AARS Forms
1. River Monitoring Forms
2. Student River Surveys (PRE & POST)
3. Evaluations for Teachers
4. Small Grants Program
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All forms listed on this page for the Adopt A River Schools program including monitoring forms, evaluations, and grant applications should be sent to our education staff.
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. Data can be directly uploaded to the , or send it to us and we'll do it for you.
Student River Surveys
PRE
To be completed in the beginning of the year (Fall or Winter 2024) - before the students’ first trip to the river
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POST
To be completed after the students’ last trip to the river and before June 2025
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Evaluations for Teachers
Annual Planning Document
Please complete this document before Dec. 2024 (one per school)
Teacher River Survey
Please complete this survey after each in-class presentation or field trip (one per teacher)
Small Grants Program
During the 2024-25 school year µÚÒ»³Ô¹Ï does have grant money to reimburse for buses. Schools are also encouraged to apply for travel & bus money through the . The Forest Preserves of Cook County Volunteer Resources Center and Chicago Public Schools also have limited money available for service-learning trips. Please contact our education staff, if you have questions.
Photo by Brittany Harthan.
“Our students feel they have something that they can control in this world, where most things are out of their control. They are taking control over their environment, by protecting our natural resources.”
Pat Parsons, Gage Park High School (retired)
