Kane County Regional Office of Education

To effectively connect with students of all backgrounds, it's important for educators to meet each student where they are and make them feel comfortable in a classroom setting. This week's PD Spotlight focuses on "Build School Communities", an asynchronous, online course that offers classroom and behavioral management strategies to help students reach their full potential. Register: https://lnkd.in/gqFdpi3c #PDSpotlight

Katie Algrim is back with our latest tip from Branching Out: Text Makeover! This strategy helps students comprehend the text you share more easily through scaffolding. With just a few simple visual tweaks, your content can best support students as they learn new concepts and skills. #k12 #education

Those behind the lens continue to amaze! We are approaching 700 submissions through the first three weeks of our Student Photography Contest, and every theme has featured remarkable work. The overall winning photo for our Week 3 theme, Contrast, is: •Jellyfish - Shannon Golly, St. Charles North HS The rest of the top 10 selections from Week 3 are as follows: •Contrast - Miles Sheppard, Geneva HS •Yellow - Rylee Beese, South Elgin HS •A Dog's Light - Audrey Lindstrom, Batavia HS •Flos Lucidus - Gabryel Smith, Rosary HS •Contrast - Andrea Valdez, West Aurora HS •Profile - Ryan Caballes, Marmion Academy •Chess Match - Jacob Bischof, St. Charles East HS •Paint Pour - Brittany Mitchell, Elgin HS •Beachy Palm Trees - Alayna Schambach, Jacobs HS See the full list of winners from each week at https://lnkd.in/gvzbj99X.

Every quarter, administrators from our private and parochial schools in Kane County meet with ROE staff to share ideas as well as talk through topics and challenges that every institution experiences. Artificial Intelligence in schools, hiring, transportation, licensure, and more were covered in this week's session. We always appreciate the opportunity to connect with these educators!

The Kane County ROE currently has multiple opportunities to join our team. Click below to see how you can contribute to our service of education across the county. •Interim Director of Finance: https://bit.ly/roefinance •Community Intervention Specialist: https://bit.ly/4gG5740 •Educator Licensure Specialist: https://bit.ly/4d6lpQL

Have you gotten your hands on Apple's latest hardware? Fresh updates from the tech giant were recently announced, including the iPhone 16/iPhone 16 Pro, Airpods Pro 2, and Apple Intelligence. In this #TuesdayTechTip, Phil Morris recaps the latest Apple Event and what's to come in the near future, including what your Airpods could soon do to improve your hearing.

Last week, we were thrilled to welcome Jeff Aranowski to the Kane County Regional Office of Education. Jeff will serve as our Chief of Executive Services, and brings decades of institutional and historical knowledge regarding education in Illinois. He will be a vital source of information and a valuable advisor to our leadership team. Through his review of our programs and services, we will be able to strengthen how we serve our Kane County schools and communities.

In the thick of homecoming season across Kane County, we are feeling every bit of the Week 2 theme of our Student Photography Contest: School Spirit! We received another remarkable batch of submissions from our schools, and we commend every participant for this hard work. The overall winning photo from Week 2 is: •School Spirit - Jayden Lopez, West Aurora HS (West Aurora School District 129) The rest of the top 10 selections from Week 2 are as follows: •Fly - Ben Wotovich, Bartlett HS (District U-46) •Storm Troopers - Kylie Lambert, Hampshire HS (District 300) •Through the Halls - Sebastian Castro, Streamwood HS (District U-46) •School Spirit - Ryan Blakeslee, Marmion Academy •School Spirit - Nora Perez, East Aurora HS (East Aurora 131) •School Spirit - Emma Nolan, Geneva HS (Geneva 304) •TD - Jason Philips, South Elgin High School (District U-46) •Euphonium - Manuel Valladares, East Aurora HS (East Aurora 131) •Hype - Lynn Singh, St. Charles North HS (St. Charles 303) See the full list of winners from each week at https://lnkd.in/gvzbj99X.

A child that misses 10% or more of school days within a year is considered chronically absent, and research shows that those students are less likely to read proficiently by third grade, achieve at the same level in middle school as students that are not chronically absent, or graduate high school. As recently highlighted in Kane County Connects by the Kane County Governmental Office, our Community Intervention Program and Truancy Intervention Program have been in motion to get students off on the right foot with consistent attendance this school year. Our Youth Outreach team has also been working with our school districts to connect families and children with necessary resources and support to remove barriers that my dissuade students from wanting to attend school. Read more: https://bit.ly/3XTAUae

We send a round of applause to Heartland Elementary of Geneva Community Unit School District 304 for being one of 18 Illinois schools to be named a National Blue Ribbon School for 2024. According to the U.S. Department of Education, National Blue Ribbon Schools represent the diverse fabric of American schools. Leaders not only articulate a vision of excellence and hold everyone to high standards, but they also stay close to the real action of teaching and learning. Faculty are valued and supported through meaningful professional learning and opportunities to work as colleagues and peer supporters. Data from many sources drive instruction and student support services to ensure every student is set up to succeed. Families, communities, and educators work together toward common goals. Congratulations on this prestigious honor, Hawks!