José de Diego is proud to have the following partnerships with many community organizations:
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Beginning in the 2011-2012 school year, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, a Chicago law firm, will be helping our school by providing IT assistance, print services, tutoring and donations of paper, journals, calculators, thumb drives, and much more. They will also be teaching our students about their constitutional rights and the court system through the Lawyers in the Classroom program. Lawyers in the Classroom is a year-long project in which Katten attorneys and staff will tutor de Diego kids about various legal concepts culminating in a spring mock trial with the students acting as lawyers, jurors, judges and witnesses. You can find out more about Katten at kattenlaw.com. Thank you for your help!
Alderman Moreno (Cable TV Writing Program): Monthly essay contest held in school. Best essay is read on Alderman Morenos’ cable TV show on a monthly basis.
Aspira: Youth Leadership Group
BUILD: Provides real-world entrepreneurial experience that empowers youth from under-resourced communities to excel in education, lead in their communities, and succeed professionally.
Carriage Greens Country Club: Sponsored golf outing fundraisers to allow 100% of profits to be used for school. Brings in a music assembly for students.
Chicago Cares: Recruits corporate volunteers to paint, work in school.
District 14: Provided turkeys, food baskets and clothing to needy families.
EMC : Donates technical support to school for computers
House of Blues: Provides guitars and guitar lessons for students.
Hull House: Provides afterschool daycare for students.
IMSA: Math and Science Academy provides an advanced afterschool program for 6th grade students sponsored by City Clerk Del Valle.
Jones Day, Inc.: Yearly monetary donation to school.
Junior Achievement: Inspires and prepares young people to succeed in a global economy. Community members and professionals work with classrooms.
Newlife Church: Paint school, assist needy families with food baskets
Puerto Rican Bar Association: Lawyers partner with classrooms for a variety of activities.
Target: Funds for schools – members use their credit cards so the school earns dollars for education.
Washington Mutual: Funds for school – members use their credit cards so that the school earns dollars for education.
WITS (Working in the Schools): Volunteers come to the school each week to read to pre-school students.
