South Cooperative Organization for Public Education
Linking Schools to the Illinois Legislature

  Welcome to SCOPE

        Mission Statement            Members           Legislation           Funding   

        SCOPE Senators            State Reps        Legislator's Addresses*

Please Note: Our Legislation Page has been updated as of January 30, 2008

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SCOPE Spring Dinner and Governing Board Meeting
Wednesday, April 30, 2008  -  Registration: 6:30 PM
Doubletree Hotel in Alsip
Speaker:  Dr. Christopher Koch, Illinois State Superintendent
Details to be mailed to all SCOPE superintendents and delegates in February

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SCOPE Finance/Legislation Committee Meeting 2008 Schedule
January 28, February 25, March 31, April 28, May 19th
1:00 PM, in the J. D. Petersen Academy in District 218 Administration Center
10701 South Kilpatrick Avenue in Oak Lawn

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Words of Wisdom from Abraham Lincoln:

"A child is a person who is going to carry on what you have started.
He is going to sit where you are sitting, and when you are gone, attend to those things which you think are important.  You may adopt all the policies you please, but how they are carried out depends on him.  He will assume control of your cities, states and nation.  He is going to move in and take over your churches, schools, universities and corporations ..... the fate of humanity is in his hands."

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SCOPE was founded in 1987 to act as a unified source of information regarding educational issues.  A group of public school districts came together to join forces for better representation for public schools in south suburban Cook County.  In 1996 membership was extended to school districts in neighboring Will County with similar interests.

SCOPE is a grassroots local organization focusing on the needs of school districts in south and southwest suburban Cook and Will Counties.  Our major goal is to provide schools with legislative information and to provide legislators and the Governor with educational information.  We also encourage member school districts and the community to become involved in the legislative process through regular communication with their local legislators.

SCOPE works to identify school problems and seek solutions.  SCOPE is recognized as the voice for public schools in the south and southwest suburban area.

Our office is located at:     
                           10701 South Kilpatrick Ave., Oak Lawn, IL. 60453
                            Telephone:  708-424-3715
                            Fax:  708-424-3924
                            Peg Agnos, Legislative Director
                            Chris Slowik, Organizational Director. 
To contact SCOPE by E-mail:  ChrisScope@AOL.com

Click on the links below for related sites.

www.isbe.state.il.us   Illinois State Board of Ed
www.ilga.gov  Legislation Information
www.iasb.com    School Board Members Association
www.iasaedu.org    Superintendents Association  
www.iasbo.org    Business Officials Association
www.cook.k12.il.us    Suburban Cook Regional Supt.
www.will.roe.org    Will County Regional Supt.
www.ctbaonline.org  Center for Tax and Budget Accountability
www.betterfundingforbetterschools.com  School Funding Coalition