Sangamon Schools` News - Regional Office of Education

Sangamon Schools’ News
Volume 11, Issue 1
Regional Office
Jeff Vose
Regional Superintendent
Shannon Fehrholz
Assistant Regional Supt.
Fall 2013
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
Kellie Brewer
Certification Specialist
Shawn Kaiser
Finance Manager
Superintendent’s
Message
Sue Hartl
Bookkeeper
Jim Berberet
GED Coordinator
Charity Marvin
GED Clerk
Jeff Vose, Regional Superintendent of Schools
Faith Sanderson
Homeless Education
[email protected]
Sue Beal
Matt Thien
Program Assistants
Staff Development
Personnel
J. Barron Robinson
Administrators Academy
Mary Loken
Alt. Ed./Spec. Ed.
Lyle Wind
Health/Life/Safety
Jenni Dahl
Technology/Math/Science
Angie Durall
Administrative Assistant
Larry Zobrist
School Improvement
Regional Safe
Schools Staff
Kelli Barton
David Smith
Heather Crawford
John Janssen
Dan Petty
Social Workers
Joe Kihn
Brad Engert
TAOEP Director
Julie Sullivan
Truancy Personnel
John Linxwiler
Tammy Small
Marcie Walters
Learning Academy
Teachers
Barb Dickman
Deborah Eaton
John Grigaliunas
Mary Paine
Michael Rigoni
Sheri Pohlman
Caseworker
Debbie Robertson
Secretary
WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL!
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 with all of the changes that have evolved over
the last year. And, this fall will bring more changes regarding the GED testing system and the licensure
of our educators. We have attempted to provide a “glimpse” of those upcoming changes below. Please
know that this is an ongoing process and changes to the process are occurring daily. Our office would
like you to know that we are here to assist you in the implementation of the process. Please feel free to
contact our office with any questions you may have or any guidance you might need.
CHANGES FOR GED TESTING COMING
The current series of the GED Test is expiring at the end of 2013. A new GED Test series offered on
computer only begins January 1, 2014. GED testers must complete and pass all five subject areas of the
current test by December 2013. Partial scores WILL NOT carry-over to 2014. If a GED tester does not
pass all tests by the end of this year, she/he must start over in 2014. Please visit our website for more
information about GED testing in Sangamon County.
If you know someone who may need help paying for the GED Testing fees, the Sangamon County
Community Resources may be able to help. Please call our office at 753-6620 for additional information.
2013 Conversion to Illinois Professional Educator Licenses
Standard or Master Teaching, School Service personnel, Administrator
Educators
All current Illinois teaching certificates have been exchanged for a Professional Educator License
(PEL) or Educator License with Stipulations (ELS) as of July 1, 2013, and ECS has been replaced by the
Educator License Information System (ELIS).
Everyone who held a current Illinois teaching certificate automatically received the license. However,
paper copies of the license will not be provided. All credentials are listed in your ELIS account.
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Superintendent’s Message continued
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Paraprofessionals
Paraprofessionals who once held the NCLB approval letters
have now been issued an Educator License with Stipulations.
Fall 2013
will need to pay the additional registration fee from current
expiration year to 2018. Please see the table below:
This license is required to be a teacher’s aide/teaching assistant/
Type 39 Expires
Payment on ELIS
paraprofessional in an Illinois public school. Anyone who held a
2014
2018-2014 = 4
$40 by 6/30/14
TAS-N (Highly Qualified) teacher aide/paraprofessional approval
2015
2018-2015 = 3
$30 by 6/30/15
automatically received the Educator License with Stipulations-
2016
2018-2016 = 2
$20 by 6/30/16
Paraprofessional (ELS- Paraprofessional) on July 1, 2013. The
license must be registered in order to be valid. This can be done by
going to http://www.isbe.net and signing in to your ELIS account.
Substitutes
Those teachers who held a Type 39 Illinois Substitute
Certificate were automatically issued a renewable Illinois
Substitute License with five year validity period. All Type 39
substitute certificates that were valid on July 1, 2013 became
Substitute Licenses that expire on June 30, 2018. The Holder
For the first renewal of a Substitute License, the holder
of the license will have to take and pass the Test of Academic
Proficiency #400, Reading, Writing, English, and Mathematics.
The first year the test is needed for renewal will be 2018.
Lapsed Certificate Holders:
If a person holds a lapsed teaching certificate which
converted to a lapsed license, she/he will NOT be able to get a
sub license after June 30, 2013.
