Leadership Matters June 2014

End of Year Happenings

Nettle Creek 24C Sixth grader Virgina Hayes, left, and fifth grader Ben Evenson work on their school-issued computers. Nettle Creek School is piloting a one-to-one technology initiative in four classrooms with plans of go building wide for the 2014-2015 school year. Nettle Creek, a rural one-school district with 87 students, recently hired its first technology director. With support from our Board of Education, an amazing PTO, and a remarkably dedicated staff, the pilot is going very well. Parents, students, and staff are extremely excited about this new tool for teaching and learning.

Pleasant Hill Elementary 69 Pleasant Hill students have participated in community service projects monthly throughout the school year in order to learn the importance of giving to others. In celebration of World Autism Day and Autism Awareness Month, Pleasant Hill staff and students dressed in blue and participated in an Autism Walk.

Queen Bee District 16 Pictured are recipients of Character Counts awards at our annual Character Counts breakfast for the students from Queen Bee District 16 in Glendale Heights. All of the students and staff in the picture were acknowledged for demonstrating one of the six pillars of character in a consistent manner. A breakfast was held to give out awards and Ms. Illinois was the guest speaker.

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