“We are committed to assuring that every student is prepared with the academic and social skills to enter Kindergarten ready to be successful.”
A-Team Composition
The Alignment Collaborative through collective impact brings together the strongest community resources in early education to include but not limited to:
- Boys and Girls Club
- Centre of Elgin
- Elgin Community College
- Elgin Partnership for Early Learning
- Gail Borden Public Library
- Grand Victoria Foundation
- Greater Elgin Family Care Center
- Poplar Creek Library
- School District U-46
- Streamwood Park District
- United Way of Elgin
- Visiting Nurses Association
- YMCA
- YWCA
A-Team Initiatives
- Expand U-46’s Give Me Five Program
- Partner with the National Campaign for Grade Level Reading
- Serve communities of greatest need across 11 communities based on areas with highest poverty and lowest Kindergarten readiness results.
Early Childhood Education A-Team Roster
Bianca Alonso
Site Director and Volunteer Coordinator
Boys and Girls Club of Elgin
Jennifer Bueche
Director of Youth Services
Gail Borden Public Library
Lisa Fabris
Childrens’ Services Manager
Poplar Creek Public Library
Irma Figueroa
Community Outreach
Visiting Nurses Association
Lisa Jackson
Coordinator of Assessment & Accountability
School District U-46
Elisa Lara
Community Outreach
Visiting Nurses Association
Lorena Nunez
Community Outreach Liaison
Greater Elgin Family Care Center
Amber Peters
Executive Director
Elgin Partnership for Early Learning
Kerry Reynolds
Early Childhood Supervisor
Centre of Elgin
Annamarie Schopen
Managing Director of Institutional Compliance and Curriculum
Elgin Community College
Tiffany Trewartha
“Give Me Five!” Community Liaison
School District U-46
Kristine Young
Family Literacy Coordinator
YWCA
ACE is a member of the Alignment USA communities of collaboration and collective impact.
