North Cook ISC
SPECIAL EDITION News Chat April 2019
COMING SOON!
NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
As announced previously, our Executive Director, Dr. Bruce Brown, will retire in June after six years at the helm of North Cook ISC. Dr. Kevin Jauch will be his successor effective July 1, 2019. Dr. Jauch is currently Superintendent in Avoca School District 37, where he has served for the past eight years. Prior to that, Dr. Jauch was a building principal in two different North Cook districts for a total of 11 years. Kevin will bring both central office and building-level skills to the role of Executive Director.
NEW ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Dr. Diane Betts, our Assistant Executive Director, will also retire this June following five years of dedicated service at North Cook ISC. More than 50 candidates applied for the Assistant Executive Director's job.
We are pleased to announce today that Dr. April Jordan has been selected as our new Assistant Executive Director and will join us on July 1, 2019. April is currently Director of Extended Programs and Staff Development in Barrington Unit School District 220.
April spent two and a half years in the U.S. Peace Corps in Thailand. Her career as an educator includes Middle School Language Arts Teacher, Curriculum Coordinator, Principal in Mt. Prospect and Winnetka, and now a Director in Barrington. She received her doctorate in Curriculum and Social Inquiry at National Louis University, Chicago. She is also a children's book author and author of adult fiction.
WAIT...THERE'S MORE!
WE'RE MOVING!
In addition, North Cook ISC will relocate its offices this summer. As of August 1st, our new address will be 1001 E. Touhy Avenue, Suite 200, in Des Plaines. Our new office will include conference spaces with fiber optic Internet/Wi-Fi capability in a completely remodeled building designed to our specifications that will meet the needs of our educators, administrators, and staff. The one-floor building is conveniently located in the O'Hare corridor and accessible from Interstates I-90 and I-294 with ample parking.
The North Cook Young Adult Academy (NCYAA) will also relocate adjacent to North Cook ISC with state-of-the-art classrooms, meeting rooms, and facilities to educate our growing number of students in grades 6-12.
Construction is well under way and we can't wait to show you around come August!
North Cook Intermediate Service Center
Monday-Friday 8AM to 3:30PM
Email: gshalzi@ncisc.org
Website: www.ncisc.org
Location: 2340 Des Plaines River Road, Des Plaines, IL, USA
Phone: 847-824-8300
Twitter: @NorthCookISC