 |
@D114Stanton
@D114Lotus
@FLGSD114
#District114proud
|
To Gizelle Wells, Kathleen Winkel, and the amazing 8th grade STEM group for hosting me in the Escape Room at Stanton. Their work was INCREDIBLE and it was so much fun to get out. Their learning, critical thinking, and teamwork absolutely blew me away!
and
To the 2nd and 3rd grade teams for sharing your classroom management strategies with the Lotus staff.
and
To Erica Barzza and and Maureen DeVoss for leading learning about the math standards of practice.
-From Heather :)
To...Sarah Groebe, the new ELL teacher for our students at Stanton. She is a graduate of Illinois State University and has a Bachelor of Science degree in Bilingual/Bicultural Elementary Education and a minor in Spanish. She has a plethora of experience and has traveled abroad for a lot of her educational experiences. She is also fluent in Spanish!
and
To Sara Kordek and Sabrina Garofolo, new paraprofessionals at Stanton!
-From Rachelle Peters
Kudos to Matt Shannon for attending some math sessions at a recent conference and giving me some good math technology ideas.
and
Kudos to Sabije for putting in extra time to help repair and fix up the chair in my classroom.
-From Dan Olsen
Kudos to our Kindergarten paraprofessionals-Rachel Lundberg, Molli Herchenbach and Peggy Styx for going above and beyond. Our Kinder teachers were at a conference on Thurs and Fri and our parapro's stepped in to make sure that schedules were running efficiently and ensure learning for all.
and
Kudos to Christine Spittler and Gina Crosthwaite for rearranging schedules and problem solving to provide a safe and peaceful lunchroom environment for 4th grade students.
and
Kudos to the Second and Third Grade Teams for sharing AWESOME classroom management strategies with the staff.
and
Kudos to Erica Barraza, Maureen DeVoss and Sarah Ferens for leading and facilitating learning this week for our staff members in curriculum and classroom management. We appreciate your efforts and sharing your knowledge.
and
Kudos to our secretaries Paula, Sue and Colleen-we have a variety of after school clubs at the same time for sometimes up to 80 students staying after school. They consistently go above and beyond to communicate and ensure that every student is where they are supposed to be.
and
Kudos to Andrea De Matteo for quickly getting a new student put into our transportation system so he could start school asap.
and
Kudos to Bridget Wojciechowski, 4th grade maternity leave sub, for be willing to try new strategies to help her students with the transition process. She also hosted a Potluck for her students to encourage a positive community classroom environment.
-From Natalie Udstuen
A special shoutout to Christine Spittler, Gina Crostwaithe, Cheri Dory and the 4th grade team! Your efforts in the cafeteria and enforcing the ROCK Rules have truly paid off. Thursday and Friday were AMAZING!
and
Thank you Jessica, Rachelle, Jill, and Colleen for all working together with a family in need.
and
Kudos to the 2nd & 3rd grade teams for sharing some awesome classroom strategies at our staff meeting! I would also like to recognize Sarah Ferens for being flexible with her presentation and for moving it to the following day. Sarah also shared some great classroom management tips along with some easy interventions.
and
Thank you Erica Barraza and Maureen DeVoss for sharing ways to implement the first 4 mathematical standards to our math instruction. Looking forward to the next 4! I would always like to thank Stephanie Brual and Jamie McCormick for allowing your class to be video taped to demonstrate these strategies in action.
and
Thank you Ellen Stirrat for being flexible on such a short notice to help out in the Preschool classrooms.
and
Thank you Erin Connolly-Jordt for being flexible with the first grade concert and for working with Grass Lake and their musical.
-Matt Peters
Thank you to Ellen Stirrat and Michelle Williams for being the substitute aides in Preschool on Thursday and Friday. Thanks for being so flexible and able to take on this role at the last minute. You both were awesome with the kiddos and we enjoyed having you in our rooms. Come back anytime! :)
-From Tegan Maybrun and Michelle Magness
Thank you to Beth Rendon and Oner Medrano for all of their work leading the 7th grade girls basketball team to an undefeated season and 1st in the conference tournament! Thank you to all of the staff members who helped make this tournament a success since it was hosted at Stanton: Matt Shannon, Jill Becmer, Kedra Wedl, Betty Cwiak, Dan Olson, Mollie Herchenbach, and Victoria Miller.
-From Rachelle Peters
Thank you to Mollie, Rachel, Peggy, and everyone else that helped "hold down the Kinder fort" Thurs. and Fri. while we were away learning! Thank you to my AMAZING team basically for just being you. The K Conference is always wonderful, revitalizing, and just a reminder of how fortunate we are to be D114! 
