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Sangamon-Menard Schools’ News
Volume 1, Issue 5
REGIONAL OFFICE
Jeff Vose
Regional Superintendent
Shannon Fehrholz
Assistant Regional Supt.
Fall 2015
Regional Office: Voice 753-6620 – FAX 535-3166 – Website - www.roe51.org
Staff Development Center: Voice 585-8090 – FAX 585-8098
Sangamon County Learning Academy: Voice 529-3390 – FAX 529-3388
Shawn Kaiser
Finance Manager
Kellie Brewer
Educator Licensure Specialist
Sue Hartl
Bookkeeper
Superintendent’s
Message
Sue Beal
Program Assistant
Jim Berberet
GED Coordinator
Charity Marvin
GED Clerk
Jeff Vose, Regional Superintendent of Schools
Lyle Wind
Health/Life Safety Consultant
jvose@roe51.k12.il.us
Adam Wallace
Technology Coordinator
Jenni Dahl
Technology Consultant
Emily Wetherell
Homeless Coordinator
WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL!
Larry Zobrist
School Improvement
STAFF DEVELOPMENT
PERSONNEL
J. Barron Robinson
Administrators Academy
Mary Loken
Alternative Ed./Special Ed.
Angie Durall
Administrative Assistant
REGIONAL SAFE
SCHOOLS STAFF
Jan Barkmeier – CACC
Del Sutter – Salt Creek
John Jensen – Salt Creek
Dan Petty – CACC
Mary Wilkens – Salt Creek
SOCIAL WORKERS
Joe Kihn
Brad Engert
TAOEP DIRECTOR
Julie Sullivan
TRUANCY PERSONNEL
Tammy Small
Marcie Walters
Colleen Ikerionwu
LEARNING ACADEMY
TEACHERS
Barb Dickman
Deborah Eaton
John Grigaliunas
Mary Paine
Michael Rigoni
Debbie Robertson
Secretary
It is hard to believe that the “lazy days of summer” are over for our students and educators!
We know that you have been anything but lazy this summer.
On July 1, 2015, the Regional Office of Education welcomed Menard County to our service
area. Our office is now the Sangamon-Menard Regional Office of Education #51, and we have
added three school districts as a result of this consolidation.
We welcome the staff and students of Athens CUSD #213. The administrative staff includes:
Superintendent Scott Laird; Bill Reed, Athens High School principal; Matt Rhoades, Athens Junior
High School principal; Stacey Binegar, Cantrall Intermediate principal; and Eric Szoke, Cantrall
Elementary principal.
ROE #51 would also like to welcome the staff and students of Greenview CUSD #200.
The Greenview administrative staff includes Janice Kunz, superintendent, and Ryan Heavner,
elementary/high school principal.
We also welcome the staff and students of P.O.R.T.A. CUSD #202. The administrative staff
includes: Matt Brue, superintendent; Darren Hartry, high school principal; Amy McMahan, junior
high principal; Eric Kesler, PORTA Central principal; and Jeff Hill, Petersburg Elementary principal.
Some of our other school districts have also welcomed new administrators as well.
The Ball-Chatham School District welcomes Doug Wood as the new superintendent. Doug is
the former interim superintendent from O’Fallon, Illinois.
Pawnee CUSD #11 welcomes Jennifer Loftus as the new elementary principal. Jennifer was a
Principal Consultant with the Illinois State Board of Education.
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Superintendent’s Message continued
previously the assistant principal at Pleasant Plains Middle
School.
TECHNOLOGY– continued from page 4
Although not new to the district, Pleasant Plains welcomes
Ben Theilen as the new middle school principal. Ben was
Riverton CUSD #14 welcomes Matt Moore as the new high
school principal and Chris Koerwitz as the new middle school
Fall 2015
IDNR Division of Education Grant
Applications
The IDNR Division of Education offers two grant programs:
principal.
the Illinois Biodiversity Field Trip Grant; and the Schoolyard
Habitat Action Grant.
Rochester CUSD #3A welcomes Brent Ashbaugh as the new
high school principal and Kim Poole as the principal of the junior
high. Brent was previously the principal at the junior high, and
Application forms and instructions for both programs are
posted
Video podcasts are available on this web site to provide tips for
The Sangamon-Menard ROE welcomes all of the new
administrators and looks forward to working with you! FAREWELL TO A DEAR FRIEND
As we are saying hello to new friends, ROE #51 is also saying
goodbye to a dear friend and valued colleague. Barron Robinson,
a life-long educator and administrator in Springfield passed away
at
dnr.state.il.us/education/CLASSRM/grants.htm.
