Galesburg D205 superintendent recommends Tom Hawkins for GHS principal
GALESBURG The District 205 School Board approved administrator pay raises on May 10.
“It’s something that everybody needs as cost of living increases and the raises were in line with the raises we gave teachers,” said school board president Rod Scherpe.
Raises for administrators were not presented to the board until contract negotiations for teachers were complete.
Administrators receiving retroactive 4% salary increases for the 2020-2021 school year are Tiffany Springer, curriculum director; Jennifer Hamm, assistant superintendent for finance and operations; Tom Hawkins, Churchill Junior High principal; Nick Young, Lombard Middle School Principal, Matthew Lingafelter, Churchill Junior High assistant principal; and Eric Matthews, district athletic director.
GALESBURG From helping teachers focus on self-care during the pandemic to finding ways to remove barriers for struggling students in a remote-learning environment, Mindi Ritchie is fostering good mental health during a most difficult year.
Ritchie, principal of Galesburg High School North an alternative school for students who have had trouble succeeding in a traditional school environment recently was recognized by the Illinois State Board of Education for her work in providing social and emotional learning support to students on wheels.
A district-wide outreach program initiated by Ritchie, SEL on Wheels sends teachers and support staff out in a mini-van after school hours, delivering food, academic materials, social and emotional support, and Wi-Fi hot spots to students and families throughout the community.