Pleasant Plains Historical Society
And
Clayville Historic Site
proudly present
Prairie School
Located just one mile east of Pleasant Plains, IL,
Clayville Historic Site is the home of Prairie School.
Prairie School provides an opportunity for students to experience the life of pioneers in early Illinois.
Problem solving and engaging activities will allow students to become immersed in the problems and
challenges the pioneers faced on a daily basis. The teacher will choose which lessons will be presented to the
students and ALL necessary materials will be provided. (Students need only bring lunch.)
There is no charge for school visits to Clayville.
In most field trips, students come, see, then leave —
At Clayville, students come and do.
For more information, contact Debbie Greene at [email protected]
Come see for yourself!
Coming Events:
Fall Festival – Music, Artisans, Vendors, Food, Civil War Reenactment, Demonstrations, Tours, 1850’s
Baseball Tournament
Saturday, September 21, 10:00 - 6:00 and
Sunday, September 22, 10:00 - 4:00
Christmas at Clayville – Pleasant Plains Students Perform, Children’s Store, Arts and Crafts for Children
Saturday, December 14
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J. Barron Robinson, Administrators’ Academy
[email protected]
lacks requirements for professional development for licensure
renewal for administrators in FY ’14.
Administrators’ Academy and Workshops
For the 2013-14 year, Sangamon County Regional Office
of Education will be offering an excellent variety of relevant
and high interest Administrators’ Academy courses and ROE 51
workshops. Academy courses and workshops are open to all
area administrators, as well as teacher leaders and classroom
teachers. During the year, we will also inform you of Springfield
area workshops/Academies that are offered by IPA/IASA/IASBO.
Whatever the resource organization, it is our goal to provide
you with the professional development training you need to help
you to be an effective administrator operating in an effective
educational setting.
Menard County Educators
On July 1, 2015, Menard County educators will become a
part of ROE 51. We welcome our neighboring colleagues to our
region and look forward to working with them. Menard County
educators (administrators, coordinators, teacher leaders, etc.)
are invited to participate in ROE 51 Administrators’ Academy
workshops in 2013-14. Starting with this school year, the cost for
Academy courses for Menard County educators will be the same
as for Sangamon county educators.
Administrators Professional Development
During this past spring’s legislative session at the State
Capitol, the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) had a
legislative proposal (HB496) to modify professional development
requirements for licensure renewal for administrators
(Section 21B-45 of the School Code). Due to time constraints,
this legislation did not pass both houses of the legislature.
Unfortunately, the section of the School Code that deals with
professional development for administrators (Section 21-7.1)
automatically ended on June 30, 2013. Without the revisions
that were going to be made by HB496, the School Code presently
The Illinois State Board of Education is actively committed
in moving new legislation forward specific to administrators
regarding professional development. Proposed legislation in
the state legislature for the fall 2013 veto session includes a
requirement for one Administrators’ Academy course to be
completed by active administrators prior to June 30, 2014. If the
legislation is enacted as proposed, any AA courses completed
between July 1, 2013 and June 30, 2014 will count toward the
renewal requirements. ISBE along with all ROEs, Illinois Principals
Association, Illinois Association of School Administrators, Illinois
Association of School Business Officials and other professional
organizations strongly encourage administrators to continue
participating in professional development activities during
FY ’14. Administrators are encouraged to take at least one
Administrators’ Academy course and complete at least 20 CPDs
(Continuing Professional Development) during FY ’14.
If you have any questions, please contact Barron Robinson by
phone at (217) 585-8090 or email him at [email protected].
– REMINDER –
Evaluation of Licensure Educators
Only administrators who have successfully completed the
Illinois Performance Evaluation – Teacher Evaluation Training
(AAC #2001) online course are eligible to evaluate licensure
teachers/educators. In addition, administrators who evaluate
principals, assistant principals and other administrators must
have successfully completed the Illinois Performance Evaluation
– Principal Evaluation Training (AAC #2000) online course. If you
need to take one or both of the online training courses and you
are not already scheduled to do so, please check with your school
district’s central office or ROE 51.
Registering and Paying
for ROE 51 Academy Courses
You can pay for Academy courses provided by ROE 51
in advance, online, with a credit card. It is quick and easy. To
register and pay online you will need a credit card and your
Illinois Educator Identification Number (IEIN). To find out what
your IEIN is (if you do not already know it), please read the IEIN
article below. To register for an Academy course offered by ROE
51 online, do the following:
• Log into the ROE 51 website (www.roe51.org).