Kim previously worked at Rochester High School.
completing the application form and to help answer questions you
may have. ALL FUNDING FOR THESE GRANTS IS DONATED.
We thank the Independence Tube Corporation of Bedford
Park, Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Foundation of Skokie, the U.S. Fish
from a long and courageous battle with cancer. He will be dearly
and Wildlife Service’s Partners for Fish and Wildlife program and
missed by all.
the Illinois Conservation Foundation for their continued support.
Parking at SDC Meetings/Workshops at CACC
When attending ROE Staff Development Center
Meetings/Workshops at the Capital Area Career Center,
please DO NOT park in the spaces outlined in white.
THIS AREA IS RESERVED.
Unauthorized vehicles parked in this area
are subject to being towed at the owner’s expense.
YOU WILL NEED TO USE THE YELLOW OUTLINED SPACES AND SHOULD RECEIVE A
TEMPORARY PARKING PLACARD TO PUT ON YOUR DASHBOARD.
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J. Barron Robinson, Administrators’ Academy
brobinson@roe51sdc.org
J. Barron Robinson, our good friend and a valued part of the ROE #51 family, passed away August 28th after
a courageous battle with cancer. Barron was the Administrators’ Academy Coordinator for ROE #51 since 2005,
coordinating workshops for school administrators and teachers. Prior to his employment at the ROE, he served on
the ROE Advisory Board during his time as principal at Southeast High School.
Barron made a positive impact on the lives of the many students and staff he has had contact with during his
40+ years as an educator and administrator, all of which were here in Springfield.Regional School Superintendent
Jeff Vose said “He was always willing to help someone and go above and beyond what was expected of him. He is
going to be sorely missed in our office.” “I can’t say enough about what he did for us,” Vose said. “Barron was a friend. He touched a lot of people’s
lives in education.” Our thoughts and prayers are with Barron’s family.
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Adam Wallace, Technology Coordinator
awallace@roe51.org
— IETC 2015 —
EPIC ADVENTURES
IN EDUCATIONAL
TECHNOLOGIES
The 22nd Annual Illinois Education &
Technology Conference will offer those
interested in improving the quality of
websites, professional development, and other technology
issues in their districts. New members are always welcome.
Please contact Adam Wallace at awallace@roe51.k12.il.us if
you’d like to join the tech coordinator/director meetings.
Don’t Miss Important ROE 51 News
and Updates
Visit roe51.org frequently to stay informed. Information
gain information and exchange ideas
on the website includes: educator licensing; background check
on the applications of educational
scheduling; GED testing dates; administrator directories;
technologies in our classrooms.
school information; Administrator Academies; Applitrack job
Conference Day offering fullday
workshops
Wednesday,
November 4th, followed by two
bank and much more! News from the Illinois Department
of Natural Resources (IDNR)
IDNR’s Resources Trunks and Packs. Make Your
General Conference Days (Thursday,
November 5th and Friday, November
Reservation Now!
6th) filled with one-hour and two-
Resources trunks and packs for loan from the IDNR are
hour concurrent sessions, poster
wonderful for use to support teaching lessons. The topics
sessions, an exhibit hall (open both
include: amphibians and reptiles; aquatics; birds; fossils; state
days of the General Conference),
symbols; insects/spiders; invasive species; mammals; Native
continental
lunches,
Americans; prairies; and trees.
featured
keynote
breakfasts,
presentations,
speaker presentations, a Thursday evening
reception, opportunities for networking, and incredible prize
drawings!
Registration is open now with Early Bird Discounts until
Thursday, October 1st. Get more information at www.il-edtech.
org/home.
Technology Coordinator/Director
Meetings
Dirksen Parkway to discuss new technology, networks,
education in Illinois the opportunity to
IETC 2015 offers one Pre-
coordinators and directors meet at the ROE 51 office on
Each month the Sangamon County district technology
The Field Trip Pack is designed for exploring nature with
young children. Let the IDNR’s resources trunks and packs
provide you with the teaching tools that you need.
Our Standards web page (dnr.state.il.us/education/
standards.htm) includes lessons based on the trunks and the
Next Generation Science Standards as well.
