The DuPage Regional Office of Education recently announced that Amber Quirk has assumed the position of regional superintendent, effective July 1. Quirk was elected to the office and replaced Dr. Darlene Ruscitti, who retired in June.
Updated 3/12/2021 6:32 AM
There was cheering in some classrooms and hallways when the announcement went out a year ago that Illinois schools were closing amid the spiraling COVID-19 pandemic.
But for many parents it was a gut check, while teachers and administrators looked down the logistical and technological abyss posed by remote learning.
I remember talking to our superintendent and saying, When we come back after spring break, recalled Lombard Elementary District 44 fifth-grade teacher Rebecca Gamboa. He said, We re probably not coming back for the rest of the year . and I laughed.
On March 13, 2020, Gov. J.B. Pritzker ordered Illinois schools to shut down in-person classes for two weeks to reduce the spread of the deadly virus. The temporary measure was extended with a statewide stay-at-home order enacted March 21.