B-3 Continuity Conference 2017 Application to Attend

Thank you for your interest in the Illinois Birth-to-Third (B3) Continuity Conference. The B3 Conference is open to school districts and community leaders working towards birth-to-third grade alignment strategies in their community. Communities are encouraged to come as teams with representatives from early childhood, K-12 schools, and the broader community. Entities holding Preschool Expansion Grants and Preschool for All Expansion Grants should be included within applying communities.
Application materials are Due Friday, May 12th, 2017
Accepted Conference Participants will be notified the week of May 22nd
Agenda and conference updates will be posted to the Conference website

Lead Entity Information

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* 1. Is your district a current recipient of one of the following grants? Please check all that apply.

Preschool Expansion Grant

Preschool For All Expansion Grant

Preschool For All

Prevention Initiative Grant

None

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* 2. Lead district/organization holding PEG/PFA funding?

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* 3. Team Leader Info

Leader Name:

Leader Organization:

Leader Email:

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* 4. Team Leader's Position

Early Childhood Teacher (0-5)

K-3 teacher

Special Education Teacher

Curriculum Director

Instructional Coach

Community- Based Organization Member

Administrator

Other (please specify)

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* 5. If you need hotel accommodations, we have reserved a block of rooms at discounted rates at the Hyatt, Marriott, and Hampton hotels in Bloomington for everyone. Only current PEG and PFA expansion grant communities will be reimbursed hotel, mileage and parking expenses. You will need to make your own hotel and travel arrangements.

I don't need a hotel.

I need reimbursement for a hotel June 14th.

I need reimbursement for a hotel June 13th and 14th. (Only applicable if you are also attending the Partner Plan Act Conference on the 13th.)

Community Partner Information

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* 6. We encourage you to bring a team of 2-4 members to the conference with you. Please consider a variety of positions; administration, preschool and K-12 teachers, curriculum directors, community directors, etc. How many team members are you planning on bringing with you to this conference?
*Note that your team selection can be flexible but we would like to see who you are recruiting to participate.

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* 7. First Team Member

Name:

Organization:

Email:

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* 8. Will this team member need hotel accommodations?

They don't need a hotel

They need a hotel on June 14th.

They need a hotel on June 13th and 14th. (only applicable if they are also attending the Partner, Plan, Act Conference on the 13th.)

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* 9. Position of First Team Member

Early Childhood Teacher (O-5)

K-3 Teacher

Special Education Teacher

Curriculum Director

Instructional Coach

Community-Based Organization Member

Administrator

Other (please specify)

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* 10. Second Team Member

Name:

Organization:

Email:

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* 11. Will this team member need hotel accommodations?

They don't need a hotel.

They need a hotel for June 14th.

They need a hotel June 13th and 14th (only applicable if they are also attending the Partner, Plan, Act Conference on the 13th.)

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* 12. Second team member's position?

Early Childhood Teacher (0-5)

K-3 Teacher

Special Education Teacher

Curriculum Director

Instructional Coach

Community-Based Organization Member

Administrator

Other (please specify)

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* 13. Third Team Member

Name:

Organization:

Email:

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* 14. Will this team member need hotel accommodations?

They don't need a hotel.

They need a hotel June 14th.

They need a hotel June 13th and 14th (only applicable if they are also attending the Partner, Plan, Act Conference on the 13th.)

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* 15. Position of the third team member?

Early Childhood Teacher (0-5)

K-3 Teacher

Special Education Teacher

Curriculum Director

Instructional Coach

Community- Based Organization Member

Administrator

Other (please specify)

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* 16. Fourth Team Member

Name:

Organization:

Email:

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* 17. Will this team member need hotel accommodations?

They don't need a hotel.

They need a hotel June 14th.

They need a hotel June 13th and 14th (only applicable if they are also attending the Partner, Plan, Act Conference on the 13th.)

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* 18. Position of the fourth team member?

Early Childhood Teacher (0-5)

K-3 Teacher

Special Education Teacher

Curriculum Director

Instructional Coach

Community- Based Organization Member

Administrator

Other (please specify)

If you plan to have more than 4 stakeholders participate in the conference, please email Pam Reilly at reillyreillypc@gmail.com with information about additional participants. Questions about the application should also be directed to Pam Reilly as well.

Announcements about application approval will be made Friday, May 12th. Additional information about the conference can be found on the 2017 Conference website.