REGIONAL OFFICE OF EDUCATION 9

Left to right: Geraldo Rosales and John Clifford, Champaign County Board; Jane Quinlan, Regional Superintendent ROE 9; Bob Lindgren and Chase McCall, Ford County Board.

Teacher Appreciation Week is May 6 - 10. Thank you to all of the teachers in our region! We appreciate your dedication to students and families in our area. #TeacherAppreciationWeek

Congratulations to the READY students and staff who are featured in Superintendents’ Weekly Message! https://www.isbe.net/Pages/Weekly-Message-Display-Form.aspx?ItemId=142

Congratulations to READY staff members and students who participated in the Illinois 5K this past weekend!

ROE 9 staff ended Administrative Professionals week with lunch at Houlihan's. Thank you Dr. Quinlan!

We appreciate the hard work and dedication of each and every Administrative Professional in ROE 9 school districts. Happy Administrative Professionals Day!

Today is Earth Day. The theme for this year is Protect Our Species. For more information visit - https://www.earthday.org/campaigns/endangered-species/earthday2019/

Our office will be closed on Friday, April 19, 2019.

The National Association of Elementary School Principals, and the American Federation of School Administrators have declared the week of April 8 - 12, 2019 as National Assistant Principals Week. Thank you for all you do! #APWeek19

This year Teacher Appreciation Week will be May 6 - 10, 2019.

According to the Centers for Disease Control, autism affects on estimated 1 in 59 children in the United States.

April 1st is known as April Fools Day or All Fools' Day in many countries.

Teen Health Week is April 1 - 7, 2019. For information on how to host a Teen Health Week Event, visit the College of Physicians website. https://collegeofphysicians.org/thw

School Lunch Hero Day will be celebrated Friday, May 3, 2019. For information on how your school can celebrate visit the School Nutrition Association website. http://schoolnutrition.org/Meetings/Events/SLHD/

March is National Professional Social Work Month. Thank you to all of our School Social Workers!

Happy First Day of Spring!

The 2019 - 2020 Bus Driver Training Dates have been posted to our website. You can find them here - https://www.roe9.org/bus-driver-training

March 3-9 is Severe Weather Preparedness Week in Illinois. Visit https://www.ready.gov/kids for more information for Kids, Parents and Educators. Photo is a FEMA News Photo and is part of the Severe Weather Preparedness Social Media Toolkit. www.ready.gov/Severe-Weather-Toolkit

On Monday, March 4, 2019 our office will be closed in observance of Casimir Pulaski Day.

Friday, February 22, 2019 is George Washington's birthday. Our office will be open.