APRIL 9, 2025

In the midst of much of Kane County's return from spring break, the period of April 7-11 is recognized as National Assistant Principals Week. These building leaders are a crucial connection between teachers, fellow administrators, students, and families. Whether it's addressing concerns with parents/guardians, leading building-wide events, or filling in when classrooms are in need, there is no shortage of roles that assistant principals occupy. We commend you and appreciate your ever-present leadership in our schools!


At the ROE, we aim to provide professional learning experiences that can make a meaningful impact on classroom practices while empowering educators with strategies and ideas that allow them to guide their students to success. Our team has been entrenched in creating and delivering this type of content with input from our networking group members that represent the very districts we serve.


While this content takes many forms, much of it is offered through the Illinois Online Academy. Click below to see our team walk through the work that goes into shaping this near-decade-old platform. As we enter the final months of the school year, we hope some offerings in this catalog or included in this newsletter will benefit your professional learning journey.

Patricia Dal Santo, Regional Superintendent

We are less than one month away from celebrating this year's nominees at the 49th Kane County Educator of the Year Awards banquet! Over the past few weeks, our team has traveled to 29 buildings to hear from the 46 educational staff members that will take the stage on Friday, May 2. It has been a joy to hear from each one of them, and we look forward to celebrating with you, your families, colleagues, and friends at the Q Center in St. Charles.


Tickets are now available through your district office. We hope to see you there!

Friday, May 2, 2025

Q Center - Fox River Ballroom

1405 N. 5th Ave., St. Charles, IL 60174

Social Hour - 5:30 p.m. l Dinner - 6:30 p.m.

This new course from the Illinois Online Academy is written for individuals, in any school leadership capacity, to learn and apply ethical leadership principles. It is also designed for teachers and administrators as they work to create and manage teams in schools.


This course will include the theories of teams and ethical leadership, provide knowledge and application for individuals to function as ethical leaders, and display tools for developing teams and operating within ethical leadership principles. Participants will discuss how to create high-performing teams and what stages of progress those teams go through.


As a school leader, understanding these concepts will help you create teams that function well!

Cost: $200 l PD Credit: 45

Register

Evaluator Academies begin this month

April ushers in not only the start of educator licensure renewal period, but also our 2025 slate of Evaluator Academies! Whether online or in-person, initial training or retraining, we have 15 separate academies open for registration through September.


Find your best option to fulfill this evaluator designation requirement below.

(Click on the date to learn more and register.)

APRIL 16

APRIL 22

JULY 30

SEPTEMBER 11

APRIL 22-23

JUNE 24-25

SEPTEMBER 9-10

APRIL 23-24

JUNE 24-25

JULY 23-24

SEPTEMBER 17-18

JUNE 12

JUNE 17

JULY 16

SEPTEMBER 23

We're hiring!

Juvenile Justice Center Principal

The Kane County Juvenile Justice Center is hiring a School Program Principal to begin July 1, 2025.


The ROE manages the education program at the Juvenile Justice Center, and this position ensures that all students residing there have access to consistent, high-quality education. The role also works with other leadership staff at the center to oversee a safe and equitable learning environment.

Learn More & Apply

Life happens, and that can include your phone breaking or going missing when you least expect it. This is why creating a backup of your data can save your from losing vital information, such as photos and messages.


In this Tuesday Tech Tip, Phil Morris continues his series on optimizing your mobile device by covering each step of backing up your phone, ensuring your data is always safe in case of an emergency!

Looking for previous tips? Click here to browse the full playlist.

Below is a sample of educator course offerings from the Illlinois Online Academy that can be completed within 60 days. 

Early Childhood:

Observation & Assessment


PD Credit: 45

Cost: $200

Register

Making Questions

Count


PD Credit: 8

Cost: $40

Register

See our full list of courses and asynchronous academies here.

Looking for in-person workshops? Click here.

Check out the latest episodes of our weekly classroom strategy series, Branching Out, for quick tips from our Professional Learning team!

Success Analysis Protocol

Would you like to help students learn from their accomplishments? This strategy from Jordan Eggleson prompts them to present a success story to peers and answer resonating questions.


This activity provides students an opportunity to reflect on what led to that achievement and what it taught them about success.

Here's What, So What, Now What

Analyzing student data is an essential tool for assessing and empowering those we teach.


This strategy helps educators move beyond simply looking at numbers, using a three-column framework to guide meaningful analysis and next steps to drive instruction.


New episodes of Branching Out are released every Thursday across our social media platforms and our website. You can also browse our full catalog below. With over 100 episodes and counting, there's a video for every educator looking to branch out!

Full Branching Out Playlist

The 2025 Raising Student Achievement Conference is set for December 8-9 in Oak Brook, Ill., and the window to submit proposals for presentations or applications to be a featured school/district is now open!


RSAC is a two-day, immersive professional learning opportunity that drew over 900 people to attend more than 180 presentations last year. Now, we offer an opportunity for schools and districts to be featured for their success stories as well as proposals for breakout sessions.


Please click below to respond by Friday, May 30.

