AARS Forms

Where do I send my forms?

All forms listed on this page for Chicago River Schools Network and Adopt A River Schools, including annual repots, evaluations, and grant applications should be mailed, faxed, or emailed to Friends of the Chicago River to the attention of Mark Hauser, Education Coordinator.

River Monitoring Forms

Please fill out and turn in one of each of the following monitoring forms each time your school visits the Chicago River. The chemistry values should represent the average values found by all groups, and the macroinvertebrate survey should include all types macroinvertebrates found throughout the entire day.

Whenever you monitor chemistry or macros, please make sure to always fill out a habitat assessment data sheet. The habitat information helps give context to your chemistry or macroinvertebrate data.

Water Chemistry Data Sheet (62k PDF)
Macroinvertebrate Data Sheet (634k PDF)
Habitat Assessment Data Sheet (26k PDF)

AARS Monitoring Forms (674k PDF) All three above forms together.

Q-value Analysis (490k PDF) …for chemical water quality assessment.

Other Macroinvertebrate resources/links:

What are some basic facts about macroinvertebrates? (138k PDF)
How do I tell the macroinvertebrates apart? (99k PDF)
Wisconsin Extension & WDNR Key to Macroinvertebrate Life in the River
Illinois IDNR Riverwatch Macroinvertebrate Key

Annual Reports

Every year each teacher must turn in a Planning Document in the first half of the year (by Dec. 2, 2011) and an Annual Teacher Evaluation (which will include the Service Learning Documentation Form) at the end of the school year (by June 1, 2012). If you collaborate closely with another teacher or teachers at your school, turn in one form for all collaborating teachers. Just make sure to write all teachers’ names at the top of the page. Please use the following forms:

Planning Document for 2011-2012 (one per school)

Printable PDF version
Electronic PDF version (email it directly to Friends)

Service Learning Documentation Form for 2011-2012 (one per school)

NEW!! This form will be added to the Annual Teacher Evaluation (link below). One less form to fill out!

Annual Evaluations

Every year each teacher must turn in a Teacher Evaluation (by June 1, 2012). In addition, one classroom of students (minimum) from each school should fill out the Student Evaluations, both pre and post visit.

Teacher Evaluation

Teachers: Please complete the survey before June 1, 2012!
Coming soon…

Student Evaluations

• PRE-TRIP (To be completed in the beginning of the year - before the students’ first trip to the river)
Click here to take survey or print a Downloadable PDF version.

• POST-TRIP (To be completed after the students’ last trip to the river and before June 1, 2012, if possible)
Click here to take survey or print a Downloadable PDF version.

Small Grants Program

There will be no small grant program for the 2011-2012 school year.