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2022 Kane County Educator of the Year Nominees for
Educational Service Personnel, Student Support Personnel, High School Teacher, and School Administrator Announced
Educator of the Year, a 46-year tradition, will take part on April 29th at the Q Center in St. Charles. Leading up to the big event night, the Kane County Regional Office of Education will be sharing all the nominations with this week the representatives for Educational Service Personnel, Student Support Personnel, High School Teachers, and School Administrator.
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Educational Service Personnel Category - These team members are critical to the operation of their schools. This category includes secretaries, bus drivers, aides, custodians and others that work in the district school system.
- Cynthia Anderson, District 304, Geneva Middle School South, Sodexo Manager
- Thomas Poulin, District 303, St. Charles North High School, Deans’ Assistant/Head Basketball & Softball Coach
- Jason Schiller, District 129, West Aurora High School, Custodian
- Wilfredo (Wil) Torres, District 131, Benavides S.T.E.A.M Academy, Utility Custodian
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Student Support Personnel Category - Student Support Personnel are certified professionals that support students throughout the school day. This category may include nurses, social workers, guidance counselors, psychologists, and media specialists.
- Alina Cyrus, District 129, West Aurora High School, Social Worker
- Tracy Warwick, District 131, Fred Rodgers Magnet Academy, School Counselor
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High School Teacher Category - Teachers must spend more than 50% of their time teaching, in the classroom, to children in levels 9th through 12th grade. In Kane County there are 16 high school buildings serving over 36 thousand students.
- Jacob Burlingame, District 303, St. Charles North High School, High School English Teacher
- Juan Figueroa, U-46, Elgin High School, High School Teacher for Dual-Credit Spanish, Lang Arts ALE 1
- Jennifer Hoemann, District 302, Kaneland High School, High School Science Teacher
- Max Payleitner, District 303, St. Charles East High School, Special Ed and Wellness Teacher
- Patricia Sampson, District 129, West Aurora High School, High School Music and Band Teacher
- Jessica Trilling, District 131, East Aurora Extension, Mathematics High School RSSP Teacher
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School Administrator Category - School Administrators are the instructional leaders of their district. Principals, assistant principals, administrators, coordinators, and directors must spend, at least, 50% of their time on administration duties.
- Sheila Conrad, District 131, Krug Elementary School, Principal
- Dr. Sarah Mumm, District 302, Kaneland School District #302, Director of Educational Service Early Childhood-5th Grade
- Ron Murphy, District 129, West Aurora High School, High School Administrator
- Dr. Steve Tucker, U-46, South Elgin High School, Assistant Principal
Each year, Educator of the Year nominations are submitted by staff, friends, and family to recognize exceptional educators. Winners in each category are announced, along with the overall Educator of the Year winner.
Along with nominees, school district representatives are cordially invited to a formal dinner. Social hour begins at 5:30pm with dinner being served at 6:30pm. Tickets are available now through local district offices.
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Affinity Group
Are you an educator of Color who wants to help other educators of Color by creating safe, supportive, and transformative spaces? Become an Illinois Affinity Group Facilitator! Check out https://teachplus.org/IL!
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Evaluator Academies
Kane ROE provides the ISBE-required administrator academies to enable individuals to earn their initial teacher and/or principal evaluator designation as well as principal and teacher evaluator retrainings.
MAY PROGRAM
5/17 AA#1452: Teacher Evaluator Competency Skill $175
Building for Pre-Qualified Teacher Evaluators Online
JUNE PROGRAMS
6/8 AA#1865: Principal Evaluator Competency $175
Building for Pre-Qualified Principal Evaluators Online
6/8 & 6/9 AA#2000: IL Performance Evaluation $350
Initial Principal Evaluation Training Online
6/9 AA#3000: Illinois Performance $175 Evaluation Retraining
Student Growth Online
6/21 AA#1801: Gathering Evidence During $175
Observations and Conferencing Online
6/28 & 6/29 AA#2001: Illinois Performance $400 Evaluation
Teacher Evaluation Training Online
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Don't Miss This Week's
Progress Report
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#TuesdayTechTip
It’s time of year for your Digital Spring Cleaning. Digital spring-cleaning includes backing up your information, deleting unused apps, and reviewing all your passwords. Learn more by watching the Kane ROE bi-weekly by clicking below
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Catch up on #BranchingOut |
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"Branching Out" is a weekly YouTube series with quick videos designed to help
educators branch out of their comfort zone and integrate new ideas and technology
into their classrooms.
To subscribe to our YouTube channel and stay up-to-date with the newest installments, click here. To view the entire playlist for #BranchingOut, visit here.
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Professional Development Opportunities |
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AA #3000 - Illinois Performance Evaluation Retraining - Student Growth
July 26 | 8:00am - 4:00pm | $175
Online Course
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AA#1061 - Effective Presentations for 21st Century School Leaders
Up to 60 days to complete
$125 | Online Course
PD Credit 6 | IAA Credit 7
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IOA Course:
Understanding & Implementing Common Core Standards
Up to 60 days to complete
$195 - PD Credit: 45
$570 - Grad Credit : 3
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Advancement Course
Bell Ringers and Exit Slips: Creating Powerful Beginnings and Endings
Up to 6 months to complete
PD Credit $199 | Grad Credit $514
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Looking for other professional learning?
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Kane County Regional Office of Education I 630-232-5955 I kaneroe.org
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