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2022 Kane County Educator of the Year Nominees for

Early Career, Elementary/Early Childhood and Middle School Teachers 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, beginning this week, with the representatives for Early Career, Elementary/Early Childhood, and Middle School Teachers.

Elementary/Early Childhood Category - Early Childhood teachers must teach 50% of their time in the classroom instructing children ages birth through kindergarten. Elementary school teachers must spend at least 50% of their time instructing children kindergarten through fifth grade. In Kane County there are 113 elementary school buildings serving over 52 thousand students.

Laura Manzanos Somoza, District 131, Oak Park Elementary, Preschool Bilingual/Dual Language
Anna Nightingale, District 131, Oak Park Elementary, 2nd & 3rd General Ed/Bilingual
Barbara Spence, District 101, Grace McWayne Elementary, Kindergarten
Jillian Yaggie, District 302, Kaneland John Shields Elementary, Kindergarten

Middle School Category - Teachers must spend at least 50% of their time teaching, in the classroom, to children in levels 6th through 8th grade. In Kane County there are 30 middle school buildings serving over 28 thousand students.

Megan Bockenhauer, District 131, Fred Rodgers Magnet Academy, 7th Grade English Language Arts
Faviola Escobar, U-46, Larsen Middle School, 7th Grade Dual Language-Spanish Lang Arts & Social Studies
Sandy Ritter, U-46, Tefft Middle School, 6th & 7th Grade Special Education
Suzanne Satterfield, District 302, Harter Middle School, 7th Grade Science & Social Studies

Early Career Category - Recognize teachers who are in their second to fifth year of teaching.

Kiera Donnamario, District 131, Waldo Middle School, 7th Grade Social Studies
Molly Duda, District 302, Kaneland Blackberry Creek Elementary, K-5th Grade Cross-Categorical/Special Ed Teacher
Danielle Sheppard, District 303, St. Charles North High School, 9th-12th Grade School Art Teacher
Brittany Tres, District 129, West Aurora High School, 9th-12th English Language Learner - Math

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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2022 Raising Student Achievement Conference

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Administrator Academy #3791: Enhancing Culturally Responsible Teaching Through Relevance and Relationships

May 12 | 9:00-Noon | Online Course

$175 | PD Credit : 5 | IAA Credit : 6

This workshop provides educators with the tools they need to maximize their knowledge of their students and their learning processes. They are designed to strengthen educators' ability to improve academic and social development of diverse learners and create culturally responsive learning communities. Participants will also learn about many of the issues that lead to academic, social, and professional underdevelopment for many students of color. They will be empowered to use culturally responsive teaching as a response to those issues to improve academic outcomes.

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