Samantha Ader

@D15Schools Board of Education member | Passionate about making sure all our kids get a great education | Opinions my own

[Samantha Ader @SamAderD15]

Merging my d15 Twitter and my personal... follow me over at @Sam_Ader if you want to connect 🙂

[The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center @TheKingCenter]

A thread of #MLK speeches and sermons in which he speaks truth to power, shares about his philosophy of nonviolence, and expounds on issues of injustice and what our righteous, rigorous response should be. Relevant. Revelatory. Revolutionary. #MLKDay #BelovedCommunity

[Samantha Ader @SamAderD15]

Representation matters. Thank you for sharing your story @martindac and the impact of CLR at @WinstonCampus!

[Samantha Ader @SamAderD15]

Great step forward @ISBEnews. 👏🏼 All our students deserve culturally responsive educators.

[Illinois State Board of Education @ISBEnews]

Today, we adopted new teaching standards to better serve our diverse student population & ensure they feel welcome, included & accepted at school. The standards will foster classroom & school environments to support all students’ backgrounds & cultures.

[Samantha Ader @SamAderD15]

Thank you! @Phil_Georgia @CohenRisa @EBJohansen

[Samantha Ader @SamAderD15]

Happy Thanksgiving to our @D15Schools community! Feeling extra thankful for our families, teachers and staff during this wild year. And thankful for our family’s newest addition, Jane 💕.

[Community Consolidated School District 15 @D15Schools]

School will look a little differently for students returning in person this year. Take a look at some of the changes to expect. #D15Learns

https://t.co/9B3KhBSnyA

[Community Consolidated School District 15 @D15Schools]

Our latest Board of Education newsletter is now online:

✅ Latest boundary study proposals
✅ Park Place due diligence period extension
✅ FY 2021 budget approval
✅ COVID-19 dashboard

https://t.co/zdJV0gbt2n

#D15Learns

[Samantha Ader @SamAderD15]

@robyn_cook1 Same here! I’m really excited about the future of the committee and what it will do for our kids and families in D15.

[Samantha Ader @SamAderD15]

Key items from tonight’s BoE mtg:
✅ Update from Dr. Heinz on the rolling re-opening plan (still on track for 9/21 start)
✅ FY2021 budget approved
✅ Updated boundary concepts presented (were initial proposals & will need further review & thorough community engagement)

[Samantha Ader @SamAderD15]

I’m going to steal this hack for work but thought it might help some teachers and their students! #techhack https://t.co/TJBcBkHyov

[NALEO Educational Fund @NALEO]

The ¡#HazmeContar! 👧🏽 👦🏽 #BacktoSchool Census Toolkit 🎒 is here!

The toolkit offers a variety of bilingual resources for School Administrators & Educators:

📃 Messaging and Talking Points
🗨️ Social Media Posts
💻 E-mail Templates

Download at: https://t.co/ylnGPNYZl2. #census

[Samantha Ader @SamAderD15]

Happy First Day of School, @D15Schools !! #firstdayofschool #proudtobe15

[Community Consolidated School District 15 @D15Schools]

REOPENING PLAN MODIFICATIONS: All students will start remotely with a gradual reentry to in-person instruction.

Review the District's rationale for change and view important dates in our latest communication: https://t.co/irJDn9JZKp

#D15Learns

[Samantha Ader @SamAderD15]

“..I realized that our meeting included several of the hallmarks of culturally responsive teaching: building trusting learning relationships, creating opportunities for student-centered discourse and meeting the cognitive needs of communal learners.” ❤️ https://t.co/yA3GxpnaCr

[Community Consolidated School District 15 @D15Schools]

District 15 has announced its Return to Learn Plan.

✅Read more in our newsletter just sent to inboxes and cell phones: https://t.co/vzhtgs6NC5

✅The full Return to Learn website can be viewed by following this link: https://t.co/qeIFIVULCX

#D15Learns

[Community Consolidated School District 15 @D15Schools]

The Board of Education held a Committee of the Whole meeting last night to discuss potential reopening plans. Read more about it, and when final decisions will be announced by reading our latest newsletter: https://t.co/O3Fuvhiqzi

[Samantha Ader @SamAderD15]

Huge, huge thank you to @D15Schools staff for the thorough plans for different COVID-19 scenarios next SY. Check out tonight’s BOE mtg online (skip the first hour to see the presentation portion) https://t.co/YvhrtlDpFq

[Community Consolidated School District 15 @D15Schools]

A Committee of the Whole meeting will take place on Tuesday, July 7 at 6:30 p.m. to discuss preliminary plans for reopening schools. The meeting will be virtual and live streamed to Facebook. Public comment online form: https://t.co/GMoIL4PYug