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The mission of SPARK Aurora Early Childhood Collaboration is to empower our diverse families and children to attain full success in learning and life by ensuring all Aurora’s young children have equal access to exemplary Early Childhood Care and Education.

 

SPARK strives to improve and strengthen the early childhood system in Aurora by ensuring:

 

1.  Parents and the community are educated and informed about the importance and value of an early childhood education for all of our young children and the impact it has on children’s success in school and life.

2.  By supporting the ongoing improvement of the early childhood programs in the Aurora community through continued professional development of its teachers.

3.  Building an early childhood coordinated system in which the school districts, community-based early childhood programs, community agencies serving families and children all work as one unit to ensure that Aurora’ young children have the resources, knowledge, and skills to be Strong, Prepared And Ready for Kindergarten.

 

SPARK is an education initiative of Fox Valley United Way.

 

CONTACT INFORMATION

Phone: (630) 896-4636 Ext. 108  |  Email: spark@foxvalleyunitedway.org

Online Courses

We provide timely and relevant support to educators in their journey to meet the ever-increasing demands of teaching and leading through a variety of synchronous and asynchronous online workshops. All offerings provide participants with research-based, relevant resources and help address the critical issues facing educators today. 

 

Through these opportunities, educators are empowered to make immediate and long-lasting changes in their professional practice to help increase student achievement while also meeting their social and emotional needs.

 

Administrator Academies

By statute, every administrator must complete a minimum of one approved academy annually and a minimum of five in each administrator certificate renewal period. 

 

The Illinois Online Academy provides a range of online academies that meet this criteria while providing research-based strategies to help you on you journey. Topics range from combatting educator burnout, meeting and presentation tips, restorative practices, and more.