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• From the top of the home page, under “workshops”
click on “Administrators Academy”.
• From the right side of the page click on “Online Payment
(AA)”
• Fill in the online form and electronically submit it
After submitting information you will receive an email
confirming your payment has been approved.
Illinois Educator Identification Number (IEIN)
In order to protect your identity, all licensed educators are
assigned an IEIN by the Illinois State Board of Education. ISBE
started the process of assigning IEINs four years ago. To locate
your assigned IEIN, log into your personal Educators Licensure
Information System (ELIS) account. Your personal IEIN will be
displayed on every page of your ELIS account. The advantage to
having an IEIN is that your personal number can be used in place
of your Social Security Number.
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administrators whose certificates are up for recertification this
fiscal year.
Administrators will be notified of the dates for the ELIS
workshops. There is no cost for the training. Once the 51 training
dates become available, and you are interested in signing up,
call Angie or Barron at 585-8090.
Administrative Licensure Renewal in FY ‘14
To find out if your educator licensure (administrator and
teacher) is up for renewal in FY ‘14, please do the following:
• Log into your personal ELIS (Educator Licensure
Information System) account
• Click on “View Your Credentials”
• Click on “Renewals”
If you have any questions, regarding your licensure renewal,
contact Barron Robinson.
Administrator Audits
Educator Licensure Information System
(ELIS) Workshop/Training
The Regional Office of Education will be offering basic
workshops for administrators on the Educator Licensure
Information System (ELIS) throughout the FY ‘14 at the Staff
Development Center. This ELIS Administrators’ Workshop/
Training will help participants to navigate ELIS, better understand
licensure requirements, and help participants to be more
accurate and confident in maintaining Continuing Professional
Development (CPD) records. This is an ideal workshop for
In September, annual audits of administrator professional
development related to licensure renewal will begin.
Administrators who received approval for a Statement of
Assurance on September 1, 2012 through August 31, 2013 are
in the pool of administrators eligible for audit. Administrators
will be chosen by the Illinois State Board of Education using a
computerized random selection. ROE 51 will be notified of
administrators who will be audited. In early October, ROE 51 will
mail Notices of Intent to Audit to these administrators.
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.
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Jenni Dahl, Technology Coordinator
[email protected]
What better way to start the year
than to expand your Personal
Learning Network (PLN)!
Your PLN is a social network that can help
you connect locally, regionally and globally to
other educators. Through your network you
may receive just-in-time learning; knowledge
of technology and educational resources;
and collaborative project ideas. A great way to expand your PLN
is to attend one of the conferences
below. There, you may participate
in break-out-sessions on topics of
interest, be motivated by worldclass speakers AND expand your PLN by
networking with like-minded educators,
and joining the professional organizations.
Great Fall Conferences you
won’t want
to miss!
Illinois Council of Teachers of
Mathematics Annual Meeting and Conference
http://ictm.org
“Get to the Core”
Preconference: October 17, 2013
Conference: October 18-19, 2013
Marriott Pere Marquette and
the Peoria Civic Center
Peoria, IL
SpICE Technology Mini-Conference
Springfield Area Chapter of the Illinois Computer Educators
http://www.iceberg.org/spice
October 19, 2013
Williamsville Junior High School
500 South Walnut Street
Williamsville, IL 62693
Illinois Science Teacher Association Conference
http://www.ista-il.org/
“Wild About NGSS” Next Generation Science Standards
October 24-26, 2013
Tinley Park Conference Center
Tinley Park, IL
Illinois Education and Technology Conference
http://www.il-edtech.org
“Advancing Education through Technology”
Preconference: Wed., November 13, 2013
Conference: November 14-15, 2013
Crowne Plaza Hotel
300 Dirksen Parkway
Springfield, IL 62703
Technology Coordinator/Director Meetings
Each month the Sangamon County district technology
coordinators and directors meet at the ROE 51 Staff
Development Center to discuss new technology, networks,
websites, professional development, and other technology
issues in their districts. New members are always welcome.
Please contact Jenni Dahl at [email protected] if you’d like
to join the tech coordinator/ director group or would like to
suggest someone from your district.
Would you like to take advantage of online
professional development, but need
support to get started?
Help is a mouse click away at The Illinois Virtual School,
http://www.ilvirtual.org/index.php?page=educators!
