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2022 Principal Appreciation Campaign

2022 marks the sixth year of Chicago’s citywide Principal Appreciation Campaign, when we joined forces with school communities, city officials, and corporate leaders to lift up the great work of our hardworking school leaders. The theme of this year’s celebration is “Connecting Champions.” Chicago’s school leaders demonstrated resilient leadership, determination, and creativity as they supported their students and school communities through two years of educational disruptions brought on by the pandemic. Now, it’s time to celebrate them!

See the impact of the 2021 principal appreciation campaign here:

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2021 Principal Appreciation Events

PRINCIPAL HAPPY HOURS | Thursdays in October 2021

In October, The Fund hosted four happy hours for Chicago public school principals on Thursdays. Each week, the happy hour rotated to a different part of the city. Event pages can be found below:

Thursday, October 7, 4:30PM-7:00PM | Humboldt Park | Esmerelda’s Lounge
Thursday, October 14, 4:30PM-7:00PM | Lakeview | Chicago Theater Works
Thursday, October 21, 4:30PM-7:30PM | Hyde Park | The Museum of Science and Industry*
Thursday, October 28, 4:30PM-7:00PM | South Loop | VU Rooftop
*Special “Principal: Leading Us Forward” Storytelling Event: On October 21, there was a special three-hour principal appreciation month happy hour, taking place in the Museum of Science and Industry’s Henry Crown Space Center. This event will end with a live storytelling event titled, “Principals: Leading Us Forward.” From 6:00-7:00PM, in the Giant Dome Theater, a group of principals shared their personal stories of strength and leadership. Any individuals unable to attend the event in-person watched a livestream.

COVID-19 Safety: We implemented all possible measures to make sure that these events are COVID-19 safe. Masks were required whenever not eating or drinking, and all guests were required to show proof of vaccination before entry. Among the four venues, two of them had outdoor spaces, while the other two were large enough for social distancing indoors.
Invitations: Because of COVID-19 restrictions, we capped attendance at each happy hour.
Free Parking: All events had have free parking available.
Photos: See all photos from events here.

2021 Principal Appreciation Raffles

In honor of 2021 Principal Appreciation Month, The Fund hosted a weekly raffle where one principal was chosen to receive prizes every Friday in October. Individuals were required to be current Chicago public school principals in order to participate OR individuals can nominate their principals for a raffle prize.

Fill out the following form in order to receive a chance to win! All participants in Fund events during October will automatically be entered. Weekly prizes include:

—October 8: $50 Visa Gift Card, Gift Vouchers to Flowers for Dreams, and Tickets to Shedd Aquarium
—October 15: $50 Visa Gift Card, Tickets to Shedd Aquarium, and Shedd Aquarium apparel
—October 22: $50 Visa Gift Card, Tickets to Shedd Aquarium, and Items from Lou Malnati’s Pizza
—October 29: $50 Visa Gift Card, Tickets to Shedd Aquarium, and a Gift Card to Brown Sugar Bakery

Winners were be announced on social media every Friday, and be notified via email and phone.

Enter Weekly Principal Appreciation Raffles

Principal Mental Health Resources

Throughout the pandemic, principals have emphasized the importance of social-emotional well-being for students and teachers — but too often, principals forget to take care of themselves, too. One mental health resource

that can help educators is Headspace, an app designed to make room to create room for mindfulness and meditation, while combatting anxiety and stress.

All @cps.edu educators can redeem free annual Headspace subscriptions here.

You must be 18 years of age, or the age of majority in your province, territory or country, to sign up as a registered user of the Products.

If you are new to Headspace, please click “create a new account.”
If you have an existing Headspace account, please click “I have an existing account” to enter your existing Headspace credentials.
After signing up or logging in, you will need to verify your school/district email address by entering your school email address (e.g. teacher@school.org)
You will then receive a confirmation email to that school email as a final step to redeem your free Headspace subscription.
Please reach out to teamsupport@headspace.com for any troubleshooting.