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Educational Benchmark for Effective Educators Volume 10, Issue 1 www.roe41.org Regional Office of Education #41 Main Office 157 North Main Street, Ste. 438 Madison County Edwardsville, IL 62025 Ph: 618.296.4530 Dr. Robert A. Daiber, Regional Superintendent of Schools Fax: 618.692.7018 Andrew Reinking, Assistant Regional Superintendent of Schools Administration A Message from Regional Superintendent Dr. Robert A. Daiber Robert A. Daiber, Ed.D. Regional Superintendent My new favorite place to have a cup of coffee is the Shell Café. Mr. Tim Converse, the coordinator of the STEP Andrew Reinking program at Roxana High School, has developed a very Assistant Regional innovative setting of a business within a school. While Superintendent many educators attempt to create a real world experience for their students, Mr. Converse has developed a climate Micki Watkins that is very unique to a typical school environment. Director, Transition Students from Madison County middle and high Specialist Program schools recently gathered to share their Conversations for a Brighter Future projects at the Mannie Jackson Marvin Warner Center for the Humanities. The projects reflected great Director, School creativity and involvement of the student bodies. These Improvement Services efforts demonstrated the differences that are being made in school climate in the participating schools. Hopefully, Matt Weld the leadership teams in each of our schools continue to Director, Area 5 Learning develop. Dr. Daiber with student workers Lillian Callahan and Willie Technology Center As the school year progresses, I continue to seek Give Spratt. 30 mentors. The demand for mentors is far exceeding the Madison County Clay Street supply. As an educator, if you know of a friend, relative, 41 from the O’Fallon district. He is very experienced Facility or neighbor who would be a good mentor for an at-risk- in tech applications and is looking forward to meeting 200 Clay Street youth, please refer them to the website www.give30.net school personnel in Madison County. Matt had taught Edwardsville, IL 62025 or ask them to call the Regional Office of Education. in the Triad district as a middle school teacher earlier Ph: 618.692.5560 in his career. Fax: 618.656.9782 I am excited to share with all educators the development of the Madison County History Project. This project is now In closing, I would like to congratulate Mike Waldo th available for residents to review at the website https:// of Edwardsville High School on his 700 career win madison-historical.siue.edu/encyclopedia/. The research as Edwardsville Varsity Basketball Coach. Mike has What’s Inside… is inclusive of historical essays of people and places, oral inspired many EHS athletes. Also, I would like to interviews, and collections of digital archives. As part recognize the distinct honor granted to Rich Mason, of this project, the ROE will be sponsoring scholarships former Triad High School Basketball Coach. Triad for history teachers to gain credit towards a Master’s District recently held a special dedication ceremony to Degree. Registration to participate in this opportunity can name the high school gym in his namesake for his long Page 2 be found at the ROE website under the heading Madison successful coaching career. Congratulations to both Lapsed Retirees County History Project. Teachers will enroll in a graduate coaches on making a difference in many high school Endorsement Changes course and become involved in local historical research. students’ lives! Shine the Light Award The Regional Office of Education is happy to welcome My best to all staff as we enter the PARCC and SAT Alton Robotics Team Matt Weld as the new Learning Technology Director for testing period of this school year. the Technology for Success Grant. Matt comes to ROE Page 3 Senate Bill 2912 Madison Historical: The Online Encyclopedia and Digital Illinois Democracy Schools Archive for Madison County, Ill. Golf Tournament The innovative digital archive is transforming the Pages 4 historical experience, using 21st century technology to display 20th century history, and inviting the public What’s the Real Problem to be content creators. Madison County Regional Junior/Senior Olympiads Superintendent of Schools, Robert Daiber, EdD, is leading the project. It is being developed and managed by SIUE College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Historical Studies associate professors Jeffrey Manuel, PhD, Jason Stacy, PhD, and Stephen Hansen, PhD,,faculty emeritus and former interim chancellor, along with undergraduate and graduate students. “I realized in reviewing the centennial document from 2012, Centennial History of Madison County, IL and Its People, that no history had been formally recorded since 1912,” Daiber explained. “I recognize the great prosperity that occurred during the 20th century, and saw the need for that information to be put in a formal format April 2017 for historical reference.” Left to Right – Dr. Steve Hansen, John Simmons, Megan Allen, Dr. Greg Budzban, Mary