In addition to offering courses for students in middle
through high school, the Virtual School also offers professional
development opportunities for educators. One of their new,
FREE courses is called, “Introduction to Online Learning”. This
is a self-paced course that will introduce you to the world of
online learning. (3 CPDUs)
Schoolyard Habitat Action Grant
It’s not too early to start working on your application for
the Schoolyard Habitat Action Grant! Teachers and youth-group
leaders may apply for up to $1,000 through this competitive
grant program to develop or enhance wildlife habitat in the
schoolyard or other public place. Sponsored by the Illinois
Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) and the Illinois
Conservation Foundation, funding for this program is provided
by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Partners for Fish and
Wildlife Program, an Environmental Education Grant from the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Jadel Youth Fund
and the Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Foundation. Visit http://dnr.
state.il.us/education/CLASSRM/grants.htm for details.
NEW! Check out the video podcasts and other information
to assist you in completing the application form.
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Partners in Education
Sangamon Auditorium and Springfield Public Schools are working together to offer arts programs for the education of teachers. As
a partnership team 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 this year’s workshops at
the Toronto Road Staff Development Center.
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 for the online registration form.
Payment Options: Payment due one week prior to the workshop.
• Mail a check payable to Sangamon Auditorium Ticket Office, University of Illinois Springfield, One University Plaza MS PAC 292, Springfield, IL 62703. Please
write the name of the workshop in the memo line of the check.
• Pay with credit card over the phone at 217.206.6160, Monday through Friday, 10 am to 5 pm.
• Pay in-person at the Sangamon Auditorium Ticket Office (Level 2 of the Public Affairs Center on the UIS campus), Monday through Friday, 10 am to 5 pm.
Sangamon Auditorium is a registered provider of CPDUs through the Illinois State Board of Education. At each workshop you will be provided with the
necessary paperwork to receive CPDUs. (If you have any questions, please contact Carly Shank at 217.206.6150 or [email protected].)
2013-2014 Workshops
(Additional workshops may be announced throughout the year.)
READING ART ACROSS THE CURRICULUM: OBSERVE. INFER. INQUIRE.*
Tuesday, October 8, 2013; 4:30-7:30 pm
Regional Office of Education Staff Development Center
For Teachers of Grades 2-8 (3 CPDUs)
Visual art is a text that students of all reading abilities can access. This workshop introduces the language of visual art so that teachers feel confident
looking, thinking, and talking about art with their students. Using content designed by arts integration consultant Melanie Layne, participants join Memphis
artist and educator Jamin Carter to learn about resources for building a library of images that can be used to efficiently build background knowledge, teach
content, generate points of inquiry for research, and assess understandings in social studies, science, and reading.
Workshop Leader: Jamin Carter is a visual artist and art educator. He holds a BFA in sculpture and painting and a Masters of Arts in Teaching in visual art
education. As an educator, he has experience teaching in K-12 classrooms and currently teaches studio art and AP art history in a public high school. He spent
five years working as an art educator in three diverse Title I schools ranging from grades K-8. Additionally, he has worked as a mentor in elementary and middle
school art classrooms modeling skills and techniques that utilize arts integration as well as other unique approaches to art education. As an artist, Jamin has
worked in various mediums such as oil painting, sculpture and brush with ink. He currently has a studio in Memphis where he has exhibited work and served as
a consultant for public art works with the Urban Arts Commission and Vita Brevis.
COMPOSITION AND IMPROVISATION IN THE MUSIC CLASSROOM*
Tuesday, April 8, 2014; 4:30-7:30 pm
Regional Office of Education Staff Development Center
For Music Specialists of Grades K-8 (3 CPDUs)
Composition, dictation, and improvisation are topics that can be challenging to teach. In this workshop, participants explore innovative strategies for
teaching these music skills by learning about the powerful relationship between music and language. Prosody refers to the patterns of stress and intonation
in language, and to the way the composers set text in vocal compositions. Using prosody as a starting point, music educators explore a series of activities that
teach progressively advanced music skills beginning with rhythmic notation, and moving through musical composition, improvisation, and dictation.
Workshop Leader: Marcia Daft is known for creating original instructional methods for teaching music as well as integrating music and movement into
other areas of the curriculum. Her work has been used in classrooms throughout the United States for fifteen years. Ms. Daft is a national workshop leader for
the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, a Master Artist with the Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts, and a consultant for arts
institutions throughout the U.S. She has developed museum exhibitions, broadcast programs, and educational programs for the Smithsonian
Institution. She has also written over twenty children’s educational books for both the Smithsonian Institution and the National Symphony
Orchestra. Ms. Daft holds a Bachelor’s Degree in engineering from Duke University, a Master’s Degree in music from the University of Chicago,
and studied piano performance at the Mozarteum in Salzburg. She holds both a Certificate and License in Dalcroze Eurhythmics, and performs
as part of the duo-piano team Le Quattro Mani.
