The following was the result of the SEC, Special Education Committee, election for Special Education Department: Sundra Arroyo - High Incidence Patricia Ann Salwach - High Incidence Alejandra Ganddini - Early Childhood Veronica Kernler - Related Services Maureen Lue - Related … [Read more...]
Instructional Council – May 2013
The Instructional Council received an update on the restructuring model selected by the district. Dr. Ushma Shah and Kathryn Castle spoke about school improvement strategies being implemented in the ten Transformation Schools beginning in the 2013-2014 school year. The Instructional Council … [Read more...]
Insurance Committee May 2013
The District Health Care Committee met on Tuesday May 14, 2013. The Committee is charged with the management of our plan. All District employee groups are represented at these meetings and a consensus approach is used for decision-making. United Healthcare gave the annual report for the plan … [Read more...]
SEC May Update
The SEC meeting summary is attached. Link May 7 2013. Both Jill Waichunas and Meghan Doyle have agreed to co-chair this group for the 2013-14 school year. Please continue to use the attached form to bring questions forward related to our Special Education programs. … [Read more...]
APRIL LINK
Link April-2013 The SEC will meet again on May 7th at the ETA office. The ISBE this week will include accepting public comments on the elimination of class size rules for Illinois Public Schools. Please attend and voice your concerns May 9, 2013 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Elgin Community … [Read more...]
Scholarship Bowl 2013
For those of you who were able to come out to Elgin Lanes yesterday, thank you for your participation. For those of you who were unable to attend, be sure to check out these photos on Facebook or here on our website. As you can see from the images everybody had a great time and some people even … [Read more...]
Instructional Council – April 2013 Update
The Instructional Council received materials from the Common Core Steering Committee to update them on the progress made by each of the sub-groups. The Instructional Council discussed and sees the need for protocols and procedures to be reviewed and revised around the curriculum cycle. The … [Read more...]
Instructional Council Update
The Instructional Council voted and approved the seven guiding principles presented by the secondary grading committee, noting concern for the two grading scales. The Instructional Council was updated by Common Core Steering Committee members on progress made in each workgroup. C & A … [Read more...]
SEC February 28
SEC met briefly at the ETA office. Attached is the SEC Link 2-28-2013 which is intended to give teachers a quick update. The general education positions for this group will appear on the ETA Ballot. The election for the different Special Education areas will be after Spring Break. … [Read more...]
PAR Program seeks to expand
The PAR Panel met in December and conducted a mid year review of the PCT’s work. Feedback and suggestions were given. In January, the Panel met for a full morning and began work on staffing needs, updates for the PAR Handbook, Stage 2 of PAR, & Reconsideration Guidelines. Panel is … [Read more...]