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Who Is the Regional Office of Education #40?

Larry Pfeiffer, Superintendent

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Regional superintendents are locally elected officials who administer Regional Offices of Education, which are grouped by county or counties throughout Illinois.

Larry Pfeiffer has served as the Regional Superintendent of Schools for the Regional Office of Education #40 for the past twelve years.  The Regional Office of Education or ROE is an intermediate service agency that provides regulatory and supportive services to a wide range of clients.   The focus of the ROE is to assist schools and educators with efforts to improve teaching and learning.  The motto that Pfeiffer has adopted for the ROE is: “Educating Minds to be Their Best and Brightest”.

Educational Administration

·Respond to legal questions from educators, boards of education and other citizens. Issue, register, and renew teacher certificates.
·Supervise and assist in transportation programs, scientific literacy programs and other staff development programs.
·Administer the G.E.D. testing programs, issue diplomas, and maintain records for 60 years.
·Disseminate information on scholarships and teacher vacancies.
·Conduct professional growth opportunities.
·Approve school calendars, in-service days, workshops and institutes.
·Conduct hearing for School Districts reorganization.
·Administer Truancy Intervention programs and Safe School Alternative Education programs.

Cooperation management

·Assist the Illinois State Board of Education in the evaluation and recognition of public schools, and private schools who ask to be recognized.
·Maintain maps of all school districts.
·Administer cooperative programs.
·Monitor public schools during strikes.
·Remove any member of a school board for failure to perform official duties.
·Assist with cooperatives, special education programs and vocational programs.
·Serve as Ex-Officio secretary of the Regional Board of School Trustees.