Summer Resource Center
What's Coming up this Summer at Alain Locke Charter School
Hello, and thank you for visiting. Everyone at Alain Locke Charter School hopes you and your family are doing well and looking forward to the summer.
Because we will be on an extended summer break, Alain Locke is going to have a Summer Bridge Program from July 20 to August 14th for all our students. The goal of this program is to support each student’s transition to their next grade level by providing students with a focused review of prioritized concepts and skills over the summer break.
Grade level teams are putting together summer reading and math review activities, including online resources for extra practice, and those will be posted on this site. Check back regularly and follow us on Facebook and Instagram to see the latest news.
All students will be expected to complete the assigned summer bridge work. You will be able to pick up your child’s packet at the school between July 13-16 from 8-4pm.
Also, families can still pick up school meals Monday through Friday between 9 am and 1 pm. Please see below for information and links.
Be safe and well everyone—we look forward to seeing you soon.
SUMMER RESOURCES
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SELF-CARE RESOURCES
Information on the new Illinois Mental Health Support Line (Call4Calm)
Individuals who want to speak with a mental health professional can text the word “TALK” to 552-020. Within 24 hours, a mental health professional will reach out. You can also text other terms like “unemployment,” “food”, or “shelter” to the same number to receive information on how to access supports and services.
| NAME | POSITION | |
| Patrick Love | Principal | plove@alainlocke.org |
| Vonyell Foster | Dean of Students and Operations | vfoster@alainlocke.org |
| Jeanette Porter | School Manager | jporter@alainlocke.org |
| Eboni Harris | Case Manager | eharris@alainlocke.org |
| Abby Brown | Social Worker | abrown@alainlocke.org |
| Marisa Mathews | Higher Education and Career Counselor | mmathews@alainlocke.org |
| Amie Konzak | Pre-K Instructor | akonzak@alainlocke.org |
| Jenna Hancock | Pre-K Instructor | jhancock@alainlocke.org |
| Vanessa Courts | Kindergarten Instructor | vcourts@alainlocke.org |
| Loren Rojas | Kindergarten Instructor | lrojas@alainlocke.org |
| Megan Cebrzynski | First Grade Instructor | mcebrzynski@alainlocke.org |
| Samantha Rosenberg | First Grade Instructor | srosenberg@alainlocke.org |
| Marianne Gacki | Second Grade Instructor | mgacki@alainlocke.org |
| Taylor Meiser | Second Grade Instructor | tmeiser@alainlocke.org |
| Christine Kestian | Third Grade Instructor | ckestian@alainlocke.org |
| Carlie Bates | Third Grade Instructor | cbates@alainlocke.org |
| Michelle Keim | Fourth Grade Instructor | mkeim@alainlocke.org |
| Shalewa Crowe | Fourth Grade Instructor | pcrowe@alainlocke.org |
| Charles Betts | Fifth Grade ELA/Social Studies Instructor | cbetts@alainlocke.org |
| Michael Krabill | Fifth Grade Math/Science Instructor | mkrabill@alainlocke.org |
| Lisa Donnelly | Sixth Grade ELA/Social Studies Instructor | ldonnelly@alainlocke.org |
| Tierra Masupha | Sixth Grade Math/Science Instructor | tmasuhpa@alainlocke.org |
| Sarah Fakhoury | 7/8 Grade ELA Instructor | sfakhoury@alainlocke.org |
| Dominique Duncan | 7/8 Grade Math Instructor | dduncan@alainlocke.org |
| Kimberly Payton | 7/8 Grade Science Instructor | kpayton@alainlocke.org |
| Patrycja Baran | 7/8 Grade Social Studies Instructor | pbaran@alainlocke.org |
| Wanda Crumps | Diverse Learning Instructor (K-2) | wcrumps@alainlocke.org |
| Vance Exner | Diverse Learning Instructor (3-4) | vexner@alainlocke.org |
| Jennifer Mitch | Diverse Learning Instructor (5-8) | jmitch@alainlocke.org |
| Marisa Choate | Art Instructor | mchoate@alainlocke.org |
| Amy Belluomini | Music Instructor | abelluomini@alainlocke.org |
| Darrin Laye | Gym Instructor | dlaye@alainlocke.org |