WITS Accepts Generous $500K Gift from Margaret Siber - Working In The Schools
WITS receives a generous $500,000 gift from longtime supporter and friend Margaret Siber, allowing us to pioneer forward in our mission.| Working In The Schools
WITS is the largest provider of literacy enrichment programming and corporate partnerships in Chicago Public Schools, delivering free programs that support both students and teachers. This fall, WITS has welcomed over 450 students and volunteers ... Read More The post WITS Stands with Students and the CPS Community appeared first on Working In The Schools.| Working In The Schools
Starting a new year of school can be a mix of excitement, anxiety, or anything in between. Whether students are returning from summer break, going to a new school, or ... Read More The post 4 Picture Books That Promote Student Confidence appeared first on Working In The Schools.| Working In The Schools
“Orientation? Again? No, please.” Many volunteers tend to view orientations as repetitive tasks that lack excitement or engagement levels in their volunteer experiences; however, they play a crucial role in ... Read More The post Why Orientation Matters: Making the Most of Your Volunteer Journey appeared first on Working In The Schools.| Working In The Schools
The Rochelle Lee Teacher Award is a grant for Chicago Public Schools elementary educators. Each year, teachers may apply to receive a classroom library grant. If selected, teachers receive $500 ... Read More The post WITS Announces 2025 Rochelle Lee Teacher Award Recipients appeared first on Working In The Schools.| Working In The Schools
This August, Invest For Kids Chicago announced its list of 2025 Grant Recipients. Ten organizations were chosen from over one hundred applicants, and included among them is Working in the ... Read More The post Invest For Kids Chicago Announces Working in the Schools as 2025 Grant Recipient appeared first on Working In The Schools.| Working In The Schools
As CPS faces an almost $1 billion budget deficit, WITS continues to be the only in-school reading mentorship program that is free for CPS schools and families. WITS was founded ... Read More The post WITS programs double the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) average of reading proficiency appeared first on Working In The Schools.| Working In The Schools
Along with Patrick Hatton’s appointment, WITS wrapped up its 2025 fiscal year by voting on new Board members Joyce Winnecke, Principal at Joyce Winnecke Advisors LLC and Brett Klein, Managing ... Read More The post Patrick Hatton, VP of Field Operations at Hyatt, begins term as Chair of WITS Board of Directors appeared first on Working In The Schools.| Working In The Schools
When Joanne Alter and Marion Stone founded WITS in 1991, they unlikely imagined the full circle moment 34 years later, when their daughters would carry on their legacy as directors ... Read More The post Jennifer Alter Warden completes term as Chair of WITS Board of Directors appeared first on Working In The Schools.| Working In The Schools
Two-Time NASCAR Chicago Street Race Winner Visits John B. Drake Elementary to Help Provide Summer Reading Books to CPS Students The NASCAR Chicago Street Race and two-time Chicago Street Race ... Read More The post NASCAR Chicago visits WITS School Partner Drake Elementary appeared first on Working In The Schools.| Working In The Schools
WITS is a Chicago non-profit that sets students on a trajectory for success by building critical literacy skills and developing positive self-identity through teacher-led professional development and volunteer powered mentorship programs.| Working In The Schools
WITS receives a generous $500,000 gift from longtime supporter and friend Margaret Siber, allowing us to pioneer forward in our mission.| Working In The Schools
The Rochelle Lee Teacher Award is a professional development program for Chicago Public Schools teachers focused on developing balanced literacy instructional practices in classrooms.| Working In The Schools
The Rochelle Lee Teacher Award is a book grant for Chicago public and charter school teachers to enhance their classroom libraries.| Working In The Schools
Our outcomes are indicators of how year-long mentorship programs influence entire classrooms, fostering a school-wide culture of literacy and paving the way for long-term adult success.| Working In The Schools