The trunks and packs are available at lending locations
statewide. Visit dnr.state.il.us/education/CLASSRM/teach.
htm for links to all of the resources trunks and packs. Several
lending locations have recently been added or updated, so be
sure to check the list for changes in your area.
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Partners in Education
For the past five years, Sangamon Auditorium and Springfield Public School District 186 have worked together
to offer arts programs for the education of teachers. As one of only three Illinois partnership teams in the John F.
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts’ Partners in Education program, Sangamon Auditorium and Springfield Public
Schools are hoping to effect systemic change in educational priorities and teaching practices so that arts teaching and
learning will continue to be valued by local schools and its impact deepened. We are happy to have the continued support of the Regional Office of Education and look forward to offering
workshops at the Staff Development Center on Toronto Road in Springfield. Registration Information:
All workshops are $15 per person. If you register for two or more workshops they are only $10
per person. If two or more people from your school register for the same workshop, you will also receive the discounted price of $10 per
person. To register for these workshops, please call the Ticket Office at 217.206.6160 or visit go.uis.edu/partners.
Additional workshops will be announced throughout the year.
2015–2016 Workshops
Playing to Write
Tuesday, October 27, 2015; 4:30-7:30 PM
Regional Office of Education Staff Development Center
For teachers of grades 3-6
3 ISBE credit hours As an extension of the field trip performance of Writing Our World! in April
2016, Child’s Play Touring Theatre will lead a professional development workshop
this fall that will help inspire creative classroom writing. Teachers will be introduced
to methods using language arts brainstorming tools and drama games, encouraging
students to discover their own talents and creative imaginations. About the performance of Writing Our World! — Featuring stories collected
through Child’s Play’s global writing exchange, Writing Our World! brings to life
vibrant songs and poems exploring children’s cultures, lives, dreams,
and aspirations. The show opens with a rousing song encouraging
imagination, followed by poems and short stories written by
children in Australia, China, India, Norway, the Dominican Republic,
Mexico, and more. Tuesday, April 26, 2016; 10:00-11:00 AM
Sangamon Auditorium, UIS
Grades 3-6
$6.00 per ticket
The performance at Sangamon Auditorium will feature
the world premiere of one or two stores written by local students. All teachers who register to attend the performance will be sent a packet with details and tips for submitting you students’ stories. The
submissions may be a new assignment, a selection from a child’s writing portfolio, from a journal kept during the school year, or writings from
your own “Young Authors” program. Story submissions will be due in mid-February.
For more information,
visit sangamonauditorium.org/education/class-acts or
contact Amy Zepp at azepp2@uis.edu or 217.206.8287.
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IDENTIFICATION AND PROFISIONS OF SERVICES
FOR THE SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENT
ADMINISTRATORS’ ACADEMY COURSE #593
procedural compliance, discipline, and Section 504. This
It’s time to enjoy a fresh take on
special education law!
academy is a must for principals, superintendents, and special
This academy, presented by Brandon K. Wright of Miller,
Tracy, Braun, Funk & Miller, Ltd., will guide you through the major
topics in special education law, focusing on those issues that are
new, those that are prevalent, and those that never-get-old. We
education administrators – particularly as special education
becomes an increasing area of liability for school districts. By
using case law from around the U.S., filtered through the lens
of an experienced special education attorney, you will walk
know our basic obligations to students with disabilities – but let’s
away with a renewed clarity about your legal obligations – and
take a deeper look and see how those issues are developing in
the confidence to keep focused on ensuring your district’s
practice.
actions legal, efficient, and effective!
For more details, see Workshop Section at the end of this
With a practical and fresh approach, this course will use real-
life discussions about matters including eligibility and evaluation,
Newsletter.
WE WOULD LIKE TO
WELCOME MENARD COUNTY
to the
Regional Office of Education!
Sangamon-Menard
Regional Office of Education
Workshop Pre-registration Procedures
Advanced registration is required for all Sangamon-Menard ROE-SDC programs. Sangamon-Menard ROE-SDC reserves
the right to cancel any program due to lack of enrollment.
Registration - To register, please fill out the registration form completely and mail with your registration check or purchase
order to ROE-SDC Registrations, 2201 Toronto Rd., Ste. A, Springfield, IL 62712-3803. Only Administrators’ Academy
program registrations will be accepted by phone. A confirmation card will be mailed upon receipt of your registration.
