Spring Toolkit 2025

Learn the different between Mindset/Behavior vs. Outcome graphs and how to make each one! Have time in this session to work on graphs that are ready to submit for your AMP in June.

This will be a brief presentation on the launch of the Chicago Services Resource Guide, a comprehensive directory of health and social services available throughout the Chicagoland area. This resource has been curated to support school leaders, families, and students by offering easy access to services that address the diverse needs of our CPS community.

Through the collaboration of OSP, OSEL, OSD, and OSHW comes a cohesive, digital road map outlining how schools can continue to build cultures of belonging and safety. Introducing The Curricula Alignment Bank: an informative reference guide dedicated to supporting school personnel and administrators conceptualize the parallels between a series of district curriculum programs. The unveiling of this tool highlights the synergy across the following CPS instructional materials:
- OSP's *NEW* Bystander Intervention Curriculum,
- Second Step's Digital Social-Emotional Learning Programs as endorsed by OSEL & OSD, along with the *NEW* Cluster Classroom Curriculum
- OSHW's Personal Health & Safety (PreK-5) and Sexual Health Education (6-12) Curriculum

Participants will gain:
- An understanding of how each of the featured departments work in tandem, uplifting communities of inclusion, consent, and making amends.
- Knowledge of universal curriculum themes, all which are 1) centering student well-being, 2) practicing harm prevention, and 3) uplifting each person's and school's diverse identities.
- Access to the curricula alignment Drive, lending itself to future planning and making informed decisions around materials that are readily available!

This presentation outlines the policies and best practices for Chicago Public Schools (CPS) in responding to immigration-related concerns while maintaining a safe and inclusive learning environment for all students. It will cover CPS guidelines on protecting student privacy, handling inquiries from immigration authorities, and supporting immigrant and undocumented students. The session will also highlight available resources, staff responsibilities, and strategies for fostering a welcoming school community that prioritizes student well-being and equal access to education.

This session will provide counseling team members with an overview of best practices for working with community partners providing mentoring and behavioral health supports.

Learn tips and tricks on how navigating the GoCPS platform and process.

Strengthen collaboration between Culture & Climate Teams (CCTs) and Behavioral Health Teams (BHTs) to ensure effective decision-making, data-driven planning, and cohesive support structures for students and staff.

Restorative Justice (RJ) is a culture that prioritizes community as a basic human need. It is a culture that upholds community safety and wellness--not by rules, punishment, or exclusion--but by fostering impactful relationships that inspire an increased commitment to taking care of each other.

While RJ has often been introduced to people as simply a response to conflict or as a disciplinary tool, it is much more expansive then that.

In this session, we will explore some of the fundamental beliefs/mindsets of Restorative Justice Culture, and how these beliefs--when put into action to proactively foster strong relationships--make the genuine and sustained transformation of school communities more possible!