• Harper’s partnership with high schools netting positive results

  By Kimberly Pohl In fall 2010, Harper College and its feeder high school districts formed an unprecedented partnership to shrink student success gaps and better prepare students for career and college readiness. More than halfway through the four-year pilot program, leaders believe they're onto something. "We think we have a model worth emulating," Harper President Ken Ender said of the Northwest Educational Council for Student Success.
  Last Updated Feb 11, 2013 3:25 PM

• Bartlett teacher Lana Brozik calls herself a lifelong learner

  Updated Feb 11, 2013 5:36 AM

  Lana Brozik is a master teacher, a model educator and a lifelong learner. She teaches students English and language arts at Eastview Middle School in Bartlett but reaches beyond her eighth-graders to improve the quality of education districtwide. A ripple effect from Brozik's mentorship means she will continue to affect student learning long after she retires at the end of this year.

• District 54 appoints three new school principals

  Updated Feb 8, 2013 2:13 PM

  Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54 board members this week appointed three new principals for the 2013-14 school year. Joann Kort will be principal of Dirksen Elementary in Schaumburg, Jillian Sagan will be principal of Mead Junior High in Elk Grove Village and Chris Bingen will be principal of Addams Junior High in Schaumburg.

• U-46 to offer full-day kindergarten, for a price

  Updated Feb 8, 2013 2:06 PM

  Elgin Area School District U-46 will offer tuition-based, full-day kindergarten to students districtwide next year in a pilot program that could see future expansion. Julie Kallenbach, director of early learner initiatives, said the pilot program will be open to 80 students across four classrooms — two on the west side of Elgin and two in the Bartlett area. As the district expects far more interest than available spots, the kindergartners will be selected by lottery.

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