Posts Tagged ‘regional office of education’
Poetker retires from education
With hundreds of students once again filling Waterloo schools, a familiar face for many of them will be absent this year as a longtime substitute teacher and paraprofessional celebrated the…
Read MoreROE moving to Red Bud
The Regional Office of Education for Monroe and Randolph Counties is currently in the process of purchasing a new office space in Red Bud. According to Regional Superintendent of Schools…
Read MoreROE superintendent seeks new assistant
Regional Superintendent of Schools Kelton Davis addressed the Monroe County Board on Monday morning with a request to add another assistant superintendent position at Regional Office of Education 45. ROE…
Read MoreCounty talks COVID funds
Monroe County Treasurer Kevin Koenigstein updated commissioners on the status of American Rescue Plan Funds that have reached the county to date during Tuesday’s meeting of the Monroe County Board.…
Read MoreColumbia schools switch to remote
In a change of course, the Columbia School District announced Monday it will begin its school year with remote learning only. The district had previously planned to take a hybrid…
Read MoreFirst teen court session held
The teen court for Monroe and Randolph counties held its first session Jan. 26, with two teens being prescribed remedies for crimes they committed. “We are about to embark on…
Read MoreCounty board meetings on the move
The semi-monthly public meetings of the Monroe County Board of Commissioners were on the move Monday. The Feb. 4 meeting began at its new time of 8:15 a.m., 15 minutes…
Read MoreEclipse glasses for local students safe to use
With a recent recall notice issued by Amazon for some solar eclipse glasses sold online, the Monroe-Randolph Regional Office of Education assured parents that glasses provided to local schools for…
Read MoreNew laws bring changes for schools
Recently, the state of Illinois added two new laws affecting public schools in the hopes of providing a safer and better learning environment for students. The first of these is…
Read MoreCoalition considers childhood development focus
Chelsea Wesselmann of the Regional Office of Education spent the last month uncovering the link between adverse childhood experiences and how they affect mental and physical development. These “ACES” include…
Read MoreCEO program pairs students with mentors
As soon as entrepreneur Matt Heck learned about Monroe County high school students joining the Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities program in the spring, he knew he wanted to get involved. “I…
Read MoreRegional Office of Education offers key programs and services
It resides in a modest, one-story brick building across from the Monroe County Courthouse in Waterloo. A plain, white-lettered sign on the glass door reads: “Monroe-Randolph Regional Office of Education.”…
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