Presentation Proposals
Featured School/District Applications

Have a question? Want to connect?

hello@kaneroe.org l kaneroe.org

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APRIL 9, 2025

In the midst of much of Kane County's return from spring break, the period of April 7-11 is recognized as National Assistant Principals Week. These building leaders are a crucial connection between teachers, fellow administrators, students, and families. Whether it's addressing concerns with parents/guardians, leading building-wide events, or filling in when classrooms are in need, there is no shortage of roles that assistant principals occupy. We commend you and appreciate your ever-present leadership in our schools!


At the ROE, we aim to provide professional learning experiences that can make a meaningful impact on classroom practices while empowering educators with strategies and ideas that allow them to guide their students to success. Our team has been entrenched in creating and delivering this type of content with input from our networking group members that represent the very districts we serve.


While this content takes many forms, much of it is offered through the Illinois Online Academy. Click below to see our team walk through the work that goes into shaping this near-decade-old platform. As we enter the final months of the school year, we hope some offerings in this catalog or included in this newsletter will benefit your professional learning journey.

Patricia Dal Santo, Regional Superintendent

We are less than one month away from celebrating this year's nominees at the 49th Kane County Educator of the Year Awards banquet! Over the past few weeks, our team has traveled to 29 buildings to hear from the 46 educational staff members that will take the stage on Friday, May 2. It has been a joy to hear from each one of them, and we look forward to celebrating with you, your families, colleagues, and friends at the Q Center in St. Charles.


Tickets are now available through your district office. We hope to see you there!

Friday, May 2, 2025

Q Center - Fox River Ballroom

1405 N. 5th Ave., St. Charles, IL 60174

Social Hour - 5:30 p.m. l Dinner - 6:30 p.m.

This new course from the Illinois Online Academy is written for individuals, in any school leadership capacity, to learn and apply ethical leadership principles. It is also designed for teachers and administrators as they work to create and manage teams in schools.


This course will include the theories of teams and ethical leadership, provide knowledge and application for individuals to function as ethical leaders, and display tools for developing teams and operating within ethical leadership principles. Participants will discuss how to create high-performing teams and what stages of progress those teams go through.


As a school leader, understanding these concepts will help you create teams that function well!

Cost: $200 l PD Credit: 45

Register

Evaluator Academies begin this month

April ushers in not only the start of educator licensure renewal period, but also our 2025 slate of Evaluator Academies! Whether online or in-person, initial training or retraining, we have 15 separate academies open for registration through September.


Find your best option to fulfill this evaluator designation requirement below.

(Click on the date to learn more and register.)

APRIL 16

APRIL 22

JULY 30

SEPTEMBER 11

APRIL 22-23

JUNE 24-25

SEPTEMBER 9-10

APRIL 23-24

JUNE 24-25

JULY 23-24

SEPTEMBER 17-18

JUNE 12

JUNE 17

JULY 16

SEPTEMBER 23

We're hiring!

Juvenile Justice Center Principal

The Kane County Juvenile Justice Center is hiring a School Program Principal to begin July 1, 2025.


The ROE manages the education program at the Juvenile Justice Center, and this position ensures that all students residing there have access to consistent, high-quality education. The role also works with other leadership staff at the center to oversee a safe and equitable learning environment.

Learn More & Apply

Life happens, and that can include your phone breaking or going missing when you least expect it. This is why creating a backup of your data can save your from losing vital information, such as photos and messages.


In this Tuesday Tech Tip, Phil Morris continues his series on optimizing your mobile device by covering each step of backing up your phone, ensuring your data is always safe in case of an emergency!

Looking for previous tips? Click here to browse the full playlist.

Below is a sample of educator course offerings from the Illlinois Online Academy that can be completed within 60 days. 

Early Childhood:

Observation & Assessment


PD Credit: 45

Cost: $200

Register

Making Questions

Count


PD Credit: 8

Cost: $40

Register

See our full list of courses and asynchronous academies here.

Looking for in-person workshops? Click here.

Check out the latest episodes of our weekly classroom strategy series, Branching Out, for quick tips from our Professional Learning team!

Success Analysis Protocol

Would you like to help students learn from their accomplishments? This strategy from Jordan Eggleson prompts them to present a success story to peers and answer resonating questions.


This activity provides students an opportunity to reflect on what led to that achievement and what it taught them about success.

Here's What, So What, Now What

Analyzing student data is an essential tool for assessing and empowering those we teach.


This strategy helps educators move beyond simply looking at numbers, using a three-column framework to guide meaningful analysis and next steps to drive instruction.


New episodes of Branching Out are released every Thursday across our social media platforms and our website. You can also browse our full catalog below. With over 100 episodes and counting, there's a video for every educator looking to branch out!

Full Branching Out Playlist

The 2025 Raising Student Achievement Conference is set for December 8-9 in Oak Brook, Ill., and the window to submit proposals for presentations or applications to be a featured school/district is now open!


RSAC is a two-day, immersive professional learning opportunity that drew over 900 people to attend more than 180 presentations last year. Now, we offer an opportunity for schools and districts to be featured for their success stories as well as proposals for breakout sessions.


Please click below to respond by Friday, May 30.

Presentation Proposals
Featured School/District Applications

Have a question? Want to connect?

hello@kaneroe.org l kaneroe.org

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