Question 1

After School Support

Accepted Answer

Purpose: The After School Programs Grant provides opportunities and funding outside of the school day to improve academic outcomes, student enrichment, and community partnerships for support services
Some previous After School Program grant funded opportunities are:
Educational field trips for students enrolled in the Safe School, Remote School, and ALOPs
Supplies and materials purchasing for student usage during After School Programming 
After school tutoring programs for students
West40 Annual Backpack GiveBack
Funded internships for ALOP students
Community scholarships to increase accessibility to programming in community-based organizations (CBOs)
To inquire about opportunities to receive funding or participate in After School Programming, please complete this form

Question 2

Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and Mental Health Support

Accepted Answer

Purpose: West40 manages a number of grants that support SEL and Mental Health initiatives in schools by developing statewide infrastructure and collaboratives, Mutli-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) frameworks, and synchronous training modules that assist school districts in providing direct services to students and families
SEL coaches and related services to serve West40 school districts.
Professional Learning and Training available for school staff supporting SEL and mental health 
Support for telehealth, MTSS systems, and other mental health tools/resources for school districts
Increase school based mental health professionals within school districts
Funding School Based Mental Health Collaboratives where school support personnel can come together, collaborate, and offer support across different schools and districts

Question 3

School Safety

Accepted Answer

Purpose: Our school safety grants aim to advance the Illinois Targeted Violence Prevention Strategy for K-12 students and appoint safety directors at the school community level who will provide resources and coordinate activities focused on violence prevention
The ultimate goal of the grant is to enhance recidivism reduction and reintegration capabilities, advance equity/engage underserved communities in prevention, address online aspects of targeted violence and terrorism, and prevent domestic violence extremism
Some trainings previously offered under our School Safety grants are as follows:
Psychological and Physical Safety
Incident Command System (ICS)
School Prevention: Warning Signs 
Behavior Threat Assessment
Security Awareness
Emergency Preparedness: Design
Emergency Preparedness: Admin Staff
Threat Assessment: Warning Signs
Threat Assessment: Social Media Warning Signs
Bus Driver Security Awareness
Metal Detector and Searches
Security Observation
Security Evaluation

Resources for Districts