Getting the Sister School Partnership Started

1.  A primary contact person is named at the school in Chicago and also at the school in the appropriate Sister City.

2.  Information is exchanged via school profile that includes the size of the student body, grade levels taught, languages spoken, outstanding programs, and outstanding achievements (the CPS Office of Language and Cultural Education or Chicago Sister Cities International Program will supply this document or in the case of a non-CPS School, the Education Coordinator at Chicago Sister Cities can provide the school profile form).

3.  The participating schools determine the scope of the relationship, both long range and short range goals, and create a plan for the development of projects and exchanges.

4.  The partnership is formalized through an exchange of documents signed by the principals/directors of each school (Chicago Sister Cities office will provide the documents).