ROE 41 News & Updates

• Official ROE 41 Covid vaccination rollout letter for Madison County educators from Regional Superintendent, Robert W. Werden - click HERE.
• Short term substitute teachers are needed! Check out our new page HERE for the requirements.
• The Fall 2020 ROE 41 Newsletter is released. Click HERE to go to our newsletter page. Enjoy!
• The Pearson Vue Testing Center is now open in a new location! The Center is located at 1310 N. Main St. in Edwardsville!
• The 2020-2021 Consolidated School Calendar is HERE. (Due to the current conditions, this calendar is subject to change quite often.)
• Other Important corona virus related updates:
  1. McKinney-Vento liaisons: Please contact Tim Rhymer with any questions: tarhymer@co.madison.il.us or 618.578.3030.
  2. Fingerprinting & in-person GED requests: the ROE will be doing fingerprints and in-person GED requests Monday, Tuesdays & Wednesdays by appointment only. Please call 618.296.4530 for an appointment and please bring a face mask with you to your appointment.
  3. All Give 30 mentoring will be suspended until further notice.
• Education-Related Guidance for Illinois Schools and School Districts Regarding Coronavirus/COVID-19 from the ISBE. - 3/12/2020 - Click HERE
• MANDATED & RECOMMENDED TRAININGS FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL - All certified staff & those who work with pupils should download and read this document. Click HERE for the download.
• The ROE 41 "Give 30" mentoring program is featured in SIUE's "Alestle" newspaper. Click HERE to read the article. (Give 30 might be for you!)
• Effective July 1, 2018 the cost of a GED transcript will be $10.00 (from $8.00).
• teachillinois.org - Your Professional Learning. . . what you want, how you want it & when you want it! Online PD!
• Substitute Teacher News: In an effort to reduce the substitute teacher shortage, ISBE is now offering a reimbursement of application and registration fees to qualifying applicants. Click HERE for more information () or HERE to visit the substitute page at the ISBE website.
• Educator Licensure changes based on Senate Bill 2912 and House Bill 2657 effective immediately. Click HERE to review. (Very important major changes!)
• Several Madison County high schools awarded fellows at the Mannie Jackson Center for Humanities. Click HERE to see the entire story.
• Give 30 information: Give 30 is a mentoring program that is designed to provide "at risk" youth with positive support in their lives. Click HERE for information and application.   (Please note that the Give30 Mentoring Program is temporarily suspended. Stay tuned for more news.)
  
• Interested in Substitute Teaching? Click HERE for directions on how to become a substitute teacher.
• What ROEs Can Do For You! Click HERE to read the new IARSS (Illinos Association of Regional Superintendents of Schools) flyer. You might be surprised at all we do!  
• The new VISIONS Transition Guide & Resource Directory for Madison County & Surrounding Communities is now available online. Please click HERE to read more!
• ROE 41 has an ACT Workkeys testing center as well as a Pearson Vue testing center (now in Edwardsville.) Please click HERE for more information.
• Madison County Transition Planning Committee’s (TPC) "Get It Done" event is in the news! Click HERE to read the story.
• If you are wondering which school district is the correct one for your family, click HERE.
• Livescan electronic fingerprinting is available to the public at the ROE #41 office. Forms and information are HERE. (Please note: Fingerprinting is available on Monday, Tuesdays & Wednesdays by appointment only.)
• FAQ for Educator Licensure Information System - ELIS (interactive Word document) 
• Teachers - Make Sure To Update Your Information On ELIS - Click HERE
• The ISBE Facebook page is HERE.
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The Madison County Pearson Vue Testing Center is now located in Edwardsville at
1310 North Main. Call us at 618.307.5131 if you have any questions.
Click HERE for more information.