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DuPage HSD 88 honors business partners and spotlights student programs
Summary
DuPage HSD 88 recognized Junior Achievement and Alpha Kappa Alpha for partnership work and heard student testimonials about the Talented Scholars and Beyond Boss programs; regional superintendent Amber Cork praised district outcomes, including a graduation rate cited as over 90 percent.
The DuPage HSD 88 Board of Education on Monday recognized business and community partners and heard updates on student programs that board members said support college and career readiness.
At the start of the meeting the board presented plaques to Junior Achievement and the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Chi Sigma Omega chapter for volunteering and program support. Kim Wagner, identified in the transcript as director of programs for North Suburban Junior Achievement, and Akila Brown, program manager, thanked the board; speaker 2 said JA’s financial-literacy work reached more than 200 District 88 students over the past two years and described three JA programs that the district uses.
Student success coordinator Dr. Valari Humphrey gave an update on Blacktopia, the Talented Scholars Network and related activities. She summarized recent events, including a Blacktopia conference attended by more than 370 students and parents and a family dinner attended by more than 125 people. Humprey also previewed upcoming student events, including a junior achievement stock competition and a student African American conference.
Several students addressed the board about their experience teaching financial-literacy lessons in elementary schools and the impact of the Talented Scholars program. Ariana, a junior at Addison Trail High School, told the board the program encouraged her to take advanced coursework; she said, “I’m graduating a year early with more credits than I should, and I got accepted into every college that I applied to.” Shada Langston, Aden Evans and MacKay Haywood gave similar accounts of classroom visits and program benefits.
Amber Cork, identified in the transcript as the regional superintendent of schools, said she visited to highlight positive work in DuPage County. She praised District 88’s outcomes, noting a graduation rate she described as “over 90 percent,” commended early-college participation and cited large career-and-technical-education enrollment.
The board scheduled brief follow-ups and asked staff to keep the community informed about upcoming events and registration windows.
The board took a brief recess and then returned to address routine business and fiscal items later in the meeting.
