Members

Ad Hoc Committee for Illinois Home Education

Agudath Israel of America Midwest Region

Alternative Schools Network

Archdiocese of Chicago (Catholic)

 
Associated Talmud Torahs of Chicago
 
Association of Christian Schools International
 
Catholic Conference of Illinois
 
Christian Schools International

Community Foundation for Jewish Education
 
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

Illinois Montessori Society

Independent Members
Frank Kulie
Dr. Joan Planck

Islamic Schools

Lake Michigan Association of Independent Schools

Lutheran Schools
Missouri Synod
Northern Illinois District
 
Lutheran Schools
Missouri Synod
Central Illinois District
 
Seventh-Day Adventist
Illinois Conference
 
Seventh-Day Adventist Lake Region Conference

 
Solomon Schechter
Day Schools

Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod

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.