Westerhold, Dr. Robert Daiber, Nick “Madison Historical is an exciting and important project, Petrillo, Dr. John Pearson, Ed Hagnauer, Dr. Jason Stacy, and Dr. Jeffrey Manuel See Historical, page 2 Educational Benchmark • Volume 10, Issue 2 • Page 2 News for Lapsed New Middle Grade Endorsement Changes Retirees In January 2018, Middle Grade School Endorsements start on page 10: ISBE is offering retirees an opportunity to endorsements will change. If you have https://www.isbe.net/Documents/endsmt_ reinstate their licenses with no penalty. See a current Middle School or Jr. High struct.pdf details below. endorsement, you will still be able to use your current endorsements after January 2018, After February 2018 Through December 31, 2017: If you are you are considered “Once qualified, Always To add a New Middle School Endorsement: retired, and your professional educator qualified”. license has lapsed for failure to renew, you On or after February 1, 2018, each educator may reinstate that license without penalty Now- January 31, 2018 seeking his or her first middle grades by providing proof of retirement from a To add a New Middle School Endorsement: endorsement will need to complete a full or focused program at an Illinois institution state retirement system to the State Board Until January 31, 2018, educators generally of Education. You must submit a copy of of higher education that offers an approved may add their first middle school endorsement middle grades preparation program or a letter from a state retirement system (on by completing 18 semester hours in a content official agency letterhead) confirming your meet applicable requirements for educators area and 6 semester hours of middle school prepared out-of-state. retirement. Your name, IEIN, and date of professional education coursework (please birth must be included with the letter. Upon note that some endorsements, such as library To add an additional or subsequent Middle verification that you are not working in a information specialist, reading teacher, and School Endorsement: position requiring a professional educator technology specialist, require 24 semester On or after February 1, 2018, an educator license, ISBE will reinstate your license. hours of coursework and a content test). who currently holds a middle school or middle The verification letter will be used in lieu of To add an additional or subsequent Middle grades endorsement can add a subsequent a $500 penalty fee or 9 semester hours of School Endorsement: middle grades endorsement by completing coursework. You will not need to enter any 21 semester hours in a content area, 3 professional development owed or pay any Until January 31, 2018, an educator who semester hours in a content-specific middle license registration fees. currently holds a middle school endorsement grades methods course, and the appropriate can add a subsequent middle school content area test(s). Letters may be emailed to renewal@isbe. endorsement by simply completing 18 net or mailed to the Illinois State Board of semester hours in a content area, because You can find additional information about the Education at Educator Effectiveness Division, the middle school professional education Middle Grade changes at this link: 100 North First Street, Springfield, IL, 62777. coursework requirement has been fulfilled. https://www.isbe.net/Documents/future-of- Please refer to the Content and illinois-middle-grades.pdf Shine the Light Award Endorsement Area Chart for specific content As always, you may check www.roe41.org Congratulations to the Granite City High endorsement area requirements, Middle for information on the new changes. School Performing Arts Department for being honored at the annual Chamber of Alton High School Commerce Dinner and receiving the 2016 Historical, from page 1 Shine the Light Award. Robotics Team Awarded and I commend Dr. Daiber for recognizing the This award is presented annually by Grant need for a written history of Madison County,” the Southwestern Illinois Chamber of Hansen said. “The project brings together The AHS Robotics Team recently received members of our community, students and Commerce to an individual or group a $5000 grant from The Monsanto Fund to who continues to make a major impact scholars in a collaboration to collect, preserve support the club’s participation in the FIRST and write our own history. It makes history throughout our communities. Granite City Robotics program and competition. and its surrounding communities nominated accessible for everyone, and because it will 20 people and organizations they felt The grant is provided by the philanthropic inform us about ourselves, who we were and needed to be recognized for their efforts and arm of Monsanto, which is focused on who we are, it is a history of ‘Everyman,’ the achievements. With over 20,000 votes cast, strengthening both farming communities and people of Madison County.” the Granite City High School Performing Arts the communities where Monsanto employees This project is now available for residents Department – Theatre and Band earned this live and work.