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Back-to-School

Once again, summer has flown by. As I look toward the start of another school year that will no doubt face challenges, I can't help but feel grateful.

Grateful for our community. Grateful for our administrators, educators, and support staff for making this possible. Grateful for the relationships strengthened, and the lessons learned. Grateful to everyone who stepped up to make education a priority.

As all 9 of our districts head back into the classroom full-time this fall, I reflect on the last 18 months, and the hardship they have brought. I am so humbled to serve a community that faced adversity head-on, and has helped make the start of this school year possible. This could not have been done without the partnerships of our districts, the Kane County Health Department, and of course, you: our community.

Let's make 2021-2022 a great school year!

Patricia Dal Santo,

Kane County Regional Superintendent of Schools

The Photo Contest is Back!

It's that time of year again! The Kane ROE photo contest is back for its 7th year in what is sure to be the best one yet. If you are a photography teacher interested in getting your class signed up to participate, email mmcqueeny@kaneroe.org to get started.

Early-bird Registration Now Open for RSAC!

Early-bird registration for RSAC is now open!

The Raising Student Achievement Conference (RSAC) is back this winter on December 13 & 14 at the Renaissance Convention Center and Hotel in Schaumburg. This year's conference has 2 exciting keynotes, Chase Mielke and Dr. Lionel Allen.

Early-Bird Registration information can be found here.

Join us for a Valuable Admin Academy on 'Empowering Staff and Student Learning through Feedback!'

This academy, taking place on September 1st from 8:30 - 2:30pm, is designed to take instructional leaders and engaging teachers through the detailed process of engaging in effective feedback- a cycle that is co-created by the facilitator and the learner.

Learning outcomes will include: Distinguishing between traditional feedback and feedback for learning
Communicating the rationale for feedback for learning
Identifying types of feedback, including misconceptions regarding the feedback process and ways to dispel them systematically
Applying the feedback process
Generating ways to use this content to advance my own and my team/department/grade level use of learning feedback.

Data shows the significance that teacher clarity and student clarity have on learning (Hattie, 2017). This academy focuses on the feedback cycles and attendees will leave with an application project specific to their professional role.

The Progress Report: Schools Starting... Again

In this week's post of The Progress Report, Katie discusses the anxiety around the start of the school year and how to manage it.

The Progress Report is a collaborative discussion space for professional learning. If there are any topics that you would like to see a post on or guest write yourself, please contact Katie Algrim.

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