services  

Maps to Lafayette School (ESP)     

Teacher Certification 

professional development

GED 

compliance        

Media Center

   

Truant Alternative/Safe Schools

  

Teacher Certification

The Brown/Cass/Morgan/Scott ROE is responsible for assisting individuals to obtain teaching certification in the State of Illinois.  We can help you negotiate the complex processes to ensure that you gain the certification you need.  We have become more involved in the issuance of entitlement and substitute certificates and teacher aide approvals.  We are connected to the certification computer in Springfield and when an applicant comes into our office to apply for the above types of certificates, we are able to provide the applicant with a "Temporary Employment Authorization" signed by the Regional Superintendent of Schools. This employment authorization will permit employment for six weeks while applicants await the receipt of their official certificate.

Informational materials regarding requirements for standard teaching certificates, substitute teaching certificates, and teacher aide approval can be provided by our office.  We also can provide information from the Illinois Certification Testing System.

If you have any questions about certification, call our office at 217-243-1804 and ask for Karen Manker (kmanker@roe46.net).

 

G.E.D.   

What is the G.E.D.?

The GED is an examination of General Educational Development.  It includes five parts:  writing skills, social studies, science, reading skills, and mathematics.  It takes about seven hours to complete.

The GED test is given every month on an alternating basis between the Jacksonville and Beardstown offices.

To reserve a seat for testing, an individual must register and pay $50 (cash payment, money order, or certified check) at the main office in Jacksonville or at the satellite office in Beardstown.

For more information about the GED testing, call Diane Schone--dschone@roe46.net at 217-243-1804 in Jacksonville, or Karel Schone kschone@roe46.net at 217-323-5559 in Beardstown 

 

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

The Professional Development Division of the Regional Office of Education is responsible for meeting the state mandate to provide assistance to teachers and administrators in the following areas:

Educational Resources and Contacts

Administrator’s Academy

Gifted Education

Technology

Fundamental Learning Areas (English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Physical Education and Health, and Fine Arts)  

If you would like further information please contact Professional Development Program Director at 217/243-1804.

Each area is continually being assessed to meet the needs of the educators in the region.  The ROE annually conducts a needs assessment and holds focus groups to determine the most appropriate manner to provide professional development to the region.  The Professional Development Division houses a Resource Library of educational materials that can be used at no cost to area educators.  Also, the professional development staff is available for on-site consultation and presentations. 

The professional development division provides area educators with special events for student involvement.  There is an annual Writing Talent Search and Academic Talent Search that culminates in an Academic Excellence Banquet, and a non-competitive Learning Olympiad held each spring. 

Other areas that the professional development staff assist schools in include:

Quality Assurance-Internal Review, School Improvement Planning Assistance

Education to Careers

Early Childhood

ISAT test preparation

Professional Development planning


 

Media Center       

The Regional Media Center is one of the largest ROE Centers in the state.  We currently house over 2,600 educational videos.  Videos and films are available on all subjects for grades K- 12.   Regional Media Center Catalogs are available at all member schools.  To keep the teachers updated with our service and availability of videos, we send fliers on a regular basis during the year. 

The district and schools belonging to the Coop are: A-C Central CUSD #64, Beardstown CUSD #15, Bluffs CUSD #2, Franklin CUSD #1, Jacksonville CUSD #117, Jacksonville Correctional Center CUSD# 428, Illinois School For the Visually Impaired, Meredosia-Chambersburg CUSD #1, Salem Lutheran School, Trinity Lutheran School, Triopia CUSD #27, Winchester CUSD #1, Virginia CUSD #64, and Waverly CUSD #6.

The video and film service is available for all members of the coop.  We hope you use it as an asset to help your students.  Please call 245-9736 with any questions and ask for Debbie Blimling (dblimlin@roe46.net ).

The Media Center also offers the following pieces of Equipment:  Star Lab, Ellison Machines and Dies, and Badge-O- Matic.

 

 

  compliance

The Regional Office of Education is mandated to conduct a Full Compliance visit on a three to four year cycle to each school district in the region.  The ROE also conducts an annual Health/Life/Safety visit to all school districts.  For more information contact the Assistant Regional Superintendent, Mr. Jeff Stephens at 217/243-1804 or Jstephens@roe46.net 

 

 

Truant Alternative/Safe Schools

The ROE also provides the services of Truant Alternative/Safe Schools within the region. There are two schools in Jacksonville, The Alternative Resource Center (ARC) and The Educational Support Program (ESP).   All the schools support students with truancy and behavior issues from schools throughout the region. Grade levels 6-12 are included in the programs. For more information, contact the Regional Superintendent, Steve Breese sbreese@roe46.net   

 

 

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