Cook County School District #104

Cook County Summit School District 104, doing business as Heritage Middle School, is a U.S. local government entity and school district located in Illinois. It has received multiple federal grant awards, primarily from the Department of Education, to support educational programs and initiatives aimed at improving student achievement and teacher quality.

Major grant awards include the Teacher Educator Alliance Model (TEAM) initiative funded under the Teacher Quality Partnership Grants program, which provides direct instruction, academic interventions, professional development for teachers, support services for parents, and programs for English Learners and at-risk students. The Project VISTA and UNIDOS grants also fund instructional staff, materials, summer/after-school programming, teacher training, parent engagement, and initiatives to recruit and retain highly qualified teachers. Additionally, Cook County Summit School District 104 has received numerous sub-awards from the Illinois State Board of Education involving the National School Lunch Program, Title I funding for disadvantaged students, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), technology integration, curriculum development, safe school environments, socio-emotional support, English Learner programs, and other educational resources. These awards facilitate a wide range of goods and services, such as instructional materials, staff salaries, professional development, family engagement activities, facility improvements, and targeted academic interventions to serve the diverse needs of the district's student population.