Organizations - Oswego Community Unit School District 308

A parent group that assists the school administration in organizing and supporting many school activities and events. For instance, activities such as classroom holiday parties, the annual Fun Fair, the Great Art Show and school assemblies are all activities that are organized and run by the Home and School Association in some District 308 schools.

The historical society was chartered in 1970 to preserve the history of Kendall County and to provide historical education for the county's residents. Visit Website

Oswego Chamber of Commerce

Businesses today must continually seek new opportunities. Opportunities in Oswego are rich with an awareness of history as well as responsiveness to the present. This combined awareness and responsiveness is evident in our virtual community. Visit Website

Oswego Foundation for Education Excellence

The Oswego Foundation for Educational Excellence is a community-based organization of interested citizens committed to the goal of enriching and enhancing educational opportunities for the students of Oswego School District 308. OFEE provides materials, equipment and funding for initiatives that cannot be supplied through limited public resources. Since its incorporation in 1995, the Foundation has raised $94,666 to fund more than mini-grants. In addition, the Foundation has established an endowment fund and administers several scholarship funds.

Oswego Optimists Club

The Oswegoland Optimists Club supports many local programs that are both recreational and educational in nature. Programs may be club sponsored, such as the annual Christmas Families Project, or sponsored by another group but financially assisted by the club, such as the Oswegoland sport teams. The funds are also used for special projects and/or to assist youth groups. Visit Website

Oswego Rotary Club

The purpose and the object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service; maintain high ethical standards in business and professions; encourage the application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian's personal, business, and community life; and promote the advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service. Visit Website

Parents And Community for Excellence is a voluntary organization dedicated to the support and expansion of programs for academically talented students throughout District 308. School year activities include guest speakers, student enrichment programs, a summer activities fair, as well as local and state advocacy. Periodic e-news letters are also shared with members. As part of an affiliate organization of the Illinois Association for Gifted Children (IAGC); PACE members have networking opportunities with 165,000+ other parents across the state of Illinois who are equally dedicated to ongoing advocacy for gifted children. Visit Website

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Illinois Internet Crimes Against Children

While exploring the Internet, children may be exposed to inappropriate material and conduct through the World Wide Web, e-mail, and chat rooms. Chat rooms pose a particularly serious threat. In chat rooms, remote users can carry on conversations anonymously, concealing their true identities. Taking advantage of this anonymity, child predators often make their first contact with victims through chat rooms and instant messages. The best defense against inappropriate material is to set and discuss family rules for Internet use. Visit Website

Illinois State Board of Education

The Illinois State Board of Education provides leadership, advocacy, and support for the work of school districts, policymakers, and citizens in making Illinois education second to none.

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ACT is an independent, not-for-profit organization that provides more than a hundred assessment, research, information, and program management services in the broad areas of education and workforce development. Though designed to meet a wide array of needs, all ACT programs and services have one guiding purpose: helping people achieve education and workplace success. Visit Website

College Board (SAT)

The College Board is a not-for-profit membership association whose mission is to connect students to college success and opportunity. Founded in 1900, the association is composed of more than 5,000 schools, colleges, universities, and other educational organizations. Each year, the College Board serves students and their parents, high schools, and colleges through major programs and services in college admissions, guidance, assessment, financial aid, enrollment, and teaching and learning. Visit Website

National Parent Teacher Association (PTA) reminds the country of its obligations to children and provides parents and families with a powerful voice to speak on behalf of every child while providing the best tools for parents to help their children be successful students. Visit Website

No Child Left Behind

President Bush made a commitment to ensure that all children receive a high quality education so that no child is left behind. The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) has led to higher standards and greater accountability throughout the Nation's school systems. Visit Website

U.S. Department of Education

The U.S. Department of Education was created in 1980 by combining offices from several federal agencies. Its original directive remains its mission today - to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence throughout the nation. ED is dedicated to: Establishing policies on federal financial aid for education, and distributing as well as monitoring those funds, collecting data on America's schools and disseminating research, focusing national attention on key educational issues, prohibiting discrimination and ensuring equal access to education. Visit Website

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