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*

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                                                            SCOPE Special Events during 2007-2008

                                        
                         Dr. Christopher Koch, Chris Slowik and Jim Steyskal                                        SCOPE Chair Kurt Staehlin, Beth Brouwer and JIm Steyskal

                                  SCOPE Spring Dinner - April 30, 2008                                        Beth Brouwer from New Lenox School District 122 receives
                   Guest Speaker- Dr. Christopher Koch, Superintendent                       the SCOPE Outstanding Leadership Award on May 21, 2008
                                     Illinois State Board of Education                                                   Beth served as SCOPE Chairperson from 2004 to 2007

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SCOPE Executive Committee to meet on Wednesday, June 25, 2008 at 10:00 AM in the SCOPE office

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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