District 62 School Board Honors 25-Year Service Employees and Retirees
School District 62 has a long-standing tradition of honoring employees who have achieved twenty-five years of service and are retiring. Ten 25-year employees and three retirees were honored at a reception on Thursday, May 3.
| The staff members completing 25-years of dedicated service and commitment to the children and community of Des Plaines
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Deborah Alde
Forest Elementary School |
Kathleen Clifford
North Elementary School |
Michael Galetano
Algonquin Middle School |
Adrianne Kayner
Chippewa Middle School |
Allison Lanin
Forest Elementary School |
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Stacey Magnusson
Cumberland Elementary School |
Robert Norton
Algonquin Middle School |
Dawn Olson
Algonquin Middle School |
Lori Schoen
Central Elementary School |
Judy Tosterud
Orchard Place Elementary School |
| The following honorees will retire at the end of the 2011-2012 school year |
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Dr. Paul Taviani
North Elementary School |
Judy Tosterud
Orchard Place Elementary School |
Jean Wilson
Cumberland Elementary School |
District 62 Honors Volunteers and Corporate Community Partners
Verena Betancourt, Plainfield Elementary School; Maureen Clark, Plainfield Elementary School; Margaret Harrington, Forest Elementary School; Sharon Lynch, Board of Education; Kathy Matthews, Central Elementary School; Heather Sender, Orchard Place Elementary School; and Mary Jane Sullivan, Plainfield Elementary School were honored as Distinguished Volunteers by School District 62.
The district-wide Distinguished Volunteer Award program honors individuals who have consistently gone above and beyond on behalf of their schools, and whose efforts have enhanced education and conveyed its importance to the community at large. Distinguished Volunteer Award winners are community relation ambassadors who make a positive impact on education.
District 62 also presented Students Succeed Partnership Certificates to the City of Des Plaines, Des Plaines Police Department, Des Plaines History Center, Des Plaines Public Library, EcoLab, Hands-On Suburban Chicago, Lattof YMCA, and Two Men and a Truck for supporting District 62 schools by providing volunteer and financial resources for short and long-term academic projects and programs.
The awards reception was held Thursday, April 19, at Algonquin Middle School in Des Plaines. Distinguished Volunteer Awards and Students Succeed Certificates were presented by Dr. Jane Westerhold, Superintendent of Schools; Mindy Ward, Director of Community Relations served as the Mistress of Ceremonies.
At the awards reception, District 62 recognized Distinguished Volunteer Award winner Maureen Clark as the 2012 Community Relations Ambassador of the Year. Established in 2008, the Community Relations Ambassador of the Year is one of the highest and most prestigious honors presented by District 62. Its purpose is to recognize a volunteer that exemplifies best practices in volunteer service and deserves recognition for supporting District 62 students.
District 62 Honors Staff and Announces Those Who Excel Nominees –
Nineteen District 62 staff members were nominated by their peers to receive Lighthouse Awards for excellence demonstrated in their school and the Des Plaines community. This is the fourth year that the Board of Education has sponsored the awards program.
Admins-the pulse of District 62 – Join us in celebrating and thanking our District 62 Administrative Professionals! Sunday, April 22-Saturday, April 28 is Administrative Professionals Week. Administrative Professionals Day will mark its 60th anniversary on April 25, 2012. During this time, the job responsibilities for an administrative professional has changed dramatically thanks to new tools, techniques and shifts in the economy and culture itself. Admins remain the steady center of efficiency through it all, helping ensure that jobs get done right and on time. School Administrative Professionals are the first school personnel that students see every day. And they do this while maintaining hosts for parents, volunteers, and employees. Quite simply, admins are the pulse of the office, the school, and the school district.
District Administration Center staff relocates – Due to renovation, Leon Smaage Administration Center staff is now located at the Forest Campus, 1375 Fifth Avenue. Administration Center visitors should use the parking lots between Forest and Algonquin and enter the North Entrance of the Early Learning Center (Door #8). All D62 deliveries are transported to the District 62 Maintenance Building, 525 South River Road. All phone numbers and email addresses remain the same.
For more information, please contact 847-824-1136 or 847-824-1399.
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