Welcome to the Regional Office of Education #3

THE JULY 5, 2018 REGULAR MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  

Since we have no pending business, the regular meeting of the Bond, Christian, Effingham, Fayette, and Montgomery Counties Regional Board of School Trustees scheduled for Monday, July 2, 2018 is cancelled.

The next regular meeting is scheduled for Monday, October 1, 2018, at 7:00 p.m. at the Regional Office of Education's Professional Development Center, located at 1500 West Jefferson Street, Vandalia, Illinois.

Meetings are held  according to a quarterly schedule.

The 5-County Teacher Institute will be held on Friday, October 5th at the Pana HS/JH Complex.  The ROE is currently looking for breakout session presenters. The institute will be focusing on three strands this year: STREAM (Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Fine Arts, and Math) Social/Emotional, and Technology/Google.  Please use the this form to submit a a proposal to present at the upcoming institute.  Once you have the form completed  email the proposal to Annette Hartlieb -  

PEL and ELS-CTE licenses may renew beginning April 1, 2018.

ELS-PARA licenses may renew beginning April 15, 2018.

SUB licenses may renew beginning May 1, 2018.

The cost of renewal is $50 plus card user fee.

1. The ROE can give them their login.
2. They can choose "forgot password" when logging in.

1. Call - (217)557-6763
2. Choose option #2
3. You will need to enter your IEIN followed by the pound symbol (#) -OR- your social security number (with no dashes) followed by the pound symbol (#) [that's a hash tag for our more tech-savvy associates]
4. You will need to enter your date of birth followed by the pound symbol (#). When doing so, you must enter using 2 digits, 2 digits, 4 digits (MMDDYYYY). . . i.e., 04211984 . . . followed by the pound symbol (#).

DIRECTIONS MIDWEST EDUCATION CONFERENCE 2018 ~ June 19-20, 2018
http://www.directionsconference.com/

 The annual New Directions in Education Conference provides top tier speakers on relevant topics at an affordable rate and at a centralized location. This year's theme is Making Connections. Topic strands on June 19 include Trauma Informed Schools, Homelessness, and Social Justice. June 20 conversations will revolve around Building Communities, Harnessing Social Media, and Technology for Collaboration. The Directions Conference is hosted each year by the Area 5 Regional Offices of Education in their continued effort to improve instruction and pedagogy, with the ultimate goal of impacting student learning.

• CALL FOR PROPOSALS
• REGISTRATION (includes Admin Academy registration)
• VENDOR REGISTRATION FORM | VENDOR REGISTRATION & AGREEMENT
• HOTEL (venue website) | HOTEL (booking)

The Regional Office of Education #3 serving Bond, Christian, Effingham, Fayette and Montgomery Counties is now offering the TASC Test at its Hillsboro Office.

The TASC test is a high school equivalency test recognized by the State of Illinois and will assess five subject areas: Reading, Writing, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies, as well as measure examinees’ readiness for college and the workforce. Passage of the TASC test will provide the same result as passing the GED test - a high school equivalency diploma from the State of Illinois.

• ILLINOIS TASC TESTING FLYER (PDF)
• TASC BROCHURE (PDF)
• UPCOMING TASC TEST SCHEDULE IN HILLSBORO (PDF)

A list of the TASC test study materials can be found on TASCTest.com. Questions can be directed to Sarah Huckstead at the ROE #3 Office in Taylorville at (217) 824-4730.

For residents who are interested in a computer-based test, the GED can be taken at various locations. For the ROE #3 area, testing centers are located in Springfield, Centralia and Mattoon. Other testing locations can be found at the website www.GED.com. Interested test-takers are encouraged to work with their local adult education provider at the community college to help prepare for whichever test they choose to take.

Job Openings in Bond, Christian, Effingham, Fayette, and Montgomery Districts