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The Alignment Collaborative for Education (ACE) mission is to align community resources and collaborate with organizations in support of public school strategies to raise student achievement; create responsible, productive, and contributing members of our society; and advance the economic and social well-being of communities served by school districts U-46, 300, and 301 in Illinois.
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Overview

The Alignment Collaborative for Education is a collective impact organization of business and community leaders from 11 communities working in partnership with school districts U-46, 300, 301, 303 and Northern Kane County Region 110 to deliver a qualified, future workforce eager to live and work within their communities.

Vision

Investing in youth to ensure the future strength of the community and its workforce.

Priorities

  • Strengthen governance and engagement of volunteers that support Alignment’s Neighborhood Network priorities.
  • Identify and align all workforce development youth initiatives in the region across industry clusters.
  • Improve college and career readiness communications between students, families, schools, and the community.
  • Increase exposure of teachers, counselors, and students to career opportunities across industry clusters.
  • Increase parent related programming to improve academic and career preparation opportunities for students

Scope of Alignment’s Work:

  • Educational and Career Pathways – Ensuring students have the opportunity to graduate academic and career ready.
  • Teacher Pipeline – Developing and mentoring future teachers from high school to university degree completion.
  • Neighborhood Network– Building a future workforce development collaboration for the greater Elgin area.

Benefits of Alignment:

  • Economic Development – A community of choice for businesses and family
  • Greater ROI – Community resources leveraged for broader impact
  • Higher Quality Services – Community that matches its expertise to address economic and social needs
  • Enhanced Capacity – Community utilizing collective impact for systemic, long-term change

Alignment Initiatives

Academic and Career Readiness Initiative

Teacher Pipeline
Initiative

Neighborhood Network Initiative

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ACE is working towards improvements in outcomes for all school district U-46, 300, and 301 students.

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Alignment Collaborative for Education - ACE

31 S. Grove Ave
Elgin, IL 60120
Tel: 224-227-7534
ace@align4edu.org
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