Macon-Piatt ROE #39

Over 50 city and county police, firefighters, administrators and crisis management personnel were welcomed to ROE39's new training facility today!

Kindergarten Teachers - KIDS Summit

Check Out the Illinois Elevating Special Educators Network Newsletter!~ https://drive.google.com/file/d/1h4i3YAfrve9-ze2H2SHnLYdXWZ3dUry8/view

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It's Freezer Meal time again from the Macon County Farm Bureau Foundation. Call 217-877-2436 to order by November 28th. For a complete listing of meals, prices, and pick up info, please click here: https://5il.co/27gh9. Or go to the Macon County Farm Bureau website at maconcfb.org.

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It's a BEAUTIFUL day! We have a lot of events coming up. Check them out at roe39.org.

Macon Piatt ROE #39 welcomed our very first group in our brand new building today with "ParaEducators-More than Just Behaviors." Thank you, Illinois Elevating Special Educators Network, for facilitating our first program.

We have moved! Please note our new address at: 3433 Rupp Pkwy, Decatur, IL 62526 If you have any questions, please contact our office at 217-872-3721 or visit our website at www.roe39.org

The ROE Office will be closed on Monday, October 9th for the Columbus Day Holiday. and will reopen on Tuesday, October 10th at 8:30am. Have a great holiday!

WHOO NEEDS Professional Development? Illinois Online Academy has partnered with VESI to provide online courses available for professional development hours. To view a complete course list: https://bit.ly/3teLETF

We have moved and have extra items available for a low price. we will be having a sale on Friday, Oct 13th from 7am-1pm at our new location: 3433 Rupp Parkway, Decatur. Please be sure to park in the parking lot and walk back to the garage in the back of the property. Items include but are not limited to: desks, chairs, filing and storage cabinets, bookcases, small office equipment, a 13 phone system, and various office supplies. Come out and grab some bargains!

Regional Superintendent Jill Reedy had the honor of speaking before Illinois Supreme Court Justice Lisa Holder White at the Lincoln Day Dinner in Decatur. Justice White is truly a brilliant woman and an inspiration to our youth and community!

Congratulations to Meghan Austin, Decatur Rotary 180's Teacher of the Month! Meghan was recognized for being an outstanding Self Contained Life Skills/Essential Skills Teacher at Mt. Zion Jr/Sr High. She was nominated by Mt. Zion SEA Renea Smith and HS Principal Justin Johnson.

Register today - these are ONLINE ! https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0044-0016-770889a395804bd28673c15f12da2714

Registration open until 2:30 today! Join us virtually tonight from 4-6 to find out more about the ISA! https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0044-0016-d2c92c0ae1a44d36bc0612f30eca1e15

We are excited to announce that after 28 years in the same location on Huston Dr., the Macon/Piatt Regional Office of Education #39 has moved to 3433 Rupp Parkway! Please join us on Nov. 1st from 3-5pm for our our Ribbon Cutting & Open House!

NEW Online/Self-Paced Professional Development from Barb Preston at ROE#39. 5 PD Credits. Content Teachers and Literacy- This training gives Content teachers a look at how Reading Standards prevail throughout all contents. All tasks are due by December 15th for credit. Contact prestonb@roe39.org with any questions. To register, https://bit.ly/3PXzCXM . Or you may go to roe39.org and click on Sign up for Professional Development, where you may also check out Barb's other Online/Self-Paced trainings. They are the BEST!

NOTICE: ROE #39 is moving! We will be closed this Friday, Sept 22 and Monday, Sept 25th to move. Stay tuned for more details.