Please call our office at 217.585.8090 if you do not receive confirmation. Your canceled check is your receipt.
Purchase Orders - If your school district sends a purchase order to cover registration fees, include registration forms with
the purchase orders. ROE-SDC will return any purchase order that is not accompanied by completed registration forms.
New Policy on Refunds - Refunds will be issued ONLY for registration fees over $10 and to participants who call the
ROE-SDC office at least five days prior to the beginning of the program. If the ROE-SDC cancels the program due to lack
of enrollment, all refunds will automatically be made.
Sangamon-Menard ROE-SDC Workshop Pre-Registration Form
ONE REGISTRANT PER FORM PLEASE!
First Name__________________________________________ MI_______ Last Name____________________________________
Address__________________________________________________________________________________________________
City_____________________________________________________________________ , IL Zip_______________________
Phone (_____)___________________________________ E-mail Address _________________________________________
School Name___________________________________________ School District & #__________________________________
Address__________________________________________________________________________________________________
City______________________________________________________________________ , IL Zip_______________________
County_____________________________________________ Phone (_____)_______________________________________
School E-mail________________________________________________________________________________________________
qTeacher______________________________________ qAdministrator_______________________________________
Grade/subject________________________________ Administrator Position________________________________
Workshop Title
Class No.
Date
Fee
_______________________________________________________________ _______________ ____________ _____________
_______________________________________________________________ _______________ ____________ _____________
_______________________________________________________________ _______________ ____________ _____________
Total $ Enclosed _____________
For Office Use Only
Date Paid______________ Dist./Pers. Ck. #______________________ Ck. Amt._________ Fee Amt.__________
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Workshops
Fall 2015
Identification and Provision of Services for the Special Education Student (#593).............................................................
This course is designed to give administrators legal knowledge and best practices regarding special
education eligibility, procedures, methodology, implementation of IEP’s, and discipline of the special
education student.
Administrators’
Academy
ROE Contact Person: Angie Durall
Class No.
a-151028
$135 in County; $150 Out of Area
Materials, lunch & refreshments provided
October 28, 2015 – 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Sangamon-Menard ROE Staff Development Center, Activity Room A, 2nd floor
2201 Toronto Rd. (Exit #90 off I-55), Springfield
Presenter: Brandon K. Wright
Registration Deadline is 10/14/2015
Grant Writing: Preparing Competitive Proposals (#1165).................................................................................................
This course will provide participants with useful tips and tools essential to significantly increase
their chances of success in securing grant funds. Participants will learn about:(1) locating on-line
funding sources; (2) tips on the content, style, and format of writing the various components of a
grant proposal; (3) the processes of reviewing grant proposals; and (4) writing a complete and
“reader friendly” grant proposal. This workshop addresses the needs of grant seekers who have
little or no experience, as well as those experienced grant writers who want a general updating
and review.
Administrators’
Academy
ROE Contact Person: Angie Durall
Class No.
a-151105
$135 in County; $150 Out of Area
Materials, lunch & refreshments provided
November 5, 2015 – 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Sangamon-Menard ROE Staff Development Center, Activity Room A, 2nd floor
2201 Toronto Rd. (Exit #90 off I-55), Springfield
Presenter: Dr. Don Kachur
Registration Deadline is 10/22/2015
Visions, Values, and Goals: Leading Change in a Professional Learning Community (#940)..............................................
Initiative overload? Barriers that impede change? Toxic culture? Are the school’s efforts focused on
student learning and continuous improvement? This course offers practical strategies that will help
effective leaders use a shared vision, core values and beliefs, and goals to lead change in a
professional learning community. This session will show the relationship between effective leadership,
a constructive culture with a vision, values, and goals and student achievement. Participants will
leave with ideas and practical strategies to lead change initiatives that inspire excitement,
commitment, and a focus on results.
Administrators’
Academy
ROE Contact Person: Angie Durall
Class No.
a-151201
$135 in County; $150 Out of Area
Materials, lunch & refreshments provided
December 1, 2015 – 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Sangamon-Menard ROE Staff Development Center, Activity Room A, 2nd floor
2201 Toronto Rd. (Exit #90 off I-55), Springfield
Presenter: Cheryl Sanfilip
Registration Deadline is 11/17/2015
To register, mail form and check to ROE-SDC Registration, 2201 Toronto Rd., Ste. A, Springfield, IL 62712-3803
Make check payable to Sangamon ROE-SDC