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Welcome to Regional Office of Education #40
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Mindfulness Mondays
Feeling overwhelmed as we close out 2021? Ready to start 2022 with self-care and intention? Join ROE #40 for Mindfulness Mondays where we will learn, explore, discuss, challenge boundaries, and move with intention. Come prepared to write a little bit, join in online discussions, learn what it means to be human, and participate in self-care strategies including breathwork, meditation, mindfulness, and yoga. Registered Yoga Teacher and ROE #40 Mindfulness/SEL Coach Matt Weld will lead these one-hour virtual sessions brought to you by the ISBE SEL grant. Participants will receive an hour of PD for each session they attend. Feel free to attend as many as you'd like. CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS Illinois State Historical Society
Olive Foster Outstanding Teacher Award Do you know an outstanding history or social studies teacher in Illinois? The ISHS Education Committee seeks nominations for the Olive Foster Outstanding Teacher Award. This award honors Olive Foster, former Illinois State Historian, Director of the School Services Program, and originator of the Illinois History Program for students. The annual award is designed to recognize and reward a full-time teacher for outstanding contributions to the study and teaching of state and local history. Recipients of this award actively promote Illinois history in schools as well as in their local communities, using the resources of one or more local historical societies, museums, the ISHS, and other Illinois-based historical organizations. Documentation of the teacher's work is required. A $1,000 award will be given in 2022 to an Illinois teacher from one of the following categories:
Informational Letter (PDF) Download Application (PDF) ISAC OFFERING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR EDUCATORS
The Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) encourages high school administrators and staff to take advantage of the variety of no-cost professional development opportunities ISAC has to offer. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation, ISAC is providing offerings that were formerly in-person online; recordings of prior webinars are also available. These webinars help professionals increase their financial aid knowledge so they can better support students with the postsecondary process. ISAC offers continuing education credits and professional development hours to participants at a rate of one per contact hour. To learn more about our trainings and to view the calendar of upcoming webinars, please visit their Professional Development Opportunities webpage. As a reminder, ISAC’s College Changes Everything Campaign offers schools and community-based organizations the support and resources needed to host financial aid and college application completion workshops. The ISACorps is available to help students and families navigate the college and financial aid process both in-person and virtually via videoconferencing, text, phone, or email. |
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Homeless Education Programs
McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Program Serving Families in Transition and Unaccompanied Youth for 13 counties in Area 5, the program provides educational support for students identified as homeless. The program serves the counties of Bond, Fayette, Effingham, Christian, Montgomery, Calhoun, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, Madison, Monroe, Randolph, and St. Clair. For more details please visit this page. |
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