Do you have your voting plan for the November 3rd school board election? Your voice matters, @CICS_schools community! Early voting begins October 19th; make sure you are registered to vote online before this Sunday, October 18th! Click here to learn more: hubs.li/Q04B18TF0

Happy National Coaches Day to all of our @CICS_schools athletic and academic leaders! Thank you for the mentorship you bring to our classrooms, courts, and fields. You help our students refine their skills, learn how to problem-solve, and inspire them to believe in themselves! ❤️

Happy Custodian Appreciation Day from Distinctive Schools! 🫧 We are incredibly grateful for our custodian staff across all of our CICS campuses. You make our schools shine! ✨Thank you for all your hard work every day! ❤️ #DistinctiveSchools #CICS

Join us in celebrating our Kelli Easterly, Distinctive Schools Managing Director of STEM, as this September’s President & CEO Spotlight! From leading the Invest for Kids grant to build out dynamic Makerspaces with MSI, to mapping our AI implementation, Kelli models leadership!

We had a great time at the Faith and Community Leaders Breakfast with our faith and community leaders, Distinctive Schools National Board Member Jim Flavin and our partners at @CICS_schools, including CEO Beth Purvis! Thank you all, students included, who engaged in this event!

Matt Pitucco, Executive Director of Engagement at Distinctive Schools, published an article with @leapinchicago about Learner Advisory, an opportunity for students from @CICS_schools campuses to implement improvements. Click here to read Matt’s article! bit.ly/4yyckLE

Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! We deeply value the histories, experiences and cultures of our Latin American and Hispanic communities. We celebrate our Latinx and Hispanic students, staff and families who bring such importance to our @CICS_schools family. Les agradecemos a todos!

Happy School Attendance Awareness Month to our hardworking @CICS_schools students and staff! 🗓️ School attendance is an important part of upholding our rigorous academic learning environment at Distinctive Schools. 🌱 Let’s keep up the momentum!

Happy International Literacy Day! We are so proud of our @CICS_schools students for how they develop their reading and writing skills, and appreciative of our teachers and staff for teaching students how to use these skills and express their freedom and creativity!

This week, join us in celebrating Payroll Appreciation Week and recognizing all the hard work of our incredible payroll team! Thank you for supporting our staff and keeping our system running smoothly! We appreciate you! ❤️ #DistinctiveSchools #CICS #YouBelongHere #AllMeansAll

Have a wonderful Labor Day weekend! We will have early dismissal on Friday, September 4th at 2pm. All campuses and our network office will be closed on Monday, September 7th. We can't wait to see our @CICS_schools students back in class on Tuesday, September 8th!

Congratulations to our inaugural 2026 Distinctive Schools Teacher of the Year Award recipient, Jessica Martorano, 7th and 8th grade ELA teacher at @CICS_schools Irving Park! 🎉 Click here to read more about our beloved recipient: bit.ly/4itOSKy

We are excited to introduce our community to our new five-year Strategic Plan and the Distinctive Schools Model! Click here to read more about our new Distinctive Schools Model and Strategic Plan: bit.ly/DSModel-StratPlan

Between summer learning programs, professional development workshops, community events, and much more, our @CICS_schools campuses, managed by Distinctive Schools, have continued to grow and learn all summer long! Click here to read more about our summers! bit.ly/SummerAtDS

We had an amazing time at the Bud Billiken Parade & Festival this weekend! It was so fun seeing all our staff, students, and families from our @CICS_schools community celebrating together! Still looking for the perfect school? Click here to apply today! bit.ly/4wyZEmR

We are so excited to invite you to the 97th annual Bud Billiken Parade & Festival this Saturday, the 8th!! ☀️ From 10am - 3pm, Distinctive Schools will be running booth #74 in Zone #4, offering popcorn, games, raffles, information about our @CICS_schools campuses, and more! 🎉

📢 We’re hiring certified teachers for Special Education, Bilingual, STEM (Math and Science) and more!! Salaries for certified teachers start at $70,000, with a $3,000 sign on bonus for select positions. 🌟 👉 Apply today: bit.ly/DSTeachers2026

Our Principals, Assistant Principals, and other staff members are working hard everyday to support our CICS students and campuses. They consistently meet to engage in professional development and improve the learning experience for students and staff ahead of the new school year!

At Distinctive Schools, we believe in cultivating a strong sense of community and belonging at all of our CICS campuses, which starts with making space for your well-being. 🧠 👉 Click here for resources and tips for staying happy and healthy this summer! bit.ly/3Rl9s4K

Our Summer Learning students have shown extraordinary effort this June! ☀️ 👉Click here to read more about Distinctive Schools' Summer Learning program! bit.ly/SummerLearningAtDS 💥