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Support the Work of Alignment

Thank you for your donation to Alignment to support students graduating academic and career ready prepared for the future workforce. Donations like yours have enabled Alignment to:

  • Reach more than 15,000 students with career planning resources across School Districts U-46, 300, 301, and 303.
  • Contribute 13,258 volunteer hours in our partner school districts representing an investment of over $800,000 to the schools and the region.
  • Grow paid summer internship placements in 11 high schools by 66% partnering with Northern Kane County Region 110 and Elgin Community College’s Taking Back the Trades grant. 
  • Expand as part of the Elgin United Way Neighborhood Network opportunities for students and families to access career planning services while also beginning to address the critical challenge of youth mental health and wellness.

These milestones would not be possible without your financial investment. We share a commitment to collaboratively bring schools and communities together to positively impact the future workforce. With your investment, we prepare students today with their families to ensure a future of economic and social prosperity. 

Support the Work of Alignment today!

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Alignment and Northern Kane County Region 110 Job Fair Attracts Students Across the Region

Alignment and Northern Kane County Region 110 Job Fair Attracts Students Across the Region

March 31, 2026

More than 600 students from eleven high schools across School Districts U-46, 300, 301, and 303 attended the annual Regional Job Fair sponsored by Alignment and Northern Kane County Region 110, hosted at Elgin Community College.

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Sophomore/Junior Postsecondary Day Reaches Over 3,600 Students!

Sophomore/Junior Postsecondary Day Reaches Over 3,600 Students!

March 10, 2026

More than 30 universities, colleges, and organizations joined Alignment and School District U-46 for the Sophomore/Junior Virtual Postsecondary Day on March 4. This large-scale Zoom event reached over 3,600 students, exposing them to a multitude of college and career pathways.

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Alignment Prepares Students to Go To Work

Alignment Prepares Students to Go To Work

March 2, 2026

From Career Panels offering industry insights for future career planning, to Resume Workshops providing guidance on planning, resume building and interviewing skills, to career exploration through Summer Internships, Alignment is working hard to prepare our region’s students for future career success!

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Teachers Visit Flender’s Expanding Operations in Elgin

Teachers Visit Flender’s Expanding Operations in Elgin

February 28, 2026

Teachers across the region had the opportunity to visit with Flender as part of Kane County Institute Day on Friday, February 27, learning first-hand, what it takes to build and repair high precision gear boxes necessary to power wind turbine systems. 

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Region 110 Celebrates Nancy Coleman as the IACTE Carl Perkins Community Service Award Winner

Region 110 Celebrates Nancy Coleman as the IACTE Carl Perkins Community Service Award Winner

February 24, 2026

Northern Kane County Vocational Region 110 proudly announces that Nancy Coleman, Executive Director of the Alignment Collaborative for Education, has been named the State of Illinois Carl Perkins Community Service Award Winner by the Illinois Association of Career and Technical Education (IACTE).

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Camcraft and Matrix Attracts Students to Automation, Manufacturing and Robotics Careers 

Camcraft and Matrix Attracts Students to Automation, Manufacturing and Robotics Careers 

February 12, 2026

Northern Kane County Region 110, in partnership with Camcraft and Matrix, offered Central High School students the opportunity to study the latest automation and robotics applications in manufacturing. The February 12 visit attracted students interested in engineering and manufacturing careers to highly automated operations beyond the classroom.

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