service community schools grant
Summary
Leaders in Palatine CCSD 15’s student services detailed work under Strategic Priority 1a—belonging—highlighting declines in suspensions and chronic absenteeism, expansion of restorative practices and new grant funding including a $1.6 million federal full‑service community‑schools award and an ISBE Stronger Connections grant.
Palatine CCSD 15 staff told the board on Wednesday that the district is making measurable progress on the strategic-plan priority they label “belonging,” and described new grant funding and systems changes designed to boost student supports.
Dr. Edgar, who led the presentation, and Dr. Laura Swanland, director of mental‑health and wellness, and Dr. Pam Radford, who oversees intensive behavioral supports, showed the board a scorecard of key performance indicators the district uses to track attendance, office-discipline referrals, suspensions and MTSS implementation. The team said the district is meeting several interim targets and is piloting restorative practices, behavior coaching and expanded community-service partnerships to address…
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