We have 2 items for you this week.
1) Thank you to Our Representative
and House Republican Leader Tom Cross - Thanks to the sole
efforts of Representative Tom Cross, $5 Million for Gifted Education
has been added in the House and Senate Budgets! Now, the budgets
need to be approved by the governor. Given the current political
climate over the state budget, the $5 million funding would not have
been possible without Representative Cross' great care for the
education and future of the children in our school district and in
the state of Illinois. We are most grateful to Representative
Cross.
Parents and students, let Representative
Cross know how much you appreciate his efforts to get gifted funding
in the budget.
Address: 316 State House, Springfield,
IL 62706;
Phone: (217) 782-1331
in Springfield, (815) 254-0000 in Plainfield.
Thank you. It means a lot to the future
of our children. 316 StateHouse
2) CLEP Exams for High School
Students - High school students can take nationally standardized CLEP tests, which allow them to earn college credit. Similar to AP
credits, CLEP credits can satisfy prerequisites or reduce the number
of courses needed for a college degree.
CLEP exams are
the most popular credit-by-examination tests. They are more
convenient than AP exams because CLEP exams are offered more often
and the test are given online. For example, online exams are
offered once a month at nearby colleges like North Central
College.
Benefits of taking CLEP from the College Board,
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/clep/about.html -
- Save Money. Compare the cost of CLEP, just
$65, to hundreds - even thousands - of dollars in tuition.
- Make college more interesting. Test out of
general education classes and move right into advanced courses.
- Get credit for what you already know.
There are 2,900
colleges that grant credit and/or advanced standing for CLEP exams,
and each individual college has its own credit-by-examination policy
so visit the college websites or contact the admissions offices to
find out specific details. North Central
College awards awards up to 28 credit hours for demonstrated
competence obtained through CLEP,
http://www.noctrl.edu/x16998.xml.
Northwestern University accepts up to 11 credit hours,
http://www.scs.northwestern.edu/ugrad/credit/clep.cfm.