MSN October Meeting Recap

Building Intentional Space for Connection & Collaboration​

We officially launched our first middle school-specific network meeting of the year. This new structure allowed attendees to choose their path and focus more deeply on the unique needs of middle school youth.

In this kickoff MSN session, we laid the groundwork for the year ahead. Together, we co-created the feel of the space by asking:

• What do we need as professionals from this network?

What are we willing to give?

• What are we brave enough to take on together for the betterment of middle schoolers and programs? We also took a close look at CPS student data, especially around those identified as priorities for Summer 2025 support, beginning the work of aligning our efforts to meet these needs.

Here’s what emerged from the group: 10/1/25 MSN notes

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Please bring a data point from your own program about middle schoolers, any insight, big or small, is valuable. We’ll dig into our collective data on how many priority students were confirmed for Summer 2025, and begin dreaming up what an ideal OST-school district partnership could look like.
Let’s keep building a space that is rooted in connection, driven by purpose, and brave enough to make a difference.

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