2010 Jefferson Awards2010 Jefferson AwardsDistrict 205’s Student Board of District 205’s Student Board of

EducationEducation

Promoting Service Leadership through Excellence, Respect and Pride

STUDENT BOARD STUDENT BOARD MEMBERSHIPMEMBERSHIP

PRESIDENT VICE-PRESIDENT SECRETARY

Adilah Muhammad Jeremiah Whittington Sara CurtisThornwood Thornton Thornridge

JEFFERSON AWARD COMMITTEE

CHAIRPERSONMarkist Booker - TR

MEMBERSJeremiah Whittington – TT

Vincent Jones - TRAdilah Muhammad - TW

Jefferson Awards: Jefferson Awards: 2009 - 20102009 - 2010

• Game plan adding two schoolsGame plan adding two schools• Met with District and school administratorsMet with District and school administrators• Principal selected faculty sponsors for each Principal selected faculty sponsors for each

buildingbuilding• Sent emails to faculty sponsors, publicizing Sent emails to faculty sponsors, publicizing

programprogram• Volunteer Hour log books to record community Volunteer Hour log books to record community

serviceservice• We also partnered with District SAVE Committee We also partnered with District SAVE Committee

and Law and Social Justice Committeeand Law and Social Justice Committee

Mission, Vision Mission, Vision Statement and LeadershipStatement and Leadership

• Vision of the Jefferson Award Committee is to Vision of the Jefferson Award Committee is to implement the Jefferson Award program in implement the Jefferson Award program in District 205, highlight and increase District 205, highlight and increase voluntarism/community service and promote voluntarism/community service and promote school spirit. school spirit.

• Student, Faculty, Administration and Board of Student, Faculty, Administration and Board of Education compose shared leadership team Education compose shared leadership team with input from all stakeholders.with input from all stakeholders.

2010 - 2011 2010 - 2011 Succession PlanSuccession Plan

• Implement program in feeder school districts (middle Implement program in feeder school districts (middle schools)schools)

• Partner with Restorative Justice Program to Partner with Restorative Justice Program to implement in all three schools and increase volunteer implement in all three schools and increase volunteer opportunities for studentsopportunities for students

• Continue to partner with SAVE (Students Against Continue to partner with SAVE (Students Against Violence Everywhere) to increase volunteer Violence Everywhere) to increase volunteer opportunities and expand to feeder school districtsopportunities and expand to feeder school districts

• We did not attend leadership conference; however, We did not attend leadership conference; however, attended Illinois Team Institute Conference Summer attended Illinois Team Institute Conference Summer 2009 2009

Fundraising/Fundraising/Community ServiceCommunity Service

• CEDA- Christmas Toy DriveCEDA- Christmas Toy Drive

• Gift Cards for Seniors at ChristmasGift Cards for Seniors at Christmas

• Hope Funds for HaitiHope Funds for Haiti

• Anti-violence Turnabout DanceAnti-violence Turnabout Dance

• Thanksgiving Food DriveThanksgiving Food Drive

• Blood DriveBlood Drive

• Play for the cure Play for the cure

• March of DimesMarch of Dimes

The Plan and Action The Plan and Action 2009 - 20102009 - 2010

• Recognition: One outstanding student per month, per school awardedRecognition: One outstanding student per month, per school awarded

• Nomination: Faculty based submissionsNomination: Faculty based submissions

• Selection: Student Board (comprised of student and administrative Selection: Student Board (comprised of student and administrative representatives from all the district high schools) chose winners through representatives from all the district high schools) chose winners through meaningful discussion and considerationmeaningful discussion and consideration

• Attraction: Prestige of Jefferson Awards, school publications and Attraction: Prestige of Jefferson Awards, school publications and announcementsannouncements

• MEDIA RELATIONS: PRESS RELEASES IN LOCAL NEWSPAPER, SCHOOL MEDIA RELATIONS: PRESS RELEASES IN LOCAL NEWSPAPER, SCHOOL WEBSITE, CABLE TV, POSTED SCHOOL BULLETIN BOARDWEBSITE, CABLE TV, POSTED SCHOOL BULLETIN BOARD

• 2009 – 2010 RECRUITMENT GOAL: BY END OF YEAR, IMPLEMENTED 2009 – 2010 RECRUITMENT GOAL: BY END OF YEAR, IMPLEMENTED PROGRAM IN ALL THREE DISTRICT SCHOOLSPROGRAM IN ALL THREE DISTRICT SCHOOLS

• LEADERSHIP: ATTEND TRAINING TO FURTHER SKILL-SET (ITI)LEADERSHIP: ATTEND TRAINING TO FURTHER SKILL-SET (ITI)

Jefferson Award Jefferson Award WinnersWinners

Thornton High School WinnersThornton High School Winners

Ciera Williams J’Waan Smith

Edgar Alcala Kenneth Smith

Yelyse Wells

Jefferson Award Jefferson Award WinnersWinners

Thornridge High School Winners

Christina Estrada Jalissa Cole

Sharna Hines Takiya Shemwell

Andrew Pritchett

Jefferson Award Jefferson Award WinnersWinners

Thornwood High School Winners

Cody Wilson Lasanya Hernandez

Kenya Lewis Marius Osborne

Solola Rotimi

Telling the storyTelling the story

• P.A. AnnouncementP.A. Announcement

• NewspaperNewspaper

• Cable accessCable access

• Bulletin BoardsBulletin Boards

• AssembliesAssemblies

• WebsitesWebsites

Growth and Expansion Growth and Expansion of SIAof SIA

• Presented Jefferson Award program to Board of Presented Jefferson Award program to Board of Education for permission to implement in the district Education for permission to implement in the district

• Met with students, staff and administrators to plan Met with students, staff and administrators to plan implementationimplementation

• Provided technical support to building level faculty Provided technical support to building level faculty sponsors and students for implementation at each sponsors and students for implementation at each school school

• The Student Board Jefferson Awards Committee The Student Board Jefferson Awards Committee successfully recruited Thornton and Thornwood High successfully recruited Thornton and Thornwood High School School • Thornton High School contact is Ebony WilliamsThornton High School contact is Ebony Williams• Thornwood High School contact is Darcelle WilliamsThornwood High School contact is Darcelle Williams• Thornridge High School contact is Brad BeilfussThornridge High School contact is Brad Beilfuss

Building and expanding Building and expanding Volunteer Capacity Volunteer Capacity

• Reformed Jefferson Awards committee to include Reformed Jefferson Awards committee to include representation from all buildings and internally representation from all buildings and internally select committee chairman. select committee chairman.

• Worked with faculty sponsor, other organization Worked with faculty sponsor, other organization sponsors and principals to assist groups with sponsors and principals to assist groups with logistics and coordinating implementation across logistics and coordinating implementation across the districtthe district

• 2009-2010 assistance with volunteer projects2009-2010 assistance with volunteer projects• SAVE (Students Against Violence Everywhere)SAVE (Students Against Violence Everywhere)• Restorative Justice (Peer Jury)Restorative Justice (Peer Jury)• Law and Social Justice (District 205 Schaumburg Law and Social Justice (District 205 Schaumburg

Student Exchange) Student Exchange)

InnovatesInnovates

• Created standardized recommendations forms Created standardized recommendations forms for all three buildings.for all three buildings.

• Reformed Jefferson Awards committee to Reformed Jefferson Awards committee to include representation from all buildings and include representation from all buildings and internally select committee chairmaninternally select committee chairman