Volume
1 Issue 3 January 1997
Volume
1 Issue 3 January 1997
News From Springfield
Twenty-eight teachers, administrators, parents and community members from within West 40's ser~ vice area were award recipients in the ISBE's "Those Who Excel" program. They were among the individuals honored by the Illinois State Board of Education in October for their "exemplary contributions to public and private schools in Illinois." Throughout the state, fifty-seven people received the highest prize level, the Award of Excellence; 86 runners up received the Award of Merit and 102 individuals received the Award of Recognition. In addition, 132 Honorable Mention awards were given.
In the West 40 area, three educators were honored with the Award of Excellence. Congratulations to: ~ltyn Finesilver, Principal, Mannheim District 83; Robert A. Nanni, Administrator, Leyden Community H.S. District 212 and Daniel Sennett, Student Support Personnel, South Berwyn District 100. Congratulations, also, to all of the rest of the West 40 area individuals who were recognized in the "Those Who Excel Program":
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Doris Hardy, Riverside/Brookfield High School |
Arturo Ramirez, South Berwyn School District |
Janice Salzbrunn, Leyden Community High School |
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Daniel T. Amorella, Oak Park and River Forest High School |
John Glimco, Lyons Township High School |
Nora A. Laureto, North Berwyn |
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Robert J. Lupo, Ridgewood Community High School |
Nancy Puchner, Rhodes Elementay |
Bryan Revor, Morton School District |
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William Cragg, Oak Park and River Forest High School |
Michelle Ehmen, Lyons School District |
Carmen Fiandalo, Rhodes Elementary |
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Paul Frerking, Norridge |
Jeannette L. Hovorka, North Berwyn |
John Hubbach, Oak Park and River Forest High School |
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Barbara A. Lovero, North Berwyn |
Judith R. Lovero, Ridgewood Community High School |
Judith A.Marconi, Lyons Township High School |
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Kathleen McGinnis, South Berwyn |
Bradley N. Nelson, Lyons Township High School |
Mavis G. Netterstrom, Ridgewood Community High School |
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Deborah A. Neuman, Oak Park and River Forest High School |
Elsie E. Pfizenmaier, Leyden Community High School |
Patricia Stack, North Berwyn |
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Patricia R. Zank, South Berwyn |
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Proud of your district's technology program? Then submit your applications for the 1997 Technology Awards. But you'll have to hurry: January 10 marks the deadline for application. The awards recognize innovative and effective uses of technology by districts, schools and individuals in the West 40 region. Awards will be presented at the seventeenth annual Role of Technology conference in February of 1997.
In mid-December, all West 40 school districts received a letter with application guidelines, selection criteria and a Technology Awards application form. West 40 encourages school districts to participate in this important recognition program.
For further information, contact Gerry Zeller at West 40.
Tech Notes
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The last issue of "Westwinds" featured the ISBE's publication "Linc-On," which describes the ISBE's efforts to bring the Internet to Illinois Schools and to Illinois educators. "Linc-On" recommends that Chicago area educators purchase dial-up services from Argonne National Laboratory's Educational Network Consortium (ENC). West 40 strongly recommends educators enroll in a "Connection Class." |
This class, in addition to being available through Argonne, is also available at West 40. Several districts also have had their teachers "Argonne" trained and offer the program to their own staffs. In the "Connection Class," participants learn to set up their own system to dial up ENC sites and to use popular Internet tools, such as Netscape and Eudora. It guarantees participants will have working connections by the course's end. Instructors provide valuable phone tech support for class participants |
for ninety days following the course. For experienced telecommunicators who know their equipment and modem connections, unsupported ENC accounts are now available. There are no training sessions to attend or pay for. The unsupported accounts are available at the regular ENC rate of $50. The current year ends June 30, 1997. The ENC system provides a number of dial-up sites throughout the |
Chicagoland area so that the opportunity of finding one within your local calling distance is excellent. Call West 40 at 708/447-6070 to receive the necessary forms. West 40's Technology/ Math Consultant Gerry Zeller emphasized, "The ISBE is supporting this effort. It has provided considerable dollars to solve past problems by increasing the number of ENC sites, improving existing ones, and providing backup equipment." |