Members

Goals and Strategies

... to be the voice of nonpublic education in Illinois

• Keep member schools informed of our activities
• Invite member school input
• Host ICNS meetings in Springfield at least twice a year
   

... to advocate nonpublic education

• Dialogue with State Superintendent of Schools, Regional Superintendents, Illinois State Board of Education, State Legislators with information identifying ICNS as group advocating for interests of non-public education.

... to communicate with the leadership of public education

• Maintain a list of priority issues for each member of the ICNS organization, updated regularly.
• Prepare a list of legislators, Regional Superintendents, ISBE staff and members with whom we plan regular contact as individual ICNS members.
• Attend ISBE and Regional Superintendents meetings as often as possible.

... to monitor legislation

• Increase communication among the organizations that comprise the ICNS with regard to legislative and regulatory activity.
• Access information available from other like-minded groups on specific issues.

ICNS is the voice of the non-public school community representing twenty different non-public school associations.  On behalf of our member schools, ICNS will:

• advocate funding for the Illinois Textbook Loan Program and the Parent Transportation Reimbursement Program.
• advocate funding for the maintenance and increase in Tuition Tax Credits
• support for School Choice legislation drafted frequently by the Catholic Conference of Illinois
• consult with Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) in maintaining a non-public school friendly as well as high quality Non-Public School Recognition review process
• serve as an ISBE Technology Plan Review Committee for non-public schools
• vigilantly defend a parent's right to select the best education for their child and a school?s right to pursue the unique mission of their individual charter.