-From Tiffany Tardio
I would like to give a kudos to Liz Andersen. You go above and beyond to help kids and it is awesome!
-From Cathy Jawnyj
When you have a kudo to share for someone, please just email me and I'll include it here! The goal is to create system celebrations--so your input is truly welcome!
News from the Business Office
License Renewals
This year, more than 200,000 educators will have licenses up for renewal. To put this number in perspective, approximately 60,000 educator licenses are normally up for renewal in a given year. The 2018 renewal year is much larger than usual because it is the first year that educators who were issued a substitute teaching license (SUB) or educator license with stipulations endorsed for paraprofessional (ELS-PARA) in the 2013 certificate-to-licensure exchange will be able to renew these licenses.
As we approach this licensure renewal season, we are focused on educators having the best experience possible with the Educator Licensure Information System. To prevent the system from overloading due to increased user traffic, ISBE will stagger renewal periods for educators according to license type.
· Educators who hold a PEL and ELS-CTE license, with an expiration of 6/30/2018, may renew beginning April 1, 2018.
· Educators who hold an ELS-PEDU license, with an expiration of 6/30/2018, may renew beginning April 15, 2018.
· Educators who hold a SUB license, with an expiration of 6/30/2018, may renew beginning May 1, 2018.
The “renewal” hot link in educators’ action centers will not be activated until the dates identified above.
Keep in mind that professional development for this renewal cycle must be completed by June 30, 2018 and all licenses eligible for renewal must be renewed by August 31, 2018.
For more information, visit https://www.isbe.net/renewal.
Speech and Language Tips from Abbey
Check out this week's tips from Abbey! She came up with the fabulous idea of putting each week's ideas on a slide, then adding the slides so all the info is in one place...you can go back and look at any time!
Click here to see her amazing ideas! Updated today!
FACILITIES UPDATES
Keep watching here for updates!
YES, YOU CAN CHAT!
Thanks to our amazing tech team (aka Mike and David), Google Chat/Hangouts is now open for staff use. Please note that students cannot access this feature. I LOVE Google Chat--it's a huge timesaver.
Below is a link to a great video explaining the basics of Hangouts. I did have to edit it to shorten. I also have the link to add the Google Hangouts extension to Chrome. The extension and Hangouts are only available to staff.
Video link:
Extension:
Mike and David are happy to help if you need assistance!
Education Association of Fox Lake News and Updates
Election on Thursday 3/15!
Lotus: Vote outside room 103
Stanton: Library circulation desk
Please vote for Region 49 Officers (Region Chair and Region Vice Chair). You may also vote for a NEA Representative Assembly Delegate IF you are aware of someone who would like to be elected as a write-in candidate.
Don't forget our spring articulation meeting is Wednesday, March 21st at 1:45 at Stanton. Please plan to attend as we have lots of important information to pass along and we will be holding nominations for officers positions. A special treat will be provided!
Maureen DeVoss, Vice President for Certified Staff
Chris Brown, Vice President for Non-Certified Staff
Katy Gardner, Treasurer
Betty Cwiak, Secretary
Barb Brown, Region Representative
Matt Shannon, Stanton School Representative
Tiffany Tardio, Lotus School Representative
Link to D114 Friday Facts Blog--ADDED 3/11/18
LINK to Strategic Planning Presentations/Documents--ADDED 2/25/18
LINK to Strategic Planning Presentations/Documents--ADDED 2/25/18
17-18 Payroll Schedule--UPDATED 10/22/17
Blue Cross Blue Shield:
Guardian:
Questions for thought as you read...
Sometimes you can learn a lot by reading an INFOGRAPHIC!
Here's a great one...
Questions:
If this is for the children you work with every day, not just your own child(ren)...
What are things you already do?
What are some new ideas for you?
March 14--Kindergarten Round Up!!!!
March 20--Board of Education Meeting--Final 18-19 calendar approval
Welcome to Denice Ryan--she'll be taking over for Christina Martorano (Social Worker at Lotus) during Christina's maternity leave. Denice will be on site this week to partner with Christina and get to know the kiddos, so please make her feel welcome if you see her!
Also, based on some parent feedback, I've merged the D114 Friday Facts (weekly) with my monthly Superintendent's Message. Thanks to the help of David Roat, it's all now in one new blog, and you can easily access it, too, if you're interested. It's linked here and the link is also in the Helpful Links list above if you ever want to check it out.
Thanks for all you do each and every day!
Heather
