
Welcome to the team, Jessica!
ROE 47 would like to welcome, Jessica Faivre, Nexus Family Support Specialist.


School Celebration - Fulton Elementary School
For the next 26 days, students will learn the letters of the alphabet and the sounds they make. Research shows that learning a letter a day makes better readers and writers! @RegionalOffice47 #RegionalOffice47 @JAGHoese


Welcome to the team, Katie!
ROE 47 would like to welcome Katie Goden, Social Emotional Learning Coach.


Stock up our local food pantries !
Wednesday, October 5th
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Birth to Five Illinois has issued $2.5 million in Implementation Grants that will reach 20 Local Early Childhood Collaborations and 35 counties across the State.



ROE 47 has received an Early Childhood Marketing Grant. Watch for staff and the Early Childhood Marketing Campaign throughout the year! Feel the LOVE Lee, Ogle and Whiteside Counties! We enjoyed participating in the Rochelle Fiesta event this past weekend. @RegionalOffice47

Check out September's Tech Tip from Ben Sondgeroth, Lead Regional Educational Technology Coordinator, Learning Technology Center of Illinois.
https://youtu.be/a_zqw2sFA08


ROE 47 is excited for the tremendous turnout this morning for our first ever community partnership planning meeting hosted at Sauk Valley Community College. Area schools, support agencies and community awareness organizations are partnering together to identify the needs of our students and families and making a plan to provide and deliver services .

School Celebration, Stillman Valley High School
Stillman Valley High School students have earned academic honors from the College Board National Recognition Programs. These National Recognition Programs grant underrepresented students with academic honors that can be
included on college and scholarship applications and connect students with universities across the country, helping them meaningfully connect to colleges and stand out during the admissions process. Colleges and scholarship programs identify students awarded National African American, Hispanic, Indigenous and/or Rural/Small Town Recognition through College Board’s Student Search Service.
SVHS Seniors Philip Broski, Sophia Morrison and Nick Youman have earned the honor of Rural/Small Town Recognition Award by the College Board National Recognition Program.
“We are honored to celebrate Philip, Sophia, and Nicholas for earning this exemplary recognition. We are very proud of them for their achievements in the classroom and on College Board assessments,” said SVHS Principal, Leslie Showers, “Recognition of this caliber is yet another reason why these students will stand out to elite universities during admissions.”




ROE 47 welcomes area school administrators to Sauk Valley Community College to kick off our September Administrator Meeting. @RegionalOffice47 #RegionalOffice47



ATTENTION ALL SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS
Register now : SPECIAL EDUCATION SUMMIT
Presented by Illinois Elevating Special Educators
Friday, September 30th @ SVCC
Click here to register https://www.roe47.org/page/pl-opportunities-workshops
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School Celebration, Fulton Elementary School
Submitted by Principal Hoese
On August 29, Rep. Tony McCombie visited The Greatest Little Elementary School in the Universe to provide three Lil Steamers with their rewards for completing the McComBEE Buzz Reading Program this summer.
Pictured below are Rep. McCombie, 4th grader Briella Morla, 1st grader Cora Moore, 4th grader Liliana Meumann, Assistant (to the) Principal Rocco, and Principal Hoese. Students received a certificate, pencil, and gift certificate to Dairy Queen!


September 8th is International World Literacy Day.
World Literacy Day is observed to remind the international community of the importance of literacy for individuals, communities, and societies. @RegionalOffice47 #RegionalOffice47


REGISTER NOW!
Early Bird Registration Ends October 19th
RSAC 2022
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The ROE 47 Professional Learning & Educational Services team seeks administrators and counselors to join Lee, Ogle, Whiteside community organizations and provide a voice for the mental health needs of our schools via the new Community Partnership Mental Health advisory group.
This opportunity includes quarterly planning/data/feedback meetings and a voice in the services we provide to our communities through this grant opportunity.
The official kick off is scheduled for Friday, September 16th from 9-11 a.m. at Sauk Valley Community College room 2k2.
At our kick off meeting, we will:
Review project goals and deliverables
Introduce staff & roles
Review current planning and implementation in relation partnership goals, including MOUs
Engage in active planning as a group around program goals, especially addressing the following community needs: student voice, substance use disorder prevention and treatment, early childhood, LGBTQ+ populations, homeless and youth in care, and marginalized communities
If you are interested in participating in this unique opportunity , agarza@roe47.org!


ATTENTION ALL SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS
Register now : SPECIAL EDUCATION SUMMIT
Presented by Illinois Elevating Special Educators
Friday, September 30th @ SVCC
Click here to register https://www.roe47.org/page/pl-opportunities-workshops
@RegionalOffice47 #RegionalOffice47


The ROE 47 Office will be closed today, Monday, September 5th for Labor Day.
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Teacher Tools 3:30-4:30 Via Zoom - September 7
This is a Click n’ Go one-hour of Professional Development and networking for ALL Teachers with other teachers. Join us to network and participate in these timely and relevant professional learning conversations related to your teaching experience. All teachers share ideas, strategies, lessons, resources, and receive support from their peers in other schools in the region. September's Topic : Embedding SEL into academics and school day
CLICK HERE to join : https://ltcillinois.zoom.us/j/89251712036


September is Suicide Prevention Month. If you are needing someone to talk to, reach out your school guidance counselor. There is help and support out there!


Fun Fact: After the first week of school, twenty (20) families had been referred to the Nexus Program by partnering school districts throughout Whiteside, Lee and Ogle Counties.
Nexus is a support program offered by the Regional Office of Education #47 for participating school districts in Lee, Ogle, and Whiteside Counties. Nexus supports the whole child/children by supporting the whole family. Through personal, respectful, and confidential interactions with a trained Family Support Staff, families create goals geared towards social-emotional needs, school readiness, and overall family well-being. The Family Support Staff connects and helps families navigate local community resources, thus creating a stronger community.
For more information about the Nexus program contact Diana Merdian, Program Coordinator, (815) 625-1495 ext. 151, dmerdian@roe47.org , Michelle Elmendorf, Family Support Staff, melmendorf@roe47.org, or Jessica Faivre, Family Support Staff, jfaivre@roe47.org.
