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Center for Active Family Engagement Survey

May 7th, 2012

Greetings Thomas Paine Parents:

During the 2010-2011 school year, Urbana District 116′s school and community created a comprehensive strategic plan that identified Parent Engagement as a key component in the success of our students.  The Center for Active Family Engagement (CAFÉ) is working with Urbana School District #116 to improve family engagement practices. Your involvement is a very important piece in your child’s school success.

Research has found that schools need to be the first to reach out to parents and invite them to participate in their children’s education. We are currently conducting a Family Friendly Assessment and greatly need your help to provide a complete picture of your child’s school environment.

Please take a couple of minutes to complete the survey through the link below.  If the link doesn’t work, please copy and paste the URL into a web browser.

https://www.research.net/s/USD116PaineParent

Your information remains anonymous, but your contribution helps to make our schools stronger in parent/family practices.  We will also be sending out a paper copy of the survey to a random sample of parents in the district; please only complete the survey once.  If you have students in more than one USD116 school, please do fill out a survey for each school.  That will help us provide the best feedback to the individual buildings.

Thank you for your time and input.


Thomas Paine students, Prairie Winds residents collaborate

May 1st, 2012

[From News-Gazette] On a rainy Monday afternoon, students from Thomas Paine Elementary and residents at Prairie Winds of Urbana worked together to celebrate an old tradition and start a new one. Read more at News-Gazette.com »


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Thomas Paine Kindergarteners Create Flower Art

March 2nd, 2012

Students in Ms. Sandberg’s class work on their flower vases. View the photo gallery »


Ms. Olsen’s First Grade Class Celebrates the 100th Day of School

February 3rd, 2012

Click on the thumbnail to see the full-size picture.


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The Thomas Paine Community Reaches out to Those in Need

December 16th, 2011

Last week, Thomas Paine School held their annual Holiday Gift program. The school’s faculty and staff, parents and friends of the school donated gifts and gift cards to help Thomas Paine families in need Read the rest of this entry »


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