{"id":2752592,"date":"2022-01-24T15:00:23","date_gmt":"2022-01-24T21:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.stfrancis.edu\/?page_id=2752592"},"modified":"2026-01-14T15:57:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T21:57:47","slug":"character","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/education\/character\/","title":{"rendered":"Schools of Character Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2752592\" class=\"elementor elementor-2752592\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-900a86f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"900a86f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c139b38\" data-id=\"c139b38\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4772c48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4772c48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Schools of Character Program<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc16673 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc16673\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The University of St. Francis and the Will County Character Coalition are pleased to partner with <a href=\"https:\/\/character.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Character.org<\/a> to offer the Illinois State Schools of Character Recognition Program, which is endorsed by the Illinois State Board of Education. The purpose of State and National Schools of Character is to identify and honor schools and districts that can serve as models of comprehensive, transformative character education.<\/p><p>To learn more about this opportunity or to apply online visit<br \/><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.character.org\/schools-of-character\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Character.org: Schools of Character Program<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e62e5e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"e62e5e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2411\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2411\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Become a School or District of Character<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2411\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2411\"><p>Applications are submitted through <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.character.org\/schools-of-character\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Character.org: Get Started<\/a><\/span><\/p><p>The University of St. Francis and the Will County Character Education Coalition\u00a0 review and score all applications received for Illinois. Those identified as having met a standard of excellence will be named State Schools of Character (SSOC) for a period of five (5) years.<\/p><p>Once a school receives the SSOC classification, <strong>Character.org<\/strong> conducts a review for further consideration as a National School of Character (NSOC).<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2412\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2412\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Promising Practices Designation<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2412\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2412\"><p>Each year, Character.org recognizes schools who have successful implementation of one or more of <strong><i>The 11 Principles of Character\u00a0<\/i><\/strong>in a unique and replicable way through the Promising Practices designation. Many schools first apply for Promising Practice as an initial step toward Schools of Character recognition.<\/p><p>The application for Promising Practices does not require a description of a school&#8217;s entire character education program, but rather of a specific practice or aspect of the program that other schools may learn from and replicate.\u00a0<\/p><p>Applications are submitted through <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.character.org\/promising-practices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Character.org:<\/strong> <strong>Promising Practices<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2413\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2413\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">State Districts of Character - Illinois<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2413\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2413\"><p><strong>2020\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>Harmony Emge School District 175 | Belleville<\/p><p><strong>2017\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>Belleville Public Schools District #118 | Belleville<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2414\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2414\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">State Schools of Character - Illinois<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2414\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2414\"><p class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">2025-2030<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Forest Park I.E. 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Re-certified as both State and National School of Character<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">2024<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Willows Academy, Des Plaines\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><strong>2019\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>&#8211; Emge Junior High School | Belleville<br \/>&#8211; Harmony Intermediate Center | Belleville<\/p><p><strong>2018\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>&#8211; Ellis Elementary School | Belleville<br \/>&#8211; Forest Park Individual Education School | Joliet<br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">&#8211;<\/span> <strong>National School of Character Awarded 2020!<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>2017\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>&#8211; Freeburg Primary Center | Freeburg<br \/>&#8211; St. Mary of the Angels School | Chicago<\/p><p><strong>2016<\/strong><br \/>&#8211; Abraham Lincoln Elementary School | Belleville<br \/>&#8211; Embers Elementary School | Niles<\/p><p><strong>2015<\/strong><br \/>&#8211; Union Elementary School | Belleville<br \/>&#8211; Westhaven Elementary School | Belleville<\/p><p><strong>Past Recipients<\/strong><br \/>&#8211; Alton Middle School | Alton<br \/>&#8211; Central Junior High School | Belleville<br \/>&#8211; Henry Raab Elementary School | Belleville<br \/>&#8211; Namaste Charter School | Chicago<br \/>&#8211; Fox River Country Day School | Elgin<br \/>&#8211; Renfro Elementary School | Collinsville<\/p><p><strong>Past Promising Practice Designations<\/strong><br \/>&#8211; Belleville East High School | Belleville<br \/>&#8211; Freeburg Community Consolidated Schools | Freeburg<br \/>&#8211; Kingswood Academy | Darien<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2415\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2415\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Online Graduate Courses - Character Education<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2415\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2415\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.campusconcourse.com\/view_syllabus?course_id=756&amp;public_mode=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Becoming a School of Character<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.campusconcourse.com\/view_syllabus?course_id=1112&amp;public_mode=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Educating for Character<\/a>\u00a0<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.campusconcourse.com\/view_syllabus?course_id=2791&amp;public_mode=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ethical Decision Making in Education<\/a><\/li><li>Restorative Practices in the Classroom<\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/real\/courses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">CLICK HERE<\/span><\/strong> for course availability and registration<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a68bff7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a68bff7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Character Education at USF<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8289d8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8289d8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Character Education Program Guidance<\/strong><br \/>Dr. Madonna Murphy<br \/>815-740-3212 or <a href=\"mailto:mmurphy@stfrancis.edu\">mmurphy@stfrancis.edu<\/a><br \/><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/pub.lucidpress.com\/character-education\/#_0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Character<\/a><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/pub.lucidpress.com\/character-education\/#_0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Education flyer (download\/print)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-604c360\" data-id=\"604c360\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d79b107 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d79b107\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-531cef5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-sidebar\" data-id=\"531cef5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"sidebar.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><h2 class=\"sidebar-title\" style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Top Links<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"font-size: 16px; 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