*These workshops were developed in association with The John F. Kennedy Center
for the Performing Arts and are partially underwritten by the U.S. Department of
Education and the National Committee for the Performing Arts.
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Workshops
Fall 2013
Conducting Effective Professional Conversations with Teachers (#1250).................................................................................. The focus of this course is on improving the participants’ conferencing conversation skills and strategies
Administrators’
with teachers. Participants will be able to identify the value of meaningful professional conversations
Academy
about teaching and learning by helping teachers reflect on their teaching; expand their repertoire of
questioning skills under the four phases of teacher’s planning, teaching, reflecting, and analyzing of lessons;
expand their repertoire of responding and empowering communication skills and strategies that promote
Academy
reflective, self-directed learning as well as teacher choice; and learn how to create “conference lesson plans”.
Credit
ROE Contact Person: J. Barron Robinson/Angie Durall
Class No.
a-131024
$135 in County; $150 Out of Area
Materials, lunch & refreshments provided
October 24, 2013 – 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Sangamon 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 10/10/2013
Communicating with Staff Regarding Performance Assessments (#1414).........................................................................
Administrators will learn how to proactively develop a climate that promotes feelings of trust, respect,
Administrators’
and confidentiality. They will learn how to predict and deal with others’ difficult behavior. In addition,
Academy
multiple opportunities will be provided throughout the course for participants to practice using various
questioning and listening strategies to resolve conflict and to prepare for confrontations. Strategies will be
provided to address subordinates who refuse to improve their performance. With these tools, administrator
Academy
will feel more confident when delivering difficult messages, as well as responding to negative reactions from staff.
Credit
ROE Contact Person: J. Barron Robinson/Angie Durall
Class No.
a-131107
$135 in County; $150 Out of Area
Materials, lunch & refreshments provided
November 7, 2013 – 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Sangamon ROE Staff Development Center, Activity Room A, 2nd floor
2201 Toronto Rd (Exit #90 off I-55), Springfield
Presenter: Dr. Susan Baker, Anita Plautz
Registration Deadline is 10/24/2013
Making Meetings Matter (#1087)....................................................................................................................................
This course will provide participants with effective tools to transform faculty meetings into powerful
opportunities for the staff to learn and problem-solve together. A faculty meeting offers a venue for jobembedded professional development focused on the school’s vision, values, and goals. Meetings are also
opportunities to enhance positive school culture through the use of celebrations, traditions, and stories.
Participants will leave energized with practical ideas, research based practices, and handy tools to help
make “Meetings Matter!”
Administrators’
Academy
Academy
Credit
ROE Contact Person: J. Barron Robinson/Angie Durall
Class No.
a-131203
$135 in County; $150 Out of Area
Materials, lunch & refreshments provided
December 3, 2013 – 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Sangamon ROE Staff Development Center, Activity Room A, 2nd floor
2201 Toronto Rd (Exit #90 off I-55), Springfield
Presenter: Cheryl Sanfilip
Registration Deadline is 11/19/2013
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
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Fall 2013
The SMART Classroom................................................................................................................................................................... See how the SMART Technology Interactive White Board may be used in a classroom for math, language arts,
science, and more. In addition, you will learn how easy it is to use the SMART lesson plans with your students.
You will leave this fun, hands-on workshop with lots of SMART ideas to take back to your classroom!! Please
bring your own laptop to this workshop, with the SMART Notebook software installed.
Technology
2 CPDUs
ROE Contact Person: Jenni Dahl/Angie Durall
Class No.
t-130926
$10
September 26, 2013 – 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Sangamon ROE Staff Development Center, Computer Lab, 2nd floor
2201 Toronto Rd (Exit #90 off I-55), Springfield
Presenter: Shellie Brunsman
Registration Deadline is 09/19/2013
There is a new ESL (English as a Second Language)
Endorsement Cohort forming in Springfield.
This program consists of 18 credit hours taken in five courses.
The University of St. Francis College of Education
will be offering the courses.
The local contact for further information is Diane Hess
English Language Teacher Coordinator, Springfield Public
School District.
She can be reached at [email protected].
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