Regional Contact Information

For both general and specific information regarding IASPIRE North, please contact Dr. Mark Shinn, Director of IASPIRE North at markshinn@me.com

For the 2008-09 year, IASPIRE North is focused on providing support to districts through a coaching (train-the-trainers) model. We have spent much time in the first two years of the IASIRE grant project doing large scale trainings to build awareness and commitment to RtI ideas and principles. Now, we are focused on implementation activities that are best met with on-site coaching and/or regional coaches? meetings.

We are providing support to our intensive and strategic sites and outreaching to many other districts through our regional coaches? meetings. We have monthly regional coaches? meetings in the south suburbs, west suburbs, far west suburbs, northwest suburbs, and north suburbs.

We invite and encourage attendance at these meetings.

South Suburbs:

Barb Curl is supporting the Intensive ASPIRE sites of Matteson SD162 and Ridgeland/Oak Lawn SD122 and the Strategic ASPIRE sites of Flossmoor SD161 and Palos Hills SD118. Outreach for regional coaches? meetings include districts affiliated with AERO, SWCCCASE, Eisenhower, SPEED, Lincolnway, and ECHO cooperatives. Any district in the south suburban area is encouraged to attend meetings held in Matteson SD161 and Flossmoor SD162. Please see our calendar for specific dates and details.

With specific questions, please contact Barb Curl at bcurl@nsseo.org

Far Southwest Suburbs:

Kristen Smith is supporting external coaches working with the following sites: Joliet SD 86, SOWIC Special Education Cooperative, Ottawa High School SD 140, Peru Elementary SD 124, Deer Park Elementary SD 82, Ransom Elementary SD 65, Rutland Elementary SD 230, and Mendota Elementary SD 289. Any district in the far southwest suburban area is encouraged to attend meetings held in Ottawa or Joliet. Please see our calendar for specific dates and details.

With specific questions, please contact Kristen Smith at ksmith@lease-sped.org

West Suburbs:

Christine Martin is supporting the Intensive ASPIRE site of Indian Prairie SD204 and the Strategic ASPIRE sites of Valley View SD365, Schiller Park SD81, and Villa Park SD45. Outreach for regional coaches? meetings include districts affiliated with SASED, LASEC, LADSE, and KCSEC cooperatives as well as the Flex West consortium (Valley View SD365, SD204, SD203, Wheaton, and Plainfield). Any district in the west suburban area is encouraged to attend meetings held in IPSD204. Please see our calendar for specific dates and details.

With specific questions, please contact Christine Martin at christine_martin@ipsd.org

Far West Suburbs:

Mary Miller is supporting the Intensive ASPIRE site of CUSD300. Outreach for regional coaches? meetings include the Intensive ASPIRE sites of DeKalb SD428, Forrestville SD221, and Earlville CUSD9. Other outreach areas include districts affiliated with the ROEs in DeKalb, Kane, LaSalle, and Lee/Ogle Counties. Special Education Cooperatives included in this area are DeKalb County Special Education Association, Ogle County Education Cooperative, Mid-Valley Special Education (Kane County ? St. Charles), Boone County Special Education Cooperative (Belvidere), Lee County Special Education Association (Dixon), Woodford County Special Education Association (Germantown Hills), and Northwest Special Education Cooperative (Freeport).Any district in the far west (of Chicago) area is encouraged to attend meetings held in various locations. Please see our calendar for specific dates and details.

With specific questions, please contact Mary Miller at mary.mllr3@gmail.com

Farther West Region:

Terry Schuster is working with external coaches in Ogle County and Moline, as well as Blackhawk Area Special Education in conjunction with Rock Island Regional Office of Education. Other districts in these regions are encouraged to contact me if they are interested in attending future coaches meetings. Additional opportunities for training and presentations to district leadership and stakeholders will be provided to interested parties as time allows. It is my hope that group training opportunities for other intersted districts in far NW Illinois next year will be available next year . Please email if interested. Training and roundtable discussions will be posted on the IASPIRE North calendar as they are scheduled.

Specific questions can be sent to mrschuster@ocusd.net

Northwest Suburbs:

Pam Radford is supporting the Intensive ASPIRE site of North Shore SD112 and the Strategic ASPIRE sites of Lake Villa SD41 and Woodstock SD200. Outreach areas include districts affiliated with NSSED, SEDOL, and SEDOM cooperatives. Any district in the northwest suburban area is encouraged to attend meetings held in Lake Villa or Woodstock. Please see our calendar for specific dates and details.

With specific questions, please contact Pam Radford at pradford@nssed.org

Far Northwest Suburbs:

Ruth Poage-Gaines is supporting Harrison School District 36 in McHenry County and Winnebago School Districts. Outreach for regional coaches' meetings include the Tri County Area including McHenry, Boone and Winnebago Counties. Any district or school based team in the far northwest (of Chicago) area is encouraged to attend meetings held in various locations. Look for monthly large scale RtI "roundtables" as networking opportunities co- sponsored by McHenry County Coop, KIDS and I-ASPIRE. Current focus is to assist LEA's plan for the implementation of RtI through district leadership and school based teams. Please see calendar for trainings and networking opportunities in the far northwest area.

With specific questions, please contact Ruth Poage-Gaines at rpoage@sedom.org

North Suburbs:

Madi Phillips is supporting the Intensive ASPIRE site of Waukegan SD60 and the Strategic ASPIRE site of Palatine SD15. Outreach areas include districts affiliated with MTSEP, NSSEO, and in the Schaumburg, Hanover Park, Hoffman Estates area. Any district in the north suburban area is encouraged to attend meetings held inPalatine..Please see our calendar for specific dates and details.

With specific questions, contact Madi Phillips at madi.phillips@gmail.com

NIU Outreach area:

Christine Malecki, NIU professor, supports the NIU Outreach areas and NIU Outreach coaches for DeKalb, Earlville, and Forrestville. DeKalb is supported by NIU coaches, Molly McDade and Travis Flewelling,. Earlville is supported by NIU coach, Christina Brown,; and Forrestville Valley is supported by NIU coach, Lyndsay Jenkins.

For specific questions, contact:

Dr. Mark Shinn supports all Intensive and Strategic sites with whom Regional Coordinators and NIU Outreach Coaches work as well as provides support to all Outreach areas.

With specific questions, contact Mark Shinn at markshinn@me.com