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Dr. Tony Sanders Appointed

New State Superintendent of Education

The Regional Office of Education is excited to congratulate U-46 Superintendent Dr. Tony Sanders the new state superintendent of education. 

Regional Superintendent Patricia Dal Santo shared “I have known and worked with Dr. Sanders for a long time while he served as Superintendent of School District U-46. Illinois has chosen a wonderful leader to help build and expand the importance of education in the entire state.”

Nominations Now Open

for Kane County

Educator of the Year 2023

Nominees should be exceptionally skillful and dedicated employees in any Kane County school, public or private, pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. Nominations due to the Kane ROE by

March 17th. 

According to Regional Superintendent Patricia

Dal Santo, “Excitement builds every year throughout all our school districts for Educator of the Year. Every person that is nominated brings with them experience, time, and talents. We’re honored to highlight every nominee. This is a special time for the entire Kane County community.”

Along with nominees, school district representatives are cordially invited to a formal dinner on May 5th at the Q Center, 1405 North Fifth Ave., St. Charles, IL. Tickets are available after April 7th through local district offices.

JOIN OUR TEAM!

Do you have a bachelor’s degree and always wanted to teach? We have the perfect opportunity for you! The Kane ROE in Geneva is seeking educators for the Kane County Juvenile Justice Center. APPLY NOW @ https://bit.ly/jjcteach

New Story Walk at

Ferson Creek

Ferson Creek Student Support Interventionist,

Alison DuCharm, partnered with the school’s

PTO to create and install their very own

Story Walk behind the school. With their Story Walk, they seek to promote literacy, support a positive schoolwide climate, and provide students with other recess options. The stories will rotate on a monthly basis to reflect that month’s schoolwide CARE (Create a Respectful Environment) Meeting theme.

This Week's

Progress Report

💡 In this week's Progress Report - Have you heard more about artificial intelligence (AI) lately? One of the most exciting ways AI is being used in education is personalized learning. Personalized learning often involves using technology to adapt the learning experience to each individual student's needs, preferences, and learning style. Find out more with the link below.

What qualifies as an offensive post, and when is it appropriate to report an offensive post? Here at the ROE we like to use the “Grandma Test” This means if the text or an image isn’t something you would share with your Grandmother then you shouldn’t be sharing the information with the public. Learn more and watch now.

"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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Generation Z Unfiltered

60 days to complete

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