Mary Endres Elementary Update
Keri Pala, Principal
Staffing Updates for the 21-22 School Year
Staffing at Mary Endres will be going through several changes next year and we wanted to let all of our families know what is going on. We have two 5th grade teachers retiring, three teachers taking new positions, and four teachers coming on board. In addition, I will be moving to Galesburg, IL this summer and taking a new position as the principal of Mable Woolsey Elementary School in Knoxville, IL. Woodstock has been my home for the last 25 years and I will miss it dearly. I am so proud of the work we have done together to grow in our abilities, set students up for success, and engage with our community. Thank you for everything! - Ms. Pala
Mrs. Gabrielson - 5th Grade
Mrs. G has spent the last 19 years in our school district transforming students into successful learners that are ready for middle school. She will be retiring at the end of this year and we will all miss her.
Mrs. Maire - 5th Grade
Mrs. Maire has spent the last 30 years in our school district setting up students for success in both our monolingual and dual language programs. She will be retiring at the end of this year and we will all miss her!
Ms. Pala - Principal
Ms. Pala has spent the last 25 years in our school district teaching and leading the students & staff at Northwood and Mary Endres. She will be moving out of the area at the end of this year and will miss everyone so much!
Mrs. Regner
Mrs. Regner will be moving to Westwood Elementary as their new full-time, bilingual special education teacher. She has been the Spanish teacher at various grade levels for the last 12 years. We will miss her!
Mrs. Hayes
Mrs. Hayes will be moving to Dean Street Elementary as their new full time reading interventionist. She has been the Spanish teacher at Mary Endres for several years and will be missed by everyone!
Mrs. Urbina
Mrs. Urbina will be taking a new position at Mary Endres next year. She will serve as an additional reading interventionist for our students. We are excited to have her support our students in English and Spanish.
Ms. Aguilar
Ms. Aguilar will be moving to 1st grade next year to take the place of Mrs. Hayes. Ms. Aguilar student taught at Verda Dierzen before coming to MEES as the 2nd grade Spanish teacher. She is excited to try something new!
Mrs. Parpart
Mrs. Parpart will be moving to 5th grade next year to take the place of Mrs. Gabrielson. Mrs. Parpart has taught 2nd & 3rd grade at MEES and is excited to work with the students in their last year of elementary school.
Mrs. Garcia
Mrs. Garcia will be moving to 5th grade next year to take the place of Mrs. Regner. Mrs. Garcia has been working with Mrs. Urbina for the last year as a resident teacher. We are excited to welcome her here full time!
Mrs. Vorderer
Mrs. Vorderer will be taking over for Mrs. Maire as the 5th grade Dual English teacher. She comes to us from Olson Elementary where she taught 5th grade. We are excited to have her join our staff.
Mrs. Urbina
Mrs. (Nancy) Urbina will be taking over for Mrs. (Minerva) Urbina as the 4th grade Dual Spanish teacher. She comes to us from Dean St. Elementary where she has taught both 4th & 5th grade. We are excited to have her join our staff.
Mrs. Monarrez
Mrs. Monarrez will be taking over for Ms. Aguilar as the 2nd grade Dual Spanish teacher. She is a McHenry resident and is so happy to begin her first year teaching. We are excited to have her join our staff.