Welcome!
KIDS provides staff development and school improvement services to educators through the Boone/Winnebago and McHenry Regional Offices of Education. For more information on our services, click here.
We are always interested in your feedback and ideas. Click here to share them with us!
Social/Emotional Learning Summit
Experience a poverty simulation and a session with Michele Carmichael
July 9, 2018 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Click here to register.
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Putting the Pieces Together- Civics Standards and Curriculum Design (6-12)
Presenter: Mary Ellen Daneels
KIDS Office, 300 Heart Blvd., Loves Park, IL
July 30-31 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
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Leading Student-Centered Coaching
Diane Sweeney is back!
This one-day session will help school leaders support and maximize the effectiveness of the instructional coaching program at their school.
August 8, 2018 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Giovanni's Restaurant and Conference Center, 310 N. Bell School Rd., Rockford
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Registration Fee:$50 for Boone/Winnebago & McHenry County Educators - $100 for other counties
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ONLINE Summer Book Studies
"Google Apps for Littles"
By Christine Pinto & Alice Keeler
Begins July 9, 2018- Online meeting dates: July 10, July 17, and July 24 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Click here to register.
Registration Fee:$20
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Online Professional Development!
Delivered totally online, participants can work anytime, anywhere, 24/7, as schedules permit. No commuting, no missed classes and no dress code!
“All of the information was relevant and served its purpose. The work load was very reasonable and I will look into another (online) credit course!
--Jessica Berg, Rockford School District 205
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