Evanston/Skokie School District 65’s CREATE Teacher Residency program is partnering with Northwestern and National Louis University to train future teachers for the district starting in June.
Each CREATE resident will complete one year of in-classroom training alongside a teacher four days a week at Joseph E. Hill Early Childhood Education Center, Dr. Bessie Rhodes School of Global Studies or Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Literary and Fine Arts School. Residents will receive a $30,000 stipend and, upon completion of the program, a Master’s Degree in Education from either university partner as well as a teaching position within District 65.
Laketa Simpson, the district’s diversity hiring specialist, said the goal of the program is to ensure the district’s teacher population is representative of its student population. One of the benefits of a teacher residency, she said, is the opportunity to diversify the district’s teaching staff so students can see teachers in front of the
Applications Open For Evanston School Board Vacancies - Evanston, IL - Empty seats on the school boards for Evanston Township High School and Evanston/Skokie School District 65 are set to be filled next month.
Willard Elementary School Kindergarten teacher Meghan Rice was honored with a statewide Golden Apple Excellence in Teaching Award during a ceremony Monday morning.
Just after she finished class at 9:30 a.m, Rice walked into Willard’s multi-purpose room, where she was celebrated as part of a surprise ceremony. After being greeted by friends, family and more, Golden Apple officials gave her a gift basket and community members showered her with compliments.
As part of the award, Rice will join a cohort of Golden Apple award recipients in training the next generation of Illinois teachers, as part of an initiative to address the state’s teacher shortage. In addition to a cash prize of $5,000, Rice was granted a fully-subsidized sabbatical to take classes at Northwestern for two quarters.
Evanston/Skokie School District 65 is seeking applications to fill a school board vacancy after board member Rebeca Mendoza submitted her resignation on April 28, according to a Monday news release.
In 2017, Mendoza was selected to fill the position of former school board member Omar Brown, who resigned. She was reelected for a second term in 2019.
Throughout her time in office, Mendoza served on multiple board committees, including as Chair of the Policy Committee, City-School Liaison Committee and the Head Start Parent Policy Committee, according to the release.
Those who are U.S. citizens, at least 18 years of age, a registered voter and a resident of District 65 for at least one year are eligible to apply. Applications are due by Friday, May 21.
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The District 65 School Board held its first in-person meeting in more than a year at the Joseph E. Hill Administration Building tonight, May 3, wearing masks and spread out about six feet from each other.
The meeting, called the Board’s reorganization meeting, consisted of swearing in four Board members, electing officers, and honoring several members of the Board, one whose term expired and another who resigned.
Swearing in Four Members
Board member Sergio Hernandez, acting as President Pro Tem, swore in the four people who won seats on the Board in the April 6 election. Three of the winners are incumbents: Soo La Kim, Joseph “Joey” Hailpern, and Elisabeth “Biz” Lindsay-Ryan. The fourth winner is Donna Wang Su. They will each serve a four-year term on the Board beginning today, May 3, 2021.