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Southwestern
Chad Allison has
been named
Superintendent of
Illinois Valley Central
District 321 in
Chillicothe beginning
July 1. Allison
currently is Superintendent of
Litchfield District 12. He will
replace Dr. Nick Polyak, who is
leaving to become Superintendent
of Leyden Community High School
District 212 when Dr. Kathryn J.
Robbins retires at the end of this
school year. Dr. Robbins also
serves as the President of IASA.
Berwyn South
School District
100’s Heritage
Middle School was
recently one of only
five districts in the
country to receive a Green Global
Foundation award. They have
used the money to help purchase
a dishwasher to eliminate the need
for disposable “sporks” in the
cafeteria. Read the article here.
Dr. Paul Gordon
has been named
Superintendent of
Glen Ellyn District
41 beginning July
1. Dr. Gordon,
currently is the chief academic
officer of a K-12 school district that
includes 52 schools in
Westminster, Co., a suburb of
Denver. He will replace Dr. Ann
Riebock, who is retiring after
seven years as superintendent.
Sharon Desmoulin
-Kherat has been
named Associate
Superintendent for
Danville District 118
beginning July 1.
Desmoulin-Kherat currently is the
turnaround/transformation officer
for Springfield District 186. The
Danville district is led by
Superintendent Mark A.
Denman, who announced he is
delaying his retirement by a year,
until 2015, at the request of the
school board.
Dr. Michael
Lubelfeld has
been named
Superintendent of
Deerfield School
District 109,
beginning July 1. He will replace
Dr. Renee Goier, who is retiring.
Scott Bloomquist
will become
Superintendent of
Winnebago District
323 beginning July
1. Bloomquist, who
currently is principal at Iroquois
West Upper Elementary School in
Thawville, will replace Dr. Dennis
Harezlak, who is retiring.
Lori Franke-
Hopkins has been
named
Superintendent of
Jersey District CU
100 beginning July
1. Franke-Hopkins,
who currently is Principal of East
Elementary School in Jerseyville,
will replace Ed Settles , who is
retiring.
Steven M. Cobb has
been named
Superintendent of
Quincy District 172
beginning July 1.
Cobb currently is
chief academic officer for Fort
Wayne (Ind.) Community Schools.
He replaces Dr. Lonny Lemon,
who left to become Superintendent
in Oak Grove District 68. Joel
Murphy, the Quincy District’s
Business Manager, was named
Interim Superintendent until Cobb
arrives.
Roy Webb,
superintendent at
Canton Union 66
also serves as
Brigadier General in
the Army National
Guard. Read his profile in the
Peoria Journal Star here.
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Three Illinois schools compete for 'Green Ribbon' award
Three Illinois public elementary schools are competing for a national award that recognizes environmental
efforts. The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) announced Indian Grove Elementary School and Euclid
Elementary School, both in Mt. Prospect, and Prairieview Ogden South Elementary School as nominees for the
“Green Ribbon” award. The Green Ribbon Schools award program recognizes schools that save energy, reduce
costs, protect student and staff health and wellness, and offer environmental education.
Indian Grove and Euclid pupils worked together to maintain a community garden, while Prairieview-Ogden
students recycle juice pouches, chip bags and lunch containers.
Click here to read more.
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