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2025-2026 Illinois Affinity Group Facilitator

Description

The Illinois Affinity Group Network seeks to cultivate authentic, inclusive, intersectional spaces, shaped by and for educators of Color. These affirming and supportive spaces, rooted in an asset-based understanding of diversity, will support educators in navigating and improving their school environments and will be connected to a larger network to build alliances and address systemic issues. 


Each affinity group will be led by an affinity group facilitator who proposes an affinity group that is appropriate for their context. The affinity groups will meet at least monthly. Activities during affinity group meetings can include: building a supportive community through heart work & connection; providing professional ideas, support, advice & connection; identifying retention challenges in their districts. Affinity groups will also have access to a community building fund for their affinity group.


The affinity group facilitator will receive training and leadership coaching prior to and during the year that they are starting their affinity group. Affinity group facilitators from around the state will meet monthly in Professional Learning Communities, and they will receive a stipend at the end of the year in recognition of their leadership.

Eligibility Requirements



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Each Affinity Group leader will design an affinity group that is appropriate for their context and environment. For example, affinity groups could support:
• All Latinx educators in a given district
• Black female STEM teachers in Chicago
• All educators of color in a specific regional area




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