Counselor Message Board
The Counselor Message Board is updated each week.
In observance of Lincoln’s Birthday, ISAC offices will be closed on Monday, February 13, reopening on Tuesday, February 14. Access the Counselors area at
isac.org anytime or send an
e-mail message to the School Services Department for questions or inquiries.
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announces that the 2023-24 Federal School Code List of Participating Schools is now available electronically as a Microsoft Excel (XLS) file. Further details, including instructions of how to update the FSC information, are provided on the
FSA Partner Connect website.
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February 2 e-Message announces that ISAC has extended the deadline to
submit session proposals for the 2023
Illinois Postsecondary and Career Expectations (PaCE) Symposium to Tuesday, February 14, 2023. Registration information and an agenda for the symposium – an in-person event taking place in Springfield on Thursday, April 20, 2023 – will be available in the spring.
Register today for the tenth annual
Illinois Education and Career Success Network Conference, taking place at Moraine Valley Community College on March 8, 2023. Specific details – including information about interactive peer learning workshops, a tenth anniversary celebration, and how to register for the event – are provided in a
Janaury 25 e-Message.
Learn how schools and districts across the state are implementing the
Illinois Postsecondary and Career Expectations (PaCE) Framework by joining monthly webinars being offered by ISAC from February through May. More details, including access to the
webinar schedule and registration information, are provided in a
January 24 e-Message.
March 1, 2023 is the priority
application consideration date for the 2023-24 Illinois Special Education Teacher Tuition Waiver (SETTW) Program. Details about this program are provided for applicants at the
Illinois SETTW Program page, located within the
Students & Parents area of this website.
March 31, 2023 is the priority
application consideration date for the 2023-24 Minority Teachers of Illinois (MTI) Scholarship Program. Details about this program are provided for applicants at the
MTI Scholarship Program page, located within the
Students & Parents area of this website.
Mark your calendar for the
2023 College Changes Everything® (CCE) conference, an in-person event taking place on July 13, 2023 at the Tinley Park Convention Center. Proposals for conference interest sessions are now being accepted (complete
session proposal forms that are submitted online by Friday, March 3, 2023 will receive priority consideration). Further details are provided in a
January 20 e-Message.
2022-23
applications for the
Post-Master of Social Work School Social Work Professional Educator License Scholarship Program, designed to encourage students to become social workers in Illinois schools while providing minority children with access to a greater number of positive minority role models, are due on or before Tuesday, February 28, 2023. Further details may be found on the Post-Master of Social Work School Social Work Professional Educator License Scholarship Program page within the
Students & Parents area of this website, and also in a
January 13 e-Message.
Join ISAC staff for the Training Tuesdays webinar series, being offered from January through May 2023. All sessions are offered at no cost to the public, but registration is required. Further details – including access to online registration – are provided in a
January 10 e-Message.
The links below have information on topics that were previously listed on the Message Board.
FAFSA Completion InitiativeOutreach Calendar/EventsFAFSA Completion Information
Anyone, 6 months of age and older, is eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Find your nearest vaccination location at
ISAC Student Portal
