REGIONAL OFFICE OF EDUCATION 9

Congratulations to the READY students and staff who are featured in Superintendents’ Weekly Message! https://www.isbe.net/Pages/Weekly-Message-Display-Form.aspx?ItemId=142

Congratulations to READY staff members and students who participated in the Illinois 5K this past weekend!

ROE 9 staff ended Administrative Professionals week with lunch at Houlihan's. Thank you Dr. Quinlan!

We appreciate the hard work and dedication of each and every Administrative Professional in ROE 9 school districts. Happy Administrative Professionals Day!

Today is Earth Day. The theme for this year is Protect Our Species. For more information visit - https://www.earthday.org/campaigns/endangered-species/earthday2019/

Our office will be closed on Friday, April 19, 2019.

The National Association of Elementary School Principals, and the American Federation of School Administrators have declared the week of April 8 - 12, 2019 as National Assistant Principals Week. Thank you for all you do! #APWeek19

This year Teacher Appreciation Week will be May 6 - 10, 2019.

According to the Centers for Disease Control, autism affects on estimated 1 in 59 children in the United States.

April 1st is known as April Fools Day or All Fools' Day in many countries.

Teen Health Week is April 1 - 7, 2019. For information on how to host a Teen Health Week Event, visit the College of Physicians website. https://collegeofphysicians.org/thw

School Lunch Hero Day will be celebrated Friday, May 3, 2019. For information on how your school can celebrate visit the School Nutrition Association website. http://schoolnutrition.org/Meetings/Events/SLHD/

March is National Professional Social Work Month. Thank you to all of our School Social Workers!

Happy First Day of Spring!

The 2019 - 2020 Bus Driver Training Dates have been posted to our website. You can find them here - https://www.roe9.org/bus-driver-training

March 3-9 is Severe Weather Preparedness Week in Illinois. Visit https://www.ready.gov/kids for more information for Kids, Parents and Educators. Photo is a FEMA News Photo and is part of the Severe Weather Preparedness Social Media Toolkit. www.ready.gov/Severe-Weather-Toolkit

On Monday, March 4, 2019 our office will be closed in observance of Casimir Pulaski Day.

Friday, February 22, 2019 is George Washington's birthday. Our office will be open.

Our office will be closed in observance of Presidents' Day on Monday, February 18, 2019.

Happy Valentine's Day!